Google Antigravity Errors: Troubleshooting Guide

Google Antigravity is a powerful agent-first IDE, but because it relies on autonomous AI to navigate your file system and execute terminal commands, it can run into highly specific errors that you won't see in traditional coding assistants like Cursor or Copilot.

This guide categorizes the exact errors you will see in the Antigravity Agent Manager and terminal, why they happen, and the step-by-step fixes to get your agent back on track.

1. Workspace & File System Errors

These errors occur when the agent loses track of where it is allowed to read and write files on your Mac.

• The Cause: You have a mismatch between the project you are asking the agent to build and the workspace folder you have selected in the left sidebar. The agent has strict sandboxing rules and will crash if it tries to modify files outside its designated folder.
• The Fix: Look at the Workspaces tab in the left sidebar. Click "Change Workspace" and select the exact folder where your project lives. Once aligned, restart the task.

• The Cause: The file the agent is trying to modify is locked by another process on your Mac. Usually, this means you have a local development server (like Vite or Next.js) currently running in the background holding the file hostage.
• The Fix: Go to the Terminal view in Antigravity, press Ctrl + C to kill the running dev server, and then type "Retry" in the agent chat.

2. Model & Connection Errors

Because Antigravity relies heavily on cloud LLMs (like Gemini 3 and Claude), you will occasionally hit server-side bottlenecks.

• The Cause: This happens almost exclusively when using Claude Sonnet or Claude Opus during peak usage hours. The API rate limits reject the agent's request.
• The Fix: Do not rewrite your prompt. Simply click the model selector dropdown at the top of the chat, switch to Gemini 3 Flash, and click the retry icon. Gemini is much more resilient during peak hours.

• The Cause: You have kept a single agent conversation running for too long, and it has read too many files. When the context window fills up, the agent begins to "forget" your original instructions.
• The Fix: Treat agent conversations as disposable. When you see this warning, click "New Conversation". Start your prompt with: "Read the existing files in the workspace. Our goal is to..."

3. Terminal Execution Hangs

• The Cause: The agent ran a command in the terminal that requires a human to type "y/n" or select an option with arrow keys (like standard CLI setup wizards). The agent cannot press keys, so the terminal hangs until it times out.
• The Fix: You must instruct the agent to use non-interactive flags. For example, explicitly tell the agent: "Run the setup command using the -y flag so it doesn't ask for prompts."

4. Authentication Errors

• The Cause: You are trying to log into the Antigravity desktop app using a company or business Gmail address.
• The Fix: Sign out and authenticate using a standard personal @gmail.com address. Google Workspace integration is slated for the v2.0 release.

Back to Basics: Setup Guide

If you're still struggling with your initial setup, make sure you've followed the core installation steps properly. It prevents 90% of the errors listed above.