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false79@reddit

Like how Google customized IntelliJ IDE, looks like they customzied VS Code

Pretty disappointing though that we are not able to point to a different model (like one I am hosting) other than the ones in the list:

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This is clearly (and assumed with clear ToS) a way for them to collect data (prompts, completions, acceptance rate, etc). They have no reason to allow 3rd party models. They are not trying to build a better IDE, they're trying to collect data. If you're working on public stuff or things that you don't mind getting trained on, it's a win-win.

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Yeah, better to use windsurf / cursor if you want local llm. I wouldn't be surprised if we get custom API endpoints in a future release. But honestly if you are vibe coding cli is so much better.

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thejacer@reddit

Why is cli so much better? Sorry, but I’m an old drop out trying to vibe my best life 🥲

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Bigger canvas for your painting.

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218-69@reddit

how do you see the code in cli?

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

It shows you diffs, you can switch to an editor, you can run git difftool

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thejacer@reddit

Thank you

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odontastic@reddit

Or Kilo Code.

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skitchbeatz@reddit

How do you setup a local llm like ollama models with windsurf?

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x0wl@reddit

Can you use local LLM with cursor?

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emsiem22@reddit

You can, but still through their servers. So yes, but without privacy.

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Caffdy@reddit

what's the private alternative to these?

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misterolupo@reddit

For local models I use VS Code + Continue.dev Extension connecting to LM Studio and I'm happy with the setup.

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evil0sheep@reddit

Zed allows direct connections to local model servers and has a sidebar agent like cursor

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harrro@reddit

Also Roo Code, Aider and OpenCode

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Tikil0u@reddit

Kilocode

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Yes, but not easy. https://www.google.com/search?q=Can+I+use+cursor+with+local+llm

https://youtu.be/BjwPHdBiYbE?si=QF56RoboQ-wSTeTc&t=108

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SpecificInquirer@reddit

what % of users do you believe opted/will opt out of having their usage trained on?

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shaman-warrior@reddit

And yet you can choose sonnet 4.5 from their model selector list?

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night0x63@reddit

So it's not local AI?

Why is it posted here then?

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Elibroftw@reddit

They put so much effort into saying how they built this AI first and then added all these components and it just seems like they took a jenga tower down and rebuilt the jenga tower.

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false79@reddit

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akshg05@reddit

Anyone who has used Windsurf for a bit can spot on the ui of Antigravity to be very similar. The left side panel with the icons for files, git, search clearly indicate the similarity.

Few key differences I noticed: 1. The Agent does not have chat/write mode in Antigravity. 2. The file icon for ts files are different. yellow background with A like Angular or something. Not sure why. 3. Esc button does not dismisses few things in Antigravity. 4. Antigravity didn't import the extensions from vs code despite indicating it to do so during installation. .... More to be found.

Overall, hopefully with Google's aid, it will get polished and keep getting better.

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usernameplshere@reddit

Isn't this just another VS Code Wrapper with built-in copilot to grab market share for their models? I sometimes wonder why they even launched "Jules", never used it, because I never got what I should use it for - but it seems weird to have like 10 different places for coders to work at just from one company.

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1ncehost@reddit

Jules is their best agent product. It uses a different orchestrator than gemini cli which is better. It can make new features, push them as PRs to github, and then you act as a code reviewer instead of as a dev. I've used it a fair bit and it is good overall.

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twendah@reddit

Ok whats point of that new antigravity then?

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1ncehost@reddit

Local IDE

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twendah@reddit

Isnt jules IDE too. I dont get why would they make multiple ides

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usernameplshere@reddit

Interesting! Will try it out then, sounds interesting.

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ComingInSideways@reddit

I prefer Zed which is open sourced vs all these proprietary AI frontends / MCP linkages. Made by the team that made Atom, but in Rust.

Supports a good number of APIs (https://zed.dev/docs/ai/llm-providers), and you can pair with LM Studio (Ollama)for practically out of the box local LLM agents.

Was a little quirky to begin with, but now pretty good, and screw any type of vendor lock-in.

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ApartmentTimely237@reddit

You prefer to Claude code obviously?

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dashingsauce@reddit

And if you can’t leave VSCode yet, you can still pretend and get all of the theme+icon packs as extensions and make your IDE beautiful again

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das_war_ein_Befehl@reddit

Jules sandboxes agents so you can control access and let them run wild when writing code. That way when they fuck up they don’t ruin production code

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314kabinet@reddit

It’s literally a vscode fork. DOA.

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pm_me_github_repos@reddit

You could say the same about Cursor/Windsurf

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314kabinet@reddit

I do. Anything they can deliver MS can do better in VSCode with how much money they’re pouring into it

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ComingInSideways@reddit

Zed…

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Orolol@reddit

MS Copilot is still dogshit.

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Munkie50@reddit

The agent mode in VSCode was noticably worse for me compared to Cursor even when using the exact same models.

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FormerKarmaKing@reddit

This but tbh running agents in the IDE kind of sucks versus writing decent reqs and running in the cloud. Maybe cli is better but then the IDEs are even more unneeded.

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LVNing@reddit

Its actually looks exactly as Windsurf

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SunnydayinLondon@reddit

It does not even let me access it. Says my account is not currently eligible. Anyone else had this issue?

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consistentfantasy@reddit

it's literally the guy who made windsurf

rahul/rohan something

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RBozydar@reddit

It’s rebranded Windsurf

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servantofashiok@reddit

You think windsurf existed first? Windsurf is a VS code fork. Windsurf, cursor, antigravity all forks of vs code, they did not “clone” each other, they “cloned” VS code and added their own propriety functionality,

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GhostSector2@reddit

He meant this, its a windsurf fork

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HiddenoO@reddit

It's not about what existed first; this is literally built upon Windsurf after Google acquired their technology and some of their employees a few months ago. There are even cases where the agent still refers to itself as Cascade, which is how the agent in Windsurf is called.

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badtemperedpeanut@reddit

VS code is based off chromium.

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prtt@reddit

Absolutely not.

This is like saying a Ferrari is based off a car seat.

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luguanyu1234@reddit

form the language_server process design and the bottom status bar. And with the previous google hire windsurf's founder team. pretty sure it's a windsurf fork

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Thanks I should have said windsurf / cursor clone. I'm not able to edit the subject / title.

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cleverusernametry@reddit

You mean vs code right?

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Independent_Key1940@reddit

It's quite literally a Windsurf clone(fork)

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false79@reddit

So far MacOS first impressions = not great.

Been stuck here, even after a restart + authentication.

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NarrowEyedWanderer@reddit

Guess they've vibe-coded the auth logic.

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frompadgwithH8@reddit

Heee honnnk

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Puzzled_Middle5045@reddit

I thought this was related to Cloudflare somehow?

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jadhavsaurabh@reddit

True

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power97992@reddit

I had the same experience…

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jesus359_@reddit

First time as a beta tester?

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false79@reddit

I'm a long time Google user of all their products. Sometimes you just want to see them hit a a home run...

...and I've been waiting for a looooong time.

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jesus359_@reddit

Honestly, same.

I learned to stop holding my breath. Innovation is not a thing anymore sadly. Monopolies won.

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HandleThatFeeds@reddit

Hilarious as you were responding to a Apple fanboy lol.

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false79@reddit

Wait what? I use MacOs, Windows, and Ubuntu.

I also get paid to write programs for mobile.

Sorry you sound so 1-dmensional.

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HandleThatFeeds@reddit

I also get paid to write programs for mobile.

And you think none of us here are Devs? LOL

Sorry you sound so 1-dmensional.

That'd be you chief.

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false79@reddit

👏 classic revesal - just dig that hole deeper.

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Interesting-Type3153@reddit

got the same bug. close out and this time don’t select “use themes from vscode settings.” If that doesn’t work, just don’t select “use vscode settings” at all.

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Reasonable-Rope-8074@reddit

There was a problem with authenticating using Workspace accounts. The problem has been patched and is rolling out. Worst case, delete app, re-download, re-install, try again.

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

I've seen other people have same issue. Worked for me. I'm on debian linux.

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false79@reddit

Ahh - I guess I wasn't patient enough after so many minutes this shows up. I guess they are downloading Day 0 Updates (lol)

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Future_Extreme@reddit

How is privacy policy? Add data collected are used to train model? Is there any option to opt out?

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Yassin_ya@reddit

Did you figure out how to opt out?

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Used_Explanation9738@reddit

Seems like a 12 years old sci-fi fan named the product.

Embrace a name change (if not discontinued) in the future.

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EmbarrassedPin2882@reddit

When I login with google success but not redirect to Antigravity app => not good

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HairyAd9854@reddit

Sadly, antigravity is closed source. Of course large parts of the code are open, it is electron based. As I see it, this is a major step toward closing the scaffolding around AI. Given what gemini 3 has achieved, open local models and tools start to lag behind they closed counterparts. and that's very sad.

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cafedude@reddit

So they won't let you run Gemini 3 in gemini cli, but they will let you run it in antigravity (without paying)? What's the reasoning there?

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

To use Gemini 3, enable "Preview features" in /settings

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cafedude@reddit

It's weird, I don't see a /settings - typing that says: ✕ Unknown command: /settings

And yet, I see it being demonstrated in a google google blog entry on using Gemini 3 in cli: https://developers.googleblog.com/en/5-things-to-try-with-gemini-3-pro-in-gemini-cli/

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

gemini --version

0.16.0

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cafedude@reddit

Yeah, here's the weird thing:

$ gemini --version
0.1.3
$ which gemini
/home/phil/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.4/bin/gemini
$ /home/phil/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.4/bin/gemini --version
0.16.0

what the fuck is going on?

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prtt@reddit

Well you're using nvm to manage your npm environment. You need to make the latest version the default.

(My recommendation first and foremost is to switch to something like mise or asdf, though)

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lazazael@reddit

jules projectidx or this?

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Special-Increase6528@reddit

Firebase studio?

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Sudden-Lingonberry-8@reddit

jules still uses old gemini 2.5 unless you pay 125 dolla

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RazzmatazzAgitated81@reddit

It sometime crashes mid convo. No apparent difference between gemini 3 and other models when using even tho the benchmarks says otherwise. I still have to find even the small errors myself and ask it to fix :(

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Josvdw@reddit

Anybody got MCP working with Antigravity? I cannot find a place to add MCP servers

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CheesecakeNo7556@reddit

Its in the dropdown in the Agent panel.

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Ok-Fox9804@reddit

Same, but it seems like one was already auto-setup (cannot add custom MCP server). I prompt the agent, and it does the browser action

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cafedude@reddit

I keep getting: "Antigravity server crashed unexpectedly. Please restart to fully restore AI features."

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obuffed@reddit

Same... Are on Linux Ubuntu?

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cafedude@reddit

Yes. 24.04

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NaiveDragonfruit@reddit

Also running into the same issue on 24.04.

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DeonisusDev@reddit

The same problem... Did you manage to solve it?

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Michaeli_Starky@reddit

Based on Windsurf and extremely buggy atm.

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ZealousidealBird4213@reddit

It's literally a Windsurf fork, has nothing to do with Cursor.

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CapnWarhol@reddit

It’s actually a Windsurf fork, with part of the OG windsurf team which were acquihired earlier this year

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Fuzzy-Scene1592@reddit

and its horrible. cant even sign in

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Audiofool934@reddit

same here

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icant-dothis-anymore@reddit

Cursor is a VS Code clone

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Null_Execption@reddit

Cursor itself a vsclone with sidepanel

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PortugueseDoc@reddit

Open the pricing page for an interesting reference: Agent model: access to Gemini 3 Pro, Claude Sonnet 4.5, GPT-OSS

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Wonderful_Tank784@reddit

Looks like this will be the same with all other llm intros where there's a huge hype around it's capabilities

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SnooDogs2115@reddit

Worst release ever.

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shadowisadog@reddit

Why do I want to invest in a google product when they will kill it in six months or less?

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mykeura@reddit

I was using it today on a project I'm working on. So far it's made a good impression, but resource consumption was high at times. Cursor users might miss some features when using it. But coming from Neovim, it's like seeing Visual Studio Code with the Chtome logo and Google services 🤭

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thienthuan1717@reddit

I see the ui,ux and the behavior is exactly 100% Windsurf. Some bug i figured from windsurf is happening in Antigravity as well.

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Careless_Computer112@reddit

2 requests to the thinking Gemini 3 and already the quota

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Your lucky, most only get 1 request. I think you can downgrade the model.

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Mr0010110Fixit@reddit

I got through half a request, had to switch to finish it lol

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OGRITHIK@reddit

Just enter "continue" again

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cac2573@reddit

Why would you fall for this? They’re just going to add it to the google graveyard

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Why would you fall for this, the LLM is just going to steal all your good ideas.

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Sudden-Lingonberry-8@reddit

I cannot even authenticate?????? neither linux mint nor arch works.. seeing https://antigravity.google/auth-success linux doesn´t understand antigravity://oauth-success

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

Are you trying with a personal account or work account?

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Sudden-Lingonberry-8@reddit

personal?

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Terminator857@reddit (OP)

personal gmail account

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Sudden-Lingonberry-8@reddit

Error confirming user for service: Error: HTTP error: 429

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Clear_Anything1232@reddit

It's overloaded

Give it a day or today

Clearly everyone is trying to have a look at it

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Sudden-Lingonberry-8@reddit

yes?

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Sudden-Lingonberry-8@reddit

I injected the oauth login but now it is stuck on "Setting up your account"

[main 2025-11-18T19:16:22.009Z] Using Cloud Code URL: https://daily-cloudcode-pa.sandbox.googleapis.com
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:22.015Z] [BrowserOnboardingClientMainService] Starting browser onboarding server
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:22.087Z] Error initializing AntigravityAuthMainService: Error: No OAuth token available. User must be logged in.
    at T$.r (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:252413)
    at T$.getUserAccountSettings (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:253889)
    at Hj.refreshUserStatus (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:10661)
    at Hj.t (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:6351)
    at new Hj (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:6152)
    at ite.o (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:1715)
    at ite.x (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:4121)
    at ite.w (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:3178)
    at ite.v (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:2983)
    at ite.u (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:2252)
    at ite.s (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:2079)
    at Object.get (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:790)
    at S$.P (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:272361)
    at file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:261529
    at ite.invokeFunction (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:207:675)
    at S$.startup (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:261506)
    at async NAe.a (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:211:46289)
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:22.118Z] update#setState idle
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:22.123Z] [BrowserOnboardingClientServer] Browser onboarding server started on http://localhost:32849
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:22.124Z] [CascadeMonitoringServer] Monitoring server started on http://localhost:9101/antigravity

(antigravity:37060): IBUS-WARNING **: 20:16:22.845: antigravity has no capability of surrounding-text feature
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:29.183Z] Failed to validate trajectory summaries for window 1 [unknown] Failed to fetch
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:29.957Z] [AgentClientServer] Cascade initializing for worksapce
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:29.958Z] [AgentClientServer] Starting server
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:29.985Z] [AgentClientServer] Read HTML file, length: 127
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:29.987Z] [AgentClientServer] Cascade server started on http://localhost:9092
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:29.988Z] [AgentClientServer] Cascade server started on port 9092
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:52.120Z] update#setState checking for updates
[main 2025-11-18T19:16:52.287Z] update#setState idle
[Auth] Localhost server listening on port 41449
Error confirming user for service: Error: HTTP error: 429
    at T$.r (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:252665)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
    at async T$.onboardUser (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:253377)
    at async Hj.D (file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:10367)
    at async file:///home/kreijstal/Downloads/Antigravity/resources/app/out/main.js:180:8763
[Auth] Localhost server stopped

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CacheConqueror@reddit

And Cursor is a VS Clone. However, unlike their competitors, their available models perform worse due to their cost-optimizing layer, and limits often change.

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Intelligent-Sorbet30@reddit

I was stuck on the login screen, but disabling the installation of plugins Antigravity launched imediately.

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Mission_Biscotti3962@reddit

Maybe a little off-topic, but I wonder if all these cheap vscode clones trying to eat away at vscode itself isn't going to destroy any corporate incentive to open source software moving forward.
Microsoft did an amazing thing with vscode and lsp, and now it's being shamelessly used by commercial competitors.
If I was Microsoft, I would be watching all these clones with raised eyebrows

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Mission_Biscotti3962@reddit

On the other hand, if Microsoft was against this, they should have picked a different license or something. Anyways, seems like it's the usual people being scummy when money is involved