fix: handle reasoning-only responses from Gemini 3 Pro Preview

src/core/prompts/responses.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ ${instructions}
 If you have completed the user's task, use the attempt_completion tool.
 If you require additional information from the user, use the ask_followup_question tool.
 Otherwise, if you have not completed the task and do not need additional information, then proceed with the next step of the task.
+(This is an automated message, so do not respond to it conversationally.)`
+	},
+
+	reasoningOnlyResponse: (protocol?: ToolProtocol) => {
+		const instructions = getToolInstructionsReminder(protocol)
+
+		return `[CONTINUE] Your previous response contained only reasoning/thinking without any text content or tool use. While your reasoning process is valuable, you must now provide actionable output.
+
+${instructions}
+
+# Next Steps
+
+Based on your reasoning, please now:
+1. If you have completed the user's task, use the attempt_completion tool.
+2. If you need to perform an action, use the appropriate tool.
+3. If you require additional information from the user, use the ask_followup_question tool.
+4. If you need to communicate something to the user, include text content in your response.
+
 (This is an automated message, so do not respond to it conversationally.)`
 	},
 

src/core/task/Task.ts

@@ -3209,13 +3209,16 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 				// tool use since user can exit at any moment and we wouldn't be
 				// able to save the assistant's response.
 
-				// Check if we have any content to process (text or tool uses)
+				// Check if we have any content to process (text, tool uses, or reasoning)
 				const hasTextContent = assistantMessage.length > 0
 
 				const hasToolUses = this.assistantMessageContent.some(
 					(block) => block.type === "tool_use" || block.type === "mcp_tool_use",
 				)
 
+				// Check if we have reasoning content (models like Gemini 3 may return ONLY reasoning)
+				const hasReasoning = reasoningMessage.length > 0
+
 				if (hasTextContent || hasToolUses) {
 					// Reset counter when we get a successful response with content
 					this.consecutiveNoAssistantMessagesCount = 0
@@ -3345,7 +3348,37 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 						// Add periodic yielding to prevent blocking
 						await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve))
 					}
-
+
+					continue
+				} else if (hasReasoning) {
+					// Handle reasoning-only response (e.g., Gemini 3 with high reasoning effort)
+					// The model returned reasoning/thinking content but no text or tool uses.
+					// This is a valid response that needs prompting to continue with actionable output.
+					// Reset error counters since we got a valid response (just not actionable yet)
+					this.consecutiveNoAssistantMessagesCount = 0
+					this.consecutiveNoToolUseCount = 0
+
+					// Save the assistant message with reasoning to history (empty content with reasoning attached)
+					await this.addToApiConversationHistory(
+						{ role: "assistant", content: [] },
+						reasoningMessage || undefined,
+					)
+
+					TelemetryService.instance.captureConversationMessage(this.taskId, "assistant")
+
+					// Prompt the model to continue with actionable output
+					// Use the task's locked protocol for consistent tool instructions
+					this.userMessageContent.push({
+						type: "text",
+						text: formatResponse.reasoningOnlyResponse(this._taskToolProtocol ?? "xml"),
+					})
+
+					// Continue the loop with the prompting message
+					stack.push({
+						userContent: [...this.userMessageContent],
+						includeFileDetails: false,
+					})
+
 					continue
 				} else {
 					// If there's no assistant_responses, that means we got no text