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stage 2: disable Gemini thinking budget — was truncating verdict JSON

a3e513da7dcc1e57223551001e2cd9de93e213bd · 2026-05-18 17:31:38 -0700 · SteveStudio2

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• M verify-candidates.js

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commit a3e513da7dcc1e57223551001e2cd9de93e213bd
Author: SteveStudio2 <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Mon May 18 17:31:38 2026 -0700

    stage 2: disable Gemini thinking budget — was truncating verdict JSON
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 verify-candidates.js | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/verify-candidates.js b/verify-candidates.js
index bc8a4d6..1805cf2 100644
--- a/verify-candidates.js
+++ b/verify-candidates.js
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ async function geminiVerify(imgB64, mime, ctx) {
       { text: GATE + '\n\nProduct title: ' + ctx },
       { inline_data: { mime_type: mime, data: imgB64 } },
     ] }],
-    generationConfig: { temperature: 0, maxOutputTokens: 300 },
+    generationConfig: {
+      temperature: 0, maxOutputTokens: 600,
+      thinkingConfig: { thinkingBudget: 0 }, // 2.5-flash thinks by default — eats the budget
+    },
   };
   for (let a = 0; a < 4; a++) {
     const r = await fetch(

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