diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 04283a3a7..593b0d2da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
     },
     "patchedDependencies": {
       "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-agent-core.patch",
-      "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-coding-agent.patch"
+      "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-coding-agent.patch",
+      "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-ai.patch"
     }
   },
   "vitest": {
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@
   "patchedDependencies": {
     "@mariozechner/pi-agent-core": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-agent-core.patch",
     "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-coding-agent.patch",
+      "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "patches/@mariozechner__pi-ai.patch",
     "qrcode-terminal": "patches/qrcode-terminal.patch",
     "playwright-core@1.57.0": "patches/playwright-core@1.57.0.patch"
   }
diff --git a/patches/@mariozechner__pi-ai.patch b/patches/@mariozechner__pi-ai.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92a7b9087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/@mariozechner__pi-ai.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/dist/providers/google-gemini-cli.js b/dist/providers/google-gemini-cli.js
+index 0000000..1111111 100644
+--- a/dist/providers/google-gemini-cli.js
++++ b/dist/providers/google-gemini-cli.js
+@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ async function* streamGeminiCli(model, context, credentials, options) {
+                         break; // Success, exit retry loop
+                     }
+                     const errorText = await response.text();
++                    // PATCH: Fail immediately on 429 to let caller rotate accounts
++                    // Antigravity rate limits can have very long retry delays (10+ minutes).
++                    // Instead of waiting, throw immediately so clawdbot can rotate to another account.
++                    if (response.status === 429) {
++                        console.log(`[pi-ai] 429 rate limit - failing fast to rotate account`);
++                        throw new Error(`Cloud Code Assist API error (${response.status}): ${errorText}`);
++                    }
+                     // Check if retryable
+                     if (attempt < MAX_RETRIES && isRetryableError(response.status, errorText)) {
+                         // Use server-provided delay or exponential backoff
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e6852d628..361e2b677 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ patchedDependencies:
   '@mariozechner/pi-agent-core':
     hash: 01312ceb1f6be7e42822c24c9a7a4f7db56b24ae114a364855bd3819779d1cf4
     path: patches/@mariozechner__pi-agent-core.patch
+  '@mariozechner/pi-ai':
+    hash: a64d167efc76cfc0504fa6ce9e9643276ee41020f9c82e7ed0c763c4af290811
+    path: patches/@mariozechner__pi-ai.patch
   '@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent':
     hash: 58af7c712ebe270527c2ad9d3351fac39d6cd4b81cc475a258d87840b446b90e
     path: patches/@mariozechner__pi-coding-agent.patch
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ importers:
         version: 0.41.0(patch_hash=01312ceb1f6be7e42822c24c9a7a4f7db56b24ae114a364855bd3819779d1cf4)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
       '@mariozechner/pi-ai':
         specifier: ^0.41.0
-        version: 0.41.0(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
+        version: 0.41.0(patch_hash=a64d167efc76cfc0504fa6ce9e9643276ee41020f9c82e7ed0c763c4af290811)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
       '@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent':
         specifier: ^0.41.0
         version: 0.41.0(patch_hash=58af7c712ebe270527c2ad9d3351fac39d6cd4b81cc475a258d87840b446b90e)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
@@ -3780,7 +3783,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@mariozechner/pi-agent-core@0.41.0(patch_hash=01312ceb1f6be7e42822c24c9a7a4f7db56b24ae114a364855bd3819779d1cf4)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)':
     dependencies:
-      '@mariozechner/pi-ai': 0.41.0(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
+      '@mariozechner/pi-ai': 0.41.0(patch_hash=a64d167efc76cfc0504fa6ce9e9643276ee41020f9c82e7ed0c763c4af290811)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
       '@mariozechner/pi-tui': 0.41.0
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk'
@@ -3790,7 +3793,7 @@ snapshots:
       - ws
       - zod
 
-  '@mariozechner/pi-ai@0.41.0(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)':
+  '@mariozechner/pi-ai@0.41.0(patch_hash=a64d167efc76cfc0504fa6ce9e9643276ee41020f9c82e7ed0c763c4af290811)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)':
     dependencies:
       '@anthropic-ai/sdk': 0.71.2(zod@4.3.5)
       '@google/genai': 1.34.0
@@ -3814,7 +3817,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@mariozechner/clipboard': 0.3.0
       '@mariozechner/pi-agent-core': 0.41.0(patch_hash=01312ceb1f6be7e42822c24c9a7a4f7db56b24ae114a364855bd3819779d1cf4)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
-      '@mariozechner/pi-ai': 0.41.0(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
+      '@mariozechner/pi-ai': 0.41.0(patch_hash=a64d167efc76cfc0504fa6ce9e9643276ee41020f9c82e7ed0c763c4af290811)(ws@8.19.0)(zod@4.3.5)
       '@mariozechner/pi-tui': 0.41.0
       chalk: 5.6.2
       cli-highlight: 2.1.11