“Sorry, I hit a snag. Please try again shortly or modify your prompt.”

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I get the error message “Sorry, I hit a snag. Please try again shortly or modify your prompt.” every time I try to use the prototyper. It looks something like this:

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I am not experienced in programming, so please be patient and explain thoroughly. Help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Hey there :waving_hand:

You’ve hit exactly the kind of token-limit issue that can silently trip up even advanced models like Gemini or GPT. Your input token count of 2,836,184 far exceeds the maximum allowed 1,048,576 tokens — nearly three times the cap. Even a simple “hello!” prompt can blow past the limit if prior conversation history or cached context is included.

:small_blue_diamond: What tokens are

Tokens are small text units — roughly a word or a few characters. For example:

  • "hello" → 1 token

  • "how’s your day going?" → ~5 tokens

If your system includes previous messages, metadata, or context, the total token count balloons rapidly.

:small_blue_diamond: Why it matters

  • Over-limit inputs will fail, even if the visible prompt is tiny.

  • In multi-step workflows or generative API integrations (Firebase Studio, Gemini, GPT), stale context or accumulated session memory is the most common cause of failure.

:small_blue_diamond: Quick strategies to prevent this

  1. Trim or summarize history: Only send recent or relevant context in each request.

  2. Token counters: Use libraries like tiktoken (OpenAI) or Google’s tokenizer to check token counts before sending.

  3. Chunk long inputs: Break large documents or multi-turn histories into smaller batches.

  4. Streaming: Send content incrementally if you need to process very large datasets.

:white_check_mark: Summary
This isn’t a bug — it’s a model safeguard against overloading memory. Handling context efficiently prevents these errors and ensures smoother AI interactions in both Firebase Studio and custom generative pipelines.

– Antonio | Firebase AI Specialist | WealthSpring Intelligence Network

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I use a custom-built Throttler to handle problems like this.

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How can I download throtter?

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The Throttler is something I made @Alreadycoolz its custom code and programming I designed for my Wealth Spring Application. The Throttler as I call it works with other code in my project and is triggered when my wifi bandwith begins to interfer with the server being able to load. In short it doesn’t work alone it depends on other code to work. What are you working on maybe you don’t need to throttle, I am using a hotspot on a friend’s phone. or when I use public Wi-Fi the throttler kicks in when the bandwith dips or spikes.

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I’m working on an app that you can add math problems to, and it will assign them to you using the learning curve strategy.