diff --git a/open-sse/executors/antigravity.ts b/open-sse/executors/antigravity.ts
index 334f83f402..1258067974 100644
--- a/open-sse/executors/antigravity.ts
+++ b/open-sse/executors/antigravity.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export class AntigravityExecutor extends BaseExecutor {
       const url = this.buildUrl(model, stream, urlIndex);
       const headers = this.buildHeaders(credentials, stream);
       mergeUpstreamExtraHeaders(headers, upstreamExtraHeaders);
-      const transformedBody = this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
+      const transformedBody = await this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
 
       // Initialize retry counter for this URL
       if (!retryAttemptsByUrl[urlIndex]) {
diff --git a/open-sse/executors/base.ts b/open-sse/executors/base.ts
index 141a7048fd..543375916e 100644
--- a/open-sse/executors/base.ts
+++ b/open-sse/executors/base.ts
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export class BaseExecutor {
         }
       }
 
-      const transformedBody = this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
+      const transformedBody = await this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
 
       try {
         // Apply timeout to all requests. Non-streaming requests need this to prevent
diff --git a/open-sse/executors/cursor.ts b/open-sse/executors/cursor.ts
index 425336d6e4..23e045dacc 100644
--- a/open-sse/executors/cursor.ts
+++ b/open-sse/executors/cursor.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ export class CursorExecutor extends BaseExecutor {
     const url = this.buildUrl();
     const headers = this.buildHeaders(credentials);
     mergeUpstreamExtraHeaders(headers, upstreamExtraHeaders);
-    const transformedBody = this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
+    const transformedBody = await this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
 
     try {
       const response: CursorHttpResponse = http2
diff --git a/open-sse/executors/gemini-cli.ts b/open-sse/executors/gemini-cli.ts
index 08517a0b81..0605da5994 100644
--- a/open-sse/executors/gemini-cli.ts
+++ b/open-sse/executors/gemini-cli.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import { BaseExecutor } from "./base.ts";
 import { PROVIDERS, OAUTH_ENDPOINTS } from "../config/constants.ts";
 
+const LOAD_CODE_ASSIST_URL = "https://cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com/v1internal:loadCodeAssist";
+const PROJECT_TTL_MS = 30_000; // 30 seconds — matches native Gemini CLI
+const MAX_CACHE_SIZE = 100;
+const LOAD_CODE_ASSIST_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000; // 10 seconds timeout
+
+// Per-account cache: accessToken -> { projectId, expiresAt }
+const projectCache = new Map<string, { projectId: string; expiresAt: number }>();
+
 export class GeminiCLIExecutor extends BaseExecutor {
   constructor() {
     super("gemini-cli", PROVIDERS["gemini-cli"]);
@@ -25,10 +33,94 @@ export class GeminiCLIExecutor extends BaseExecutor {
     };
   }
 
-  transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials) {
-    // NOTE: project override removed — the stored projectId can become stale for free-tier
-    // accounts, causing 403 errors. The translator (wrapInCloudCodeEnvelope) handles
-    // project injection; the executor should not re-override with potentially stale data.
+  /**
+   * Fetch the current cloudaicompanionProject via loadCodeAssist API.
+   * Native Gemini CLI refreshes this every 30 seconds — OmniRoute stores it once
+   * at OAuth connection time, so it goes stale. This method keeps it fresh.
+   */
+  async refreshProject(accessToken: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    // Check cache
+    const cached = projectCache.get(accessToken);
+    if (cached && cached.expiresAt > Date.now()) {
+      return cached.projectId;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), LOAD_CODE_ASSIST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+      let response;
+      try {
+        response = await fetch(LOAD_CODE_ASSIST_URL, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: {
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            metadata: {
+              ideType: "IDE_UNSPECIFIED",
+              platform: "PLATFORM_UNSPECIFIED",
+              pluginType: "GEMINI",
+            },
+          }),
+          signal: controller.signal,
+        });
+      } finally {
+        clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+      }
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        console.warn(
+          `[OmniRoute] loadCodeAssist returned ${response.status} — falling back to stored projectId`
+        );
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      const data = await response.json();
+      let projectId = "";
+      if (typeof data.cloudaicompanionProject === "string") {
+        projectId = data.cloudaicompanionProject.trim();
+      } else if (data.cloudaicompanionProject?.id) {
+        projectId = data.cloudaicompanionProject.id.trim();
+      }
+
+      if (!projectId) {
+        console.warn("[OmniRoute] loadCodeAssist returned no project — falling back to stored projectId");
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      // Cache for 30 seconds (evict stale entries if cache is full)
+      if (projectCache.size >= MAX_CACHE_SIZE) {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        for (const [key, val] of projectCache) {
+          if (val.expiresAt <= now) projectCache.delete(key);
+        }
+      }
+      projectCache.set(accessToken, {
+        projectId,
+        expiresAt: Date.now() + PROJECT_TTL_MS,
+      });
+
+      return projectId;
+    } catch (error) {
+      const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      console.warn(`[OmniRoute] loadCodeAssist failed (${msg}) — falling back to stored projectId`);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials) {
+    // Refresh the project ID via loadCodeAssist (cached for 30s).
+    // The translator builds the envelope with the stale stored projectId —
+    // we replace it here with the fresh one before sending to the API.
+    if (body && typeof body === "object" && body.request && credentials.accessToken) {
+      const freshProject = await this.refreshProject(credentials.accessToken);
+      if (freshProject) {
+        body.project = freshProject;
+      }
+      // If refresh failed, keep the stale projectId as a best-effort fallback
+    }
     return body;
   }
 
diff --git a/open-sse/executors/kiro.ts b/open-sse/executors/kiro.ts
index 567d12f99d..78264da42d 100644
--- a/open-sse/executors/kiro.ts
+++ b/open-sse/executors/kiro.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class KiroExecutor extends BaseExecutor {
     const url = this.buildUrl(model, stream, 0);
     const headers = this.buildHeaders(credentials, stream);
     mergeUpstreamExtraHeaders(headers, upstreamExtraHeaders);
-    const transformedBody = this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
+    const transformedBody = await this.transformRequest(model, body, stream, credentials);
 
     const response = await fetch(url, {
       method: "POST",
diff --git a/open-sse/translator/request/openai-to-gemini.ts b/open-sse/translator/request/openai-to-gemini.ts
index e5cb5af19b..a644431ba6 100644
--- a/open-sse/translator/request/openai-to-gemini.ts
+++ b/open-sse/translator/request/openai-to-gemini.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ export function openaiToGeminiCLIRequest(model, body, stream) {
 // Wrap Gemini CLI format in Cloud Code wrapper
 function wrapInCloudCodeEnvelope(model, geminiCLI, credentials = null, isAntigravity = false) {
   // Both Antigravity and Gemini CLI need the project field for the Cloud Code API.
-  // For Gemini CLI, the stored project comes from loadCodeAssist during OAuth.
+  // For Gemini CLI, the stored projectId may be stale; the executor's transformRequest
+  // refreshes it via loadCodeAssist before the request is sent to the API.
   let projectId = credentials?.projectId;
 
   if (!projectId) {