Google restricts Antigravity access after OpenClaw users overwhelm Gemini backend

Google cut off developers who connected the open-source agent OpenClaw to its Antigravity vibe-coding platform, alleging "malicious usage" that degraded service for other customers. Users who linked OpenClaw to their Gmail accounts reported losing access to their Google accounts entirely. The crackdown is strategically pointed: OpenClaw's creator joined OpenAI just one week earlier. By severing OpenClaw's pipeline to Gemini models, Google is effectively blocking an OpenAI-adjacent tool from leveraging its infrastructure. Former Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, now at DeepMind, confirmed the quality-of-service issues.

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