gemini-cli
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
Terminal-native coding assistance with direct access to Google's Gemini models.
You want an editor-integrated or GUI assistant rather than a CLI.
About gemini-cli
Gemini CLI is an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. It provides lightweight access to Gemini, giving you the most direct path from your prompt to our model.
See Gemini CLI installation, execution, and releases for recommended system specifications and a detailed installation guide.
New preview releases will be published each week at UTC 23:59 on Tuesdays. These releases will not have been fully vetted and may contain regressions or other outstanding issues. Please help us test and install with preview tag.
gemini-cli is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 107k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in August 2026.
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