Gemini CLI is an open‑source AI agent that brings the capabilities of Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro large‑language model directly into your terminal, enabling tasks ranging from coding and debugging to content creation and research via natural‑language prompts, with support for multimodal outputs like image and video generation.
Gemini CLI integrates with external tools and MCP servers, enabling media generation and enhanced workflow automation. It also includes a built-in Google Search tool to ground queries with relevant information. Users can authenticate with their Google accounts for free usage limits or configure API keys for higher capacity and access to specific models. The tool is designed to be easy to install and use, with extensive documentation and community support for troubleshooting and advanced workflows.
Features
- Natural‑language interaction with your terminal to write code, fix bugs, manage tasks
- Access to Gemini 2.5 Pro with a 1 million‑token context window for deep reasoning
- Integrations with tools like Gemini Code Assist, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Google Search, Imagen, and Veo
- Open‑source, enabling community contributions and transparency
- Free usage tier (60 requests/min, 1,000 requests/day) via Gemini Code Assist license
- Continuous improvements including GitHub Actions agent for issue triage, enhanced security, sandboxing via Docker/Podman/macOS
- Comprehensive documentation, troubleshooting guides, and active community support
- Supports Google account authentication with generous free request limits
- Automate tasks such as querying pull requests and handling complex rebases
- Generate new apps from PDFs, sketches, and other multimodal inputs
- API key support for advanced authentication and higher usage quotas
License
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