NAME
gemini-cli — Gemini CLI is Google's open-source terminal-based AI coding agent powered by Gemini models (v0.
METADATA
CLI
Freemium
2026-03-17
ACTIVE
LINKS
CONFIG FILES
DESCRIPTION
Gemini CLI is Google's open-source terminal-based AI coding agent powered by Gemini models (v0.33.2+). It reads project instructions from GEMINI.md (searched in current and parent directories up to project root), supports a global style guide, and allows settings customization via a JSON configuration file. Configuration precedence: defaults < user settings < project settings < env vars < CLI args. Features an agent architecture overhaul with Plan Mode for multi-step task planning. The settings.json has been massively expanded with new sections for context, skills, hooks, modelConfigs, security, and billing. The `--allowed-tools` flag is deprecated in favor of a policy engine (`--policy` flag with TOML policy files). Supports an extensions system (Google Workspace, Redis, etc.), `GEMINI_CLI_HOME` env var for custom config directory, and defaults to Gemini 3 as the base model.