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Gemini CLI

Google's open-source terminal agent for Gemini.

Turns a model into something that edits your code.

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# Gemini CLI

**What:** Google's open-source terminal agent for Gemini.

**Why:** Turns a model into something that edits your code.

**Category:** Coding agents · **Stack layer:** harness

> Note: Built for Google Gemini (cloud); open-model support depends on configuration.

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

1. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
npx @google/gemini-cli
```

2. [any] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
```

3. [macos] source: README (auto-extracted); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
brew install gemini-cli
```

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

1. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
npm uninstall -g @google/gemini-cli
```

2. source: derived inverse of install command

```bash
brew uninstall gemini-cli
```

## Links

- Homepage: https://geminicli.com
- Repo: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
- README: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli#readme