---
slug: "gemini-cli"
name: "Gemini CLI"
effect: "Brings Gemini models into the terminal to query and edit codebases, run shell commands and search the web"
category: "coding-agent"
url: "https://geminicli.com/"
github: "google-gemini/gemini-cli"
pricing: "open-source"
license: "Apache-2.0"
tags: ["cli", "terminal", "google", "gemini", "mcp"]
platforms: ["macos", "linux", "windows", "vscode"]
install_kind: "npm"
date_added: "2026-10-14"
drop_score: 67
stars: 107371
pushed_at: "2026-10-14T19:37:03Z"
signals_status: "ok"
signals_fetched_at: "2026-10-15T01:18:58.417Z"
page: "https://agenttooldrop.com/tools/gemini-cli"
---

# Gemini CLI

Brings Gemini models into the terminal to query and edit codebases, run shell commands and search the web

Category: Coding agents. Pricing: Open source. License: Apache-2.0.

Platforms: macos, linux, windows, vscode.

## Why you would want it

Gemini CLI is a terminal agent with built-in file, shell, web fetch and Google Search grounding tools, and it adds MCP servers configured in ~/.gemini/settings.json. It reads project context from GEMINI.md, can checkpoint and resume sessions, and has a headless mode with JSON and streaming JSON output for scripts. A separate GitHub Action uses it for PR reviews and issue triage.

## Best for

- Teams with a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise license
- Google Cloud and Vertex AI users
- Scripted runs that need JSON output

## Use it when

Your organization has a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise license, or you pay for Gemini API or Vertex AI access, and you want a terminal agent on Gemini models.

## Skip it if

You planned to use it for free with a personal Google account or through Google AI Pro or Ultra: Gemini CLI stopped serving those users on June 18, 2026 and Google points them to Antigravity CLI.

## Editor note

Google moved free, Google AI Pro and Ultra users from Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLI on June 18, 2026; Code Assist Standard and Enterprise licenses and paid API keys still work.

## Install

Install globally with npm:

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

Source: https://geminicli.com/docs/get-started/installation/

## Live signals

Fetched 2026-10-15T01:18:58.417Z (status: ok).

- Repository: google-gemini/gemini-cli
- Stars: 107,371
- Forks: 14,715
- Open issues and PRs: 749
- License (GitHub): Apache-2.0
- Last push: 2026-10-14
- Latest release: v0.64.0 (2026-10-13)

## Links

- Website: https://geminicli.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
- Install instructions verified at: https://geminicli.com/docs/get-started/installation/
- Source for this entry: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli#readme
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