Gemini CLI
Google's open-source AI agent for your terminal
Free Coding Open Source
Overview
Gemini CLI is Google's open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. Built with a reason-and-act (ReAct) loop, it can handle complex use cases like fixing bugs, creating new features, and improving test coverage. Features a massive 1M token context window with Gemini 2.5 Pro, built-in tools for Google Search, file operations, shell commands, and MCP server support for custom integrations. Free tier includes 60 requests/min and 1,000 requests/day with a personal Google account.
Pricing: Free (60 req/min, 1000/day with Google account)
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- Gemini 2.5 Pro with 1M token context window
- ReAct loop for complex multi-step tasks
- Built-in Google Search grounding for up-to-date responses
- File operations and shell command execution
- Web fetching for external context
- MCP server support for custom tool integrations
- Multimodal app prototyping from PDFs or sketches
- Automated DevOps tasks including Git operations
- Install via npm: npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
- Also available via Homebrew
