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An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

109 mentions on Hacker News by 92 people: 24 stories, 85 comments · first 2025-06-25 · latest 2026-06-02

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  1. ▲ 4
    Gemini CLI tried to RF -RF / on my system
    story by breakingcups · 2025-10-02 · 3 comments
  2. ▲ 4
    Gemini CLI tried to rm -rf / on my system
    story by AlphaWeaver · 2025-10-01 · 2 comments
  3. …CLI to do something that isn't possible: use multiple tokens in a Gemini CLI custom command ( https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c... ). It pretended it was possible and came up with a nonsense .toml defining…
    comment by scoopdiwhoop · 2025-09-26 · in Context is the bottleneck for coding agents now
  4. ▲ 3
    Permission denied to temp folder in macOS 15.7 shortly after boot
    story by timmytokyo · 2025-09-26 · 0 comments
  5. ▲ 5
    MacOS14.8、15.7 update breaks TMPDIR environment variable
    story by EXHades · 2025-09-19 · 2 comments
  6. From https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/5342#issuec... : > Would .ipynb format solve for this? Unfortunately there's not yet a markdown format that includes output cells (likely due to the unusability of base64 encoded binary…
    comment by westurner · 2025-09-16 · in Show HN: Clean Clode – Clean Messy Terminal Pastes from Claude Code and Codex
  7. …npm is a tool that everybody knows and has already installed. https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
    comment by rs186 · 2025-09-07 · in Stop writing CLI validation. Parse it right the first time
  8. Gemini cli already got this, it's disabled by default. Ref: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
    comment by faangguyindia · 2025-08-28 · in Claude Code Checkpoints
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    Gemini CLI
    story by mooreds · 2025-08-24 · 0 comments
  10. …major coding agent will run inside of an operating system's native sandbox/container/jail/VM. [1]: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
    comment by alwillis · 2025-08-08 · in Cursor CLI
  11. …some repos for this - Support "AGENT.md" spec + filename · Issue #4970 · google-gemini/gemini-cli https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/4970#issu...
    comment by thehamkercat · 2025-08-07 · in Cursor CLI
  12. …crying emoji kind of activity if you are trying to provide this to an entire organization [1] [1]: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
    comment by nstart · 2025-08-07 · in Gemini CLI GitHub Actions
  13. …means I run out of tokens before completing my intended tasks. Others have the same issue https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/4300
    comment by patrickhogan1 · 2025-08-07 · in Jules, our asynchronous coding agent
  14. …it, so the Google AI Pro/Ultra subscriptions will also give API/CLI credits or something -- https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1427
    comment by gman83 · 2025-08-06 · in Jules, our asynchronous coding agent
  15. How is this different from https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli ? Edit: it seems this is a hosted version. Would be nice if they actually joined up some of their products.
    comment by byefruit · 2025-08-06 · in Jules, our asynchronous coding agent
  16. …how terrible Gemini is, the original author was completely wrong. His files were never deleted: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/4586#issu... . He is a technically incompetent PM "vibe coding" who created a false story:…
    comment by suttontom · 2025-07-28 · in I watched Gemini CLI hallucinate and delete my files
  17. Judging by their response to this security issue, you might be right. https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/2744
    comment by politelemon · 2025-07-23 · in I watched Gemini CLI hallucinate and delete my files
  18. …are only a proxy for use, of course, but I'm not sure what a closer public indicator might be. 1. https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli 2. https://github.com/openai/codex 3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
    comment by christiangenco · 2025-07-21 · in Ask HN: Why do Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code dominate the conversation?
  19. Google has gemini-cli that is pretty close to Claude Code in terms of experience https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli and has a generous free tier. Claude Code is still superior in my experience, Gemini CLI can go off-course pretty…
    comment by andrew_k · 2025-07-21 · in Coding with LLMs in the summer of 2025 – an update
  20. Gemini has its own Claude Code like tool you can use. https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
    comment by Karrot_Kream · 2025-07-21 · in Coding with LLMs in the summer of 2025 – an update
  21. Theoretically, practically it is riddled with rate limiting issues https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/1502
    comment by upcoming-sesame · 2025-07-12 · in OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off, and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
  22. ▲ 4
    Gemini CLI not recognizing Gemini Code Assist subscription
    story by fcoury · 2025-07-06 · 1 comment
  23. …want to waste time with the program if you can't even get basic authorization working correctly. 0: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
    comment by dan_voronov · 2025-06-27 · in Gemini CLI
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    Gemini CLI
    story by RyanShook · 2025-06-27 · 0 comments
  25. Been working on this, and should now be resolved https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/2064
    comment by ptone · 2025-06-27 · in Gemini CLI
  26. Try it out with 0.1.5 https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/2064
    comment by ptone · 2025-06-27 · in Gemini CLI
  27. This should be resolved: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/2064
    comment by ptone · 2025-06-27 · in Gemini CLI
  28. Things should be better now: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/2064
    comment by ptone · 2025-06-27 · in Gemini CLI
  29. …we should standardize on AGENTS.md but Gemini CLI does at least let you configure the filename: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/3a369ddec3b... Claude Code seems to require the CLAUDE.md filename.…
    comment by kaycebasques · 2025-06-26 · in Gemini CLI
  30. Would Gemini non-interactive mode be a stop gap if they don't have sub-agent equivalent yet? https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
    comment by indigodaddy · 2025-06-26 · in Gemini CLI
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    Google's Making a Move Gemini CLI Is Open-Source and Free
    story by Hayatoo · 2025-06-26 · 4 comments
  32. What about ... https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/swarm-mode-...
    comment by jonbaer · 2025-06-26 · in Gemini CLI
  33. …to sign in to a Workspace account in a specific org (or use a specific project, I guess). [1]: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
    comment by bloppe · 2025-06-26 · in Gemini CLI
  34. …on section 3A here where they describe how to authenticate with the API via your Workspace account https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c... . That document does explicitly mention "Gemini Code Assist for Workspace"…
    comment by safety1st · 2025-06-26 · in Gemini CLI
  35. seems to be straight "yes" with no opt-out. https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...
    comment by predkambrij · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  36. Hope this is helpful, just merged: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...
    comment by fhinkel · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  37. Yes, there were meetings and lawyers. We just merged the update. Hopefully it's much clearer now: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...
    comment by fhinkel · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  38. It applies to Gemini CLI too. We've tried to clear up our docs, apologies for the confusion. https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...
    comment by fhinkel · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  39. We have! Sorry our docs were confusing! We tried to clear things up https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...
    comment by fhinkel · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  40. Sorry our docs were confusing! We tried to clear things up: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t...
    comment by fhinkel · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  41. …each account type, including an FAQ that covers the questions from this thread. Here’s the link: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/t... Thanks again for pushing for clarity on this!
    comment by fhinkel · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  42. someone has already sent out a PR for this! https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/1448
    comment by newnimzo · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  43. Nice to have https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/1572
    comment by matiasmolinas · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  44. Because Gemini CLI is OSS, you can also find the system prompt at: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/4b5ca6bc777...
    comment by steren · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  45. …is just my plain language reading of the docs. When you look at the github repo for the gemini CLI: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/tree/main At the bottom it specifies that the terms of service are dependent on the underlying…
    comment by mattzito · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  46. That's because it's a bit of a nesting doll situation. As you can see here: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/tree/main If you scroll to the bottom, it says that the terms of service are governed based on the mechanism by which…
    comment by mattzito · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  47. Where did you find the terms and conditions for Gemini CLI? In https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/README... , I find only links to the T&Cs for the Gemini API, Gemini Code Assist (a different product?), and Vertex AI.
    comment by mil22 · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  48. …there's a ~/.gemini/settings.json that contains just the auth type. No mention of accessibility in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/0915bf7d677... either
    comment by jsnell · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
  49. …- *File Content:* We do not log the content of any files that are read or written by the CLI. https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/0915bf7d677...
    comment by mil22 · 2025-06-25 · in Gemini CLI
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    Gemini-CLI: An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly in
    story by todsacerdoti · 2025-06-25 · 0 comments