GEMINI CLI(1)AI Tool ReferenceGEMINI CLI(1)
NAME
gemini-cli — Gemini CLI is Google's open-source terminal-based AI coding agent powered by Gemini models.
METADATA
TYPE
CLI
CLI
PRICE
Freemium
Freemium
VERIFIED
2026-03-16
2026-03-16
STATUS
ACTIVE
ACTIVE
LINKS
CONFIG FILES
DESCRIPTION
Gemini CLI is Google's open-source terminal-based AI coding agent powered by Gemini models. 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.
SEE ALSO
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