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Gemini CLI
Google’s open-source terminal agent with search and MCP support.
Open SourceVerified: 2026-04-06
Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source AI agent for the terminal. Its official README highlights built-in tools for search, shell, file operations, and web fetching, plus MCP support and a documented free tier for personal Google-account sign-in.
Best for
Teams that want an official Google-backed terminal agent with live-web context.
Review summary
A strong official option if you want terminal-native agent behavior plus Google Search grounding and generous entry-level access.
Pros
- Open source
- Built-in search grounding
- MCP support and free tier
Cons
- Project pace is very fast
- Behavior is tightly coupled to Google auth and model choices
Categories
Coding AgentsTerminal Copilots
Install
The official Gemini CLI README documents npm as the primary installation path.
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@latest
Quickstart
Start in the current directory:
gemini
Non-interactive mode:
gemini -p "Explain the architecture of this codebase"
Use a specific model:
gemini -m gemini-2.5-flash