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gemini-cli

This package contains an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. It provides lightweight access to Gemini, giving you the most direct path from your prompt to the model.

Installed size: 19.16 MB
How to install: sudo apt install gemini-cli

Dependencies:
  • nodejs
gemini-cli
root@kali:~# gemini-cli -h
Usage: gemini [options] [command]

Gemini CLI - Launch an interactive CLI, use -p/--prompt for non-interactive mode

Commands:
  gemini [query..]             Launch Gemini CLI  [default]
  gemini mcp                   Manage MCP servers
  gemini extensions <command>  Manage Gemini CLI extensions.

Positionals:
  query  Positional prompt. Defaults to one-shot; use -i/--prompt-interactive for interactive.

Options:
  -d, --debug                     Run in debug mode?  [boolean] [default: false]
  -m, --model                     Model  [string]
  -p, --prompt                    Prompt. Appended to input on stdin (if any).  [deprecated: Use the positional prompt instead. This flag will be removed in a future version.] [string]
  -i, --prompt-interactive        Execute the provided prompt and continue in interactive mode  [string]
  -s, --sandbox                   Run in sandbox?  [boolean]
  -y, --yolo                      Automatically accept all actions (aka YOLO mode, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0 for more details)?  [boolean] [default: false]
      --approval-mode             Set the approval mode: default (prompt for approval), auto_edit (auto-approve edit tools), yolo (auto-approve all tools)  [string] [choices: "default", "auto_edit", "yolo"]
      --experimental-acp          Starts the agent in ACP mode  [boolean]
      --allowed-mcp-server-names  Allowed MCP server names  [array]
      --allowed-tools             Tools that are allowed to run without confirmation  [array]
  -e, --extensions                A list of extensions to use. If not provided, all extensions are used.  [array]
  -l, --list-extensions           List all available extensions and exit.  [boolean]
      --include-directories       Additional directories to include in the workspace (comma-separated or multiple --include-directories)  [array]
      --screen-reader             Enable screen reader mode for accessibility.  [boolean]
  -o, --output-format             The format of the CLI output.  [string] [choices: "text", "json", "stream-json"]
  -v, --version                   Show version number  [boolean]
  -h, --help                      Show help  [boolean]



Updated on: 2025-Nov-18