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Gemini CLI

Coding agents · Open source

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About

Google's open-source terminal agent that uses Gemini models to read code, edit files and run commands.

Key features

  • Terminal agent
  • Large context window
  • MCP support
  • Free tier with a Google account

Best for

  • — Free terminal coding agent
  • — Large-context codebase questions
Pricing
Open source
Platforms
CLI, macOS, Windows, Linux
Works with
VS Code, GitHub
Last checked
2026-10-29
Status
Listed, not yet tested

Our take

Generous free usage. Behaviour can be less predictable than mature agents; review changes.

Features and pricing change often — confirm on github.com before you commit.

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Prompts & workflows for Gemini CLI

Prompt · 10 minFree

Research brief builder

Turn a vague topic into a scoped research plan with ranked questions, a source plan and a stop rule before anyone starts searching.

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini

Workflow · 40 min Pack

Source-grounded research workflow

Produce a cited synthesis where every claim traces to a quote from a source you supplied, then audit it for unsupported sentences.

Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini

Prompt · 15 min Pack

Document analysis and extraction

Pull named fields out of contracts, invoices or reports into a table with verbatim evidence, locations and confidence, plus a list of red flags.

Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini

Prompt · 5 minFree

Meeting notes to action plan

Convert messy notes or a transcript into decisions, an owned action list, open questions and a ready-to-send follow-up email.

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini