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Gemini CLI

Google's coding agent in the terminal, powered by Gemini.

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Google's open source command-line agent that uses Gemini models to understand the project, edit files and run commands.

When to use

For a terminal agent with Gemini models and a generous free tier.

When to avoid

If you prefer another provider or can't send code to external services.

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