Gemini CLI
Gemini CLI is 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 our model.
Learn all about Gemini CLI in our documentation.
🚀 Why Gemini CLI?
- 🎯 Free tier: 60 requests/min and 1,000 requests/day with personal Google
account.
- 🧠 Powerful Gemini 3 models: Access to improved reasoning and 1M token
context window.
- 🔧 Built-in tools: Google Search grounding, file operations, shell
commands, web fetching.
- 🔌 Extensible: MCP (Model Context Protocol) support for custom
integrations.
- 💻 Terminal-first: Designed for developers who live in the command line.
- 🛡️ Open source: Apache 2.0 licensed.
📦 Installation
See Gemini CLI installation, execution, and releases for recommended system specifications and a detailed installation guide.
Quick Install
#### Run instantly with npx
# Using npx (no installation required)
npx @google/gemini-cli