Gemini CLI

Google’s Apache-2.0 terminal coding agent with MCP tools and Gemini models.

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License: Apache 2.0
Platforms: Linux, Macos, Windows
Docker: No
Commercial use: Allowed
Stars: 107k
Language: TypeScript
Last commit: Sep 11, 2026
Tags: terminalagentmcp

Free-tier Gemini calls are rate-limited. The CLI saves checkpoints so a bad edit can be rolled back.

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Gemini CLI is Google’s Apache-2.0 terminal coding agent. It edits a repo, runs shell commands, and calls MCP tools through Gemini models. Sign in with a Google account. Free-tier calls are rate-limited.

terminal coding agent · MCP tool calls · repo and shell edits · Gemini model backend

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