Gemini CLI

Google's terminal agent for Gemini models, now aimed at Gemini Code Assist business customers after free access moved to Antigravity CLI.

109k stars, 14.9k forks TypeScript On GitHub since April 2025

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What is Gemini CLI?

Gemini CLI brings Gemini models into the terminal as a coding and task agent that reads files, runs commands and uses tools, including MCP servers. Its role has narrowed: on June 18, 2026 Google moved free individual access and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers to Antigravity CLI, and kept Gemini CLI for Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise licenses and Code Assist for GitHub. The README also says it is not tuned for the Gemini 4 series.

Good fit if

  • Your company already licenses Code Assist at one of its business tiers.
  • You want to study or reuse an Apache-licensed agent design from Google.

Look elsewhere if

  • You are an individual developer: Google now points you to Antigravity CLI. OpenCode and Qwen Code are open alternatives.
  • You want the newest Gemini models: the README says Gemini CLI is not optimized for them.

Before you adopt it

Gemini CLI is Apache-2.0, and Google asks contributors to sign its contributor license agreement. Check the status note at the top of the README before you build on it, since Google has shifted its focus to a different tool.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Gemini CLI health: is it still maintained?

76 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    238 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 October 2026.
    29 / 30
  • Contributors
    16 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 14% of them.
    17 / 20
  • Releases
    2 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v0.66.0, on 27 October 2026.
    15 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Gemini CLI license: is it open source?

Gemini CLI uses Apache-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI. Contributors sign a contributor license agreement, which lets the owner relicense their work later.

  1. April 2025First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayApache-2.0. A contributor license agreement is required.

How to run Gemini CLI yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for macOS, Windows, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: geminicli.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Gemini CLI

Is Gemini CLI open source?

Yes. Gemini CLI is published under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Gemini CLI still maintained?

Its health score is 76 of 100 (actively developed). It had 238 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 30 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 27 October 2026.

How do I run Gemini CLI?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for macOS, Windows, including ARM. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Gemini CLI?

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