ai-agent

Gemini CLI

Name: Gemini CLI
Author: google-gemini

An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

104,971 stars13,993 forksTypeScriptUpdated 6/5/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Gemini-cli is an open-source AI agent that allows you to interact with Gemini's AI capabilities directly from your terminal, enabling you to automate tasks, generate text, and more.

Install / run

npm install -g @gemini/cli

When to use it

•When you need to automate repetitive tasks using AI-generated text or responses
•When you want to integrate AI capabilities into your command-line workflow or scripts
•When you need to test or experiment with AI models without a graphical interface

Quick start

1Run `gemini --help` to see available commands and options
2Configure your API key by running `gemini config set api_key YOUR_API_KEY`
3Use `gemini generate` to generate text based on a prompt, such as `gemini generate --prompt 'Write a short story about AI'`
4Experiment with different models and parameters using `gemini --model MODEL_NAME --param PARAM_VALUE`

Ready-to-paste prompt

gemini generate --prompt 'Write a product description for a new smartwatch' --model 'text-davinci-002'

Heads up: You need to have a Gemini API key to use the gemini-cli tool, which can be obtained by creating a Gemini account and following the instructions in the README

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