Gemini CLI
Overview
Section titled “Overview”| Company | |
| Type | Terminal agent |
| Pricing | Free tier (Gemini 2.5 Pro) / Pay for more |
| Protocol | MCP |
| Config Formats | AGENTS.md |
| GitHub | google-gemini/gemini-cli |
What It Does
Section titled “What It Does”Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source terminal-based coding agent. It offers a generous free tier using Gemini 2.5 Pro and supports MCP for tool integration.
Key Strengths
Section titled “Key Strengths”- Free tier: Generous free usage with Gemini 2.5 Pro
- Open source: Community-driven development
- MCP support: Connect external tools
- Google ecosystem: Integrates with Google Cloud services
- Large context: Gemini’s 1M+ token context window
Best For
Section titled “Best For”- Developers wanting a free terminal agent
- Google Cloud projects
- Tasks requiring very large context windows