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gemini-cli
A command-line interface (CLI) for Google Gemini.
Google Gemini is a family of multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) large language models that have capabilities in language, audio, code and video understanding.
The current version only supports multi-turn conversations (chat), using the gemini-pro model.
Installation
Choose a binary from the releases.
Build from Source
Download and install Go.
Install the application:
go install github.com/reugn/gemini-cli/cmd/gemini@latest
See the go install instructions for more information about the command.
Usage
API key
To use gemini-cli, you'll need an API key set in the GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable.
If you don't already have one, create a key in Google AI Studio.
[!NOTE] For information on the available regions for the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, see here.
System commands
The system chat message must begin with an exclamation mark and is used for internal operations. A short list of supported system commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| !q | Quit the application |
| !p | Delete the history used as chat context by the model |
| !m | Toggle input mode (single-line <-> multi-line) |
CLI help
$ ./gemini -h
Gemini CLI Tool
Usage:
[flags]
Flags:
-f, --format render markdown-formatted response (default true)
-h, --help help for this command
-m, --multiline read input as a multi-line string
-s, --style string markdown format style (ascii, dark, light, pink, notty, dracula) (default "auto")
-t, --term string multi-line input terminator (default "$")
-v, --version version for this command
License
MIT