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| Company | Google |
| Type | Terminal agent |
| Pricing | Free tier (Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 3 Pro/Flash in preview) |
| Protocol | MCP |
| Config Formats | AGENTS.md |
| GitHub | google-gemini/gemini-cli |
Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source terminal-based coding agent. It offers a generous free tier (60 requests per minute and 1,000 requests per day for personal Google accounts) and supports MCP for tool integration.
- Free tier: Generous free tier, In
/settings, you can toggle “Preview Features” to access experimental models like Gemini 3 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash.
- 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
- Developers wanting a free terminal agent
- Google Cloud projects
- Tasks requiring very large context windows
| Command | Description |
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/mcp | Manage and list connected MCP servers |
/tools | View available built-in and external tools |
/memory | Inspect the agent’s current conversation memory |
/stats | View token usage and request statistics |
/settings | Configure models (enable Gemini 3 Pro/Flash preview) |
