Gemini CLI articles
Configuring and using Google's Gemini CLI
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Gemini CLI v0.65 enforces read-only settings in untrusted folders and adds OTLP headers
Only one of the 27 entries in v0.65.0 is a feature, custom OTLP headers. The rest covers untrusted folder settings, eager reads for @ references, and session resume fixes.
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Gemini CLI v0.64 fixes the CPU hang on @ inside code and headless folder trust
v0.64.0 ships no new features. It fixes a hang where piping @scope/pkg into -p pinned the CPU at 100%, and a headless mode that treated untrusted folders as trusted.
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Installing Gemini CLI and writing GEMINI.md: getting started with a free Google account
Install Google's Gemini CLI, sign in with a Google account or API key, run your first task, and learn where GEMINI.md lives, how it is loaded, and how to check it with /memory.
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Gemini CLI v0.63 fixes the cannot spawn diff error and negative output truncation
Every one of the 15 changes in Gemini CLI v0.63.0 is a fix. The removed Git diff.external override, truncation that inflated output at negative maxChars, and the MCP config fix.
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Gemini CLI v0.62: gemini-3.8-flash and gemini-3.5-flash-lite added
What v0.62.0 changes: two new models (gemini-3.8-flash, gemini-3.5-flash-lite), picking one with model.name in settings.json, the OAuth refresh token fix, and the Windows fixes.
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Gemini CLI vs Claude Code: free tier, context, configuration and permissions
Gemini CLI and Claude Code compared on the parts that change slowly: the free tier, context handling, context files, permission control, extensibility and licensing.
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Add an MCP server to Gemini CLI: mcpServers in settings.json
Connecting MCP servers to Gemini CLI: the mcpServers block in settings.json, user versus project scope, passing tokens through the environment, and the trust key.
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Gemini CLI free tier: request limits, models, and what happens to your code
The Gemini CLI free tier on a personal Google account: per-minute and per-day request limits, what happens at the limit, how your input is handled, and when to move to an API key.