Gemini CLI

Name: Gemini CLI
Author: google-gemini

Official

@google/gemini-cli · by google-gemini

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

106.7k 393.5k/wk 8 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

Apache-2.0 license

Actively maintained

Last commit 0d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

8 tools · ~257 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Gemini CLI is an MCP server that an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 95/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-cli": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google/gemini-cli"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Gemini Cli does

Google's AI coding assistant for the terminal. Not an MCP server itself — it is an AI client that can connect TO MCP servers. Supports Gemini models with a 1M token context window.

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2 fixed

GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5gcritical · fixedCVSS 10

Gemini CLI: Remote Code Execution via workspace trust and tool allowlisting bypasses

# Summary Gemini CLI (`@google/gemini-cli`) and the `run-gemini-cli` GitHub Action are being updated to harden workspace trust and tool allowlisting, in particular when used in untrusted environments like GitHub Actions. This update introduces a breaking change to how non-interactive (headless) environments handle folder trust, which may impact existing CI/CD workflows under specific conditions. # Details Folder Trust in Headless Mode In previous versions, Gemini CLI running in CI environmen

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 0.39.1source →

CVE-2026-12537critical · fixedCVSS 10

Gemini CLI: Remote Code Execution via workspace trust and tool allowlisting bypasses

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 0.39.1source →

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~257 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gemini Cli safe to use?: Gemini Cli has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
How do I install Gemini Cli?: Gemini Cli supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Gemini Cli do?: Gemini Cli provides 8 tools: Scalable, Integration, License, Security, Preview and 3 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Gemini Cli?: Gemini Cli is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Gemini Cli actively maintained?: Gemini Cli is actively maintained — last commit was 0 days ago. It has 106,687 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gemini Cli safe to use?

Gemini Cli has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

How do I install Gemini Cli?

Gemini Cli supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Gemini Cli do?

Gemini Cli provides 8 tools: Scalable, Integration, License, Security, Preview and 3 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Gemini Cli?

Gemini Cli is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Gemini Cli actively maintained?

Gemini Cli is actively maintained — last commit was 0 days ago. It has 106,687 GitHub stars.