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google-gemini / gemini-cli

gemini-cli

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

92Distinct people
109Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
108.8KGitHub stars
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What it is

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

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 1:03:20 AM UTC.

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HN mentions by month109 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-06-25 05:16:45 UTC to 2026-06-02 00:17:15 UTC.

0102030402025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 37 mentions; 4 submissions, 33 commentsJun 20252025-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 1 submissions, 6 comments2025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 1 submissions, 7 comments2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 2 submissions, 3 comments2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 3 submissions, 4 comments2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 1 submissions, 6 comments2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 commentsDec 20252026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 4 submissions, 7 comments2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 1 submissions, 5 comments2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 9 mentions; 5 submissions, 4 comments2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 2 submissions, 4 comments2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsJun 2026

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Aug 20252025-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC817
Sep 20252025-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC523
Oct 20252025-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC734
Nov 20252025-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC716
Dec 20252025-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
Jan 20262026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC1147
Feb 20262026-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC615
Mar 20262026-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC954
Apr 20262026-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC624
May 20262026-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC202
Jun 20262026-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-07-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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I couldn't even log in, which is why I really disliked this tool. The only thing I was able to do was change the color theme. When I try to log in using a personal account, it tells me I need to generate something in the dashboard. I know that on my main account from maybe 15 years ago I had things like domains thats nowdays Google Workspace. But I'm trying to log in and authorize using my second (NOT MAIN), relatively new account. Despite this, it redirects me to the console (like it would for the first account), and there it says I'm logged in (!), but the application itself says I'm not. I switched profiles within the console too, tried the same steps, and it still results in the same problem. Yes, I can see my new profile in the top right corner, not the old one. It sends me to a "Users may have to specify a GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT if:"
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github [0] saying this ID is needed, and I honestly would even generate it, but I don't want to waste time with the program if you can't even get basic authorization working correctly. 0: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
In Gemini CLI
Requests for documentation clarification: - Here [1] it says "Project settings override user settings." How does gemini determine if we're in a project? Does it look for a `.gemini` folder in the current working directory as well as every parent directory up to the root? Would Gemini be able to read the contents of a subfolder of the CWD if the subfolder contains a different `.gemini` folder? - I don't see documentation for the `selectedAuthType` field in the documentation for settings.json. Mine says `oauth-personal`. I could've sworn I signed in with my Google Workspace account. Does `oauth-personal` apply to Workspace accounts? And a feature request: it would be nice to add a restriction in the settings.json file forcing anybody who uses gemini in that project to sign in to a Workspace account in a specific org (or use a specific proje
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In Gemini CLI
Well, now I'm a mixture of disappointed and confused I was wondering what Gemini Advanced is. I don't see any mention of a Gemini Advanced here, but there is a Gemini Pro and a Gemini Ultra: https://gemini.google/subscriptions/ I had gotten the impression that Workspace might entitle us to some API credits or something based on section 3A here where they describe how to authenticate with the API via your Workspace account https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c... . That document does explicitly mention "Gemini Code Assist for Workspace" but I think I saw another website from Google agreeing with you and saying you can't use it with a Workspace account currently. Yeah, this is all a mess. Time to go back to bed for six months and just continue using whatever my corporate overlords have already handed to me
In Gemini CLI

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