docs: document GEMINI_CLI_HOME environment variable (#18219)

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@@ -1176,6 +1176,13 @@ the `advanced.excludedEnvVars` setting in your `settings.json` file.
- Specifies the default Gemini model to use.
- Overrides the hardcoded default
- Example: `export GEMINI_MODEL="gemini-3-flash-preview"`
- **`GEMINI_CLI_HOME`**:
- Specifies the root directory for Gemini CLI's user-level configuration and
storage.
- By default, this is the user's system home directory. The CLI will create a
`.gemini` folder inside this directory.
- Useful for shared compute environments or keeping CLI state isolated.
- Example: `export GEMINI_CLI_HOME="/path/to/user/config"`
- **`GOOGLE_API_KEY`**:
- Your Google Cloud API key.
- Required for using Vertex AI in express mode.