Changelog for v0.41.0 (#26670)

Co-authored-by: g-samroberts <158088236+g-samroberts@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-05-13 13:22:35 -07:00 · 2026-05-08 10:00:48 -07:00
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 | [Preview](preview.md) | Experimental features ready for early feedback. |
 | [Stable](latest.md)   | Stable, recommended for general use.            |

+## Announcements: v0.41.0 - 2026-05-05
+
+- **Real-time Voice Mode:** Implemented real-time voice mode with cloud and
+  local backends
+  ([#24174](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24174) by
+  @Abhijit-2592).
+- **Secure Environment Loading:** Enforced workspace trust and secured .env
+  loading in headless mode
+  ([#25814](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25814) by
+  @ehedlund).
+- **Advanced Shell Validation:** Enhanced shell command validation and added
+  core tools allowlist for improved security
+  ([#25720](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25720) by @galz10).
+
 ## Announcements: v0.40.0 - 2026-04-28

 - **Offline Search and Themes:** Bundled ripgrep for offline search support and
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Latest stable release: v0.40.0
+# Latest stable release: v0.41.0

-Released: April 28, 2026
+Released: May 05, 2026

 For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install
 the latest stable version with:
@@ -11,177 +11,119 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

 ## Highlights

- **Offline Search Support:** Bundled ripgrep binaries into the Single
-  Executable Application (SEA) to enable powerful codebase searching even in
-  environments without internet access.
- **Enhanced Theme Customization:** Introduced GitHub-style colorblind-friendly
-  themes to improve accessibility and provide more personalized visual options.
- **MCP Resource Management:** Added new tools for listing and reading Model
-  Context Protocol (MCP) resources, enhancing the agent's ability to discover
-  and utilize external data.
- **Improved Narrative Flow:** Enabled topic update narrations by default to
-  provide better session structure and a clearer understanding of the agent's
-  current focus.
- **Streamlined Local Model Setup:** Introduced a simplified `gemini gemma`
-  command for quickly setting up and running Gemma models locally.
- **Prompt-Driven Memory Management:** Replaced the legacy `MemoryManagerAgent`
-  with a more efficient prompt-driven memory editing system across four tiers of
-  context.
+- **Real-time Voice Mode:** Introduced support for real-time voice interaction
+  with both cloud-based and local processing backends.
+- **Enhanced Security:** Implemented mandatory workspace trust for headless
+  environments and secured the loading of `.env` configuration files.
+- **Advanced Shell Validation:** Added a robust shell command validation layer
+  and a core tools allowlist to prevent unauthorized execution.
+- **Improved Context Management:** Integrated a new `ContextManager` and
+  `AgentChatHistory` to provide more reliable and efficient session handling.
+- **Auto-Memory Persistence:** Enabled the persistence of the auto-memory
+  scratchpad, allowing for seamless skill extraction across turns.

 ## What's Changed

- chore(release): bump version to 0.40.0-nightly.20260414.g5b1f7375a by
+- chore(release): bump version to 0.41.0-nightly.20260423.gaa05b4583 by
  @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#25420](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25420)
- Fix(core): retry additional OpenSSL 3.x SSL errors during streaming (#16075)
-  by @rcleveng in
-  [#25187](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25187)
- fix(core): prevent YOLO mode from being downgraded by @galz10 in
-  [#25341](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25341)
- feat: bundle ripgrep binaries into SEA for offline support by @scidomino in
-  [#25342](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25342)
- Changelog for v0.39.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#25417](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25417)
- feat(test): add large conversation scenario for performance test by
+  [#25847](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25847)
+- fix(core): only show `list` suggestion if the partial input is empty by
  @cynthialong0-0 in
-  [#25331](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25331)
- improve(core): require recurrence evidence before extracting skills by
+  [#25821](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25821)
+- feat(cli): secure .env loading and enforce workspace trust in headless mode by
+  @ehedlund in [#25814](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25814)
+- fix: fatal hard-crash on loop detection via unhandled AbortError by @hsm207 in
+  [#20108](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20108)
+- update package-lock.json by @ehedlund in
+  [#25876](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25876)
+- feat(core): enhance shell command validation and add core tools allowlist by
+  @galz10 in [#25720](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25720)
+- fix(ui): corrected background color check in user message components by
+  @devr0306 in [#25880](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25880)
+- perf(core): fix slow boot by fetching experiments and quota asynchronously by
+  @spencer426 in
+  [#25758](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25758)
+- feat(core,cli): add support for Gemma 4 models (experimental) by @Abhijit-2592
+  in [#25604](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25604)
+- update FatalUntrustedWorkspaceError message to include doc link by @ehedlund
+  in [#25874](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25874)
+- docs: add Gemini CLI course link to README by @JayadityaGit in
+  [#25925](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25925)
+- feat(repo): add gemini-cli-bot metrics and workflows by @gundermanc in
+  [#25888](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25888)
+- fix(cli): allow output redirection for cli commands by @spencer426 in
+  [#25894](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25894)
+- fix(core): fail closed in YOLO mode when shell parsing fails for restricted
+  rules by @ehedlund in
+  [#25935](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25935)
+- fix(cli-ui): revert backspace handling to fix Windows regression by @scidomino
+  in [#25941](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25941)
+- feat(voice): implement real-time voice mode with cloud and local backends by
+  @Abhijit-2592 in
+  [#24174](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24174)
+- Changelog for v0.39.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#25848](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25848)
+- feat(memory): persist auto-memory scratchpad for skill extraction by
  @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25147](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25147)
- test(evals): add subagent delegation evaluation tests by @anj-s in
-  [#24619](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24619)
- feat: add github colorblind themes by @Z1xus in
-  [#15504](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15504)
- fix(core): honor GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL and GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL by
-  @chrisjcthomas in
-  [#25357](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25357)
- fix(cli): clean up slash command IDE listeners by @jasonmatthewsuhari in
-  [#24397](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24397)
- Changelog for v0.38.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#25470](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25470)
- fix(evals): update eval tests for invoke_agent telemetry and project-scoped
-  memory by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25502](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25502)
- Changelog for v0.38.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#25476](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25476)
- feat(core): integrate skill-creator into skill extraction agent by
-  @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25421](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25421)
- feat(cli): provide default post-submit prompt for skill command by @ruomengz
-  in [#25327](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25327)
- feat(core): add tools to list and read MCP resources by @ruomengz in
-  [#25395](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25395)
- fix(evals): add typecheck coverage for evals, integration-tests, and
-  memory-tests by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25480](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25480)
- Use OSC 777 for terminal notifications by @jackyliuxx in
-  [#25300](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25300)
- fix(extensions): fix bundling for examples by @abhipatel12 in
-  [#25542](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25542)
- fix(cli): reset plan session state on /clear by @jasonmatthewsuhari in
-  [#25515](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25515)
- feat(core): add .mdx support to get-internal-docs tool by @g-samroberts in
-  [#25090](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25090)
- docs(policy): mention that workspace policies are broken by @6112 in
-  [#24367](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24367)
- fix(core): allow explicit write permissions to override governance file
-  protections in sandboxes by @galz10 in
-  [#25338](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25338)
- feat(sandbox): resolve custom seatbelt profiles from $HOME/.gemini first by
-  @mvanhorn in [#25427](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25427)
- Reduce blank lines. by @gundermanc in
-  [#25563](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25563)
- fix(ui): revert preview theme on dialog unmount by @JayadityaGit in
-  [#22542](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/22542)
- fix(core): fix ShellExecutionConfig spread and add ProjectRegistry save
-  backoff by @mahimashanware in
-  [#25382](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25382)
- feat(core): Disable topic updates for subagents by @gundermanc in
-  [#25567](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25567)
- feat(core): enable topic update narration by default and promote to general by
-  @gundermanc in
-  [#25586](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25586)
- docs: migrate installation and authentication to mdx with tabbed layouts by
-  @g-samroberts in
-  [#25155](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25155)
- feat(config): split memoryManager flag into autoMemory by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25601](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25601)
- fix(core): allow Cloud Shell users to use PRO_MODEL_NO_ACCESS experiment by
-  @sehoon38 in [#25702](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25702)
- fix(cli): round slow render latency to avoid opentelemetry float warning by
-  @scidomino in [#25709](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25709)
- docs(tracker): introduce experimental task tracker feature by @anj-s in
-  [#24556](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24556)
- docs(cli): fix inconsistent system.md casing in system prompt docs by @Bodlux
-  in [#25414](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25414)
- feat(cli): add streamlined `gemini gemma` local model setup by @Samee24 in
-  [#25498](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25498)
- Changelog for v0.38.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#25593](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25593)
- Fix: Disallow overriding IDE stdio via workspace .env (RCE) by @M0nd0R in
-  [#25022](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25022)
- feat(test): refactor the memory usage test to use metrics from CLI process
-  instead of test runner by @cynthialong0-0 in
-  [#25708](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25708)
- feat(vertex): add settings for Vertex AI request routing by @gordonhwc in
-  [#25513](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25513)
- Fix/allow for session persistence by @ahsanfarooq210 in
-  [#25176](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25176)
- Allow dots on GEMINI_API_KEY by @DKbyo in
-  [#25497](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25497)
- feat(telemetry): add flag for enabling traces specifically by @spencer426 in
-  [#25343](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25343)
- fix(core): resolve nested plan directory duplication and relative path
-  policies by @mahimashanware in
-  [#25138](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25138)
- feat: detect new files in @ recommendations with watcher based updates by
-  @prassamin in [#25256](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25256)
- fix(cli): use newline in shell command wrapping to avoid breaking heredocs by
+  [#25873](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25873)
+- fix(cli): add missing response key to custom theme text schema by @gaurav0107
+  in [#25822](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25822)
+- fix(cli): provide manual update command when automatic update fails by
  @cocosheng-g in
-  [#25537](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25537)
- fix(cli): ensure theme dialog labels are rendered for all themes by
-  @JayadityaGit in
-  [#24599](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24599)
- fix(core): disable detached mode in Bun to prevent immediate SIGHUP of child
-  processes by @euxaristia in
-  [#22620](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/22620)
- feat: add /new as alias for /clear and refine command description by @ved015
-  in [#17865](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17865)
- fix(cli): start auto memory in ACP sessions by @jasonmatthewsuhari in
-  [#25626](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25626)
- fix(core): remove duplicate initialize call on agents refreshed by
-  @adamfweidman in
-  [#25670](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25670)
- test(e2e): default integration tests to Flash Preview by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25753](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25753)
- refactor(memory): replace MemoryManagerAgent with prompt-driven memory editing
-  across four tiers by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25716](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25716)
- fix(cli): fix "/clear (new)" command by @mini2s in
-  [#25801](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25801)
- fix(core): use dynamic CLI version for IDE client instead of hardcoded '1.0.0'
-  by @thekishandev in
-  [#24414](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24414)
- fix(core): handle line endings in ignore file parsing by @xoma-zver in
-  [#23895](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/23895)
- Fix/command injection shell by @Famous077 in
-  [#24170](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24170)
- fix(ui): removed background color for input by @devr0306 in
-  [#25339](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25339)
- fix(devtools): reduce memory usage and defer connection by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#24496](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24496)
- fix(core): support jsonl session logs in memory and summary services by
-  @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25816](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25816)
- fix(release): exclude ripgrep binaries from npm tarballs by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#25841](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25841)
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 048bf6e to release/v0.40.0-preview.3-pr-25941 to patch
-  version v0.40.0-preview.3 and create version 0.40.0-preview.4 by
+  [#26052](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26052)
+- test(cli): add unit tests for restore ACP command (#23402) by @cocosheng-g in
+  [#26053](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26053)
+- fix(ui): better error messages for ECONNRESET and ETIMEDOUT by @devr0306 in
+  [#26059](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26059)
+- feat(core): wire up the new ContextManager and AgentChatHistory by @joshualitt
+  in [#25409](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25409)
+- fix(cli): ensure sandbox proxy cleanup and remove handler leaks by @ehedlund
+  in [#26065](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26065)
+- fix(cli): correct alternate buffer warning logic for JetBrains by @Adib234 in
+  [#26067](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26067)
+- fix(cli): make MCP ping optional in list command and use configured timeout by
+  @cocosheng-g in
+  [#26068](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26068)
+- fix(core): better error message for failed cloudshell-gca auth by @devr0306 in
+  [#26079](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26079)
+- feat(cli): provide manual session UUID via command line arg by @cocosheng-g in
+  [#26060](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26060)
+- Changelog for v0.40.0-preview.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#25846](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25846)
+- (docs) update sandboxing documentation by @g-samroberts in
+  [#25930](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25930)
+- fix(core): enforce parallel task tracker updates by @anj-s in
+  [#24477](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24477)
+- Update policy so transient errors are not marked terminal by @DavidAPierce in
+  [#26066](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26066)
+- Implement bot that performs time-series metric analysis and suggests repo
+  management improvements by @gundermanc in
+  [#25945](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25945)
+- fix(core): handle non-string model flags in resolution by @Adib234 in
+  [#26069](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26069)
+- fix(ux): added error message for ENOTDIR by @devr0306 in
+  [#26128](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26128)
+- Changelog for v0.40.0-preview.3 by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#25904](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25904)
+- fix(cli): prevent ACP stdout pollution from SessionEnd hooks by @cocosheng-g
+  in [#26125](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26125)
+- feat(cli): support boolean and number casting for env vars in settings.json by
+  @cocosheng-g in
+  [#26118](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26118)
+- fix(cli): preserve Request headers in DevTools activity logger by @Adib234 in
+  [#26078](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26078)
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 2194da2 to release/v0.41.0-preview.0-pr-26153 to patch
+  version v0.41.0-preview.0 and create version 0.41.0-preview.1 by
  @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#25942](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25942)
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 54b7586 to release/v0.40.0-preview.4-pr-26066
-  [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#26124](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26124)
+  [#26269](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26269)
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 1d72a12 to release/v0.41.0-preview.1-pr-26479 to patch
+  version v0.41.0-preview.1 and create version 0.41.0-preview.2 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#26508](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26508)
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 7cc19c2 to release/v0.41.0-preview.2-pr-26507 to patch
+  version v0.41.0-preview.2 and create version 0.41.0-preview.3 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#26530](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26530)

 **Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.39.1...v0.40.0
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.40.1...v0.41.0