Docs: Update Changelog for Dec 17, 2025 (#15204)

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# Latest stable release: v0.19.0 - v0.19.4
# Latest stable release: v0.21.0 - v0.21.1
Released: December 1, 2025
Released: December 16, 2025
For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install
the latest stable version with:
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## Highlights
- **Zed integration:** Users can now leverage Gemini 3 within the Zed
integration after enabling "Preview Features" in their CLIs `/settings`.
- **Interactive shell:**
- **Click-to-Focus:** Go to `/settings` and enable **Use Alternate Buffer** to
click within the embedded shell output to focus it for input.
- **Loading phrase:** Clearly indicates when the interactive shell is awaiting
user input. ([vid](https://imgur.com/a/kjK8bUK),
[pr](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12535) by
[@jackwotherspoon](https://github.com/jackwotherspoon))
- **⚡️⚡️⚡️ Gemini 3 Flash + Gemini CLI:** If you are a paid user, you can now
enable Gemini 3 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash. Go to `/settings` and set **Preview
Features** to `true` to enable Gemini 3. For more information:
[Gemini 3 Flash is now available in Gemini CLI](https://developers.googleblog.com/gemini-3-flash-is-now-available-in-gemini-cli/).
## What's Changed
- Use lenient MCP output schema validator by @cornmander in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13521
- Update persistence state to track counts of messages instead of times banner
has been displayed by @Adib234 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13428
- update docs for http proxy by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13538
- move stdio by @jacob314 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13528
- chore(release): bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251120.8e531dc02 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13540
- Skip pre-commit hooks for shadow repo (#13331) by @vishvananda in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13488
- fix(ui): Correct mouse click cursor positioning for wide characters by
@SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13537
- fix(core): correct bash @P prompt transformation detection by @pyrytakala in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13544
- Optimize and improve test coverage for cli/src/config by @megha1188 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13485
- Improve code coverage for cli/src/ui/privacy package by @megha1188 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13493
- docs: fix typos in source code and documentation by @fancive in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13577
- Improved code coverage for cli/src/zed-integration by @megha1188 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13570
- feat(ui): build interactive session browser component by @bl-ue in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13351
- Fix multiple bugs with auth flow including using the implemented but unused
restart support. by @jacob314 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13565
- feat(core): add modelAvailabilityService for managing and tracking model
health by @adamfweidman in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13426
- docs: fix grammar typo "a MCP" to "an MCP" by @noahacgn in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13595
- feat: custom loading phrase when interactive shell requires input by
@jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12535
- docs: Update uninstall command to reflect multiple extension support by
@JayadityaGit in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13582
- bug(core): Ensure we use thinking budget on fallback to 2.5 by @joshualitt in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13596
- Remove useModelRouter experimental flag by @Adib234 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13593
- feat(docs): Ensure multiline JS objects are rendered properly. by @joshualitt
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13535
- Fix exp id logging by @owenofbrien in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13430
- Moved client id logging into createBasicLogEvent by @owenofbrien in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13607
- Restore bracketed paste mode after external editor exit by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13606
- feat(core): Add support for custom aliases for model configs. by @joshualitt
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13546
- feat(core): Add `BaseLlmClient.generateContent`. by @joshualitt in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13591
- Turn off alternate buffer mode by default. by @jacob314 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13623
- fix(cli): Prevent stdout/stderr patching for extension commands by @chrstnb in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13600
- Improve test coverage for cli/src/ui/components by @megha1188 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13598
- Update ink version to 6.4.6 by @jacob314 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13631
- chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251122.42c2e1b21 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13637
- chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251123.dadd606c0 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13675
- chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251124.e177314a4 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13713
- fix(core): Fix context window overflow warning for PDF files by @kkitase in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13548
- feat :rephrasing the extension logging messages to run the explore command
when there are no extensions installed by @JayadityaGit in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13740
- Improve code coverage for cli package by @megha1188 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13724
- Add session subtask in /stats command by @Adib234 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13750
- feat(core): Migrate chatCompressionService to model configs. by @joshualitt in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12863
- feat(hooks): Hook Telemetry Infrastructure by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9082
- fix: (some minor improvements to configs and getPackageJson return behaviour)
by @grMLEqomlkkU5Eeinz4brIrOVCUCkJuN in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12510
- feat(hooks): Hook Event Handling by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9097
- feat(hooks): Hook Agent Lifecycle Integration by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9105
- feat(core): Land bool for alternate system prompt. by @joshualitt in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13764
- bug(core): Add default chat compression config. by @joshualitt in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13766
- feat(model-availability): introduce ModelPolicy and PolicyCatalog by
@adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13751
- feat(hooks): Hook System Orchestration by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9102
- feat(config): add isModelAvailabilityServiceEnabled setting by @adamfweidman
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13777
- chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251125.f6d97d448 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13782
- chore: remove console.error by @adamfweidman in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13779
- fix: Add $schema property to settings.schema.json by @sacrosanctic in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12763
- fix(cli): allow non-GitHub SCP-styled URLs for extension installation by @m0ps
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13800
- fix(resume): allow passing a prompt via stdin while resuming using --resume by
@bl-ue in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13520
- feat(sessions): add /resume slash command to open the session browser by
@bl-ue in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13621
- docs(sessions): add documentation for chat recording and session management by
@bl-ue in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13667
- Fix TypeError: "URL.parse is not a function" for Node.js < v22 by @macarronesc
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13698
- fallback to flash for TerminalQuota errors by @sehoon38 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13791
- Update Code Wiki README badge by @PatoBeltran in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13768
- Add Databricks auth support and custom header option to gemini cli by
@AarushiShah in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/11893
- Update dependency for modelcontextprotocol/sdk to 1.23.0 by @bbiggs in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13827
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 576fda1 to release/v0.19.0-preview.0-pr-14099
[CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14402
- refactor(stdio): always patch stdout and use createWorkingStdio for clean
output by @allenhutchison in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14159
- chore(release): bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251202.2d935b379 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14409
- implement fuzzy search inside settings by @sehoon38 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13864
- feat: enable message bus integration by default by @allenhutchison in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14329
- docs: Recommend using --debug intead of --verbose for CLI debugging by @bbiggs
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14334
- feat: consolidate remote MCP servers to use `url` in config by
@jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13762
- Restrict integration tests tools by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14403
- track github repository names in telemetry events by @IamRiddhi in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13670
- Allow telemetry exporters to GCP to utilize user's login credentials, if
requested by @mboshernitsan in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13778
- refactor(editor): use const assertion for editor types with single source of
truth by @amsminn in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/8604
- fix(security): Fix npm audit vulnerabilities in glob and body-parser by
@afarber in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14090
- Add new enterprise instructions by @chrstnb in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/8641
- feat(hooks): Hook Session Lifecycle & Compression Integration by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14151
- Avoid triggering refreshStatic unless there really is a banner to display. by
@jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14328
- feat(hooks): Hooks Commands Panel, Enable/Disable, and Migrate by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14225
- fix: Bundle default policies for npx distribution by @allenhutchison in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14457
- feat(hooks): Hook System Documentation by @Edilmo in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14307
- Fix tests by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14458
- feat: add scheduled workflow to close stale issues by @galz10 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14404
- feat: Support Extension Hooks with Security Warning by @abhipatel12 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14460
- feat: Add enableAgents experimental flag by @adamfweidman in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14371
- docs: fix typo 'socus' to 'focus' in todos.md by @Viktor286 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14374
- Markdown export: move the emoji to the end of the line by @mhansen in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12278
- fix(acp): prevent unnecessary credential cache clearing on re-authent… by
@h-michael in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9410
- fix(cli): Fix word navigation for CJK characters by @SandyTao520 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14475
- Remove example extension by @chrstnb in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14376
- Add commands for listing and updating per-extension settings by @chrstnb in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12664
- chore(tests): remove obsolete test for hierarchical memory by @pareshjoshij in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13122
- feat(cli): support /copy in remote sessions using OSC52 by @ismellpillows in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13471
- Update setting search UX by @Adib234 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14451
- Fix(cli): Improve Homebrew update instruction to specify gemini-cli by
@DaanVersavel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14502
- do not toggle the setting item when entering space by @sehoon38 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14489
- fix: improve retry logic for fetch errors and network codes by @megha1188 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14439
- remove unused isSearching field by @sehoon38 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14509
- feat(mcp): add `--type` alias for `--transport` flag in gemini mcp add by
@jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14503
- feat(cli): Move key restore logic to core by @cocosheng-g in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13013
- feat: add auto-execute on Enter behavior to argumentless MCP prompts by
@jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14510
- fix(shell): cursor visibility when using interactive mode by @aswinashok44 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14095
- Adding session id as part of json o/p by @MJjainam in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14504
- fix(extensions): resolve GitHub API 415 error for source tarballs by
@jpoehnelt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13319
- fix(client): Correctly latch hasFailedCompressionAttempt flag by @pareshjoshij
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13002
- Disable flaky extension reloading test on linux by @chrstnb in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14528
- Add support for MCP dynamic tool update by `notifications/tools/list_changed`
by @Adib234 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14375
- Fix privacy screen for legacy tier users by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14522
- feat: Exclude maintainer labeled issues from stale issue closer by @galz10 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14532
- Grant chained workflows proper permission. by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14534
- Make trigger_e2e manually fireable. by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14547
- Write e2e status to local repo not forked repo by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14549
- Fixes [API Error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'error')] by
@silviojr in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14553
- Trigger chained e2e tests on all pull requests by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14551
- Fix bug in the shellExecutionService resulting in both truncation and 3X bloat
by @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14545
- Fix issue where we were passing the model content reflecting terminal line
wrapping. by @jacob314 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14566
- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251204.3da4fd5f7 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14476
- feat(sessions): use 1-line generated session summary to describe sessions by
@jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14467
- Use Robot PAT for chained e2e merge queue skipper by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14585
- fix(core): improve API response error handling and retry logic by @mattKorwel
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14563
- Docs: Model routing clarification by @jkcinouye in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14373
- expose previewFeatures flag in a2a by @sehoon38 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14550
- Fix emoji width in debug console. by @jacob314 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14593
- Fully detach autoupgrade process by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14595
- Docs: Update Gemini 3 on Gemini CLI documentation by @jkcinouye in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14601
- Disallow floating promises. by @gundermanc in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14605
- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251207.025e450ac by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14662
- feat(modelAvailabilityService): integrate model availability service into
backend logic by @adamfweidman in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14470
- Add prompt_id propagation in a2a-server task by @koxkox111 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14581
- Fix: Prevent freezing in non-interactive Gemini CLI when debug mode is enabled
by @parthasaradhie in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14580
- fix(audio): improve reading of audio files by @jackwotherspoon in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14658
- Update automated triage workflow to stop assigning priority labels by
@skeshive in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14717
- set failed status when chained e2e fails by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14725
- feat(github action) Triage and Label Pull Requests by Size and Comple… by
@DaanVersavel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/5571
- refactor(telemetry): Improve previous PR that allows telemetry to use the CLI
auth and add testing by @mboshernitsan in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14589
- Always set status in chained_e2e workflow by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14730
- feat: Add OTEL log event `gemini_cli.startup_stats` for startup stats. by
@kevin-ramdass in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14734
- feat: auto-execute on slash command completion functions by @jackwotherspoon
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14584
- Docs: Proper release notes by @jkcinouye in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14405
- Add support for user-scoped extension settings by @chrstnb in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13748
- refactor(core): Improve environment variable handling in shell execution by
@galz10 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14742
- Remove old E2E Workflows by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14749
- fix: handle missing local extension config and skip hooks when disabled by
@abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14744
- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251209.ec9a8c7a7 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14751
- feat: Add support for MCP Resources by @MrLesk in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13178
- Always set pending status in E2E tests by @scidomino in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14756
- fix(lint): upgrade pip and use public pypi for yamllint by @allenhutchison in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14746
- fix: use Gemini API supported image formats for clipboard by @jackwotherspoon
in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14762
- feat(a2a): Introduce restore command for a2a server by @cocosheng-g in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13015
- allow final:true to be returned on a2a server edit calls. by @DavidAPierce in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14747
- (fix) Automated pr labeller by @DaanVersavel in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14788
- Update CODEOWNERS by @kklashtorny1 in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14830
- Docs: Fix errors preventing site rebuild. by @jkcinouye in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14842
- chore(deps): bump express from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14325
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 3f5f030 to release/v0.21.0-preview.0-pr-14843 to patch
version v0.21.0-preview.0 and create version 0.21.0-preview.1 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14851
- fix(patch): cherry-pick ee6556c to release/v0.21.0-preview.1-pr-14691 to patch
version v0.21.0-preview.1 and create version 0.21.0-preview.2 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14908
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 54de675 to release/v0.21.0-preview.2-pr-14961 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14968
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 12cbe32 to release/v0.21.0-preview.3-pr-15000 to patch
version v0.21.0-preview.3 and create version 0.21.0-preview.4 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15003
- fix(patch): cherry-pick edbe548 to release/v0.21.0-preview.4-pr-15007 to patch
version v0.21.0-preview.4 and create version 0.21.0-preview.5 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15015
- fix(patch): cherry-pick 2995af6 to release/v0.21.0-preview.5-pr-15131 to patch
version v0.21.0-preview.5 and create version 0.21.0-preview.6 by
@gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15153
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