diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59498349e3..0bd6785408 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8085,9 +8085,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ink": {
-      "version": "6.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ink/-/ink-6.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LN1f+/D8KKqMqRux08fIfA9wsEAJ9Bu9CiI3L6ih7bnqNSDUXT/JVJ0rUIc4NkjPiPaeI3BVNREcLYLz9ePSEg==",
+      "version": "6.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ink/-/ink-6.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fQkfEJjKbLXIcVWEE3MvpYSnwtbbmRsmeNDNz1pIuOFlwE+UF2gsy228J36OXKZGWJWZJKUigphBSqCNMcARtg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@alcalzone/ansi-tokenize": "^0.2.0",
@@ -8104,7 +8104,6 @@
         "is-in-ci": "^2.0.0",
         "patch-console": "^2.0.0",
         "react-reconciler": "^0.32.0",
-        "scheduler": "^0.26.0",
         "signal-exit": "^3.0.7",
         "slice-ansi": "^7.1.0",
         "stack-utils": "^2.0.6",
@@ -14519,7 +14518,7 @@
         "dotenv": "^17.1.0",
         "glob": "^10.4.1",
         "highlight.js": "^11.11.1",
-        "ink": "^6.1.1",
+        "ink": "^6.2.3",
         "ink-gradient": "^3.0.0",
         "ink-spinner": "^5.0.0",
         "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
@@ -14529,6 +14528,7 @@
         "react": "^19.1.0",
         "read-package-up": "^11.0.0",
         "shell-quote": "^1.8.3",
+        "simple-git": "^3.28.0",
         "string-width": "^7.1.0",
         "strip-ansi": "^7.1.0",
         "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
@@ -14692,6 +14692,7 @@
       "version": "0.2.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@google/genai": "1.13.0",
+        "@lvce-editor/ripgrep": "^1.6.0",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": "^0.203.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 55e467ab94..a4f4ac0506 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^17.1.0",
     "glob": "^10.4.1",
     "highlight.js": "^11.11.1",
-    "ink": "^6.1.1",
+    "ink": "^6.2.3",
     "ink-gradient": "^3.0.0",
     "ink-spinner": "^5.0.0",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
index 2cbeb00975..b36da1a0af 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/config.ts
@@ -483,10 +483,10 @@ export async function loadCliConfig(
   }
 
   const sandboxConfig = await loadSandboxConfig(settings, argv);
-
-  // The screen reader argument takes precedence over the accessibility setting.
   const screenReader =
-    argv.screenReader ?? settings.ui?.accessibility?.screenReader ?? false;
+    argv.screenReader !== undefined
+      ? argv.screenReader
+      : (settings.ui?.accessibility?.screenReader ?? false);
   return new Config({
     sessionId,
     embeddingModel: DEFAULT_GEMINI_EMBEDDING_MODEL,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx
index f4ed235f8f..caf774e2a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@
  */
 
 import type React from 'react';
-import { Text } from 'ink';
+import { Text, useIsScreenReaderEnabled } from 'ink';
 import Spinner from 'ink-spinner';
 import type { SpinnerName } from 'cli-spinners';
 import { useStreamingContext } from '../contexts/StreamingContext.js';
 import { StreamingState } from '../types.js';
+import {
+  SCREEN_READER_LOADING,
+  SCREEN_READER_RESPONDING,
+} from '../textConstants.js';
 
 interface GeminiRespondingSpinnerProps {
   /**
@@ -24,11 +28,19 @@ export const GeminiRespondingSpinner: React.FC<
   GeminiRespondingSpinnerProps
 > = ({ nonRespondingDisplay, spinnerType = 'dots' }) => {
   const streamingState = useStreamingContext();
-
+  const isScreenReaderEnabled = useIsScreenReaderEnabled();
   if (streamingState === StreamingState.Responding) {
-    return <Spinner type={spinnerType} />;
+    return isScreenReaderEnabled ? (
+      <Text>{SCREEN_READER_RESPONDING}</Text>
+    ) : (
+      <Spinner type={spinnerType} />
+    );
   } else if (nonRespondingDisplay) {
-    return <Text>{nonRespondingDisplay}</Text>;
+    return isScreenReaderEnabled ? (
+      <Text>{SCREEN_READER_LOADING}</Text>
+    ) : (
+      <Text>{nonRespondingDisplay}</Text>
+    );
   }
   return null;
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/InputPrompt.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/InputPrompt.tsx
index 09897885a2..59516489b8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/InputPrompt.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/InputPrompt.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   cleanupOldClipboardImages,
 } from '../utils/clipboardUtils.js';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
-import { SCREEN_READER_USER_PREFIX } from '../constants.js';
+import { SCREEN_READER_USER_PREFIX } from '../textConstants.js';
 
 export interface InputPromptProps {
   buffer: TextBuffer;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/CompressionMessage.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/CompressionMessage.tsx
index 993ec3039b..7663172e23 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/CompressionMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/CompressionMessage.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import type { CompressionProps } from '../../types.js';
 import Spinner from 'ink-spinner';
 import { Colors } from '../../colors.js';
-import { SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX } from '../../constants.js';
+import { SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX } from '../../textConstants.js';
 
 export interface CompressionDisplayProps {
   compression: CompressionProps;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DiffRenderer.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DiffRenderer.tsx
index 33a566b984..f855c97f56 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DiffRenderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/DiffRenderer.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import type React from 'react';
-import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text, useIsScreenReaderEnabled } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../../colors.js';
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import { colorizeCode, colorizeLine } from '../../utils/CodeColorizer.js';
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export const DiffRenderer: React.FC<DiffRendererProps> = ({
   terminalWidth,
   theme,
 }) => {
+  const screenReaderEnabled = useIsScreenReaderEnabled();
   if (!diffContent || typeof diffContent !== 'string') {
     return <Text color={Colors.AccentYellow}>No diff content.</Text>;
   }
@@ -120,6 +121,17 @@ export const DiffRenderer: React.FC<DiffRendererProps> = ({
       </Box>
     );
   }
+  if (screenReaderEnabled) {
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column">
+        {parsedLines.map((line, index) => (
+          <Text key={index}>
+            {line.type}: {line.content}
+          </Text>
+        ))}
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
 
   // Check if the diff represents a new file (only additions and header lines)
   const isNewFile = parsedLines.every(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/GeminiMessage.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/GeminiMessage.tsx
index 3476a44d21..9473c12885 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/GeminiMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/GeminiMessage.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type React from 'react';
 import { Text, Box } from 'ink';
 import { MarkdownDisplay } from '../../utils/MarkdownDisplay.js';
 import { Colors } from '../../colors.js';
-import { SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX } from '../../constants.js';
+import { SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX } from '../../textConstants.js';
 
 interface GeminiMessageProps {
   text: string;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx
index 203ab9867f..c4e5b6baf4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/ToolMessage.tsx
@@ -129,18 +129,22 @@ const ToolStatusIndicator: React.FC<ToolStatusIndicatorProps> = ({
       />
     )}
     {status === ToolCallStatus.Success && (
-      <Text color={Colors.AccentGreen}>{TOOL_STATUS.SUCCESS}</Text>
+      <Text color={Colors.AccentGreen} aria-label={'Success:'}>
+        {TOOL_STATUS.SUCCESS}
+      </Text>
     )}
     {status === ToolCallStatus.Confirming && (
-      <Text color={Colors.AccentYellow}>{TOOL_STATUS.CONFIRMING}</Text>
+      <Text color={Colors.AccentYellow} aria-label={'Confirming:'}>
+        {TOOL_STATUS.CONFIRMING}
+      </Text>
     )}
     {status === ToolCallStatus.Canceled && (
-      <Text color={Colors.AccentYellow} bold>
+      <Text color={Colors.AccentYellow} aria-label={'Canceled:'} bold>
         {TOOL_STATUS.CANCELED}
       </Text>
     )}
     {status === ToolCallStatus.Error && (
-      <Text color={Colors.AccentRed} bold>
+      <Text color={Colors.AccentRed} aria-label={'Error:'} bold>
         {TOOL_STATUS.ERROR}
       </Text>
     )}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/UserMessage.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/UserMessage.tsx
index a05964f344..4f279a747f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/UserMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/UserMessage.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import type React from 'react';
 import { Text, Box } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../../colors.js';
-import { SCREEN_READER_USER_PREFIX } from '../../constants.js';
+import { SCREEN_READER_USER_PREFIX } from '../../textConstants.js';
 import { isSlashCommand as checkIsSlashCommand } from '../../utils/commandUtils.js';
 
 interface UserMessageProps {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.tsx
index 921c954a1e..719d263b96 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/shared/RadioButtonSelect.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
   const [scrollOffset, setScrollOffset] = useState(0);
   const [numberInput, setNumberInput] = useState('');
   const numberInputTimer = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const newScrollOffset = Math.max(
       0,
@@ -195,7 +194,10 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
         return (
           <Box key={item.label} alignItems="center">
             <Box minWidth={2} flexShrink={0}>
-              <Text color={isSelected ? Colors.AccentGreen : Colors.Foreground}>
+              <Text
+                color={isSelected ? Colors.AccentGreen : Colors.Foreground}
+                aria-hidden
+              >
                 {isSelected ? '●' : ' '}
               </Text>
             </Box>
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ export function RadioButtonSelect<T>({
               marginRight={1}
               flexShrink={0}
               minWidth={itemNumberText.length}
+              aria-state={{ checked: isSelected }}
             >
               <Text color={numberColor}>{itemNumberText}</Text>
             </Box>
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/constants.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/constants.ts
index 38a0f16248..9c95a29d10 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/constants.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ export const STREAM_DEBOUNCE_MS = 100;
 
 export const SHELL_COMMAND_NAME = 'Shell Command';
 
-export const SCREEN_READER_USER_PREFIX = 'User: ';
-
-export const SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX = 'Model: ';
-
 // Tool status symbols used in ToolMessage component
 export const TOOL_STATUS = {
   SUCCESS: '✓',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53236cfed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+export const SCREEN_READER_USER_PREFIX = 'User: ';
+
+export const SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX = 'Model: ';
+
+export const SCREEN_READER_LOADING = 'loading';
+
+export const SCREEN_READER_RESPONDING = 'responding';