chore(release): v0.15.0-preview.4

Co-authored-by: N. Taylor Mullen <ntaylormullen@google.com>

docs/get-started/configuration.md

@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
 #### `useWriteTodos`
 
 - **`useWriteTodos`** (boolean):
-  - **Description:** Enable the write_todos_list tool.
-  - **Default:** `false`
+  - **Description:** Enable the write_todos tool.
+  - **Default:** `true`
 
 #### `security`
 

docs/tools/index.md

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Gemini CLI's built-in tools can be broadly categorized as follows:
 - **[Web Search Tool](./web-search.md) (`google_web_search`):** For searching
   the web.
 - **[Multi-File Read Tool](./multi-file.md) (`read_many_files`):** (Deprecated,
-  will be removed in v0.14.0) A specialized tool for reading content from
+  will be removed in v0.16.0) A specialized tool for reading content from
   multiple files or directories.
 - **[Memory Tool](./memory.md) (`save_memory`):** For saving and recalling
   information across sessions.

docs/tools/multi-file.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Multi File Read Tool (`read_many_files`)
 
-> **Deprecated:** This tool is deprecated and will be removed in v0.14.0. Please
+> **Deprecated:** This tool is deprecated and will be removed in v0.16.0. Please
 > use `read_file` instead. If you need to read multiple files, you can make
 > multiple parallel calls to `read_file`.
 

docs/tools/todos.md

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ This document describes the `write_todos` tool for the Gemini CLI.
 
 The `write_todos` tool allows the Gemini agent to create and manage a list of
 subtasks for complex user requests. This provides you, the user, with greater
-visibility into the agent's plan and its current progress.
+visibility into the agent's plan and its current progress. It also helps with
+alignment where the agent is less likely to lose track of its current goal.
 
 ### Arguments
 
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ write_todos({
 
 ## Important notes
 
-- **Enabling:** This tool is disabled by default. To use it, you must enable it
-  in your `settings.json` file by setting `"useWriteTodos": true`.
+- **Enabling:** This tool is enabled by default. You can disable it in your
+  `settings.json` file by setting `"useWriteTodos": false`.
 
 - **Intended Use:** This tool is primarily used by the agent for complex,
   multi-turn tasks. It is generally not used for simple, single-turn questions.

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-      "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+      "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
       ],
@@ -16960,7 +16960,7 @@
     },
     "packages/a2a-server": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli-a2a-server",
-      "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+      "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@a2a-js/sdk": "^0.3.2",
         "@google-cloud/storage": "^7.16.0",
@@ -17250,7 +17250,7 @@
     },
     "packages/cli": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-      "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+      "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@google/gemini-cli-core": "file:../core",
         "@google/genai": "1.16.0",
@@ -17350,7 +17350,7 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli-core",
-      "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+      "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@google-cloud/logging": "^11.2.1",
         "@google-cloud/opentelemetry-cloud-monitoring-exporter": "^0.21.0",
@@ -17494,7 +17494,7 @@
     },
     "packages/test-utils": {
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli-test-utils",
-      "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+      "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "typescript": "^5.3.3"
@@ -17505,7 +17505,7 @@
     },
     "packages/vscode-ide-companion": {
       "name": "gemini-cli-vscode-ide-companion",
-      "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+      "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
       "license": "LICENSE",
       "dependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.15.1",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20.0.0"
   },
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli.git"
   },
   "config": {
-    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7"
+    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.15.0-preview.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node scripts/start.js",

packages/a2a-server/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli-a2a-server",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "description": "Gemini CLI A2A Server",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "description": "Gemini CLI",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "config": {
-    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7"
+    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.15.0-preview.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google/gemini-cli-core": "file:../core",

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts

@@ -1080,8 +1080,8 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
     label: 'Use Write Todos',
     category: 'Advanced',
     requiresRestart: false,
-    default: false,
-    description: 'Enable the write_todos_list tool.',
+    default: true,
+    description: 'Enable the write_todos tool.',
     showInDialog: false,
   },
   security: {

packages/cli/src/ui/components/AsciiArt.ts

@@ -36,3 +36,42 @@ export const tinyAsciiLogo = `
  ███░      ░░█████████ 
 ░░░         ░░░░░░░░░  
 `;
+
+export const shortAsciiLogoIde = `
+     ░░░░░░░░░  ░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░ ░░░░░
+    ░░░     ░░░ ░░░        ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░  ░░░  ░░░░░░   ░░░░░  ░░░
+    ░░░         ░░░        ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░  ░░░  ░░░ ░░░  ░░░    ░░░
+   █████████░░██████████ ██████ ░░██████░█████░██████ ░░█████ █████░
+  ███░░   ███░███░░      ██████  ░██████░░███░░██████  ░█████  ███░░
+  ███░░     ░░███░░      ███░███ ███ ███░░███░░███░███  ███░░  ███░░
+  ███░░░░████░██████░░░░░███░░█████  ███░░███░░███░░███ ███░░░ ███░░░
+  ███     ███ ███        ███   ███   ███  ███  ███   ██████    ███
+  ███     ███ ███        ███         ███  ███  ███    █████    ███
+   █████████  ██████████ ███         ███ █████ ███     █████  █████
+`;
+
+export const longAsciiLogoIde = `
+   ░░░            ░░░░░░░░░  ░░░░░░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░ ░░░░░ ░░░░░░   ░░░░░ ░░░░░
+     ░░░         ░░░     ░░░ ░░░        ░░░░░░   ░░░░░░  ░░░  ░░░░░░   ░░░░░  ░░░
+       ░░░      ░░░          ░░░        ░░░ ░░░ ░░░ ░░░  ░░░  ░░░ ░░░  ░░░    ░░░
+ ███     ░░░    █████████░░██████████ ██████ ░░██████░█████░██████ ░░█████ █████░
+   ███ ░░░     ███░    ███░███░░      ██████  ░██████░░███░░██████  ░█████  ███░░
+     ███      ███░░░     ░░███░░      ███░███ ███ ███░░███░░███░███  ███░░  ███░░
+   ░░░ ███    ███ ░░░█████░██████░░░░░███░░█████  ███░░███░░███░░███ ███░░░ ███░░░
+     ███      ███      ███ ███        ███   ███   ███  ███  ███   ██████    ███
+   ███         ███     ███ ███        ███         ███  ███  ███    █████    ███
+ ███            █████████  ██████████ ███         ███ █████ ███     █████  █████
+`;
+
+export const tinyAsciiLogoIde = `
+   ░░░         ░░░░░░░░░
+     ░░░      ░░░     ░░░
+       ░░░    ░░░
+ ███     ░░░ █████████░░░
+   ███ ░░░  ███░░   ███░░
+     ███    ███░░     ░░░
+   ░░░ ███  ███░░░░████░
+     ███    ███     ███
+   ███      ███     ███
+ ███         █████████ 
+`;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.test.tsx

@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ import { render } from '../../test-utils/render.js';
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, type Mock } from 'vitest';
 import { Header } from './Header.js';
 import * as useTerminalSize from '../hooks/useTerminalSize.js';
-import { longAsciiLogo } from './AsciiArt.js';
+import { longAsciiLogo, longAsciiLogoIde } from './AsciiArt.js';
 import * as semanticColors from '../semantic-colors.js';
+import * as terminalSetup from '../utils/terminalSetup.js';
 import { Text } from 'ink';
 import type React from 'react';
 
 vi.mock('../hooks/useTerminalSize.js');
+vi.mock('../utils/terminalSetup.js', () => ({
+  getTerminalProgram: vi.fn(),
+}));
 vi.mock('ink-gradient', () => {
   const MockGradient = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
     <>{children}</>
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ vi.mock('ink', async () => {
 describe('<Header />', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.mocked(terminalSetup.getTerminalProgram).mockReturnValue(null);
   });
 
   it('renders the long logo on a wide terminal', () => {
@@ -50,6 +55,22 @@ describe('<Header />', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('uses the IDE logo when running in an IDE', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(useTerminalSize, 'useTerminalSize').mockReturnValue({
+      columns: 120,
+      rows: 20,
+    });
+    vi.mocked(terminalSetup.getTerminalProgram).mockReturnValue('vscode');
+
+    render(<Header version="1.0.0" nightly={false} />);
+    expect(Text).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        children: longAsciiLogoIde,
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('renders custom ASCII art when provided', () => {
     const customArt = 'CUSTOM ART';
     render(
@@ -63,6 +84,20 @@ describe('<Header />', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('renders custom ASCII art as is when running in an IDE', () => {
+    const customArt = 'CUSTOM ART';
+    vi.mocked(terminalSetup.getTerminalProgram).mockReturnValue('vscode');
+    render(
+      <Header version="1.0.0" nightly={false} customAsciiArt={customArt} />,
+    );
+    expect(Text).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        children: customArt,
+      }),
+      undefined,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('displays the version number when nightly is true', () => {
     render(<Header version="1.0.0" nightly={true} />);
     const textCalls = (Text as Mock).mock.calls;

packages/cli/src/ui/components/Header.tsx

@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ import type React from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import Gradient from 'ink-gradient';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
-import { shortAsciiLogo, longAsciiLogo, tinyAsciiLogo } from './AsciiArt.js';
+import {
+  shortAsciiLogo,
+  longAsciiLogo,
+  tinyAsciiLogo,
+  shortAsciiLogoIde,
+  longAsciiLogoIde,
+  tinyAsciiLogoIde,
+} from './AsciiArt.js';
 import { getAsciiArtWidth } from '../utils/textUtils.js';
 import { useTerminalSize } from '../hooks/useTerminalSize.js';
+import { getTerminalProgram } from '../utils/terminalSetup.js';
 
 interface HeaderProps {
   customAsciiArt?: string; // For user-defined ASCII art
@@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
   nightly,
 }) => {
   const { columns: terminalWidth } = useTerminalSize();
+  const isIde = getTerminalProgram();
   let displayTitle;
   const widthOfLongLogo = getAsciiArtWidth(longAsciiLogo);
   const widthOfShortLogo = getAsciiArtWidth(shortAsciiLogo);
@@ -51,11 +60,11 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
   if (customAsciiArt) {
     displayTitle = customAsciiArt;
   } else if (terminalWidth >= widthOfLongLogo) {
-    displayTitle = longAsciiLogo;
+    displayTitle = isIde ? longAsciiLogoIde : longAsciiLogo;
   } else if (terminalWidth >= widthOfShortLogo) {
-    displayTitle = shortAsciiLogo;
+    displayTitle = isIde ? shortAsciiLogoIde : shortAsciiLogo;
   } else {
-    displayTitle = tinyAsciiLogo;
+    displayTitle = isIde ? tinyAsciiLogoIde : tinyAsciiLogo;
   }
 
   const artWidth = getAsciiArtWidth(displayTitle);

packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/Todo.test.tsx

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const createTodoHistoryItem = (todos: Todo[]): HistoryItem =>
     id: '1',
     tools: [
       {
-        name: 'write_todos_list',
+        name: 'write_todos',
         callId: 'tool-1',
         status: ToolCallStatus.Success,
         resultDisplay: {

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePhraseCycler.ts

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const INFORMATIVE_TIPS = [
   'Set the number of lines to keep when truncating outputs (/settings)...',
   'Enable policy-based tool confirmation via message bus (/settings)...',
   'Enable smart-edit tool for more precise editing (/settings)...',
-  'Enable write_todos_list tool to generate task lists (/settings)...',
+  'Enable write_todos tool to generate task lists (/settings)...',
   'Enable model routing based on complexity (/settings)...',
   'Enable experimental subagents for task delegation (/settings)...',
   //Settings tips end here

packages/cli/src/ui/utils/terminalSetup.ts

@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ export interface TerminalSetupResult {
 
 type SupportedTerminal = 'vscode' | 'cursor' | 'windsurf';
 
-// Terminal detection
-async function detectTerminal(): Promise<SupportedTerminal | null> {
+export function getTerminalProgram(): SupportedTerminal | null {
   const termProgram = process.env['TERM_PROGRAM'];
 
   // Check VS Code and its forks - check forks first to avoid false positives
@@ -75,6 +74,15 @@ async function detectTerminal(): Promise<SupportedTerminal | null> {
   if (termProgram === 'vscode' || process.env['VSCODE_GIT_IPC_HANDLE']) {
     return 'vscode';
   }
+  return null;
+}
+
+// Terminal detection
+async function detectTerminal(): Promise<SupportedTerminal | null> {
+  const envTerminal = getTerminalProgram();
+  if (envTerminal) {
+    return envTerminal;
+  }
 
   // Check parent process name
   if (os.platform() !== 'win32') {

packages/core/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli-core",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "description": "Gemini CLI Core",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

packages/core/src/config/config.ts

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ export class Config {
       params.truncateToolOutputLines ?? DEFAULT_TRUNCATE_TOOL_OUTPUT_LINES;
     this.enableToolOutputTruncation = params.enableToolOutputTruncation ?? true;
     this.useSmartEdit = params.useSmartEdit ?? true;
-    this.useWriteTodos = params.useWriteTodos ?? false;
+    this.useWriteTodos = params.useWriteTodos ?? true;
     this.initialUseModelRouter = params.useModelRouter ?? false;
     this.useModelRouter = this.initialUseModelRouter;
     this.disableModelRouterForAuth = params.disableModelRouterForAuth ?? [];
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export class Config {
         if (list.includes(tool.name) || list.includes(tool.alternateName)) {
           coreEvents.emitFeedback(
             'warning',
-            `The tool '${tool.name}' (or '${tool.alternateName}') specified in '${listName}' is deprecated and will be removed in v0.14.0.`,
+            `The tool '${tool.name}' (or '${tool.alternateName}') specified in '${listName}' is deprecated and will be removed in v0.16.0.`,
           );
         }
       }

packages/core/src/tools/write-todos.ts

@@ -173,14 +173,48 @@ export class WriteTodosTool extends BaseDeclarativeTool<
                 },
               },
               required: ['description', 'status'],
+              additionalProperties: false,
             },
           },
         },
         required: ['todos'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
       },
     );
   }
 
+  override get schema() {
+    return {
+      name: this.name,
+      description: this.description,
+      parametersJsonSchema: this.parameterSchema,
+      responseJsonSchema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          todos: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'object',
+              properties: {
+                description: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                },
+                status: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                  enum: TODO_STATUSES,
+                },
+              },
+              required: ['description', 'status'],
+              additionalProperties: false,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['todos'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   protected override validateToolParamValues(
     params: WriteTodosToolParams,
   ): string | null {

packages/test-utils/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli-test-utils",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "private": true,
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",

packages/vscode-ide-companion/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "gemini-cli-vscode-ide-companion",
   "displayName": "Gemini CLI Companion",
   "description": "Enable Gemini CLI with direct access to your IDE workspace.",
-  "version": "0.15.0-nightly.20251111.51f952e7",
+  "version": "0.15.0-preview.4",
   "publisher": "google",
   "icon": "assets/icon.png",
   "repository": {

schemas/settings.schema.json

@@ -978,9 +978,9 @@
     },
     "useWriteTodos": {
       "title": "Use Write Todos",
-      "description": "Enable the write_todos_list tool.",
-      "markdownDescription": "Enable the write_todos_list tool.\n\n- Category: `Advanced`\n- Requires restart: `no`\n- Default: `false`",
-      "default": false,
+      "description": "Enable the write_todos tool.",
+      "markdownDescription": "Enable the write_todos tool.\n\n- Category: `Advanced`\n- Requires restart: `no`\n- Default: `true`",
+      "default": true,
       "type": "boolean"
     },
     "security": {