chore(release): v0.17.1

Co-authored-by: Jacob Richman <jacob314@gmail.com>

docs/get-started/configuration.md

@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
 - **`general.previewFeatures`** (boolean):
   - **Description:** Enable preview features (e.g., preview models).
   - **Default:** `false`
-  - **Requires restart:** Yes
 
 - **`general.preferredEditor`** (string):
   - **Description:** The preferred editor to open files in.
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
 - **`ui.useAlternateBuffer`** (boolean):
   - **Description:** Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell
     history.
-  - **Default:** `true`
+  - **Default:** `false`
   - **Requires restart:** Yes
 
 - **`ui.incrementalRendering`** (boolean):
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ their corresponding top-level category object in your `settings.json` file.
 - **`model.compressionThreshold`** (number):
   - **Description:** The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context
     compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3).
-  - **Default:** `0.7`
+  - **Default:** `0.5`
   - **Requires restart:** Yes
 
 - **`model.skipNextSpeakerCheck`** (boolean):

integration-tests/test-helper.ts

@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ export class TestRig {
           selectedType: 'gemini-api-key',
         },
       },
+      ui: {
+        useAlternateBuffer: true,
+      },
       model: DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
       sandbox:
         env['GEMINI_SANDBOX'] !== 'false' ? env['GEMINI_SANDBOX'] : false,

package-lock.json

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-      "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+      "version": "0.17.1",
       "dependencies": {
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       "dependencies": {
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-      "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
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-      "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+      "version": "0.17.1",
       "license": "LICENSE",
       "dependencies": {
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package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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-  "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "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:0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5"
+    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.17.1"
   },
   "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": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "description": "Gemini CLI A2A Server",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
-  "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "description": "Gemini CLI",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "config": {
-    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5"
+    "sandboxImageUri": "us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.17.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google/gemini-cli-core": "file:../core",

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.test.ts

@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ describe('SettingsSchema', () => {
       ).toBe(false);
       expect(
         getSettingsSchema().general.properties.previewFeatures.requiresRestart,
-      ).toBe(true);
+      ).toBe(false);
       expect(
         getSettingsSchema().general.properties.previewFeatures.showInDialog,
       ).toBe(true);

packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
         type: 'boolean',
         label: 'Preview Features (e.g., models)',
         category: 'General',
-        requiresRestart: true,
+        requiresRestart: false,
         default: false,
         description: 'Enable preview features (e.g., preview models).',
         showInDialog: true,
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
         label: 'Use Alternate Screen Buffer',
         category: 'UI',
         requiresRestart: true,
-        default: true,
+        default: false,
         description:
           'Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell history.',
         showInDialog: true,
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ const SETTINGS_SCHEMA = {
         label: 'Compression Threshold',
         category: 'Model',
         requiresRestart: true,
-        default: 0.7 as number,
+        default: 0.5 as number,
         description:
           'The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3).',
         showInDialog: true,

packages/cli/src/gemini.test.tsx

@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ describe('startInteractiveUI', () => {
     merged: {
       ui: {
         hideWindowTitle: false,
+        useAlternateBuffer: true,
       },
     },
   } as LoadedSettings;

packages/cli/src/test-utils/render.tsx

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export const renderWithProviders = (
     width,
     mouseEventsEnabled = false,
     config = configProxy as unknown as Config,
-    useAlternateBuffer,
+    useAlternateBuffer = true,
   }: {
     shellFocus?: boolean;
     settings?: LoadedSettings;

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.test.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   setupGithubCommand,
   updateGitignore,
   GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS,
+  GITHUB_COMMANDS_PATHS,
 } from './setupGithubCommand.js';
 import type { CommandContext, ToolActionReturn } from './types.js';
 import * as commandUtils from '../utils/commandUtils.js';
@@ -56,11 +57,16 @@ describe('setupGithubCommand', async () => {
     const fakeReleaseVersion = 'v1.2.3';
 
     const workflows = GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS.map((p) => path.basename(p));
-    for (const workflow of workflows) {
-      vi.mocked(global.fetch).mockReturnValueOnce(
-        Promise.resolve(new Response(workflow)),
-      );
-    }
+    const commands = GITHUB_COMMANDS_PATHS.map((p) => path.basename(p));
+
+    vi.mocked(global.fetch).mockImplementation(async (url) => {
+      const filename = path.basename(url.toString());
+      return new Response(filename, {
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+      });
+    });
 
     vi.mocked(gitUtils.isGitHubRepository).mockReturnValueOnce(true);
     vi.mocked(gitUtils.getGitRepoRoot).mockReturnValueOnce(fakeRepoRoot);
@@ -102,6 +108,12 @@ describe('setupGithubCommand', async () => {
       expect(contents).toContain(workflow);
     }
 
+    for (const command of commands) {
+      const commandFile = path.join(scratchDir, '.github', 'commands', command);
+      const contents = await fs.readFile(commandFile, 'utf8');
+      expect(contents).toContain(command);
+    }
+
     // Verify that .gitignore was created with the expected entries
     const gitignorePath = path.join(scratchDir, '.gitignore');
     const gitignoreExists = await fs
@@ -116,6 +128,32 @@ describe('setupGithubCommand', async () => {
       expect(gitignoreContent).toContain('gha-creds-*.json');
     }
   });
+
+  it('throws an error when download fails', async () => {
+    const fakeRepoRoot = scratchDir;
+    const fakeReleaseVersion = 'v1.2.3';
+
+    vi.mocked(global.fetch).mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response('Not Found', {
+        status: 404,
+        statusText: 'Not Found',
+      }),
+    );
+
+    vi.mocked(gitUtils.isGitHubRepository).mockReturnValueOnce(true);
+    vi.mocked(gitUtils.getGitRepoRoot).mockReturnValueOnce(fakeRepoRoot);
+    vi.mocked(gitUtils.getLatestGitHubRelease).mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      fakeReleaseVersion,
+    );
+    vi.mocked(gitUtils.getGitHubRepoInfo).mockReturnValue({
+      owner: 'fake',
+      repo: 'repo',
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      setupGithubCommand.action?.({} as CommandContext, ''),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/Invalid response code downloading.*404 - Not Found/);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('updateGitignore', () => {

packages/cli/src/ui/commands/setupGithubCommand.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ export const GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS = [
   'pr-review/gemini-review.yml',
 ];
 
+export const GITHUB_COMMANDS_PATHS = [
+  'gemini-assistant/gemini-invoke.toml',
+  'issue-triage/gemini-scheduled-triage.toml',
+  'issue-triage/gemini-triage.toml',
+  'pr-review/gemini-review.toml',
+];
+
+const REPO_DOWNLOAD_URL =
+  'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli';
+const SOURCE_DIR = 'examples/workflows';
 // Generate OS-specific commands to open the GitHub pages needed for setup.
 function getOpenUrlsCommands(readmeUrl: string): string[] {
   // Determine the OS-specific command to open URLs, ex: 'open', 'xdg-open', etc
@@ -90,6 +100,105 @@ export async function updateGitignore(gitRepoRoot: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+async function downloadFiles({
+  paths,
+  releaseTag,
+  targetDir,
+  proxy,
+  abortController,
+}: {
+  paths: string[];
+  releaseTag: string;
+  targetDir: string;
+  proxy: string | undefined;
+  abortController: AbortController;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const downloads = [];
+  for (const fileBasename of paths) {
+    downloads.push(
+      (async () => {
+        const endpoint = `${REPO_DOWNLOAD_URL}/refs/tags/${releaseTag}/${SOURCE_DIR}/${fileBasename}`;
+        const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
+          method: 'GET',
+          dispatcher: proxy ? new ProxyAgent(proxy) : undefined,
+          signal: AbortSignal.any([
+            AbortSignal.timeout(30_000),
+            abortController.signal,
+          ]),
+        } as RequestInit);
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Invalid response code downloading ${endpoint}: ${response.status} - ${response.statusText}`,
+          );
+        }
+        const body = response.body;
+        if (!body) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `Empty body while downloading ${endpoint}: ${response.status} - ${response.statusText}`,
+          );
+        }
+
+        const destination = path.resolve(
+          targetDir,
+          path.basename(fileBasename),
+        );
+
+        const fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(destination, {
+          mode: 0o644, // -rw-r--r--, user(rw), group(r), other(r)
+          flags: 'w', // write and overwrite
+          flush: true,
+        });
+
+        await body.pipeTo(Writable.toWeb(fileStream));
+      })(),
+    );
+  }
+
+  await Promise.all(downloads).finally(() => {
+    abortController.abort();
+  });
+}
+
+async function createDirectory(dirPath: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(dirPath, { recursive: true });
+  } catch (_error) {
+    debugLogger.debug(`Failed to create ${dirPath} directory:`, _error);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unable to create ${dirPath} directory. Do you have file permissions in the current directory?`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+async function downloadSetupFiles({
+  configs,
+  releaseTag,
+  proxy,
+}: {
+  configs: Array<{ paths: string[]; targetDir: string }>;
+  releaseTag: string;
+  proxy: string | undefined;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await Promise.all(
+      configs.map(({ paths, targetDir }) => {
+        const abortController = new AbortController();
+        return downloadFiles({
+          paths,
+          releaseTag,
+          targetDir,
+          proxy,
+          abortController,
+        });
+      }),
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    debugLogger.debug('Failed to download required setup files: ', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 export const setupGithubCommand: SlashCommand = {
   name: 'setup-github',
   description: 'Set up GitHub Actions',
@@ -97,8 +206,6 @@ export const setupGithubCommand: SlashCommand = {
   action: async (
     context: CommandContext,
   ): Promise<SlashCommandActionReturn> => {
-    const abortController = new AbortController();
-
     if (!isGitHubRepository()) {
       throw new Error(
         'Unable to determine the GitHub repository. /setup-github must be run from a git repository.',
@@ -121,68 +228,21 @@ export const setupGithubCommand: SlashCommand = {
     const releaseTag = await getLatestGitHubRelease(proxy);
     const readmeUrl = `https://github.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/blob/${releaseTag}/README.md#quick-start`;
 
-    // Create the .github/workflows directory to download the files into
-    const githubWorkflowsDir = path.join(gitRepoRoot, '.github', 'workflows');
-    try {
-      await fs.promises.mkdir(githubWorkflowsDir, { recursive: true });
-    } catch (_error) {
-      debugLogger.debug(
-        `Failed to create ${githubWorkflowsDir} directory:`,
-        _error,
-      );
-      throw new Error(
-        `Unable to create ${githubWorkflowsDir} directory. Do you have file permissions in the current directory?`,
-      );
-    }
+    // Create workflows directory
+    const workflowsDir = path.join(gitRepoRoot, '.github', 'workflows');
+    await createDirectory(workflowsDir);
 
-    // Download each workflow in parallel - there aren't enough files to warrant
-    // a full workerpool model here.
-    const downloads = [];
-    for (const workflow of GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS) {
-      downloads.push(
-        (async () => {
-          const endpoint = `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/refs/tags/${releaseTag}/examples/workflows/${workflow}`;
-          const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
-            method: 'GET',
-            dispatcher: proxy ? new ProxyAgent(proxy) : undefined,
-            signal: AbortSignal.any([
-              AbortSignal.timeout(30_000),
-              abortController.signal,
-            ]),
-          } as RequestInit);
+    // Create commands directory
+    const commandsDir = path.join(gitRepoRoot, '.github', 'commands');
+    await createDirectory(commandsDir);
 
-          if (!response.ok) {
-            throw new Error(
-              `Invalid response code downloading ${endpoint}: ${response.status} - ${response.statusText}`,
-            );
-          }
-          const body = response.body;
-          if (!body) {
-            throw new Error(
-              `Empty body while downloading ${endpoint}: ${response.status} - ${response.statusText}`,
-            );
-          }
-
-          const destination = path.resolve(
-            githubWorkflowsDir,
-            path.basename(workflow),
-          );
-
-          const fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(destination, {
-            mode: 0o644, // -rw-r--r--, user(rw), group(r), other(r)
-            flags: 'w', // write and overwrite
-            flush: true,
-          });
-
-          await body.pipeTo(Writable.toWeb(fileStream));
-        })(),
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Wait for all downloads to complete
-    await Promise.all(downloads).finally(() => {
-      // Stop existing downloads
-      abortController.abort();
+    await downloadSetupFiles({
+      configs: [
+        { paths: GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS, targetDir: workflowsDir },
+        { paths: GITHUB_COMMANDS_PATHS, targetDir: commandsDir },
+      ],
+      releaseTag,
+      proxy,
     });
 
     // Add entries to .gitignore file
@@ -192,7 +252,7 @@ export const setupGithubCommand: SlashCommand = {
     const commands = [];
     commands.push('set -eEuo pipefail');
     commands.push(
-      `echo "Successfully downloaded ${GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS.length} workflows and updated .gitignore. Follow the steps in ${readmeUrl} (skipping the /setup-github step) to complete setup."`,
+      `echo "Successfully downloaded ${GITHUB_WORKFLOW_PATHS.length} workflows , ${GITHUB_COMMANDS_PATHS.length} commands and updated .gitignore. Follow the steps in ${readmeUrl} (skipping the /setup-github step) to complete setup."`,
     );
     commands.push(...getOpenUrlsCommands(readmeUrl));
 

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

@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export const DialogManager = ({
           onSelect={() => uiActions.closeSettingsDialog()}
           onRestartRequest={() => process.exit(0)}
           availableTerminalHeight={terminalHeight - staticExtraHeight}
+          config={config}
         />
       </Box>
     );

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

@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ import {
 } from '../../config/settingsSchema.js';
 import { debugLogger } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { keyMatchers, Command } from '../keyMatchers.js';
+import type { Config } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
 interface SettingsDialogProps {
   settings: LoadedSettings;
   onSelect: (settingName: string | undefined, scope: SettingScope) => void;
   onRestartRequest?: () => void;
   availableTerminalHeight?: number;
+  config?: Config;
 }
 
 const maxItemsToShow = 8;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
   onSelect,
   onRestartRequest,
   availableTerminalHeight,
+  config,
 }: SettingsDialogProps): React.JSX.Element {
   // Get vim mode context to sync vim mode changes
   const { vimEnabled, toggleVimEnabled } = useVimMode();
@@ -208,6 +211,10 @@ export function SettingsDialog({
               next.delete(key);
               return next;
             });
+
+            if (key === 'general.previewFeatures') {
+              config?.setPreviewFeatures(newValue as boolean);
+            }
           } else {
             // For restart-required settings, track as modified
             setModifiedSettings((prev) => {

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

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useSettings } from '../contexts/SettingsContext.js';
 import type { LoadedSettings } from '../../config/settings.js';
 
 export const isAlternateBufferEnabled = (settings: LoadedSettings): boolean =>
-  settings.merged.ui?.useAlternateBuffer !== false;
+  settings.merged.ui?.useAlternateBuffer === true;
 
 export const useAlternateBuffer = (): boolean => {
   const settings = useSettings();

packages/core/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli-core",
-  "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "description": "Gemini CLI Core",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

packages/core/src/routing/modelRouterService.ts

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class ModelRouterService {
       if (
         decision.model === DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL &&
         this.config.getPreviewFeatures() &&
-        decision.metadata.source !== 'override'
+        !decision.metadata.source.includes('override')
       ) {
         // We ALWAYS attempt to upgrade to Preview Model here.
         // If we are in fallback mode, the 'previewModelBypassMode' flag (handled in handler.ts/geminiChat.ts)

packages/core/src/services/chatCompressionService.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { getInitialChatHistory } from '../utils/environmentContext.js';
  * Default threshold for compression token count as a fraction of the model's
  * token limit. If the chat history exceeds this threshold, it will be compressed.
  */
-export const DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_TOKEN_THRESHOLD = 0.7;
+export const DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_TOKEN_THRESHOLD = 0.5;
 
 /**
  * The fraction of the latest chat history to keep. A value of 0.3

packages/test-utils/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/gemini-cli-test-utils",
-  "version": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "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": "0.17.0-nightly.20251116.e650a4ee5",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "publisher": "google",
   "icon": "assets/icon.png",
   "repository": {

schemas/settings.schema.json

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "previewFeatures": {
           "title": "Preview Features (e.g., models)",
           "description": "Enable preview features (e.g., preview models).",
-          "markdownDescription": "Enable preview features (e.g., preview models).\n\n- Category: `General`\n- Requires restart: `yes`\n- Default: `false`",
+          "markdownDescription": "Enable preview features (e.g., preview models).\n\n- Category: `General`\n- Requires restart: `no`\n- Default: `false`",
           "default": false,
           "type": "boolean"
         },
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@
         "useAlternateBuffer": {
           "title": "Use Alternate Screen Buffer",
           "description": "Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell history.",
-          "markdownDescription": "Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell history.\n\n- Category: `UI`\n- Requires restart: `yes`\n- Default: `true`",
-          "default": true,
+          "markdownDescription": "Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell history.\n\n- Category: `UI`\n- Requires restart: `yes`\n- Default: `false`",
+          "default": false,
           "type": "boolean"
         },
         "incrementalRendering": {
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@
         "compressionThreshold": {
           "title": "Compression Threshold",
           "description": "The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3).",
-          "markdownDescription": "The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3).\n\n- Category: `Model`\n- Requires restart: `yes`\n- Default: `0.7`",
-          "default": 0.7,
+          "markdownDescription": "The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3).\n\n- Category: `Model`\n- Requires restart: `yes`\n- Default: `0.5`",
+          "default": 0.5,
           "type": "number"
         },
         "skipNextSpeakerCheck": {