fix(core): filter out thought parts from getHistoryTurns when context management is disabled (#28509)

Co-authored-by: gemini-cli-robot <224641728+gemini-cli-robot@users.noreply.github.com>

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Git history - not needed in build context
+.git
+
+# Root node_modules - reinstalled inside container via npm ci
+node_modules
+
+# Package-level node_modules - reinstalled inside container
+packages/*/node_modules
+
+# Development and IDE files
+.github
+.vscode
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# Misc
+.DS_Store
+*.tmp

.gemini/settings.json

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
     "extensionReloading": true,
     "modelSteering": true,
     "autoMemory": true,
-    "memoryManager": true,
     "topicUpdateNarration": true,
-    "voiceMode": true
+    "voiceMode": true,
+    "adk": {
+      "agentSessionNoninteractiveEnabled": true
+    }
   },
   "general": {
     "devtools": true

.gemini/skills/agent-tui/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+---
+name: agent-tui
+description: >
+  Main Agents: Do NOT use this skill directly. If you need to test the TUI, invoke the `tui_tester` subagent.
+  Drive terminal UI (TUI) applications programmatically for testing, automation, and inspection.
+  Use when: automating CLI/TUI interactions, regression testing terminal apps, or verifying interactive behavior.
+  Also use when: user asks "what is agent-tui", "what does agent-tui do", "demo agent-tui", "show me agent-tui", "how does agent-tui work", or wants to see it in action.
+---
+
+## 🚨 CRITICAL: macOS Daemon Workaround & Gemini CLI Usage 🚨
+
+When using `agent-tui` in this macOS environment, the default background daemonization process crashes, causing `Connection refused (os error 61)` errors. 
+
+**You MUST start the daemon manually shielded from TTY hangups before running any `agent-tui` commands.** Using `nohup` is insufficient; you must use `tmux` to provide a fully isolated pseudo-terminal. 
+
+To support parallel runs, **only restart the daemon if it is not currently running:**
+
+```bash
+# Check if daemon is alive, start it in tmux if it is not
+if ! agent-tui sessions >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  tmux kill-session -t agent-tui 2>/dev/null || true
+  agent-tui daemon stop 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -f /tmp/agent-tui*
+  tmux new-session -d -s agent-tui 'agent-tui daemon start --foreground > /tmp/agent-tui-daemon.log 2>&1'
+  sleep 1
+fi
+```
+
+### Session ID vs PID (Crucial for Reconnection)
+
+When `agent-tui run` returns JSON, it includes both a `session_id` and a `pid`. The `pid` is purely informational (the OS process ID of the child command). You **do not** use the `pid` to reconnect or issue commands. You must always use the `session_id` (e.g., `--session <id>`). 
+
+If the daemon crashes (`os error 61`), the pseudo-terminal is destroyed. Even if the child `pid` survives as an orphan, you cannot reconnect to it. You must restart the daemon using the workaround above and start a completely new session.
+
+### Testing the Gemini CLI
+
+When testing the Gemini CLI with `agent-tui`, there are several strict requirements to ensure deterministic and accurate behavior:
+
+1. **Build Before Running**: `agent-tui` runs the built JS files, not TypeScript. You **MUST** run `npm run build` or `npm run build:all` after making code changes and before launching the CLI with `agent-tui`.
+2. **Bypass Trust Modals**: Always pass `GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE=true` in the environment. If you don't, any new project-level agents or extensions will trigger a full-screen "Acknowledge and Enable" modal. This modal steals focus, swallows automation keystrokes, and causes `agent-tui wait` commands to time out.
+3. **Isolated Environments**: If you need to test without real user credentials or existing agents interfering, isolate the global settings using `GEMINI_CLI_HOME=<some-test-dir>`.
+4. **Testing State Deltas (e.g., Reloads)**: If you are testing features that report deltas (e.g., `/agents reload` outputting "1 new local subagent"), you **MUST**:
+   - Start the CLI *first* so it establishes its baseline registry.
+   - Use a separate shell command (outside of `agent-tui`) to write the new agent `.md`/`.toml` file.
+   - Use `agent-tui type` and `press` to trigger the `/agents reload` command inside the running session.
+   - (If you add the files before starting the CLI, they become part of the baseline and won't trigger the delta logic).
+
+```bash
+# Example: Standard isolated run (sandboxed config + bypass trust modals)
+env GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE=true GEMINI_CLI_HOME=test-gemini-home agent-tui run -d "$(pwd)" node packages/cli/dist/index.js
+```
+
+# Terminal Automation Mastery
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **Supported OS**: macOS or Linux (Windows not supported yet).
+- **Verify install**:
+
+```bash
+agent-tui --version
+```
+
+If not installed, use one of:
+
+```bash
+# Recommended: one-line install (macOS/Linux)
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pproenca/agent-tui/master/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+```bash
+# Package manager
+npm i -g agent-tui
+pnpm add -g agent-tui
+bun add -g agent-tui
+```
+
+```bash
+# Build from source
+cargo install --git https://github.com/pproenca/agent-tui.git --path cli/crates/agent-tui
+```
+
+If you used the install script, ensure `~/.local/bin` is on your PATH.
+
+## Philosophy: Why Terminal Automation Is Different
+
+Terminal UIs are **stateless from the observer's perspective**. Unlike web browsers with a persistent DOM, terminal automation works with a constantly-refreshed character grid. This fundamental difference shapes everything:
+
+| Web Automation | Terminal Automation |
+|----------------|---------------------|
+| DOM persists across interactions | Screen buffer is redrawn constantly |
+| Selectors are stable | Text positions may shift |
+| Query once, act many times | Must re-verify before EVERY action |
+| Network events signal completion | Must detect visual stability |
+
+**The Core Insight**: agent-tui gives you vision without memory. Each screenshot is a fresh observation. Previous state means nothing after the UI changes. This isn't a limitation—it's the nature of terminal interaction.
+
+## Mental Model: The Feedback Loop
+
+Think of terminal automation as a **closed-loop control system**:
+
+```
+    ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+    │                                              │
+    ▼                                              │
+OBSERVE ──► DECIDE ──► ACT ──► WAIT ──► VERIFY ───┘
+   │                                        │
+   │                                        │
+   └─────── NEVER skip ◄────────────────────┘
+```
+
+**Each phase is mandatory.** Skipping verification is the #1 cause of flaky automation.
+
+### The "Fresh Eyes" Principle
+
+Every time you need to interact with the UI:
+
+1. **Take a fresh screenshot** — your previous one is now stale
+2. **Locate your target visually** — text positions may have changed
+3. **Verify the state** — the UI may have changed unexpectedly
+4. **Act only when stable** — animations and loading states cause failures
+
+This feels slower, but it's the only reliable approach. Optimistic reuse of stale state causes intermittent failures that are painful to debug.
+
+## Critical Rules (Non-Negotiable)
+
+> **RULE 1: Atomic Execution (No Pipelining)**
+> You are FORBIDDEN from chaining commands with `&&` (e.g., `type "x" && press Enter && wait`). Modals or UI updates can intercept your keystrokes. You MUST execute one atomic action, wait, screenshot, and verify before taking the next action in a new turn.
+
+> **RULE 2: Re-snapshot after EVERY action**
+> The UI state is invalidated by any change. Always take a fresh screenshot before acting again.
+
+> **RULE 3: Never act on unstable UI**
+> If the UI is animating, loading, or transitioning, `wait --stable` first. Acting during transitions because race conditions.
+
+> **RULE 4: Verify before claiming success**
+> Use `wait "expected text" --assert` to confirm outcomes. Don't assume an action worked—prove it.
+
+> **RULE 5: Error Recovery**
+> If a `wait` command times out, DO NOT blindly restart or kill the session. Execute `screenshot` to visually diagnose what unexpected UI element (modal, error dialog, lost focus) intercepted the flow.
+
+> **RULE 6: Clean up sessions**
+> Always end with `agent-tui kill`. Orphaned sessions consume resources and can interfere with future runs.
+
+## Decision Framework
+
+### Which Screenshot Mode?
+
+Use `screenshot --format json` when parsing automation output, or plain `screenshot` for human readable text.
+
+### How to Wait?
+
+```
+What are you waiting for?
+│
+├─► Specific text to appear
+│   └─► `wait "text" --assert` (fails if not found)
+│
+├─► Specific text to disappear
+│   └─► `wait "text" --gone --assert`
+│
+├─► UI to stop changing (animations, loading)
+│   └─► `wait --stable`
+│
+└─► Multiple conditions
+    └─► Chain waits sequentially
+```
+
+### How to Act?
+
+```
+What do you need to do?
+│
+├─► Type text into the terminal
+│   └─► `type "text"`
+│
+├─► Send keyboard shortcuts/navigation
+│   └─► `press Ctrl+C` or `press ArrowDown Enter`
+```
+
+## Core Workflow
+
+The canonical automation loop:
+
+```bash
+# 1. START: Launch the TUI app
+agent-tui run <command> [-- args...]
+
+# 2. OBSERVE: Get current UI state
+agent-tui screenshot --format json
+
+# 3. DECIDE: Based on text, determine next action
+# (This happens in your head/code)
+
+# 4. ACT: Execute the action
+agent-tui type "text"
+agent-tui press Enter
+
+# 5. WAIT: Synchronize with UI changes
+agent-tui wait "Expected" --assert    # or wait --stable
+
+# 6. VERIFY: Confirm the outcome (often combined with step 5)
+# If verification fails, handle the error
+
+# 7. REPEAT: Go back to step 2 until done
+
+# 8. CLEANUP: Always clean up
+agent-tui kill
+```
+
+## Anti-Patterns (What NOT to Do)
+
+### ❌ Acting During Animation/Loading
+
+```bash
+# WRONG: Acting immediately on dynamic UI
+agent-tui run my-app
+agent-tui screenshot --format json    # UI might still be loading!
+agent-tui type "value"                # ❌ Might miss the input field
+
+# RIGHT: Wait for stability first
+agent-tui run my-app
+agent-tui wait --stable               # Let UI settle
+agent-tui screenshot --format json    # Now it's reliable
+agent-tui type "value"
+```
+
+### ❌ Assuming Success Without Verification
+
+```bash
+# WRONG: Assuming the type worked
+agent-tui type "value"
+agent-tui press Enter
+# ...proceed as if success...       # ❌ What if it failed silently?
+
+# RIGHT: Verify the outcome
+agent-tui type "value"
+agent-tui press Enter
+agent-tui wait "Success" --assert    # ✓ Proves the action worked
+```
+
+### ❌ Skipping Cleanup
+
+```bash
+# WRONG: Forgetting to kill the session
+agent-tui run my-app
+# ...do stuff...
+# script ends                        # ❌ Session left running!
+
+# RIGHT: Always clean up
+agent-tui run my-app
+# ...do stuff...
+agent-tui kill                       # ✓ Clean exit
+```
+
+## Before You Start: Clarify Requirements
+
+Before automating any TUI, gather this information:
+
+1. **Command**: What exactly to run? (`my-app --flag` or `npm start`?)
+2. **Success criteria**: What text/state indicates success?
+3. **Input sequence**: What keystrokes/data to enter, in what order?
+4. **Safety**: Is it safe to submit forms, delete data, etc.?
+5. **Auth**: Does it need login? Test credentials?
+6. **Live preview**: Does the user want to watch? (`agent-tui live start --open`)
+
+If any of these are unclear, ask before running.
+
+## Demo Mode: Showing What agent-tui Can Do
+
+When a user asks what agent-tui is, wants a demo, or asks "show me how it works":
+
+1. **Don't explain—demonstrate.** Actions speak louder than words.
+2. **Use the live preview** so they can watch in real-time.
+3. **Run `top`**—it's universal and shows dynamic real-time updates.
+
+**Quick demo trigger phrases:**
+- "What is agent-tui?" / "What does agent-tui do?"
+- "Demo agent-tui" / "Show me agent-tui"
+- "How does agent-tui work?" / "See it in action"
+
+## Failure Recovery
+
+| Symptom | Diagnosis | Solution |
+|---------|-----------|----------|
+| "Text not found" | Stale view or text moved | Re-snapshot, locate text again |
+| Wait times out | UI didn't reach expected state | Check screenshot, verify expectations |
+| "Daemon not running" | Daemon crashed or not started | `agent-tui daemon start` |
+| Unexpected layout | Wrong terminal size | `agent-tui resize --cols 120 --rows 40` |
+| Session unresponsive | App crashed or hung | `agent-tui kill`, then re-run |
+| Repeated failures | Something fundamentally wrong | Stop after 3-5 attempts, ask user |
+
+## Self-Discovery: Use --help
+
+You don't need to memorize every flag. The CLI is self-documenting:
+
+```bash
+agent-tui --help                     # List all commands
+agent-tui run --help                 # Options for 'run'
+agent-tui screenshot --help          # Options for 'screenshot'
+agent-tui wait --help                # Options for 'wait'
+```
+
+**When in doubt, ask the CLI.** This skill teaches *when* and *why* to use commands. For exact flags and syntax, `--help` is authoritative.
+
+## Quick Reference
+
+```bash
+# Start app
+agent-tui run <cmd> [-- args]        # Launch TUI under control
+
+# Observe
+agent-tui screenshot                  # Plain text view
+agent-tui screenshot --format json    # Machine-readable output
+
+# Act
+agent-tui press Enter                 # Press key(s)
+agent-tui press Ctrl+C                # Keyboard shortcuts
+agent-tui type "text"                 # Type text
+
+# Wait/Verify
+agent-tui wait "text" --assert        # Wait for text, fail if not found
+agent-tui wait "text" --gone --assert # Wait for text to disappear
+agent-tui wait --stable               # Wait for UI to stop changing
+
+# Manage
+agent-tui sessions                    # List active sessions
+agent-tui live start --open           # Start live preview
+agent-tui kill                        # End current session
+```

.gemini/skills/tui-tester/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+---
+name: tui-tester
+description: Expert guidance for testing Gemini CLI behavior and visual output using terminal automation.
+---
+
+# TUI Tester Skill
+
+This skill provides the operational manual for verifying Gemini CLI behavioral changes and visual output using terminal automation.
+
+## Core Responsibilities
+
+- **Verify Behavior**: Confirm that code changes result in the expected terminal interactions.
+- **Visual Validation**: Ensure the TUI renders correctly across different terminal sizes and states.
+- **Regression Testing**: Use automation to prevent breaking existing interactive workflows.
+
+## Critical Protocol
+
+When performing TUI testing, you must adhere to these strict rules:
+
+### 1. Initialization
+**YOUR ABSOLUTE FIRST ACTION MUST BE:**
+Activate the `agent-tui` skill. This provides the underlying tools needed for terminal automation.
+
+### 2. Environment Setup (macOS / Parallel Safe)
+Ensure the global daemon is running and the live preview is open:
+```bash
+if ! agent-tui sessions >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  tmux kill-session -t agent-tui 2>/dev/null || true
+  agent-tui daemon stop 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -f /tmp/agent-tui*
+  tmux new-session -d -s agent-tui 'agent-tui daemon start --foreground > /tmp/agent-tui-daemon.log 2>&1'
+  sleep 1
+fi
+agent-tui live start --open
+```
+
+### 3. Session Management
+- **Session IDs**: Always use the `session_id` returned by `agent-tui run` for subsequent interactions.
+- **Atomic Execution**: Execute exactly one command per turn. Do not pipeline actions.
+- **The Loop**: Action -> Wait -> Screenshot -> Verify -> Next Action.
+
+### 4. Gemini CLI Specifics
+- **Build First**: Always run `npm run build` or `npm run build:all` before testing local changes.
+- **Bypass Trust**: Set `GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE=true` to avoid focus-stealing modals.
+- **Isolate Config**: Use `GEMINI_CLI_HOME` to prevent interference with your personal settings.
+
+## Workflow Example
+
+```bash
+# Start the CLI
+env GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE=true agent-tui run node packages/cli/dist/index.js
+
+# Wait for the prompt
+agent-tui wait "│" --assert
+
+# Send a command
+agent-tui type "/help"
+agent-tui press Enter
+
+# Verify output
+agent-tui wait "Available Commands" --assert
+```
+
+## Error Recovery
+If a wait times out, take a fresh screenshot to diagnose the state. If you see `os error 61`, restart the daemon using the tmux method.

.geminiignore

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 packages/core/src/services/scripts/*.exe
+gha-creds-*.json

.github/actions/calculate-vars/action.yml

@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: 'Print inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
-
     - name: 'Set vars for simplified logic'
       id: 'set_vars'
       shell: 'bash'

.github/actions/create-pull-request/action.yml

@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
     - name: 'Creates a Pull Request'
       if: "inputs.dry-run != 'true'"
       env:

.github/actions/download-mac-binaries/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: 'Download Mac Binaries'
+description: 'Downloads the unsigned macOS binaries (x64 and arm64)'
+inputs:
+  path:
+    description: 'The base path to download the binaries to'
+    required: true
+    default: 'dist'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: 'Download macOS arm64 binary'
+      uses: 'actions/download-artifact@cc203385981b70ca67e1cc392babf9cc229d5806' # ratchet:actions/download-artifact@v4
+      continue-on-error: true
+      with:
+        name: 'gemini-darwin-arm64-unsigned'
+        path: '${{ inputs.path }}/darwin-arm64'
+
+    - name: 'Download macOS x64 binary'
+      uses: 'actions/download-artifact@cc203385981b70ca67e1cc392babf9cc229d5806' # ratchet:actions/download-artifact@v4
+      continue-on-error: true
+      with:
+        name: 'gemini-darwin-x64-unsigned'
+        path: '${{ inputs.path }}/darwin-x64'

.github/actions/post-coverage-comment/action.yml

@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
     - name: 'Prepare Coverage Comment'
       id: 'prep_coverage_comment'
       shell: 'bash'

.github/actions/publish-release/action.yml

@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
-
     - name: '👤 Configure Git User'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       shell: 'bash'
@@ -114,13 +108,14 @@ runs:
         BRANCH_NAME: '${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}'
         DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry-run }}'
         RELEASE_TAG: '${{ inputs.release-tag }}'
+        GIT_PUSH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-release-token || inputs.github-token }}'
       run: |-
         set -e
         git add package.json package-lock.json packages/*/package.json
         git commit -m "chore(release): ${RELEASE_TAG}"
         if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
           echo "Pushing release branch to remote..."
-          git push --set-upstream origin "${BRANCH_NAME}" --follow-tags
+          git push "https://x-access-token:${GIT_PUSH_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" "HEAD:${BRANCH_NAME}" --follow-tags
         else
           echo "Dry run enabled. Skipping push."
         fi
@@ -172,11 +167,12 @@ runs:
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
         npm publish \
+          --ignore-scripts \
           --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
           --workspace="${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
-          --no-tag
+          --tag staging-tmp
         if [[ "${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
-          npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+          npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME} staging-tmp
         fi
 
     - name: '🔗 Install latest core package'
@@ -201,6 +197,29 @@ runs:
       run: |
         node ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/prepare-npm-release.js
 
+    - name: '📦 Pack CLI for verification'
+      if: "inputs.dry-run != 'true' && inputs.force-skip-tests != 'true'"
+      working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
+      shell: 'bash'
+      run: |
+        npm pack --workspace="${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+        # We restore the package.json so that `npm ci` in verify-release doesn't fail due to deleted dependencies
+        git checkout packages/cli/package.json
+      env:
+        INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}'
+
+    - name: '🔬 Verify NPM release by version'
+      uses: './.github/actions/verify-release'
+      if: "${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' && inputs.force-skip-tests != 'true' }}"
+      with:
+        npm-package: './google-gemini-cli-${{ inputs.release-version }}.tgz'
+        expected-version: '${{ inputs.release-version }}'
+        working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
+        gemini_api_key: '${{ inputs.gemini_api_key }}'
+        github-token: '${{ inputs.github-token }}'
+        npm-registry-url: '${{ inputs.npm-registry-url }}'
+        npm-registry-scope: '${{ inputs.npm-registry-scope }}'
+
     - name: 'Get CLI Token'
       uses: './.github/actions/npm-auth-token'
       id: 'cli-token'
@@ -217,14 +236,22 @@ runs:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.cli-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
         INPUTS_DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry-run }}'
         INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}'
+        INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION: '${{ inputs.release-version }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
+        if [ -f "google-gemini-cli-${INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION}.tgz" ]; then
+          PUBLISH_TARGET="google-gemini-cli-${INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION}.tgz"
+        else
+          PUBLISH_TARGET="--workspace=${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+        fi
+
         npm publish \
+          --ignore-scripts \
           --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
-          --workspace="${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
-          --no-tag
+          ${PUBLISH_TARGET} \
+          --tag staging-tmp
         if [[ "${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
-          npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+          npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME} staging-tmp
         fi
 
     - name: 'Get a2a-server Token'
@@ -247,25 +274,14 @@ runs:
       # Tag staging for initial release
       run: |
         npm publish \
+          --ignore-scripts \
           --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
           --workspace="${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
-          --no-tag
+          --tag staging-tmp
           if [[ "${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
-            npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME} false
+            npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME} staging-tmp
           fi
 
-    - name: '🔬 Verify NPM release by version'
-      uses: './.github/actions/verify-release'
-      if: "${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' && inputs.force-skip-tests != 'true' }}"
-      with:
-        npm-package: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}@${{ inputs.release-version }}'
-        expected-version: '${{ inputs.release-version }}'
-        working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
-        gemini_api_key: '${{ inputs.gemini_api_key }}'
-        github-token: '${{ inputs.github-token }}'
-        npm-registry-url: '${{ inputs.npm-registry-url }}'
-        npm-registry-scope: '${{ inputs.npm-registry-scope }}'
-
     - name: '🏷️ Tag release'
       uses: './.github/actions/tag-npm-release'
       with:
@@ -308,8 +324,21 @@ runs:
         fi
         rm -rf test-bundle
 
+        RELEASE_ASSETS=("gemini-cli-bundle.zip")
+
+        # Check for and prepare macOS binaries if they exist
+        for arch in arm64 x64; do
+          BINARY_PATH="dist/darwin-${arch}/gemini"
+          if [[ -f "$BINARY_PATH" ]]; then
+            chmod +x "$BINARY_PATH"
+            ZIP_NAME="gemini-darwin-${arch}-unsigned.zip"
+            zip -j "$ZIP_NAME" "$BINARY_PATH"
+            RELEASE_ASSETS+=("$ZIP_NAME")
+          fi
+        done
+
         gh release create "${INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG}" \
-          gemini-cli-bundle.zip \
+          "${RELEASE_ASSETS[@]}" \
           --target "${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}" \
           --title "Release ${INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG}" \
           --notes-start-tag "${INPUTS_PREVIOUS_TAG}" \
@@ -323,7 +352,8 @@ runs:
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
         echo "Cleaning up release branch ${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}..."
-        git push origin --delete "${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}"
+        git push "https://x-access-token:${GIT_PUSH_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" --delete "${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}"
 
       env:
+        GIT_PUSH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-release-token || inputs.github-token }}'
         STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME: '${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}'

.github/actions/push-docker/action.yml

@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
     - name: 'Checkout'
       uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
       with:

.github/actions/push-sandbox/action.yml

@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
     - name: 'Checkout'
       uses: 'actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
       with:

.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml

@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
     - name: 'Install system dependencies'
       if: "runner.os == 'Linux'"
       run: |

.github/actions/tag-npm-release/action.yml

@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
-
     - name: 'Setup Node.js'
       uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020'
       with:

.github/actions/verify-release/action.yml

@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: '📝 Print Inputs'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      env:
-        JSON_INPUTS: '${{ toJSON(inputs) }}'
-      run: 'echo "$JSON_INPUTS"'
-
     - name: 'setup node'
       uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
@@ -80,7 +74,7 @@ runs:
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |-
-        gemini_version=$(npx --prefer-online "${INPUTS_NPM_PACKAGE}" --version)
+        gemini_version=$(npx --yes --prefer-online "${INPUTS_NPM_PACKAGE}" --version)
         if [ "$gemini_version" != "${INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION}" ]; then
           echo "❌ NPX Run Version mismatch: Got $gemini_version from ${INPUTS_NPM_PACKAGE}, expected ${INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION}"
           exit 1
@@ -92,7 +86,7 @@ runs:
     - name: 'Install dependencies for integration tests'
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
-      run: 'npm ci'
+      run: 'npm ci --ignore-scripts'
 
     - name: '🔬 Run integration tests against NPM release'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
@@ -104,4 +98,6 @@ runs:
         # See https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/10517
         CI: 'false'
       shell: 'bash'
-      run: 'npm run test:integration:sandbox:none'
+      run: |
+        export INTEGRATION_TEST_GEMINI_BINARY_PATH=$(which gemini)
+        npm run test:integration:sandbox:none

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     reviewers:
       - 'joshualitt'
+    cooldown:
+      semver-major-days: 14
+      semver-minor-days: 14
+      semver-patch-days: 14
     groups:
       npm-dependencies:
         patterns:
@@ -24,6 +28,10 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     reviewers:
       - 'joshualitt'
+    cooldown:
+      semver-major-days: 14
+      semver-minor-days: 14
+      semver-patch-days: 14
     groups:
       actions-dependencies:
         patterns:

.github/scripts/apply-issue-labels.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
+  const extractJson = (raw) => {
+    if (!raw || raw === '[]' || raw === '') return [];
+    try {
+      // First, try to parse the raw output as JSON.
+      return JSON.parse(raw);
+    } catch {
+      // If that fails, check for a markdown code block.
+      core.info(
+        'Direct JSON parsing failed. Trying to extract from a markdown block.',
+      );
+      const jsonMatch = raw.match(/```json\s*([\s\S]*?)\s*```/);
+      if (jsonMatch && jsonMatch[1]) {
+        try {
+          return JSON.parse(jsonMatch[1].trim());
+        } catch (markdownError) {
+          core.warning(
+            `Failed to parse extracted JSON from markdown block: ${markdownError.message}`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Try to find a raw JSON array in the output.
+      const jsonArrayMatch = raw.match(
+        /\[\s*\{\s*"issue_number"[\s\S]*\}\s*\]/,
+      );
+      if (jsonArrayMatch) {
+        try {
+          return JSON.parse(jsonArrayMatch[0]);
+        } catch {
+          const fallbackMatch = raw.match(/(\[\s*\{\s*"issue_number"[\s\S]*)/);
+          if (fallbackMatch) {
+            try {
+              const cleaned = fallbackMatch[0].substring(
+                0,
+                fallbackMatch[0].lastIndexOf(']') + 1,
+              );
+              return JSON.parse(cleaned);
+            } catch (fallbackError) {
+              core.warning(
+                `Failed to parse extracted JSON using fallback regex: ${fallbackError.message}`,
+              );
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    core.warning('No valid JSON could be extracted from input.');
+    return [];
+  };
+
+  // Collect all outputs from environment variables
+  // Prioritize EFFORT results over STANDARD results by processing Effort FIRST
+  // so that its labels appear first in the merged arrays (and thus win in mutually exclusive logic)
+  const effortRaw = process.env.LABELS_OUTPUT_EFFORT;
+  const standardRaw = process.env.LABELS_OUTPUT_STANDARD;
+  const genericRaw = process.env.LABELS_OUTPUT;
+
+  const resultsByIssue = new Map();
+
+  const processResults = (results, _sourceName) => {
+    for (const entry of results) {
+      const issueNumber = entry.issue_number;
+      if (!issueNumber) continue;
+
+      if (!resultsByIssue.has(issueNumber)) {
+        resultsByIssue.set(issueNumber, {
+          issue_number: issueNumber,
+          labels_to_add: [...(entry.labels_to_add || [])],
+          labels_to_remove: [...(entry.labels_to_remove || [])],
+          explanation: entry.explanation || '',
+          effort_analysis: entry.effort_analysis || '',
+        });
+      } else {
+        const existing = resultsByIssue.get(issueNumber);
+        // Combine labels
+        existing.labels_to_add = [
+          ...new Set([
+            ...existing.labels_to_add,
+            ...(entry.labels_to_add || []),
+          ]),
+        ];
+        existing.labels_to_remove = [
+          ...new Set([
+            ...existing.labels_to_remove,
+            ...(entry.labels_to_remove || []),
+          ]),
+        ];
+
+        // Combine explanations (if different)
+        if (
+          entry.explanation &&
+          !existing.explanation.includes(entry.explanation)
+        ) {
+          existing.explanation = existing.explanation
+            ? `${existing.explanation}\n\n${entry.explanation}`
+            : entry.explanation;
+        }
+
+        // Take effort analysis if present
+        if (entry.effort_analysis && !existing.effort_analysis) {
+          existing.effort_analysis = entry.effort_analysis;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Order matters: Effort first so its labels win in conflict resolution
+  processResults(extractJson(effortRaw), 'EFFORT');
+  processResults(extractJson(standardRaw), 'STANDARD');
+  processResults(extractJson(genericRaw), 'GENERIC');
+
+  const finalResults = Array.from(resultsByIssue.values());
+  core.info(`Aggregated triage results for ${finalResults.length} issues.`);
+
+  for (const entry of finalResults) {
+    const issueNumber = entry.issue_number;
+    let labelsToAdd = entry.labels_to_add || [];
+    let labelsToRemove = entry.labels_to_remove || [];
+    let existingLabels = [];
+
+    // Fetch existing labels early
+    try {
+      const { data: issueData } = await github.rest.issues.get({
+        owner: context.repo.owner,
+        repo: context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issueNumber,
+      });
+      existingLabels = issueData.labels.map((l) =>
+        typeof l === 'string' ? l : l.name,
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      core.warning(
+        `Failed to fetch existing labels for #${issueNumber}: ${e.message}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Programmatic Priority Downgrade Logic
+    if (labelsToAdd.includes('status/need-information')) {
+      const targetPriority = labelsToAdd.find((l) => l.startsWith('priority/'));
+      if (targetPriority) {
+        let downgradedPriority = null;
+        if (targetPriority === 'priority/p0')
+          downgradedPriority = 'priority/p1';
+        if (targetPriority === 'priority/p1')
+          downgradedPriority = 'priority/p2';
+
+        if (downgradedPriority) {
+          core.info(
+            `Programmatically downgrading ${targetPriority} to ${downgradedPriority} due to status/need-information`,
+          );
+          labelsToAdd = labelsToAdd.filter((l) => l !== targetPriority);
+          labelsToAdd.push(downgradedPriority);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    labelsToRemove.push('status/need-triage');
+
+    if (
+      labelsToAdd.includes('status/manual-triage') ||
+      existingLabels.includes('status/manual-triage')
+    ) {
+      labelsToRemove.push('status/bot-triaged');
+      labelsToAdd = labelsToAdd.filter((l) => l !== 'status/bot-triaged');
+    } else {
+      labelsToAdd.push('status/bot-triaged');
+    }
+
+    // Resolve internal conflicts (e.g., adding P1 and P2)
+    // We already resolved these by putting Effort first in the combined list
+
+    // Resolve external conflicts with existing labels
+    if (labelsToAdd.some((l) => l.startsWith('area/'))) {
+      labelsToRemove.push(
+        ...existingLabels.filter((l) => l.startsWith('area/')),
+      );
+    }
+    if (labelsToAdd.some((l) => l.startsWith('priority/'))) {
+      labelsToRemove.push(
+        ...existingLabels.filter((l) => l.startsWith('priority/')),
+      );
+    }
+    if (labelsToAdd.some((l) => l.startsWith('kind/'))) {
+      labelsToRemove.push(
+        ...existingLabels.filter((l) => l.startsWith('kind/')),
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Enforce mutual exclusivity in the TO-ADD list (Architect wins)
+    const exclusivePrefixes = ['area/', 'priority/', 'kind/'];
+    for (const prefix of exclusivePrefixes) {
+      const filtered = labelsToAdd.filter((l) => l.startsWith(prefix));
+      if (filtered.length > 1) {
+        const winner = filtered[0]; // First one wins
+        core.info(
+          `Issue #${issueNumber} has multiple ${prefix} labels suggested. Keeping "${winner}" and discarding others.`,
+        );
+        labelsToAdd = labelsToAdd.filter(
+          (l) => !l.startsWith(prefix) || l === winner,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Final deduplication and cleanup
+    labelsToRemove = [...new Set(labelsToRemove)].filter(
+      (l) => !labelsToAdd.includes(l) && existingLabels.includes(l),
+    );
+    labelsToAdd = [...new Set(labelsToAdd)].filter(
+      (l) => !existingLabels.includes(l),
+    );
+
+    // Batch label operations
+    if (labelsToAdd.length > 0) {
+      await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+        owner: context.repo.owner,
+        repo: context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issueNumber,
+        labels: labelsToAdd,
+      });
+      core.info(
+        `Successfully added labels for #${issueNumber}: ${labelsToAdd.join(', ')}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (labelsToRemove.length > 0) {
+      for (const label of labelsToRemove) {
+        try {
+          await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+            owner: context.repo.owner,
+            repo: context.repo.repo,
+            issue_number: issueNumber,
+            name: label,
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          if (e.status !== 404)
+            core.warning(
+              `Failed to remove label ${label} from #${issueNumber}: ${e.message}`,
+            );
+        }
+      }
+      core.info(
+        `Successfully removed labels for #${issueNumber}: ${labelsToRemove.join(', ')}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Post comment if needed
+    const needsInfoAdded =
+      labelsToAdd.includes('status/need-information') &&
+      !existingLabels.includes('status/need-information');
+    const hasEffortAnalysis = !!entry.effort_analysis;
+
+    if (needsInfoAdded || hasEffortAnalysis) {
+      let commentBody = '';
+      if (needsInfoAdded && entry.explanation) commentBody += entry.explanation;
+      if (hasEffortAnalysis) {
+        if (commentBody) commentBody += '\n\n';
+        commentBody += `**Effort Analysis:**\n${entry.effort_analysis}`;
+      }
+
+      if (commentBody) {
+        await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner: context.repo.owner,
+          repo: context.repo.repo,
+          issue_number: issueNumber,
+          body: commentBody,
+        });
+        core.info(`Posted required comment for #${issueNumber}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};

.github/scripts/cleanup-triage-labels.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
+  let issuesToCleanup = [];
+  try {
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync('issues_to_cleanup.json', 'utf8');
+    issuesToCleanup = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      core.info('No issues found to clean up.');
+      return;
+    }
+    core.setFailed(`Failed to read issues_to_cleanup.json: ${error.message}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (const issue of issuesToCleanup) {
+    try {
+      const { data: issueData } = await github.rest.issues.get({
+        owner: context.repo.owner,
+        repo: context.repo.repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+      });
+
+      const labels = issueData.labels.map((l) =>
+        typeof l === 'string' ? l : l.name,
+      );
+
+      if (
+        labels.includes('status/bot-triaged') &&
+        labels.includes('status/need-triage')
+      ) {
+        await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+          owner: context.repo.owner,
+          repo: context.repo.repo,
+          issue_number: issue.number,
+          name: 'status/need-triage',
+        });
+        core.info(
+          `Successfully removed status/need-triage from #${issue.number}`,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (
+        labels.includes('status/bot-triaged') &&
+        labels.includes('status/manual-triage')
+      ) {
+        await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+          owner: context.repo.owner,
+          repo: context.repo.repo,
+          issue_number: issue.number,
+          name: 'status/bot-triaged',
+        });
+        core.info(
+          `Successfully removed status/bot-triaged from #${issue.number} because it requires manual triage`,
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      core.warning(
+        `Failed to clean up labels for #${issue.number}: ${error.message}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  core.info(
+    `Cleaned up conflicting labels from ${issuesToCleanup.length} issues.`,
+  );
+};

.github/scripts/gemini-lifecycle-manager.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Gemini Scheduled Lifecycle Manager Script
+ * @param {object} param0
+ * @param {import('@octokit/rest').Octokit} param0.github
+ * @param {import('@actions/github/lib/context').Context} param0.context
+ * @param {import('@actions/core')} param0.core
+ */
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
+  const dryRun = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
+  const owner = context.repo.owner;
+  const repo = context.repo.repo;
+
+  core.info(`Running in ${dryRun ? 'DRY RUN' : 'PRODUCTION'} mode.`);
+
+  const STALE_LABEL = 'stale';
+  const NEED_INFO_LABEL = 'status/need-information';
+  const EXEMPT_LABELS = [
+    'pinned',
+    'security',
+    '🔒 maintainer only',
+    'help wanted',
+    '🗓️ Public Roadmap',
+  ];
+
+  const STALE_DAYS = 60;
+  const CLOSE_DAYS = 14;
+  const NO_RESPONSE_DAYS = 14;
+
+  const now = new Date();
+  const staleThreshold = new Date(
+    now.getTime() - STALE_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+  );
+  const closeThreshold = new Date(
+    now.getTime() - CLOSE_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+  );
+  const noResponseThreshold = new Date(
+    now.getTime() - NO_RESPONSE_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+  );
+
+  const maintainerCache = new Map();
+  async function isMaintainer(user, association) {
+    if (user?.type === 'Bot') return true;
+    if (['OWNER', 'MEMBER', 'COLLABORATOR'].includes(association)) return true;
+
+    const username = user?.login;
+    if (!username) return false;
+
+    if (maintainerCache.has(username)) {
+      return maintainerCache.get(username);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const { data } = await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        username,
+      });
+      // Permission can be admin, write, read, none.
+      // Roles like 'maintain' or 'triage' often map to 'write' or 'read' in the top-level field.
+      const isM =
+        ['admin', 'write'].includes(data.permission) ||
+        ['admin', 'maintain', 'write'].includes(data.role_name);
+
+      maintainerCache.set(username, isM);
+      return isM;
+    } catch (err) {
+      core.warning(
+        `Could not check permissions for ${username}: ${err.message}`,
+      );
+      maintainerCache.set(username, false);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function processItems(query, callback) {
+    core.info(`Searching: ${query}`);
+    try {
+      let items = await github.paginate(
+        github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests,
+        {
+          q: query,
+          per_page: 100,
+          sort: 'updated',
+          order: 'asc',
+        },
+      );
+      core.info(`Found ${items.length} items.`);
+      for (const item of items) {
+        try {
+          await callback(item);
+        } catch (err) {
+          core.error(`Error processing #${item.number}: ${err.message}`);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      core.error(`Search failed: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 1. Handle No-Response (status/need-information)
+  // Removal: Check issues updated in the last 48h that have the label
+  const twoDaysAgo = new Date(now.getTime() - 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+  await processItems(
+    `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:open label:"${NEED_INFO_LABEL}" updated:>${twoDaysAgo.toISOString()}`,
+    async (item) => {
+      const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+        owner,
+        repo,
+        issue_number: item.number,
+        sort: 'created',
+        direction: 'desc',
+        per_page: 5,
+      });
+
+      // Check if the last comment is from a non-maintainer and not a bot
+      const lastComment = comments[0];
+      if (
+        lastComment &&
+        lastComment.user?.type !== 'Bot' &&
+        !(await isMaintainer(lastComment.user, lastComment.author_association))
+      ) {
+        if (dryRun) {
+          core.info(
+            `[DRY RUN] Would remove ${NEED_INFO_LABEL} from #${item.number} due to contributor response.`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          core.info(
+            `Removing ${NEED_INFO_LABEL} from #${item.number} due to contributor response.`,
+          );
+          await github.rest.issues
+            .removeLabel({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              issue_number: item.number,
+              name: NEED_INFO_LABEL,
+            })
+            .catch(() => {});
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  // Closure: Check issues with the label that haven't been updated in 14 days
+  await processItems(
+    `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:open label:"${NEED_INFO_LABEL}" updated:<${noResponseThreshold.toISOString()}`,
+    async (item) => {
+      if (dryRun) {
+        core.info(
+          `[DRY RUN] Would close #${item.number} due to no response for ${NO_RESPONSE_DAYS} days.`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        core.info(
+          `Closing #${item.number} due to no response for ${NO_RESPONSE_DAYS} days.`,
+        );
+        await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          body: `This item was marked as needing more information and has not received a response in ${NO_RESPONSE_DAYS} days. Closing it for now. If you still face this problem, feel free to reopen with more details. Thank you!`,
+        });
+        await github.rest.issues.update({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          state: 'closed',
+          state_reason: 'not_planned',
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  // 2. Handle Stale Mark (60 days inactivity, no stale label)
+  const exemptQuery = EXEMPT_LABELS.map((l) => `-label:"${l}"`).join(' ');
+
+  await processItems(
+    `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:open -label:"${STALE_LABEL}" ${exemptQuery} updated:<${staleThreshold.toISOString()}`,
+    async (item) => {
+      const isBug = item.labels.some((l) =>
+        (typeof l === 'string' ? l : l.name).toLowerCase().includes('bug'),
+      );
+      const bodyText = isBug
+        ? `This bug report has been automatically marked as stale due to ${STALE_DAYS} days of inactivity. Many issues are resolved in newer releases. Please verify if the issue persists in the latest Gemini CLI version. If it does, please leave a comment to keep this open. It will be closed in ${CLOSE_DAYS} days if no further activity occurs. Thank you!`
+        : `This item has been automatically marked as stale due to ${STALE_DAYS} days of inactivity. It will be closed in ${CLOSE_DAYS} days if no further activity occurs. Thank you!`;
+
+      if (dryRun) {
+        core.info(`[DRY RUN] Would mark #${item.number} as stale.`);
+      } else {
+        core.info(`Marking #${item.number} as stale.`);
+        await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          labels: [STALE_LABEL],
+        });
+        await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          body: bodyText,
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  // 3. Handle Stale Removal & Close
+  await processItems(
+    `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:open label:"${STALE_LABEL}" ${exemptQuery}`,
+    async (item) => {
+      // Fetch full timeline to see events and comments
+      const timeline = await github.paginate(
+        github.rest.issues.listEventsForTimeline,
+        {
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          per_page: 100,
+        },
+      );
+
+      // Find exactly when the Stale label was added
+      // We look for the last 'labeled' event for STALE_LABEL
+      const staleEventIndex = timeline.findLastIndex(
+        (e) =>
+          e.event === 'labeled' &&
+          e.label?.name?.toLowerCase() === STALE_LABEL.toLowerCase(),
+      );
+
+      if (staleEventIndex === -1) return; // Fallback if no event found
+
+      const staleEvent = timeline[staleEventIndex];
+      const eventsAfterStale = timeline.slice(staleEventIndex + 1);
+
+      // Check for meaningful activity after the Stale label was applied
+      const meaningfulEvents = eventsAfterStale.filter((e) => {
+        const actor = e.actor?.login || '';
+        const isBot =
+          actor.includes('[bot]') || actor.includes('github-actions');
+
+        if (isBot) return false;
+
+        // Explicit whitelist of meaningful events for humans
+        if (
+          [
+            'commented',
+            'cross-referenced',
+            'connected',
+            'reopened',
+            'assigned',
+          ].includes(e.event)
+        ) {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+      });
+
+      if (meaningfulEvents.length > 0) {
+        // Activity detected, remove Stale label
+        if (dryRun) {
+          core.info(
+            `[DRY RUN] Would remove ${STALE_LABEL} from #${item.number} due to meaningful activity (e.g., comment or PR).`,
+          );
+        } else {
+          core.info(
+            `Removing ${STALE_LABEL} from #${item.number} due to meaningful activity (e.g., comment or PR).`,
+          );
+          await github.rest.issues
+            .removeLabel({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              issue_number: item.number,
+              name: STALE_LABEL,
+            })
+            .catch(() => {});
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // No meaningful activity. Check if 14 days have passed.
+      const labeledDate = new Date(staleEvent.created_at);
+      if (labeledDate > closeThreshold) {
+        // Has not been 14 days since it was ACTUALLY marked stale
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (dryRun) {
+        core.info(`[DRY RUN] Would close stale item #${item.number}.`);
+      } else {
+        core.info(`Closing stale item #${item.number}.`);
+        await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          body: `This item has been closed due to ${CLOSE_DAYS} additional days of inactivity after being marked as stale. If you believe this is still relevant, feel free to comment or reopen. Thank you!`,
+        });
+        await github.rest.issues.update({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: item.number,
+          state: 'closed',
+          state_reason: 'not_planned',
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  // 4. Handle PR Contribution Policy (Nudge at 7d, Close at 14d)
+  const PR_NUDGE_DAYS = 7;
+  const PR_CLOSE_DAYS = 14;
+  const nudgeThreshold = new Date(
+    now.getTime() - PR_NUDGE_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+  );
+  const prCloseThreshold = new Date(
+    now.getTime() - PR_CLOSE_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+  );
+
+  // Nudge
+  await processItems(
+    `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:open is:pr -label:"help wanted" -label:"🔒 maintainer only" -label:"status/pr-nudge-sent" created:${prCloseThreshold.toISOString()}..${nudgeThreshold.toISOString()}`,
+    async (pr) => {
+      if (await isMaintainer(pr.user, pr.author_association)) return;
+
+      if (dryRun) {
+        core.info(
+          `[DRY RUN] Would nudge PR #${pr.number} for contribution policy.`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        core.info(`Nudging PR #${pr.number} for contribution policy.`);
+        await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: pr.number,
+          labels: ['status/pr-nudge-sent'],
+        });
+        await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: pr.number,
+          body: "Hi there! Thank you for your interest in contributing to Gemini CLI. \n\nTo ensure we maintain high code quality and focus on our prioritized roadmap, we only guarantee review and consideration of pull requests for issues that are explicitly labeled as 'help wanted'. \n\nThis PR will be closed in 7 days if it remains without that designation. We encourage you to find and contribute to existing 'help wanted' issues in our backlog! Thank you for your understanding.",
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  // Close
+  await processItems(
+    `repo:${owner}/${repo} is:open is:pr -label:"help wanted" -label:"🔒 maintainer only" created:<${prCloseThreshold.toISOString()}`,
+    async (pr) => {
+      if (await isMaintainer(pr.user, pr.author_association)) return;
+
+      if (dryRun) {
+        core.info(
+          `[DRY RUN] Would close PR #${pr.number} per contribution policy (no 'help wanted').`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        core.info(
+          `Closing PR #${pr.number} per contribution policy (no 'help wanted').`,
+        );
+        await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          issue_number: pr.number,
+          body: "This pull request is being closed as it has been open for 14 days without a 'help wanted' designation. We encourage you to find and contribute to existing 'help wanted' issues in our backlog! Thank you for your understanding.",
+        });
+        await github.rest.pulls.update({
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          pull_number: pr.number,
+          state: 'closed',
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+};

.github/scripts/sync-issue-types.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+
+module.exports = async ({ github, context, core }) => {
+  const query = `
+    query($owner: String!, $repo: String!) {
+      repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+        issues(first: 50, states: OPEN, orderBy: {field: UPDATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
+          nodes {
+            id
+            number
+            title
+            body
+            issueType {
+              name
+            }
+            labels(first: 20) {
+              nodes {
+                name
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `;
+
+  try {
+    const result = await github.graphql(query, {
+      owner: context.repo.owner,
+      repo: context.repo.repo,
+    });
+
+    const issues = result.repository.issues.nodes;
+    const issuesNeedingAnalysis = [];
+    let syncedCount = 0;
+
+    for (const issue of issues) {
+      if (issue.issueType === null) {
+        const labelNames = issue.labels.nodes.map((l) => l.name);
+        const hasBug = labelNames.includes('kind/bug');
+        const hasFeature =
+          labelNames.includes('kind/feature') ||
+          labelNames.includes('kind/enhancement');
+
+        let issueTypeId = null;
+        if (hasBug) {
+          issueTypeId = 'IT_kwDOCaSVvs4BR7vP'; // Bug
+        } else if (hasFeature) {
+          issueTypeId = 'IT_kwDOCaSVvs4BR7vQ'; // Feature
+        }
+
+        if (issueTypeId) {
+          await github.graphql(
+            `
+            mutation($issueId: ID!, $issueTypeId: ID!) {
+              updateIssue(input: {id: $issueId, issueTypeId: $issueTypeId}) {
+                issue {
+                  id
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          `,
+            {
+              issueId: issue.id,
+              issueTypeId: issueTypeId,
+            },
+          );
+          core.info(`Successfully synced Issue Type for #${issue.number}`);
+          syncedCount++;
+        } else {
+          // Needs analysis to determine kind/type
+          issuesNeedingAnalysis.push({
+            number: issue.number,
+            title: issue.title,
+            body: issue.body,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Write issues needing analysis to a file so the AI can process them
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      'no_type_issues.json',
+      JSON.stringify(issuesNeedingAnalysis),
+    );
+    core.info(`Synced ${syncedCount} issues from labels.`);
+    core.info(
+      `Found ${issuesNeedingAnalysis.length} issues missing both type and kind label to be analyzed.`,
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.setFailed(`Failed to sync issue types: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+};

.github/workflows/build-unsigned-mac-binaries.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: 'Build Unsigned Mac Binaries'
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        description: 'The branch, tag, or SHA to build from.'
+        required: true
+        type: 'string'
 
 permissions:
   contents: 'read'
@@ -22,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: '${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -52,5 +61,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02' # ratchet:actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: 'gemini-darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}-unsigned'
-          path: 'dist/darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}/'
-          retention-days: 5
+          path: 'dist/darwin-${{ matrix.arch }}/gemini'
+          retention-days: 14

.github/workflows/chained_e2e.yml

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: 'Link Checker'
         uses: 'lycheeverse/lychee-action@885c65f3dc543b57c898c8099f4e08c8afd178a2' # ratchet: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.6.1
         with:
@@ -157,6 +160,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -252,6 +257,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -339,6 +346,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
 
       - name: 'Initialize CodeQL'
@@ -363,6 +371,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
           fetch-depth: 1
 
@@ -390,6 +399,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'

.github/workflows/community-report.yml

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
           REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gcp_workload_identity_provider: '${{ vars.GCP_WIF_PROVIDER }}'
           gcp_project_id: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT }}'
           gcp_location: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION }}'
@@ -182,12 +183,14 @@ jobs:
           use_gemini_code_assist: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA }}'
           settings: |-
             {
-              "coreTools": [
-                "run_shell_command(gh issue list)",
-                "run_shell_command(gh pr list)",
-                "run_shell_command(gh search issues)",
-                "run_shell_command(gh search prs)"
-              ]
+              "tools": {
+                "core": [
+                  "run_shell_command(gh issue list)",
+                  "run_shell_command(gh pr list)",
+                  "run_shell_command(gh search issues)",
+                  "run_shell_command(gh search prs)"
+                ]
+              }
             }
           prompt: |-
             You are a helpful assistant that analyzes community contribution reports.

.github/workflows/deflake.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ github.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ github.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ github.repository }}'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4

.github/workflows/docs-audit.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: 'main'
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020'
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: true
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
           prompt: |
             Activate the 'docs-writer' skill.

.github/workflows/docs-page-action.yml

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Setup Pages'
         uses: 'actions/configure-pages@983d7736d9b0ae728b81ab479565c72886d7745b' # ratchet:actions/configure-pages@v5

.github/workflows/eval-pr.yml

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Check out the trusted code from main for detection
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Detect Steering Changes'
         id: 'detect'
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           # This only runs AFTER manual approval
           ref: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Remove Approval Notification'
         # Run even if other steps fail, to ensure we clean up the "Action Required" message

.github/workflows/evals-nightly.yml

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Download Logs'
         uses: 'actions/download-artifact@cc203385981b70ca67e1cc392babf9cc229d5806' # ratchet:actions/download-artifact@v4

.github/workflows/gemini-automated-issue-dedup.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Log in to GitHub Container Registry'
         uses: 'docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1' # ratchet:docker/login-action@v3
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ jobs:
           ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.issue.number }}'
           REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
           FIRESTORE_PROJECT: '${{ vars.FIRESTORE_PROJECT }}'
+          GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: 'true'
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gcp_workload_identity_provider: '${{ vars.GCP_WIF_PROVIDER }}'
           gcp_project_id: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT }}'
           gcp_location: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION }}'
@@ -105,10 +109,12 @@ jobs:
                 }
               },
               "maxSessionTurns": 25,
-              "coreTools": [
-                "run_shell_command(echo)",
-                "run_shell_command(gh issue view)"
-              ],
+              "tools": {
+                "core": [
+                  "run_shell_command(echo)",
+                  "run_shell_command(gh issue view)"
+                ]
+              },
               "telemetry": {
                 "enabled": true,
                 "target": "gcp"

.github/workflows/gemini-automated-issue-triage.yml

@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
         id: 'generate_token'
@@ -129,20 +131,31 @@ jobs:
             core.info(`Found ${labelNames.length} labels: ${labelNames.join(', ')}`);
             return labelNames;
 
+      - name: 'Prepare Issue Data'
+        id: 'prepare_issue_data'
+        env:
+          ISSUE_TITLE: >-
+            ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && steps.get_issue_data.outputs.title || github.event.issue.title }}
+          ISSUE_BODY: >-
+            ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && steps.get_issue_data.outputs.body || github.event.issue.body }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "Title: ${ISSUE_TITLE}" > issue_context.md
+          echo "Body:" >> issue_context.md
+          echo "${ISSUE_BODY}" >> issue_context.md
+
       - name: 'Run Gemini Issue Analysis'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@a3bf79042542528e91937b3a3a6fbc4967ee3c31' # ratchet:google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@v0
         id: 'gemini_issue_analysis'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '' # Do not pass any auth token here since this runs on untrusted inputs
-          ISSUE_TITLE: >-
-            ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && steps.get_issue_data.outputs.title || github.event.issue.title }}
-          ISSUE_BODY: >-
-            ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && steps.get_issue_data.outputs.body || github.event.issue.body }}
           ISSUE_NUMBER: >-
             ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && (github.event.inputs.issue_number || inputs.issue_number) || github.event.issue.number }}
           REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
           AVAILABLE_LABELS: '${{ steps.get_labels.outputs.available_labels }}'
+          GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: 'true'
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gcp_workload_identity_provider: '${{ vars.GCP_WIF_PROVIDER }}'
           gcp_project_id: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT }}'
           gcp_location: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION }}'
@@ -157,9 +170,12 @@ jobs:
                 "enabled": true,
                 "target": "gcp"
               },
-              "coreTools": [
-                "run_shell_command(echo)"
-              ]
+              "tools": {
+                "core": [
+                  "run_shell_command(echo)",
+                  "read_file"
+                ]
+              }
             }
           prompt: |-
             ## Role
@@ -167,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
             You are an issue triage assistant. Your role is to analyze a GitHub issue and determine the single most appropriate area/ label based on the definitions provided.
 
             ## Steps
-            1. Review the issue title and body: ${{ env.ISSUE_TITLE }} and ${{ env.ISSUE_BODY }}.
+            1. Use the read_file tool to read the file "issue_context.md" which contains the issue title and body.
             2. Review the available labels: ${{ env.AVAILABLE_LABELS }}.
             3. Select exactly one area/ label that best matches the issue based on Reference 1: Area Definitions.
             4. Fallback Logic:
@@ -322,14 +338,41 @@ jobs:
               return;
             }
 
+            const newAreaLabel = labelsToAdd[0];
+
+            // Get current labels to resolve conflicts
+            const { data: currentLabels } = await github.rest.issues.listLabelsOnIssue({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+            });
+            const currentLabelNames = currentLabels.map(l => l.name);
+            const currentAreaLabels = currentLabelNames.filter(name => name.startsWith('area/'));
+
+            const labelsToRemove = currentAreaLabels.filter(name => name !== newAreaLabel);
+
+            for (const label of labelsToRemove) {
+              try {
+                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: issueNumber,
+                  name: label
+                });
+                core.info(`Removed conflicting area label: ${label}`);
+              } catch (e) {
+                core.warning(`Failed to remove label ${label}: ${e.message}`);
+              }
+            }
+
             // Set labels based on triage result
             await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               issue_number: issueNumber,
-              labels: labelsToAdd
+              labels: [newAreaLabel]
             });
-            core.info(`Successfully added labels for #${issueNumber}: ${labelsToAdd.join(', ')}`);
+            core.info(`Successfully added labels for #${issueNumber}: ${newAreaLabel}`);
 
       - name: 'Post Issue Analysis Failure Comment'
         if: |-

.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-brain.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ on:
         default: false
 
 concurrency:
-  group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number || github.ref }}'
+  group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number || github.ref }}'
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
@@ -41,14 +41,12 @@ jobs:
         github.event_name == 'schedule' ||
         (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.run_interactive != 'true') ||
         (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true') ||
-        (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.comment.user.login != 'gemini-cli[bot]' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@gemini-cli') && contains(fromJSON('["COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER", "OWNER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association)) ||
-        (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' && github.event.comment.user.login != 'gemini-cli[bot]' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@gemini-cli') && contains(fromJSON('["COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER", "OWNER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association))
+        (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.comment.user.login != 'gemini-cli[bot]' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@gemini-cli') && contains(fromJSON('["COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER", "OWNER"]'), github.event.comment.author_association))
       )
     # The reasoning phase is strictly readonly.
     permissions:
       contents: 'read'
       issues: 'read'
-      pull-requests: 'read'
       actions: 'read'
     env:
       GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: 'true'
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         id: 'determine_ref'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number }}'
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number }}'
         run: |
           REF="${{ github.ref }}"
           if [ -n "$ISSUE_NUMBER" ]; then
@@ -125,11 +123,12 @@ jobs:
           GEMINI_API_KEY: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           GEMINI_MODEL: 'gemini-3-flash-preview'
+          GEMINI_CLI_HOME: 'tools/gemini-cli-bot'
           ENABLE_PRS: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs || 'false' }}"
           TRIGGER_ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number }}'
           TRIGGER_COMMENT_ID: '${{ github.event.comment.id || github.event.inputs.comment_id }}'
         run: |
-          PROMPT_PATH="tools/gemini-cli-bot/brain/metrics.md"
+          PROMPT_PATH="tools/gemini-cli-bot/brain/scheduled.md"
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "issue_comment" ] || [ "${{ github.event.inputs.run_interactive }}" = "true" ]; then
             PROMPT_PATH="tools/gemini-cli-bot/brain/interactive.md"
             export ENABLE_PRS="true"
@@ -152,9 +151,16 @@ jobs:
             echo "</untrusted_context>" >> trigger_context.md
           fi
 
-          cat trigger_context.md "$PROMPT_PATH" tools/gemini-cli-bot/brain/common.md > combined_prompt.md
+          if [ "$ENABLE_PRS" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "**System Directive**: PR creation is ENABLED for this run. You MUST activate the **'prs' skill** to stage your changes and generate a \`pr-description.md\` file if you are proposing fixes." >> trigger_context.md
+            echo "**CRITICAL System Directive**: You MUST ONLY propose and implement a **SINGLE** improvement or fix per run. Bundling unrelated changes (e.g., a documentation update and a script fix, or a metrics update and a logic fix) into a single PR is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN and will result in immediate rejection during the critique phase. If you identify multiple issues, pick the most impactful one and ignore the others for now." >> trigger_context.md
+          else
+            echo "**System Directive**: PR creation is DISABLED for this run. You MUST NOT stage files or attempt to create a PR description." >> trigger_context.md
+          fi
+          echo "" >> trigger_context.md
 
-          node bundle/gemini.js --policy tools/gemini-cli-bot/ci-policy.toml -p "$(cat combined_prompt.md)"
+          cat trigger_context.md "$PROMPT_PATH" > combined_prompt.md
+          node bundle/gemini.js --policy tools/gemini-cli-bot/ci-policy.toml --prompt="$(cat combined_prompt.md)"
 
           if [ -n "$TRIGGER_ISSUE_NUMBER" ] && [ ! -s "issue-comment.md" ] && [ ! -s "pr-comment.md" ]; then
             echo "Agent failed to respond. Generating fallback error message."
@@ -164,17 +170,18 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: 'Run Critique Phase'
-        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
+        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
         env:
           GEMINI_API_KEY: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
           GEMINI_MODEL: 'gemini-3-flash-preview'
+          GEMINI_CLI_HOME: 'tools/gemini-cli-bot'
         run: |
           if git diff --staged --quiet; then
              echo "No changes staged. Skipping critique."
              echo "[APPROVED]" > critique_result.txt
           else
-             node bundle/gemini.js --policy tools/gemini-cli-bot/ci-policy.toml -p "$(cat tools/gemini-cli-bot/brain/critique.md)" 2>&1 | tee critique_output.log
+             node bundle/gemini.js --policy tools/gemini-cli-bot/ci-policy.toml --prompt="$(cat tools/gemini-cli-bot/.gemini/skills/critique/SKILL.md)" 2>&1 | tee critique_output.log
 
              if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -eq 0 ] && grep -q "\[APPROVED\]" critique_output.log && ! grep -q "\[REJECTED\]" critique_output.log; then
                echo "[APPROVED]" > critique_result.txt
@@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: 'Generate Patch'
-        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
+        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
         run: |
           touch bot-changes.patch
           touch pr-description.md
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token 🔑'
         id: 'generate_token'
-        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
+        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
         uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
         with:
           app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
@@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
         id: 'determine_ref'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.pull_request.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number }}'
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: '${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.inputs.issue_number }}'
         run: |
           REF="main"
           if [ -n "$ISSUE_NUMBER" ]; then
@@ -263,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
           path: '${{ runner.temp }}/brain-data/'
 
       - name: 'Create or Update PR'
-        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
+        if: "${{ github.event.inputs.enable_prs == 'true' || github.event_name == 'issue_comment' || github.event.inputs.run_interactive == 'true' }}"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
           FALLBACK_PAT: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'

.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-pulse.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'

.github/workflows/gemini-lifecycle-manager.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: '🔄 Gemini Scheduled Lifecycle Manager'
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *' # Once a day
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Run in dry-run mode (no changes applied)'
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: 'boolean'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: '${{ github.workflow }}'
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  issues: 'write'
+  pull-requests: 'write'
+
+jobs:
+  manage-lifecycle:
+    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
+        id: 'generate_token'
+        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@fee1f7d63c2ff003460e3d139729b119787bc349' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        with:
+          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
+          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
+
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: 'Lifecycle Management'
+        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
+        env:
+          DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry_run }}'
+        with:
+          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          script: |
+            const script = require('./.github/scripts/gemini-lifecycle-manager.cjs');
+            await script({github, context, core});

.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-issue-dedup.yml

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Log in to GitHub Container Registry'
         uses: 'docker/login-action@184bdaa0721073962dff0199f1fb9940f07167d1' # ratchet:docker/login-action@v3
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
           FIRESTORE_PROJECT: '${{ vars.FIRESTORE_PROJECT }}'
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gcp_workload_identity_provider: '${{ vars.GCP_WIF_PROVIDER }}'
           gcp_project_id: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT }}'
           gcp_location: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION }}'
@@ -85,9 +88,11 @@ jobs:
                 }
               },
               "maxSessionTurns": 25,
-              "coreTools": [
-                "run_shell_command(echo)"
-              ],
+              "tools": {
+                "core": [
+                  "run_shell_command(echo)"
+                ]
+              },
               "telemetry": {
                 "enabled": true,
                 "target": "gcp"

.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-issue-triage.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 name: '📋 Gemini Scheduled Issue Triage'
 
 on:
-  issues:
-    types:
-      - 'opened'
-      - 'reopened'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 * * * *' # Runs every hour
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -23,13 +19,27 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   triage-issues:
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     if: |-
       ${{ github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' }}
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: 'Install Utilities'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y ripgrep
+
+      - name: 'Get Current Version'
+        id: 'get_version'
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(jq -r .version package.json | cut -d'-' -f1)
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "🚀 Current CLI Version: ${VERSION}"
 
       - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
         id: 'generate_token'
@@ -47,10 +57,38 @@ jobs:
           ISSUE_EVENT: '${{ toJSON(github.event.issue) }}'
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          ISSUE_JSON=$(echo "$ISSUE_EVENT" | jq -c '[{number: .number, title: .title, body: .body}]')
-          echo "issues_to_triage=${ISSUE_JSON}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "$ISSUE_EVENT" | jq -c '[{number: .number, title: .title, body: .body}]' > issues_to_triage.json
+          echo "has_issues=true" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           echo "✅ Found issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} from event to triage! 🎯"
 
+      - name: 'Sync Issue Types'
+        if: |-
+          ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
+        with:
+          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          script: |-
+            const syncIssueTypes = require('./.github/scripts/sync-issue-types.cjs');
+            await syncIssueTypes({ github, context, core });
+
+      - name: 'Find Issues with Conflicting Labels'
+        if: |-
+          ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
+        run: |-
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo '🔍 Fetching open issues to find conflicts...'
+          # Fetch up to 2000 open issues in one quick GraphQL-backed query
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" --search "is:issue is:open" --limit 2000 --json number,title,body,labels > all_open_issues.json
+
+          echo '🧹 Filtering issues with multiple area/ or priority/ labels...'
+          jq -c '[ .[] | select( (.labels | map(select(.name | startswith("area/"))) | length) > 1 or (.labels | map(select(.name | startswith("priority/"))) | length) > 1 ) ] | .[0:50]' all_open_issues.json > conflicting_labels_issues.json
+
+          CONFLICT_COUNT=$(jq 'length' conflicting_labels_issues.json)
+          echo "Found ${CONFLICT_COUNT} issues with conflicting labels (capped at 50 for processing)."
+
       - name: 'Find untriaged issues'
         if: |-
           ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
@@ -62,25 +100,56 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
 
           echo '🔍 Finding issues missing area labels...'
-          NO_AREA_ISSUES="$(gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
-            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:area/core -label:area/agent -label:area/enterprise -label:area/non-interactive -label:area/security -label:area/platform -label:area/extensions -label:area/documentation -label:area/unknown' --limit 100 --json number,title,body)"
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:area/core -label:area/agent -label:area/enterprise -label:area/non-interactive -label:area/security -label:area/platform -label:area/extensions -label:area/documentation -label:area/unknown' --limit 50 --json number,title,body,labels > no_area_issues.json
 
           echo '🔍 Finding issues missing kind labels...'
-          NO_KIND_ISSUES="$(gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
-            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:kind/bug -label:kind/enhancement -label:kind/customer-issue -label:kind/question' --limit 100 --json number,title,body)"
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:kind/bug -label:kind/enhancement -label:kind/customer-issue -label:kind/question' --limit 50 --json number,title,body,labels > no_kind_issues.json
 
           echo '🏷️ Finding issues missing priority labels...'
-          NO_PRIORITY_ISSUES="$(gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
-            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:priority/p0 -label:priority/p1 -label:priority/p2 -label:priority/p3 -label:priority/unknown' --limit 100 --json number,title,body)"
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:priority/p0 -label:priority/p1 -label:priority/p2 -label:priority/p3 -label:priority/unknown' --limit 50 --json number,title,body,labels > no_priority_issues.json
 
-          echo '🔄 Merging and deduplicating issues...'
-          ISSUES="$(echo "${NO_AREA_ISSUES}" "${NO_KIND_ISSUES}" "${NO_PRIORITY_ISSUES}" | jq -c -s 'add | unique_by(.number)')"
+          echo '📏 Finding issues missing effort labels...'
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --search 'is:open is:issue -label:effort/small -label:effort/medium -label:effort/large label:area/core,area/extensions,area/site,area/non-interactive' --limit 20 --json number,title,body,labels > no_effort_issues.json
 
-          echo '📝 Setting output for GitHub Actions...'
-          echo "issues_to_triage=${ISSUES}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo '🔄 Merging and deduplicating standard triage issues...'
+          if [ ! -f conflicting_labels_issues.json ]; then echo "[]" > conflicting_labels_issues.json; fi
+          jq -c -s 'add | unique_by(.number)' no_area_issues.json no_kind_issues.json no_priority_issues.json conflicting_labels_issues.json > standard_issues_to_triage.json
 
-          ISSUE_COUNT="$(echo "${ISSUES}" | jq 'length')"
-          echo "✅ Found ${ISSUE_COUNT} unique issues to triage! 🎯"
+          echo '📏 Deduplicating effort issues...'
+          jq -c -s 'add | unique_by(.number)' no_effort_issues.json > effort_issues_to_triage.json
+
+          STANDARD_COUNT="$(jq 'length' standard_issues_to_triage.json)"
+          EFFORT_COUNT="$(jq 'length' effort_issues_to_triage.json)"
+          if [ "$STANDARD_COUNT" -gt 0 ] || [ "$EFFORT_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "has_issues=true" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "has_standard_issues=$([ "$STANDARD_COUNT" -gt 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "has_effort_issues=$([ "$EFFORT_COUNT" -gt 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          else
+            echo "has_issues=false" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "has_standard_issues=false" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+            echo "has_effort_issues=false" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          fi
+          echo "✅ Found ${STANDARD_COUNT} standard issues and ${EFFORT_COUNT} effort issues to triage! 🎯"
+
+      - name: 'Create Gemini CLI Experiments Override'
+        if: |-
+          steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.has_issues == 'true' || steps.find_issues.outputs.has_issues == 'true'
+        run: |
+          cat << 'EOF' > gemini_exp.json
+          {
+            "flags": [
+              {
+                "flagId": 45750526,
+                "boolValue": false
+              }
+            ],
+            "experimentIds": []
+          }
+          EOF
 
       - name: 'Get Repository Labels'
         id: 'get_labels'
@@ -97,18 +166,22 @@ jobs:
             core.info(`Found ${labelNames.length} labels: ${labelNames.join(', ')}`);
             return labelNames;
 
-      - name: 'Run Gemini Issue Analysis'
+      - name: 'Run Standard Triage Analysis'
         if: |-
-          (steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.issues_to_triage != '' && steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.issues_to_triage != '[]') ||
-          (steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage != '' && steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage != '[]')
+          steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.has_issues == 'true' || steps.find_issues.outputs.has_standard_issues == 'true'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@a3bf79042542528e91937b3a3a6fbc4967ee3c31' # ratchet:google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@v0
-        id: 'gemini_issue_analysis'
+        id: 'gemini_standard_issue_analysis'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '' # Do not pass any auth token here since this runs on untrusted inputs
-          ISSUES_TO_TRIAGE: '${{ steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.issues_to_triage || steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage }}'
           REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
           AVAILABLE_LABELS: '${{ steps.get_labels.outputs.available_labels }}'
+          CLI_VERSION: '${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}'
+          GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: 'true'
+          GEMINI_EXP: 'gemini_exp.json'
+          GEMINI_STRICT_TELEMETRY_LIMITS: 'true'
+          GEMINI_MODEL: 'gemini-3-flash-preview'
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gcp_workload_identity_provider: '${{ vars.GCP_WIF_PROVIDER }}'
           gcp_project_id: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT }}'
           gcp_location: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION }}'
@@ -119,11 +192,14 @@ jobs:
           settings: |-
             {
               "maxSessionTurns": 25,
-              "coreTools": [
-                "run_shell_command(echo)"
-              ],
+              "tools": {
+                "core": [
+                  "run_shell_command(echo)",
+                  "read_file"
+                ]
+              },
               "telemetry": {
-                "enabled": true,
+                "enabled": false,
                 "target": "gcp"
               }
             }
@@ -136,14 +212,16 @@ jobs:
 
             ## Steps
 
-            1. You are only able to use the echo command. Review the available labels in the environment variable: "${AVAILABLE_LABELS}".
-            2. Check environment variable for issues to triage: $ISSUES_TO_TRIAGE (JSON array of issues)
-            3. Review the issue title, body and any comments provided in the environment variables.
-            4. Identify the most relevant labels from the existing labels, specifically focusing on area/*, kind/* and priority/*.
+            1. You are only able to use the echo and read_file commands. Review the available labels in the environment variable: "${AVAILABLE_LABELS}".
+            2. Use the read_file tool to read the file "standard_issues_to_triage.json" which contains the JSON array of issues to triage (including their current labels).
+            3. Review the issue title, body, current labels, and any comments provided in the JSON file.
+            4. Identify the most relevant labels from the existing labels, specifically focusing on area/*, kind/*, and priority/*.
             5. Label Policy:
                - If the issue already has a kind/ label, do not change it.
-               - If the issue already has a priority/ label, do not change it.
-               - If the issue already has an area/ label, do not change it.
+               - If the issue has exactly ONE priority/ label, do not change it (unless you are explicitly re-evaluating an ambiguous priority).
+               - If the issue is missing a priority/ label, OR if the issue currently has MULTIPLE priority/ labels, you must evaluate the issue's impact to determine exactly ONE priority level (priority/p0, priority/p1, priority/p2, priority/p3, or priority/unknown) based the guidelines. If you are fixing an issue with multiple priority/ labels, put the correct one in `labels_to_add` and put all the incorrect ones in `labels_to_remove`.
+               - If the issue has exactly ONE area/ label, do not change it.
+               - If the issue is missing an area/ label, OR if the issue currently has MULTIPLE area/ labels, select exactly ONE area/ label that best fits the issue. Issues MUST NOT have multiple area/ labels. If you are fixing an issue with multiple area/ labels, put the correct one in `labels_to_add` and put all the incorrect ones in `labels_to_remove`.
                - If any of these are missing, select exactly ONE appropriate label for the missing category.
             6. Identify other applicable labels based on the issue content, such as status/*, help wanted, good first issue, etc.
             7. Give me a single short explanation about why you are selecting each label in the process.
@@ -160,11 +238,12 @@ jobs:
                ]
                ```
               If an issue cannot be classified, do not include it in the output array.
-            9. For each issue please check if CLI version is present, this is usually in the output of the /about command and will look like 0.1.5
-              - Anything more than 6 versions older than the most recent should add the status/need-retesting label
-            10. If you see that the issue doesn't look like it has sufficient information recommend the status/need-information label and leave a comment politely requesting the relevant information, eg.. if repro steps are missing request for repro steps. if version information is missing request for version information into the explanation section below.
-            11. If you think an issue might be a Priority/P0 do not apply the priority/p0 label. Instead apply a status/manual-triage label and include a note in your explanation.
-            12. If you are uncertain about a category, use the area/unknown, kind/question, or priority/unknown labels as appropriate. If you are extremely uncertain, apply the status/manual-triage label.
+            9. For each issue, carefully check if the CLI version is present. It is usually found under the "### Client information" header, as a bullet point (e.g., "• CLI Version: 0.33.1", "* **CLI Version:** 0.42.0"), or in the output of the `/about` command.
+              - **Only for issues classified as kind/bug:** If the version is provided but is more than 6 minor versions older than the most recent release (current version is ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}), apply the status/need-information label and leave a comment politely asking the user to verify if the issue persists in the latest version.
+            10. **Only for issues classified as kind/bug:** If the issue does not have sufficient information, recommend the status/need-information label and leave a comment politely requesting the missing details. For example, if repro steps are missing, ask for them; if the CLI version is completely missing, ask for the version information in the explanation section below. Do not ask for version info if it is already in the issue body. (Check both bullet points and bold text). For features and enhancements, the CLI version is NOT required.
+            11. If you think an issue is a Priority/P0, you MUST apply the priority/p1 label AND the status/manual-triage label, and include a note in your explanation that it likely requires P0 escalation.
+            12. If the issue is highly ambiguous, completely lacks a description, or you are torn between two lower priorities (like P2 vs P3), you MUST retain the existing priority label if one is already present. Do not toggle the priority if you do not have enough information to make a definitive change.
+            13. If you are uncertain about a category, use the area/unknown, kind/question, or priority/unknown labels as appropriate. If you are extremely uncertain, apply the status/manual-triage label.
 
             ## Guidelines
 
@@ -174,10 +253,127 @@ jobs:
               - Do not add comments or modify the issue content.
               - Do not remove the following labels maintainer, help wanted or good first issue.
               - Triage only the current issue.
-              - Identify only one area/ label.
+              - Identify exactly ONE area/ label. Do NOT assign multiple area/ labels to a single issue.
               - Identify only one kind/ label (Do not apply kind/duplicate or kind/parent-issue)
-              - Identify only one priority/ label.
-              - Once you categorize the issue if it needs information bump down the priority by 1 eg.. a p0 would become a p1 a p1 would become a p2. P2 and P3 can stay as is in this scenario.
+              - Identify exactly ONE priority/ label. Do NOT assign multiple priority/ labels to a single issue.
+              - **Do not manually downgrade the priority.** Always assign the true priority based on the guidelines. The system will handle downgrades programmatically if information is missing.
+              - **NEVER mention label names, label removals, or label additions in your `explanation`.** The explanation must be purely written for the user (e.g., "Please provide your CLI version.") without exposing internal triage mechanics (e.g., do NOT say "Removing area/unknown to leave only area/core").
+
+            Categorization Guidelines (Priority):
+            P0 - Urgent Blocking Issues:
+              - DO NOT APPLY THE priority/p0 LABEL AUTOMATICALLY. Instead apply priority/p1 and status/manual-triage.
+              - Definition: Critical failures breaking core functionality for a large portion of users. Examples: CLI fails to launch globally, core commands (gemini run) crash on valid input, unhandled promise rejections on boot, critical security vulnerability.
+              - Note: You must apply priority/p1 and status/manual-triage instead of priority/p0.
+            P1 - Critical but Workable:
+              - Definition: Severe issues without a reasonable workaround, significantly degrading the developer experience but not globally blocking. Examples: Specific tools failing consistently (e.g., `web_search` returns 500s), persistent PTY streaming hangs, memory leaks leading to OOM after short use.
+            P2 - Significant Issues:
+              - Definition: Affect some workflows but a clear workaround exists, or non-critical bugs. Examples: Theme flickering, confusing error messages, minor UI misalignment, failing to read deeply nested config files correctly.
+            P3 - Minor/Enhancements:
+              - Definition: Trivial bugs, typos, documentation requests, or feature requests.
+
+            Categorization Guidelines (Kind):
+            kind/bug: The issue is describing an unexpected behavior or failure in the application.
+            kind/enhancement: The issue is describing a feature request or an improvement to an existing feature.
+            kind/question: The issue is asking a question about how to use the CLI or about a specific feature.
+
+            Categorization Guidelines (Area):
+            area/agent: The "brain" of the CLI. Core agent logic, model quality, tool/function calling, memory, web search, generated code quality, sub-agents.
+            area/core: The fundamental CLI app. UI/UX, installation, OS compatibility, performance, command parsing, theming, flickering.
+            area/documentation: Website docs, READMEs, inline help text.
+            area/enterprise: Telemetry, Policy, Quota / Licensing
+            area/extensions: Gemini CLI extensions capability
+            area/non-interactive: GitHub Actions, SDK, 3P Integrations, Shell Scripting, Command line automation
+            area/platform: Platform specific behavior
+            area/security: Authentication, authorization, privacy, data leaks, credential storage.
+
+      - name: 'Stop Telemetry Collector'
+        if: |-
+          steps.find_issues.outputs.has_effort_issues == 'true'
+        run: 'docker rm -f gemini-telemetry-collector || true'
+
+      - name: 'Run Effort Triage Analysis'
+        if: |-
+          steps.find_issues.outputs.has_effort_issues == 'true'
+        uses: 'google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@a3bf79042542528e91937b3a3a6fbc4967ee3c31' # ratchet:google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@v0
+        id: 'gemini_effort_issue_analysis'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: '' # Do not pass any auth token here since this runs on untrusted inputs
+          REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
+          AVAILABLE_LABELS: '${{ steps.get_labels.outputs.available_labels }}'
+          CLI_VERSION: '${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}'
+          GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: 'true'
+          GEMINI_EXP: 'gemini_exp.json'
+          GEMINI_STRICT_TELEMETRY_LIMITS: 'true'
+          GEMINI_MODEL: 'gemini-3-flash-preview'
+        with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
+          gcp_workload_identity_provider: '${{ vars.GCP_WIF_PROVIDER }}'
+          gcp_project_id: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT }}'
+          gcp_location: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION }}'
+          gcp_service_account: '${{ vars.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL }}'
+          gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
+          use_vertex_ai: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI }}'
+          use_gemini_code_assist: '${{ vars.GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_GCA }}'
+          settings: |-
+            {
+              "maxSessionTurns": 30,
+              "tools": {
+                "core": [
+                  "run_shell_command(echo)",
+                  "grep_search",
+                  "glob",
+                  "read_file"
+                ]
+              },
+              "telemetry": {
+                "enabled": false,
+                "target": "gcp"
+              }
+            }
+          prompt: |-
+            ## Role
+
+            You are an expert software architect. Analyze the provided GitHub issues and assign the correct `effort/*` label based on the codebase complexity.
+
+            ## Steps
+
+            1. Use the read_file tool to read "effort_issues_to_triage.json".
+            2. For each issue in the array:
+               - You must evaluate the architectural complexity to determine the effort level. You MUST NOT guess the root cause. You MUST actively use your codebase search tools (grep_search and glob) to search for keywords from the issue and explore the codebase. You must identify the specific files and components involved before deciding the effort.
+            3. Output a JSON array of objects, each containing the issue number and the effort label to add, along with an explanation and an effort_analysis field. This effort_analysis must be highly detailed, technical, and empirical. It MUST NOT contain vague guesses (e.g., avoid words like "likely points to" or "possibly"). You must explicitly cite the specific file paths and architectural mechanisms you discovered using your search tools, explain the root cause, and then explicitly state how that complexity maps to the chosen effort level guidelines. For example:
+               ```
+               [
+                 {
+                   "issue_number": 123,
+                   "labels_to_add": ["effort/small"],
+                   "explanation": "This is a simple logic fix.",
+                   "effort_analysis": "The `vscode-ide-companion` extension indiscriminately tracks active text editors via `vscode.window.onDidChangeActiveTextEditor` in `open-files-manager.ts`. When a user opens `.vscode/settings.json`, its content is sent to the CLI's context. The fix is highly localized to the VS Code companion extension's event listener. It involves adding a simple conditional check to exclude specific configuration files from the active editor tracking logic, which is a trivial logic adjustment with a clear root cause."
+                 }
+               ]
+               ```
+
+            ## Guidelines
+
+            - Output only valid JSON format
+            - Do not include any explanation or additional text, just the JSON
+            - Triage only the current issue.
+
+            Categorization Guidelines (Effort):
+            effort/small (1 day or less):
+              - Trivial Logic & Config: Schema updates (Zod), feature flag toggles, adding missing fields to package.json or settings.json.
+              - UI/Aesthetic Adjustments: Fixing minor layout bugs in Ink components (e.g., adding flexShrink, correcting padding in a single Box), text color changes.
+              - Documentation & Strings: Typos, log message updates, CLI argument descriptions.
+              - Localized Bug Fixes: Single-file logic errors, straightforward promise rejections (e.g., wrapping a known failure in a try/catch), simple regex or string parsing fixes.
+            effort/medium (2-3 days):
+              - React/Ink State Management: Debugging useState/useEffect/useReducer bugs, component lifecycle issues (memory leaks in the UI), terminal redraw flickering, or state synchronization between the CLI's internal input buffer and the interactive React components.
+              - Asynchronous Flow & Integration: Resolving complex Promise chains, ERR_STREAM_PREMATURE_CLOSE, debugging IDE companion extensions (VS Code, Android Studio) or resolving hanging HTTP requests/IPC between the CLI and external plugins, timeouts in non-interactive/ACP modes.
+              - Tooling & Output Parsers: Modifying how tools parse streaming stdout/stderr buffers, adding new built-in tools that don't require native bindings.
+              - Cross-Component Refactors: Changes that span across packages/cli and packages/core to pass new data models or telemetry state.
+            effort/large (3+ days):
+              - Platform-Specific Complexities (PTY/Signals): Any issue involving node-pty, child_process.spawn, OS-level shell behavior (Windows vs Linux vs macOS), pseudo-terminal exhaustion (ENXIO), raw mode terminal desyncs, or POSIX signal forwarding (SIGINT/SIGTERM).
+              - Core Architecture & Protocols: Refactoring the Scheduler, Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol implementation, low-level MCP (Model Context Protocol) transport mechanisms.
+              - Performance & Memory: Diagnosing massive disk/memory leaks, severe boot time regressions, high-throughput streaming optimizations (e.g., voice streaming pipelines).
+            Note: Any bug that is described as intermittent, flickering, difficult to reproduce, platform-specific, or requiring cross-environment setups (e.g., involving the VS Code IDE companion, GCA plugin, or Android Studio) MUST NOT be rated as effort/small because of the increased overhead of testing and reproducing.
 
             Categorization Guidelines (Priority):
             P0 - Urgent Blocking Issues:
@@ -216,64 +412,52 @@ jobs:
             - This product is designed to use different models eg.. using pro, downgrading to flash etc.
             - When users report that they dont expect the model to change those would be categorized as feature requests.
 
-      - name: 'Apply Labels to Issues'
+      - name: 'Apply Triaged Labels'
         if: |-
-          ${{ steps.gemini_issue_analysis.outcome == 'success' &&
-              steps.gemini_issue_analysis.outputs.summary != '[]' }}
+          always() &&
+          ( (steps.gemini_standard_issue_analysis.outcome == 'success' && steps.gemini_standard_issue_analysis.outputs.summary != '[]' && steps.gemini_standard_issue_analysis.outputs.summary != '') ||
+            (steps.gemini_effort_issue_analysis.outcome == 'success' && steps.gemini_effort_issue_analysis.outputs.summary != '[]' && steps.gemini_effort_issue_analysis.outputs.summary != '') )
         env:
-          REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
-          LABELS_OUTPUT: '${{ steps.gemini_issue_analysis.outputs.summary }}'
+          LABELS_OUTPUT_STANDARD: '${{ steps.gemini_standard_issue_analysis.outputs.summary }}'
+          LABELS_OUTPUT_EFFORT: '${{ steps.gemini_effort_issue_analysis.outputs.summary }}'
         uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
         with:
           github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
           script: |-
-            const rawLabels = process.env.LABELS_OUTPUT;
-            core.info(`Raw labels JSON: ${rawLabels}`);
-            let parsedLabels;
-            try {
-              const jsonMatch = rawLabels.match(/```json\s*([\s\S]*?)\s*```/);
-              if (!jsonMatch || !jsonMatch[1]) {
-                throw new Error("Could not find a ```json ... ``` block in the output.");
-              }
-              const jsonString = jsonMatch[1].trim();
-              parsedLabels = JSON.parse(jsonString);
-              core.info(`Parsed labels JSON: ${JSON.stringify(parsedLabels)}`);
-            } catch (err) {
-              core.setFailed(`Failed to parse labels JSON from Gemini output: ${err.message}\nRaw output: ${rawLabels}`);
-              return;
-            }
+            const applyLabels = require('./.github/scripts/apply-issue-labels.cjs');
+            await applyLabels({ github, context, core });
 
-            for (const entry of parsedLabels) {
-              const issueNumber = entry.issue_number;
-              if (!issueNumber) {
-                core.info(`Skipping entry with no issue number: ${JSON.stringify(entry)}`);
-                continue;
-              }
+      - name: 'Sync Issue Types (Post-Analysis)'
+        if: |-
+          always() && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
+        with:
+          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          script: |-
+            const syncIssueTypes = require('./.github/scripts/sync-issue-types.cjs');
+            await syncIssueTypes({ github, context, core });
 
-              const labelsToAdd = entry.labels_to_add || [];
-              labelsToAdd.push('status/bot-triaged');
+      - name: 'Find Triaged Issues to Clean Up'
+        if: |-
+          always() && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          GITHUB_REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
+        run: |-
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo '🧹 Finding issues that have conflicting status labels...'
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --search 'is:open is:issue label:status/bot-triaged label:status/need-triage' --limit 50 --json number > cleanup_1.json
+          gh issue list --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --search 'is:open is:issue label:status/bot-triaged label:status/manual-triage' --limit 50 --json number > cleanup_2.json
+          jq -c -s 'add | unique_by(.number)' cleanup_1.json cleanup_2.json > issues_to_cleanup.json
 
-              if (labelsToAdd.length > 0) {
-                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  issue_number: issueNumber,
-                  labels: labelsToAdd
-                });
-                const explanation = entry.explanation ? ` - ${entry.explanation}` : '';
-                core.info(`Successfully added labels for #${issueNumber}: ${labelsToAdd.join(', ')}${explanation}`);
-              }
-
-              if (entry.explanation) {
-                await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  issue_number: issueNumber,
-                  body: entry.explanation,
-                });
-              }
-
-              if ((!entry.labels_to_add || entry.labels_to_add.length === 0) && (!entry.labels_to_remove || entry.labels_to_remove.length === 0)) {
-                core.info(`No labels to add or remove for #${issueNumber}, leaving as is`);
-              }
-            }
+      - name: 'Clean Up Triage Labels'
+        if: |-
+          always() && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
+        with:
+          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
+          script: |-
+            const cleanupLabels = require('./.github/scripts/cleanup-triage-labels.cjs');
+            await cleanupLabels({ github, context, core });

.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-pr-triage.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
         id: 'generate_token'

.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-stale-issue-closer.yml

@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-name: '🔒 Gemini Scheduled Stale Issue Closer'
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # Every Sunday at midnight UTC
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      dry_run:
-        description: 'Run in dry-run mode (no changes applied)'
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        type: 'boolean'
-
-concurrency:
-  group: '${{ github.workflow }}'
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: 'bash'
-
-jobs:
-  close-stale-issues:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    permissions:
-      issues: 'write'
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
-        id: 'generate_token'
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@fee1f7d63c2ff003460e3d139729b119787bc349' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-          permission-issues: 'write'
-
-      - name: 'Process Stale Issues'
-        uses: 'actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b' # ratchet:actions/github-script@v7
-        env:
-          DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry_run }}'
-        with:
-          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
-          script: |
-            const dryRun = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
-            if (dryRun) {
-              core.info('DRY RUN MODE ENABLED: No changes will be applied.');
-            }
-            const batchLabel = 'Stale';
-
-            const threeMonthsAgo = new Date();
-            threeMonthsAgo.setMonth(threeMonthsAgo.getMonth() - 3);
-
-            const tenDaysAgo = new Date();
-            tenDaysAgo.setDate(tenDaysAgo.getDate() - 10);
-
-            core.info(`Cutoff date for creation: ${threeMonthsAgo.toISOString()}`);
-            core.info(`Cutoff date for updates: ${tenDaysAgo.toISOString()}`);
-
-            const query = `repo:${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo} is:issue is:open created:<${threeMonthsAgo.toISOString()}`;
-            core.info(`Searching with query: ${query}`);
-
-            const itemsToCheck = await github.paginate(github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests, {
-              q: query,
-              sort: 'created',
-              order: 'asc',
-              per_page: 100
-            });
-
-            core.info(`Found ${itemsToCheck.length} open issues to check.`);
-
-            let processedCount = 0;
-
-            for (const issue of itemsToCheck) {
-              const createdAt = new Date(issue.created_at);
-              const updatedAt = new Date(issue.updated_at);
-              const reactionCount = issue.reactions.total_count;
-
-              // Basic thresholds
-              if (reactionCount >= 5) {
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              // Skip if it has a maintainer, help wanted, or Public Roadmap label
-              const rawLabels = issue.labels.map((l) => l.name);
-              const lowercaseLabels = rawLabels.map((l) => l.toLowerCase());
-              if (
-                lowercaseLabels.some((l) => l.includes('maintainer')) ||
-                lowercaseLabels.includes('help wanted') ||
-                rawLabels.includes('🗓️ Public Roadmap')
-              ) {
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              let isStale = updatedAt < tenDaysAgo;
-
-              // If apparently active, check if it's only bot activity
-              if (!isStale) {
-                try {
-                  const comments = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    per_page: 100,
-                    sort: 'created',
-                    direction: 'desc'
-                  });
-
-                  const lastHumanComment = comments.data.find(comment => comment.user.type !== 'Bot');
-                  if (lastHumanComment) {
-                    isStale = new Date(lastHumanComment.created_at) < tenDaysAgo;
-                  } else {
-                    // No human comments. Check if creator is human.
-                    if (issue.user.type !== 'Bot') {
-                       isStale = createdAt < tenDaysAgo;
-                    } else {
-                       isStale = true; // Bot created, only bot comments
-                    }
-                  }
-                } catch (error) {
-                  core.warning(`Failed to fetch comments for issue #${issue.number}: ${error.message}`);
-                  continue;
-                }
-              }
-
-              if (isStale) {
-                processedCount++;
-                const message = `Closing stale issue #${issue.number}: "${issue.title}" (${issue.html_url})`;
-                core.info(message);
-
-                if (!dryRun) {
-                  // Add label
-                  await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    labels: [batchLabel]
-                  });
-
-                  // Add comment
-                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    body: 'Hello! As part of our effort to keep our backlog manageable and focus on the most active issues, we are tidying up older reports.\n\nIt looks like this issue hasn\'t been active for a while, so we are closing it for now. However, if you are still experiencing this bug on the latest stable build, please feel free to comment on this issue or create a new one with updated details.\n\nThank you for your contribution!'
-                  });
-
-                  // Close issue
-                  await github.rest.issues.update({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    state: 'closed',
-                    state_reason: 'not_planned'
-                  });
-                }
-              }
-            }
-
-            core.info(`\nTotal issues processed: ${processedCount}`);

.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-stale-pr-closer.yml

@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Gemini Scheduled Stale PR Closer'
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 2 * * *' # Every day at 2 AM UTC
-  pull_request:
-    types: ['opened', 'edited']
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      dry_run:
-        description: 'Run in dry-run mode'
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        type: 'boolean'
-
-jobs:
-  close-stale-prs:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: 'write'
-      issues: 'write'
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
-        id: 'generate_token'
-        env:
-          APP_ID: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-        if: |-
-          ${{ env.APP_ID != '' }}
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@fee1f7d63c2ff003460e3d139729b119787bc349' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-
-      - name: 'Process Stale PRs'
-        uses: 'actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b' # ratchet:actions/github-script@v7
-        env:
-          DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry_run }}'
-        with:
-          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          script: |
-            const dryRun = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
-            const fourteenDaysAgo = new Date();
-            fourteenDaysAgo.setDate(fourteenDaysAgo.getDate() - 14);
-            const thirtyDaysAgo = new Date();
-            thirtyDaysAgo.setDate(thirtyDaysAgo.getDate() - 30);
-
-            // 1. Fetch maintainers for verification
-            let maintainerLogins = new Set();
-            const teams = ['gemini-cli-maintainers', 'gemini-cli-askmode-approvers', 'gemini-cli-docs'];
-
-            for (const team_slug of teams) {
-              try {
-                const members = await github.paginate(github.rest.teams.listMembersInOrg, {
-                  org: context.repo.owner,
-                  team_slug: team_slug
-                });
-                for (const m of members) maintainerLogins.add(m.login.toLowerCase());
-                core.info(`Successfully fetched ${members.length} team members from ${team_slug}`);
-              } catch (e) {
-                // Silently skip if permissions are insufficient; we will rely on author_association
-                core.debug(`Skipped team fetch for ${team_slug}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-            }
-
-            const isMaintainer = async (login, assoc) => {
-              // Reliably identify maintainers using authorAssociation (provided by GitHub)
-              // and organization membership (if available).
-              const isTeamMember = maintainerLogins.has(login.toLowerCase());
-              const isRepoMaintainer = ['OWNER', 'MEMBER', 'COLLABORATOR'].includes(assoc);
-
-              if (isTeamMember || isRepoMaintainer) return true;
-
-              // Fallback: Check if user belongs to the 'google' or 'googlers' orgs (requires permission)
-              try {
-                const orgs = ['googlers', 'google'];
-                for (const org of orgs) {
-                  try {
-                    await github.rest.orgs.checkMembershipForUser({ org: org, username: login });
-                    return true;
-                  } catch (e) {
-                    if (e.status !== 404) throw e;
-                  }
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                // Gracefully ignore failures here
-              }
-
-              return false;
-            };
-
-            // 2. Fetch all open PRs
-            let prs = [];
-            if (context.eventName === 'pull_request') {
-              const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number
-              });
-              prs = [pr];
-            } else {
-              prs = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.list, {
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                state: 'open',
-                per_page: 100
-              });
-            }
-
-            for (const pr of prs) {
-              const maintainerPr = await isMaintainer(pr.user.login, pr.author_association);
-              const isBot = pr.user.type === 'Bot' || pr.user.login.endsWith('[bot]');
-              if (maintainerPr || isBot) continue;
-
-              // Helper: Fetch labels and linked issues via GraphQL
-              const prDetailsQuery = `query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $number:Int!) {
-                repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
-                  pullRequest(number:$number) {
-                    closingIssuesReferences(first: 10) {
-                      nodes {
-                        number
-                        labels(first: 20) {
-                          nodes { name }
-                        }
-                      }
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }`;
-
-              let linkedIssues = [];
-              try {
-                const res = await github.graphql(prDetailsQuery, {
-                  owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, number: pr.number
-                });
-                linkedIssues = res.repository.pullRequest.closingIssuesReferences.nodes;
-              } catch (e) {
-                core.warning(`GraphQL fetch failed for PR #${pr.number}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-
-              // Check for mentions in body as fallback (regex)
-              const body = pr.body || '';
-              const mentionRegex = /(?:#|https:\/\/github\.com\/[^\/]+\/[^\/]+\/issues\/)(\d+)/i;
-              const matches = body.match(mentionRegex);
-              if (matches && linkedIssues.length === 0) {
-                const issueNumber = parseInt(matches[1]);
-                try {
-                  const { data: issue } = await github.rest.issues.get({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: issueNumber
-                  });
-                  linkedIssues = [{ number: issueNumber, labels: { nodes: issue.labels.map(l => ({ name: l.name })) } }];
-                } catch (e) {}
-              }
-
-              // 3. Enforcement Logic
-              const prLabels = pr.labels.map(l => l.name.toLowerCase());
-              const hasHelpWanted = prLabels.includes('help wanted') ||
-                                    linkedIssues.some(issue => issue.labels.nodes.some(l => l.name.toLowerCase() === 'help wanted'));
-
-              const hasMaintainerOnly = prLabels.includes('🔒 maintainer only') ||
-                                        linkedIssues.some(issue => issue.labels.nodes.some(l => l.name.toLowerCase() === '🔒 maintainer only'));
-
-              const hasLinkedIssue = linkedIssues.length > 0;
-
-              // Closure Policy: No help-wanted label = Close after 14 days
-              if (pr.state === 'open' && !hasHelpWanted && !hasMaintainerOnly) {
-                const prCreatedAt = new Date(pr.created_at);
-
-                // We give a 14-day grace period for non-help-wanted PRs to be manually reviewed/labeled by an EM
-                if (prCreatedAt > fourteenDaysAgo) {
-                  core.info(`PR #${pr.number} is new and lacks 'help wanted'. Giving 14-day grace period for EM review.`);
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                core.info(`PR #${pr.number} is older than 14 days and lacks 'help wanted' association. Closing.`);
-                if (!dryRun) {
-                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: pr.number,
-                    body: "Hi there! Thank you for your interest in contributing to Gemini CLI. \n\nTo ensure we maintain high code quality and focus on our prioritized roadmap, we have updated our contribution policy (see [Discussion #17383](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/17383)). \n\n**We only *guarantee* review and consideration of pull requests for issues that are explicitly labeled as 'help wanted'.** All other community pull requests are subject to closure after 14 days if they do not align with our current focus areas. For this reason, we strongly recommend that contributors only submit pull requests against issues explicitly labeled as **'help-wanted'**. \n\nThis pull request is being closed as it has been open for 14 days without a 'help wanted' designation. We encourage you to find and contribute to existing 'help wanted' issues in our backlog! Thank you for your understanding and for being part of our community!"
-                  });
-                  await github.rest.pulls.update({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    pull_number: pr.number,
-                    state: 'closed'
-                  });
-                }
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              // Also check for linked issue even if it has help wanted (redundant but safe)
-              if (pr.state === 'open' && !hasLinkedIssue) {
-                 // Already covered by hasHelpWanted check above, but good for future-proofing
-                 continue;
-              }
-
-              // 4. Staleness Check (Scheduled only)
-              if (pr.state === 'open' && context.eventName !== 'pull_request') {
-                // Skip PRs that were created less than 30 days ago - they cannot be stale yet
-                const prCreatedAt = new Date(pr.created_at);
-                if (prCreatedAt > thirtyDaysAgo) continue;
-
-                let lastActivity = new Date(pr.created_at);
-                try {
-                  const reviews = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listReviews, {
-                    owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, pull_number: pr.number
-                  });
-                  for (const r of reviews) {
-                    if (await isMaintainer(r.user.login, r.author_association)) {
-                      const d = new Date(r.submitted_at || r.updated_at);
-                      if (d > lastActivity) lastActivity = d;
-                    }
-                  }
-                  const comments = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listComments, {
-                    owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: pr.number
-                  });
-                  for (const c of comments) {
-                    if (await isMaintainer(c.user.login, c.author_association)) {
-                      const d = new Date(c.updated_at);
-                      if (d > lastActivity) lastActivity = d;
-                    }
-                  }
-                } catch (e) {}
-
-                if (lastActivity < thirtyDaysAgo) {
-                  const labels = pr.labels.map(l => l.name.toLowerCase());
-                  const isProtected = labels.includes('help wanted') || labels.includes('🔒 maintainer only');
-                  if (isProtected) {
-                    core.info(`PR #${pr.number} is stale but has a protected label. Skipping closure.`);
-                    continue;
-                  }
-
-                  core.info(`PR #${pr.number} is stale (no maintainer activity for 30+ days). Closing.`);
-                  if (!dryRun) {
-                    await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                      owner: context.repo.owner,
-                      repo: context.repo.repo,
-                      issue_number: pr.number,
-                      body: "Hi there! Thank you for your contribution. To keep our backlog manageable, we are closing pull requests that haven't seen maintainer activity for 30 days. If you're still working on this, please let us know!"
-                    });
-                    await github.rest.pulls.update({
-                      owner: context.repo.owner,
-                      repo: context.repo.repo,
-                      pull_number: pr.number,
-                      state: 'closed'
-                    });
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }

.github/workflows/label-backlog-child-issues.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4

.github/workflows/links.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Link Checker'
         id: 'lychee'

.github/workflows/memory-nightly.yml

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4

.github/workflows/no-response.yml

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-name: 'No Response'
-
-# Run as a daily cron at 1:45 AM
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '45 1 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  no-response:
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    if: |-
-      ${{ github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' }}
-    permissions:
-      issues: 'write'
-      pull-requests: 'write'
-    concurrency:
-      group: '${{ github.workflow }}-no-response'
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    steps:
-      - uses: 'actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639' # ratchet:actions/stale@v9
-        with:
-          repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          days-before-stale: -1
-          days-before-close: 14
-          stale-issue-label: 'status/need-information'
-          close-issue-message: >-
-            This issue was marked as needing more information and has not received a response in 14 days.
-            Closing it for now. If you still face this problem, feel free to reopen with more details. Thank you!
-          stale-pr-label: 'status/need-information'
-          close-pr-message: >-
-            This pull request was marked as needing more information and has had no updates in 14 days.
-            Closing it for now. You are welcome to reopen with the required info. Thanks for contributing!

.github/workflows/perf-nightly.yml

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4

.github/workflows/pr-contribution-guidelines-notifier.yml

@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-name: '🏷️ PR Contribution Guidelines Notifier'
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - 'opened'
-
-jobs:
-  notify-process-change:
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    if: |-
-      github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' || github.repository == 'google-gemini/maintainers-gemini-cli'
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: 'write'
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
-        id: 'generate_token'
-        env:
-          APP_ID: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-        if: |-
-          ${{ env.APP_ID != '' }}
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@fee1f7d63c2ff003460e3d139729b119787bc349' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-
-      - name: 'Check membership and post comment'
-        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
-        with:
-          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          script: |-
-            const org = context.repo.owner;
-            const repo = context.repo.repo;
-            const username = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
-            const pr_number = context.payload.pull_request.number;
-
-            // 1. Check if the PR author is a maintainer
-            // Check team membership (most reliable for private org members)
-            let isTeamMember = false;
-            const teams = ['gemini-cli-maintainers', 'gemini-cli-askmode-approvers', 'gemini-cli-docs'];
-            for (const team_slug of teams) {
-              try {
-                const members = await github.paginate(github.rest.teams.listMembersInOrg, {
-                  org: org,
-                  team_slug: team_slug
-                });
-                if (members.some(m => m.login.toLowerCase() === username.toLowerCase())) {
-                  isTeamMember = true;
-                  core.info(`${username} is a member of ${team_slug}. No notification needed.`);
-                  break;
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                core.warning(`Failed to fetch team members from ${team_slug}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-            }
-
-            if (isTeamMember) return;
-
-            // Check author_association from webhook payload
-            const authorAssociation = context.payload.pull_request.author_association;
-            const isRepoMaintainer = ['OWNER', 'MEMBER', 'COLLABORATOR'].includes(authorAssociation);
-
-            if (isRepoMaintainer) {
-              core.info(`${username} is a maintainer (author_association: ${authorAssociation}). No notification needed.`);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            // Check if author is a Googler
-            const isGoogler = async (login) => {
-              try {
-                const orgs = ['googlers', 'google'];
-                for (const org of orgs) {
-                  try {
-                    await github.rest.orgs.checkMembershipForUser({
-                      org: org,
-                      username: login
-                    });
-                    return true;
-                  } catch (e) {
-                    if (e.status !== 404) throw e;
-                  }
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                core.warning(`Failed to check org membership for ${login}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-              return false;
-            };
-
-            if (await isGoogler(username)) {
-              core.info(`${username} is a Googler. No notification needed.`);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            // 2. Check if the PR is already associated with an issue
-            const query = `
-              query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $number:Int!) {
-                repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
-                  pullRequest(number:$number) {
-                    closingIssuesReferences(first: 1) {
-                      totalCount
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            `;
-            const variables = { owner: org, repo: repo, number: pr_number };
-            const result = await github.graphql(query, variables);
-            const issueCount = result.repository.pullRequest.closingIssuesReferences.totalCount;
-
-            if (issueCount > 0) {
-              core.info(`PR #${pr_number} is already associated with an issue. No notification needed.`);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            // 3. Post the notification comment
-            core.info(`${username} is not a maintainer and PR #${pr_number} has no linked issue. Posting notification.`);
-
-            const comment = `
-            Hi @${username}, thank you so much for your contribution to Gemini CLI! We really appreciate the time and effort you've put into this.
-
-            We're making some updates to our contribution process to improve how we track and review changes. Please take a moment to review our recent discussion post: [Improving Our Contribution Process & Introducing New Guidelines](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/16706).
-
-            Key Update: Starting **January 26, 2026**, the Gemini CLI project will require all pull requests to be associated with an existing issue. Any pull requests not linked to an issue by that date will be automatically closed.
-
-            Thank you for your understanding and for being a part of our community!
-            `.trim().replace(/^[ ]+/gm, '');
-
-            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              owner: org,
-              repo: repo,
-              issue_number: pr_number,
-              body: comment
-            });

.github/workflows/pr-size-labeler-batch-run.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+name: 'PR Size Labeler (Batch)'
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      process_all:
+        description: 'Process all PRs (open and closed) or open only'
+        required: true
+        default: 'false'
+        type: 'choice'
+        options:
+          - 'true'
+          - 'false'
+      limit:
+        description: 'Max number of PRs to fetch and check'
+        required: true
+        default: '100'
+        type: 'string'
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: 'write'
+
+jobs:
+  batch-label:
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Batch label PRs'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          GH_REPO: '${{ github.repository }}'
+        run: |
+          # Determine the state filter
+          STATE="open"
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.process_all }}" = "true" ]; then
+            STATE="all"
+          fi
+
+          LIMIT="${{ github.event.inputs.limit }}"
+          echo "Batch labeling up to $LIMIT $STATE PRs..."
+
+          # 1. Ensure standard premium size labels exist in the repository (self-healing)
+          gh label create "size/XS" --color "7ee081" --description "XS: <10 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/S"  --color "a6d49f" --description "S: 10-49 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/M"  --color "f7d070" --description "M: 50-249 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/L"  --color "f48c06" --description "L: 250-999 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/XL" --color "dc2f02" --description "XL: >=1000 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # 2. Query PR list with all required fields in ONE call to prevent N+1 queries
+          PR_LIST=$(gh pr list --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT" --json number,additions,deletions,labels)
+          if [ -z "$PR_LIST" ] || [ "$PR_LIST" = "[]" ]; then
+            echo "ℹ️ No PRs found matching the criteria."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # Parse and iterate over PRs
+          UPDATED_COUNT=0
+          SKIPPED_COUNT=0
+
+          echo "$PR_LIST" | jq -c '.[]' | while read -r PR_JSON; do
+            PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq '.number')
+            ADDITIONS=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq '.additions')
+            DELETIONS=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq '.deletions')
+            TOTAL=$((ADDITIONS + DELETIONS))
+
+            # Calculate target size
+            if [ $TOTAL -lt 10 ]; then
+              SIZE="size/XS"
+            elif [ $TOTAL -lt 50 ]; then
+              SIZE="size/S"
+            elif [ $TOTAL -lt 250 ]; then
+              SIZE="size/M"
+            elif [ $TOTAL -lt 1000 ]; then
+              SIZE="size/L"
+            else
+              SIZE="size/XL"
+            fi
+
+            # Inspect existing labels to detect discrepancies
+            EXISTING_LABELS=$(echo "$PR_JSON" | jq -r '.labels[].name' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+            LABELS_TO_REMOVE=()
+            for L in size/XS size/S size/M size/L size/XL; do
+              if echo "$EXISTING_LABELS" | grep -Fq "$L" && [ "$L" != "$SIZE" ]; then
+                LABELS_TO_REMOVE+=("--remove-label" "$L")
+              fi
+            done
+
+            LABEL_TO_ADD=()
+            if ! echo "$EXISTING_LABELS" | grep -Fq "$SIZE"; then
+              LABEL_TO_ADD+=("--add-label" "$SIZE")
+            fi
+
+            # Update labels if there's a difference
+            if [ ${#LABELS_TO_REMOVE[@]} -gt 0 ] || [ ${#LABEL_TO_ADD[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+              echo "🔄 PR #$PR_NUMBER (+$ADDITIONS/-$DELETIONS = $TOTAL lines): updating size to $SIZE"
+              gh pr edit "$PR_NUMBER" "${LABELS_TO_REMOVE[@]}" "${LABEL_TO_ADD[@]}" 2>/dev/null || true
+              UPDATED_COUNT=$((UPDATED_COUNT + 1))
+            else
+              echo "✅ PR #$PR_NUMBER (+$ADDITIONS/-$DELETIONS = $TOTAL lines): already has correct label ($SIZE). Skipping."
+              SKIPPED_COUNT=$((SKIPPED_COUNT + 1))
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "============================================"
+          echo "🎉 Batch run completed!"
+          echo "Skipped (already correct): $SKIPPED_COUNT"
+          echo "Updated: $UPDATED_COUNT"

.github/workflows/pr-size-labeler.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+name: 'PR Size Labeler'
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: ['opened', 'synchronize', 'reopened']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr_number:
+        description: 'PR number to label manually (for workflow_dispatch)'
+        required: false
+        type: 'string'
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: 'write'
+  issues: 'write'
+
+jobs:
+  size-label:
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Run size labeler'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          GH_REPO: '${{ github.repository }}'
+        run: |
+          # Determine the target PR number
+          if [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" ]; then
+            PR_NUMBER="${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          elif [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.pr_number }}" ]; then
+            PR_NUMBER="${{ github.event.inputs.pr_number }}"
+          else
+            echo "❌ Error: No PR number provided."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Checking PR #$PR_NUMBER..."
+
+          # 1. Ensure standard premium size labels exist in the repository (self-healing)
+          # size/XS: Light green (#7ee081)
+          # size/S: Yellow-green (#a6d49f)
+          # size/M: Amber/Yellow (#f7d070)
+          # size/L: Orange (#f48c06)
+          # size/XL: Red (#dc2f02)
+          gh label create "size/XS" --color "7ee081" --description "XS: <10 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/S"  --color "a6d49f" --description "S: 10-49 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/M"  --color "f7d070" --description "M: 50-249 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/L"  --color "f48c06" --description "L: 250-999 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh label create "size/XL" --color "dc2f02" --description "XL: >=1000 lines changed" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # 2. Fetch PR details in a single efficient API call
+          PR_DATA=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json additions,deletions,changedFiles,labels)
+          if [ -z "$PR_DATA" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Error: Could not fetch PR details."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          ADDITIONS=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq '.additions')
+          DELETIONS=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq '.deletions')
+          CHANGED_FILES=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq '.changedFiles')
+          TOTAL=$((ADDITIONS + DELETIONS))
+
+          echo "PR additions: $ADDITIONS, deletions: $DELETIONS, total changes: $TOTAL, files: $CHANGED_FILES"
+
+          # 3. Calculate new size label
+          if [ $TOTAL -lt 10 ]; then
+            SIZE="size/XS"
+          elif [ $TOTAL -lt 50 ]; then
+            SIZE="size/S"
+          elif [ $TOTAL -lt 250 ]; then
+            SIZE="size/M"
+          elif [ $TOTAL -lt 1000 ]; then
+            SIZE="size/L"
+          else
+            SIZE="size/XL"
+          fi
+
+          # 4. Check existing labels and update only if necessary
+          EXISTING_LABELS=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq -r '.labels[].name' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+          LABELS_TO_REMOVE=()
+          for L in size/XS size/S size/M size/L size/XL; do
+            if echo "$EXISTING_LABELS" | grep -Fq "$L" && [ "$L" != "$SIZE" ]; then
+              LABELS_TO_REMOVE+=("--remove-label" "$L")
+            fi
+          done
+
+          LABEL_TO_ADD=()
+          if ! echo "$EXISTING_LABELS" | grep -Fq "$SIZE"; then
+            LABEL_TO_ADD+=("--add-label" "$SIZE")
+          fi
+
+          # Perform a single, highly atomic edit call if changes are needed
+          if [ ${#LABELS_TO_REMOVE[@]} -gt 0 ] || [ ${#LABEL_TO_ADD[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "Updating labels: removing ${LABELS_TO_REMOVE[*]}, adding $SIZE"
+            gh pr edit "$PR_NUMBER" "${LABELS_TO_REMOVE[@]}" "${LABEL_TO_ADD[@]}"
+          else
+            echo "✅ PR #$PR_NUMBER already has the correct size label ($SIZE)."
+          fi
+
+          # 5. Premium, anti-spam comment logic (updates previous comment to keep thread clean)
+          COMMENT="📊 PR Size: **$SIZE**
+          - Lines changed: **$TOTAL**
+          - Additions: +$ADDITIONS
+          - Deletions: -$DELETIONS
+          - Files changed: $CHANGED_FILES"
+
+          # Find any existing size labeler comment by the github-actions bot
+          echo "Searching for existing size comment..."
+          COMMENT_ID=$(gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments" \
+            --jq '.[] | select(.user.login == "github-actions[bot]" and (.body | startswith("📊 PR Size:"))) | .id' | head -n 1)
+
+          if [ -n "$COMMENT_ID" ]; then
+            echo "Updating existing comment (ID: $COMMENT_ID)..."
+            gh api "repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/comments/$COMMENT_ID" -X PATCH -f body="$COMMENT" > /dev/null
+          else
+            echo "Creating new comment..."
+            gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" --body "$COMMENT" > /dev/null
+          fi
+
+          echo "🎉 PR size labeling completed successfully."

.github/workflows/release-change-tags.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.ref }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020'

.github/workflows/release-manual.yml

@@ -46,8 +46,15 @@ on:
         default: 'prod'
 
 jobs:
+  build-mac:
+    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
+    uses: './.github/workflows/build-unsigned-mac-binaries.yml'
+    with:
+      ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
+
   release:
     if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
+    needs: ['build-mac']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     permissions:
@@ -58,11 +65,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: 'Checkout Release Code'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
           path: 'release'
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -83,6 +92,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: './release'
         run: 'npm ci'
 
+      - name: 'Download macOS Binaries'
+        uses: './.github/actions/download-mac-binaries'
+        with:
+          path: 'release/dist'
+
       - name: 'Prepare Release Info'
         id: 'release_info'
         working-directory: './release'

.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml

@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ on:
         default: 'prod'
 
 jobs:
+  build-mac:
+    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
+    uses: './.github/workflows/build-unsigned-mac-binaries.yml'
+    with:
+      ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
+
   release:
     if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
-    environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
+    needs: ['build-mac']
+    environment: "${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'internal' || github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     permissions:
       contents: 'write'
@@ -43,11 +50,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: 'Checkout Release Code'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
           path: 'release'
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -62,6 +71,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: './release'
         run: 'npm ci'
 
+      - name: 'Download macOS Binaries'
+        uses: './.github/actions/download-mac-binaries'
+        with:
+          path: 'release/dist'
+
       - name: 'Print Inputs'
         shell: 'bash'
         env:
@@ -131,12 +145,12 @@ jobs:
           skip-branch-cleanup: true
           force-skip-tests: "${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' && github.event.inputs.force_skip_tests == 'true' }}"
           gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
-          npm-registry-publish-url: '${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_PUBLISH_URL }}'
-          npm-registry-url: '${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_URL }}'
-          npm-registry-scope: '${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_SCOPE }}'
-          cli-package-name: '${{ vars.CLI_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
-          core-package-name: '${{ vars.CORE_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
-          a2a-package-name: '${{ vars.A2A_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
+          npm-registry-publish-url: "${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_PUBLISH_URL || 'https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com' }}"
+          npm-registry-url: "${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_URL || 'https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com' }}"
+          npm-registry-scope: "${{ vars.NPM_REGISTRY_SCOPE || '@google' }}"
+          cli-package-name: "${{ vars.CLI_PACKAGE_NAME || '@google/gemini-cli' }}"
+          core-package-name: "${{ vars.CORE_PACKAGE_NAME || '@google/gemini-cli-core' }}"
+          a2a-package-name: "${{ vars.A2A_PACKAGE_NAME || '@google/gemini-cli-a2a-server' }}"
 
       - name: 'Create and Merge Pull Request'
         if: "github.event.inputs.environment != 'dev'"

.github/workflows/release-notes.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           # The user-level skills need to be available to the workflow
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: 'main'
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: true
         with:
+          upload_artifacts: 'true'
           gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
           prompt: |
             Activate the 'docs-changelog' skill.

.github/workflows/release-patch-0-from-comment.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: 'Slash Command Dispatch'

.github/workflows/release-patch-1-create-pr.yml

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4

.github/workflows/release-patch-2-trigger.yml

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: "${{ github.event.inputs.workflow_ref || 'main' }}"
           fetch-depth: 1
 

.github/workflows/release-patch-3-release.yml

@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: 'Checkout Release Code'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.release_ref }}'
           path: 'release'
           fetch-depth: 0

.github/workflows/release-promote.yml

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
 
@@ -105,7 +106,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "NIGHTLY_JSON: ${NIGHTLY_JSON}"
           echo "STABLE_VERSION=${STABLE_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           # shellcheck disable=SC1083
-          echo "STABLE_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$(echo "${PREVIEW_JSON}" | jq -r .previousReleaseTag)"^{commit})" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          PREVIOUS_PREVIEW_TAG=$(echo "${PREVIEW_JSON}" | jq -r .previousReleaseTag)
+          STABLE_SHA=$(git rev-parse "${PREVIOUS_PREVIEW_TAG}^{commit}")
+          echo "STABLE_SHA=${STABLE_SHA}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           echo "PREVIOUS_STABLE_TAG=$(echo "${STABLE_JSON}" | jq -r .previousReleaseTag)" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           echo "PREVIEW_VERSION=$(echo "${PREVIEW_JSON}" | jq -r .releaseVersion)" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           # shellcheck disable=SC1083
@@ -171,11 +174,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout Ref'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
 
       - name: 'Checkout correct SHA'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ matrix.sha }}'
           path: 'release'
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -197,9 +202,15 @@ jobs:
           gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
           working-directory: './release'
 
+  build-mac:
+    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
+    uses: './.github/workflows/build-unsigned-mac-binaries.yml'
+    with:
+      ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
+
   publish-preview:
     name: 'Publish preview'
-    needs: ['calculate-versions', 'test']
+    needs: ['calculate-versions', 'test', 'build-mac']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     permissions:
@@ -210,11 +221,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout Ref'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
 
       - name: 'Checkout correct SHA'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.PREVIEW_SHA }}'
           path: 'release'
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -229,6 +242,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: './release'
         run: 'npm ci'
 
+      - name: 'Download macOS Binaries'
+        uses: './.github/actions/download-mac-binaries'
+        with:
+          path: 'release/dist'
+
       - name: 'Publish Release'
         uses: './.github/actions/publish-release'
         with:
@@ -266,7 +284,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-stable:
     name: 'Publish stable'
-    needs: ['calculate-versions', 'test', 'publish-preview']
+    needs: ['calculate-versions', 'test', 'publish-preview', 'build-mac']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     permissions:
@@ -277,11 +295,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout Ref'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
 
       - name: 'Checkout correct SHA'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.STABLE_SHA }}'
           path: 'release'
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -296,6 +316,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: './release'
         run: 'npm ci'
 
+      - name: 'Download macOS Binaries'
+        uses: './.github/actions/download-mac-binaries'
+        with:
+          path: 'release/dist'
+
       - name: 'Publish Release'
         uses: './.github/actions/publish-release'
         with:
@@ -344,6 +369,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout Ref'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
 
       - name: 'Setup Node.js'
@@ -379,6 +405,7 @@ jobs:
           BRANCH_NAME: '${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}'
           DRY_RUN: '${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}'
           NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}'
+          GIT_PUSH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
         run: |-
           git add package.json packages/*/package.json
           if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then
@@ -387,7 +414,7 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "chore(release): bump version to ${NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
           if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "false" ]]; then
             echo "Pushing release branch to remote..."
-            git push --set-upstream origin "${BRANCH_NAME}"
+            git push "https://x-access-token:${GIT_PUSH_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" "HEAD:${BRANCH_NAME}" --follow-tags
           else
             echo "Dry run enabled. Skipping push."
           fi

.github/workflows/release-rollback.yml

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout repository'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ jobs:
           ORIGIN_TAG: '${{ steps.origin_tag.outputs.ORIGIN_TAG }}'
         shell: 'bash'
         run: |
-          echo "ORIGIN_HASH=$(git rev-parse "${ORIGIN_TAG}")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          ORIGIN_HASH=$(git rev-parse "${ORIGIN_TAG}")
+          echo "ORIGIN_HASH=${ORIGIN_HASH}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: 'Change tag'
         if: "${{ github.event.inputs.rollback_destination != '' }}"
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "ROLLBACK_TAG=$ROLLBACK_TAG_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           git tag "$ROLLBACK_TAG_NAME" "${ORIGIN_HASH}"
-          git push origin --tags
+          git push "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" --tags
 
       - name: 'Verify Rollback Tag Added'
         if: "${{ github.event.inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}"

.github/workflows/release-sandbox.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref || github.sha }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: 'Push'

.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.ref || github.sha }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: 'Install Dependencies'
         run: 'npm ci'
       - name: 'Build bundle'

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Mark stale issues and pull requests'
-
-# Run as a daily cron at 1:30 AM
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  stale:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        runner:
-          - 'ubuntu-latest' # GitHub-hosted
-    runs-on: '${{ matrix.runner }}'
-    if: |-
-      ${{ github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' }}
-    permissions:
-      issues: 'write'
-      pull-requests: 'write'
-    concurrency:
-      group: '${{ github.workflow }}-stale'
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-    steps:
-      - uses: 'actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639' # ratchet:actions/stale@v9
-        with:
-          repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          stale-issue-message: >-
-            This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to 60 days of inactivity.
-            It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
-          stale-pr-message: >-
-            This pull request has been automatically marked as stale due to 60 days of inactivity.
-            It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
-          close-issue-message: >-
-            This issue has been closed due to 14 additional days of inactivity after being marked as stale.
-            If you believe this is still relevant, feel free to comment or reopen the issue. Thank you!
-          close-pr-message: >-
-            This pull request has been closed due to 14 additional days of inactivity after being marked as stale.
-            If this is still relevant, you are welcome to reopen or leave a comment. Thanks for contributing!
-          days-before-stale: 60
-          days-before-close: 14
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'pinned,security,🔒 maintainer only,help wanted,🗓️ Public Roadmap'
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security,🔒 maintainer only,help wanted,🗓️ Public Roadmap'

.github/workflows/test-build-binary.yml

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: 'Optimize Windows Performance'
         if: "matrix.os == 'windows-latest'"

.github/workflows/tools-python-ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: 'Testing: Tools (Python)'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'release/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'tools/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'release/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'tools/**'
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: 'bash'
+
+jobs:
+  python-tests:
+    name: 'Python Tests'
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: 'Set up Python'
+        uses: 'actions/setup-python@8d9ed9ac5c53483de85588cdf95a591a75ab9f55' # ratchet:actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+          cache: 'pip'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/triage-worker/requirements.txt'
+
+      - name: 'Install dependencies'
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          if [ -f tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/triage-worker/requirements.txt ]; then
+            python -m pip install -r tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/triage-worker/requirements.txt
+          fi
+
+      - name: 'Run unittest suite'
+        run: |
+          PYTHONPATH=tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/triage-worker python -m unittest discover -s tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/triage-worker/tests -t tools/caretaker-agent/cloudrun/triage-worker

.github/workflows/verify-release.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: 'bash'
         run: 'echo "${{ toJSON(vars) }}"'
       - uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8'
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: 'Verify release'
         uses: './.github/actions/verify-release'
         with:

.prettierignore

@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 **/SKILL.md
 packages/sdk/test-data/*.json
 *.mdx
+packages/vscode-ide-companion/NOTICES.txt

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@
     {
       "type": "node",
       "request": "launch",
-      "name": "Launch Program",
+      "name": "CLI: Run Current File",
+      "runtimeExecutable": "node",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["--import", "tsx"],
       "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
       "program": "${file}",
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/**/*.js"]
     },
     {

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ To debug the CLI's React-based UI, you can use React DevTools.
 
 On macOS, `gemini` uses Seatbelt (`sandbox-exec`) under a `permissive-open`
 profile (see `packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox-macos-permissive-open.sb`) that
-restricts writes to the project folder but otherwise allows all other operations
-and outbound network traffic ("open") by default. You can switch to a
-`strict-open` profile (see
+denies operations by default, confining writes to the project folder while
+allowing broad file reads and outbound network traffic ("open") by default. You
+can switch to a `strict-open` profile (see
 `packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox-macos-strict-open.sb`) that restricts both reads
 and writes to the working directory while allowing outbound network traffic by
 setting `SEATBELT_PROFILE=strict-open` in your environment or `.env` file.

Dockerfile

@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
+# ---- Stage 1: Builder ----
+FROM docker.io/library/node:20-slim AS builder
+
+# Install git (needed by generate-git-commit-info.js script)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git \
+  && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Copy only package.json files first for better layer caching
+# Dependencies only re-install when package files change, not source files
+COPY package*.json ./
+COPY packages/cli/package*.json ./packages/cli/
+COPY packages/core/package*.json ./packages/core/
+COPY packages/vscode-ide-companion/package*.json ./packages/vscode-ide-companion/
+COPY packages/vscode-ide-companion/scripts/ ./packages/vscode-ide-companion/scripts/
+COPY packages/devtools/package*.json ./packages/devtools/
+COPY packages/sdk/package*.json ./packages/sdk/
+COPY packages/test-utils/package*.json ./packages/test-utils/
+COPY packages/a2a-server/package*.json ./packages/a2a-server/
+
+# Use npm ci for consistent, reliable builds (respects package-lock.json)
+RUN HUSKY=0 npm ci --ignore-scripts
+
+# Now copy the rest of the source (after install for better caching)
+COPY packages/ ./packages/
+COPY tsconfig*.json ./
+COPY eslint.config.js ./
+COPY scripts/ ./scripts/
+COPY esbuild.config.js ./
+
+# Pass git commit hash as build arg instead of copying entire .git directory
+ARG GIT_COMMIT=unknown
+ENV GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT
+
+# Build and pack artifacts
+RUN HUSKY=0 npm run build && \
+    npm pack -w packages/core --pack-destination packages/core/dist/ && \
+    npm pack -w packages/cli --pack-destination packages/cli/dist/
+
+# ---- Stage 2: Runtime ----
 FROM docker.io/library/node:20-slim
 
 ARG SANDBOX_NAME="gemini-cli-sandbox"
@@ -50,4 +91,4 @@ RUN npm install -g /tmp/gemini-core.tgz \
   && rm -f /tmp/gemini-{cli,core}.tgz
 
 # default entrypoint when none specified
-CMD ["gemini"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/share/npm-global/bin/gemini"]

docs/changelogs/index.md

@@ -18,6 +18,116 @@ on GitHub.
 | [Preview](preview.md) | Experimental features ready for early feedback. |
 | [Stable](latest.md)   | Stable, recommended for general use.            |
 
+## Announcements: v0.52.0 - 2026-07-22
+
+- **Caretaker Triage & Egress Services:** Implemented the core triage worker
+  foundational modules, main worker execution loops, and egress action
+  publishers alongside the octokit GitHub Action handler for egress services
+  ([#28163](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28163),
+  [#28306](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28306) by @chadd28).
+- **Core Tool Enhancements:** Bypassed LLM correction for JSON and IPYNB files
+  in `write_file` and `replace` tools, and simplified plan mode write policy to
+  support relative paths
+  ([#28223](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28223) by
+  @amelidev, [#28398](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28398) by
+  @DavidAPierce).
+- **Auth & Privacy Improvements:** Displayed clear error messages when user
+  account has no Code Assist tier, and bumped `google-auth-library` to version
+  10.9.0 ([#28304](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28304) by
+  @ompatel-aiml,
+  [#28385](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28385) by
+  @jerrylin3321).
+
+## Announcements: v0.50.0 - 2026-07-08
+
+- **Tool Registry Discovery:** Introduced tool registry discovery capabilities
+  to automatically detect and register available tools
+  ([#28113](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28113) by @ved015).
+- **Release Verification & CI Stability:** Enhanced release verification by
+  ignoring scripts during verification, preventing workspace binary shadowing,
+  and safeguarding against bad NPM releases
+  ([#28116](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28116) by
+  @rmedranollamas,
+  [#28132](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28132) by
+  @galdawave).
+
+## Announcements: v0.45.0 - 2026-06-03
+
+- **Context Simplification:** Completed major architectural work to simplify the
+  `ContextManager`, improving system robustness and performance
+  ([#27345](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27345) by
+  @joshualitt).
+- **A2A Usage Metadata:** Exposed critical usage metadata in the Agent-to-Agent
+  (A2A) protocol for better resource tracking
+  ([#27288](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27288) by
+  @jvargassanchez-dot).
+- **Reliability Fixes:** Addressed Termux relaunch loops, PTY resize errors, and
+  forced sequential execution for topic updates
+  ([#27110](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27110) by @saymanq,
+  [#27357](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27357) by
+  @jvargassanchez-dot,
+  [#27461](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27461) by
+  @scidomino).
+
+## Announcements: v0.44.0 - 2026-05-27
+
+- **Unified Auto Mode:** Streamlined the automation experience by merging
+  specialized Auto modes into a single, unified mode
+  ([#26714](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26714) by
+  @DavidAPierce).
+- **New Editor Integrations:** Added native support for Sublime Text and Emacs
+  Client ([#21090](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/21090) by
+  @alberti42).
+- **Enhanced TUI Testing:** Introduced `agent-tui` and `tui-tester` skills for
+  programmatic testing and automation of terminal UI applications
+  ([#27121](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27121) by
+  @adamfweidman).
+
+## Announcements: v0.43.0 - 2026-05-22
+
+- **Surgical Code Edits:** Steered Gemini models to prefer the `edit` tool for
+  surgical modifications, improving speed and precision
+  ([#26480](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26480) by
+  @aishaneeshah).
+- **Session Export and Import:** Added the ability to export sessions to files
+  and import them via a new flag, facilitating session portability
+  ([#26514](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26514) by
+  @cocosheng-g).
+- **Adaptive Token Estimation:** Introduced an adaptive token calculator for
+  more accurate content size estimation, enhancing context management efficiency
+  ([#26888](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26888) by
+  @joshualitt).
+
+## Announcements: v0.42.0 - 2026-05-12
+
+- **Auto Memory Inbox:** Introduced a new inbox flow for Auto Memory with a
+  canonical-patch contract for seamless skill management
+  ([#26338](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26338) by
+  @SandyTao520).
+- **Gemma 4 by Default:** Enabled Gemma 4 models by default via the Gemini API
+  for all users
+  ([#26307](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26307) by
+  @Abhijit-2592).
+- **Voice Mode Enhancements:** Added wave animations and privacy/compliance UX
+  warnings for the Gemini Live backend
+  ([#26284](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26284) by
+  @devr0306, [#26454](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26454) by
+  @cocosheng-g).
+
+## 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
@@ -430,6 +540,7 @@ on GitHub.
   headlessly in notebook cells or interactively in the built-in terminal
   ([pic](https://imgur.com/a/G0Tn7vi))
 - 🎉**Gemini CLI Extensions:**
+
   - **Conductor:** Planning++, Gemini works with you to build out a detailed
     plan, pull in extra details as needed, ultimately to give the LLM guardrails
     with artifacts. Measure twice, implement once!
@@ -558,6 +669,7 @@ on GitHub.
   - **Announcement:**
     [https://developers.googleblog.com/en/making-the-terminal-beautiful-one-pixel-at-a-time/](https://developers.googleblog.com/en/making-the-terminal-beautiful-one-pixel-at-a-time/)
 - **🎉 New partner extensions:**
+
   - **Arize:** Seamlessly instrument AI applications with Arize AX and grant
     direct access to Arize support:
 
@@ -597,6 +709,7 @@ on GitHub.
 ![Codebase investigator subagent in Gemini CLI.](https://i.imgur.com/4J1njsx.png)
 
 - **🎉 New partner extensions:**
+
   - **🤗 Hugging Face extension:** Access the Hugging Face hub.
     ([gif](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LEzIuSH6_igFXq96_tWev11svBNyPJEB/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-LtPTzR1woh-rxGtfPzjjfg))
 

docs/changelogs/latest.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Latest stable release: v0.40.0
+# Latest stable release: v0.52.0
 
-Released: April 28, 2026
+Released: July 22, 2026
 
 For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install
 the latest stable version with:
@@ -11,177 +11,59 @@ 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.
+- **Caretaker Services:** Introduced a new caretaker triage worker including
+  core foundational modules, main worker execution loops, egress action
+  publishers, and octokit GitHub Action handlers.
+- **Robust File Editing:** Core tools like `write_file` and `replace` now bypass
+  LLM corrections for JSON and IPYNB files to ensure accurate and direct file
+  modifications.
+- **Plan Mode Improvements:** Simplified plan mode write policies to natively
+  support writing to relative paths, enhancing project directory navigation.
+- **Enhanced Account Visibility:** Improved clear user-facing messages when the
+  user account does not have a Code Assist tier, and enriched shared project
+  quota limit errors with setup instructions.
 
 ## What's Changed
 
-- chore(release): bump version to 0.40.0-nightly.20260414.g5b1f7375a by
+- Refactor: exclude transient CI configuration files from workspace context by
+  @DavidAPierce in
+  [#28216](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28216)
+- feat(caretaker-triage): add triage worker core foundational modules by
+  @chadd28 in [#28163](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28163)
+- feat(caretaker-egress): implement octokit github action handler for egress
+  service by @chadd28 in
+  [#28303](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28303)
+- chore(release): bump version to 0.52.0-nightly.20260707.g27a3da3e8 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
-  @cynthialong0-0 in
-  [#25331](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25331)
-- improve(core): require recurrence evidence before extracting skills 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
-  @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
+  [#28323](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28323)
+- Changelog for v0.51.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#28320](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28320)
+- Changelog for v0.50.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  [#28322](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28322)
+- fix(core-tools): bypass LLM correction for JSON and IPYNB files in write_file
+  and replace by @amelidev in
+  [#28223](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28223)
+- fix(core): use unambiguous previous intent label in fallback summary by
+  @amelidev in [#28343](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28343)
+- feat(caretaker-triage): implement main worker execution loop and egress action
+  publisher by @chadd28 in
+  [#28306](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28306)
+- fix(privacy): show a clear message when the account has no Code Assist tier by
+  @ompatel-aiml in
+  [#28304](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28304)
+- fix(core): enrich shared project quota limit errors with setup hint by
+  @amelidev in [#28391](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28391)
+- fix(a2a-server): ensure task cancellation aborts execution loop by
+  @luisfelipe-alt in
+  [#28316](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28316)
+- fix(core): simplify plan mode write policy to support relative paths by
+  @DavidAPierce in
+  [#28398](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28398)
+- feat(core): Bump node google-auth-library version to 10.9.0 by @jerrylin3321
+  in [#28385](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28385)
+- chore/release: bump version to 0.52.0-nightly.20260715.gfa975395b 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)
+  [#28402](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28402)
 
 **Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.39.1...v0.40.0
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.51.0...v0.52.0

docs/changelogs/preview.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Preview release: v0.41.0-preview.0
+# Preview release: v0.53.0-preview.0
 
-Released: April 28, 2026
+Released: July 22, 2026
 
 Our preview release includes the latest, new, and experimental features. This
 release may not be as stable as our [latest weekly release](latest.md).
@@ -13,109 +13,42 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@preview
 
 ## Highlights
 
-- **Real-Time Voice Mode:** Implemented a new real-time voice mode supporting
-  both cloud and local backends for a more interactive experience.
-- **Enhanced Security & Trust:** Enforced workspace trust in headless mode and
-  secured `.env` file loading to improve system integrity.
-- **Expanded Model Support:** Added experimental support for Gemma 4 models in
-  both core and CLI packages.
-- **Improved Core Infrastructure:** Wired up new `ContextManager` and
-  `AgentChatHistory` for better state management, and optimized boot performance
-  by fetching experiments and quota asynchronously.
-- **New Developer Tools & UX:** Added support for output redirection for CLI
-  commands, manual session UUIDs via command-line arguments, and persistent
-  auto-memory scratchpad for skill extraction.
+- **Caretaker LLM Triage Orchestrator**: Implemented the LLM triage orchestrator
+  and container build configuration to support caretaker triage workflows.
+- **Enhanced Workspace Trust & Sandbox Hardening**: Aligned macOS permissive
+  Seatbelt profiles with the deny-default model and enforced workspace trust and
+  task isolation in the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) server to prevent remote code
+  execution (RCE).
+- **Core Robustness & API Protections**: Mitigated infinite ReAct and prompt
+  injection loops, and prevented 400 Bad Request errors by grouping cancelled
+  tool responses and coalescing consecutive roles.
+- **Robust Credentials & Fallbacks**: Restored the
+  `GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS` environment variable fallback and
+  sequentially verified cached credentials.
+- **Evaluation Coverage Reporting**: Added a new command to generate
+  comprehensive eval coverage reports.
 
 ## What's Changed
 
-- chore(release): bump version to 0.41.0-nightly.20260423.gaa05b4583 by
-  @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#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
-  [#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
-  [#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
-  [#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(core,a2a): group cancelled tool responses and coalesce consecutive roles
+  to prevent 400 Bad Request by @luisfelipe-alt in
+  [#28407](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28407)
+- feat(caretaker-triage): implement LLM triage orchestrator and container build
+  by @chadd28 in
+  [#28345](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28345)
+- refactor(cli): align macOS permissive Seatbelt profiles with deny-default
+  model by @ompatel-aiml in
+  [#28424](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28424)
+- fix(core): mitigate infinite ReAct loops and prompt injection loops by
+  @amelidev in [#28429](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28429)
+- fix(a2a-server): enforce workspace trust and task isolation to prevent RCE by
+  @luisfelipe-alt in
+  [#28470](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28470)
+- fix(core): sequentially verify cached credentials and restore
+  GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS fallback by @luisfelipe-alt in
+  [#28472](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28472)
+- feat(evals): add eval coverage report command by @ved015 in
+  [#28169](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/28169)
 
 **Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.40.0-preview.5...v0.41.0-preview.0
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.52.0-preview.0...v0.53.0-preview.0

docs/cli/auto-memory.md

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Auto Memory
 
 Auto Memory is an experimental feature that mines your past Gemini CLI sessions
-in the background and turns recurring workflows into reusable
-[Agent Skills](./skills.md). You review, accept, or discard each extracted skill
-before it becomes available to future sessions.
+in the background and proposes durable memory updates and reusable
+[Agent Skills](./skills.md). You review each candidate before it becomes
+available to future sessions: apply memory updates, promote skills, or discard
+anything you do not want.
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -12,28 +13,32 @@ before it becomes available to future sessions.
 ## Overview
 
 Every session you run with Gemini CLI is recorded locally as a transcript. Auto
-Memory scans those transcripts for procedural patterns that recur across
-sessions, then drafts each pattern as a `SKILL.md` file in a project-local
-inbox. You inspect the draft, decide whether it captures real expertise, and
-promote it to your global or workspace skills directory if you want it.
+Memory scans those transcripts for durable facts, preferences, workflow
+constraints, and procedural patterns that recur across sessions. It can draft
+memory updates as unified diff `.patch` files and draft reusable procedures as
+`SKILL.md` files. All candidates are held in a project-local inbox until you
+approve or discard them.
 
 You'll use Auto Memory when you want to:
 
 - **Capture team workflows** that you find yourself walking the agent through
   more than once.
+- **Preserve durable project context** such as repeated verification commands,
+  local constraints, or personal project notes.
 - **Codify hard-won fixes** for project-specific landmines so future sessions
   avoid them.
 - **Bootstrap a skills library** without writing every `SKILL.md` by hand.
 
-Auto Memory complements—but does not replace—the
-[`save_memory` tool](../tools/memory.md), which captures single facts into
-`GEMINI.md`. Auto Memory captures multi-step procedures into skills.
+Auto Memory complements direct memory-file editing. The agent can still persist
+explicit user instructions by editing the appropriate Markdown memory file; Auto
+Memory infers candidates from past sessions, writes reviewable patches or skill
+drafts, and never applies them without your approval.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Gemini CLI installed and authenticated.
-- At least 10 user messages across recent, idle sessions in the project. Auto
-  Memory ignores active or trivial sessions.
+- At least one idle project session with 10 or more user messages. Auto Memory
+  ignores active, trivial, and sub-agent sessions.
 
 ## How to enable Auto Memory
 
@@ -66,36 +71,45 @@ UI, consume your interactive turns, or surface tool prompts.
     been idle for at least three hours and contain at least 10 user messages.
 2.  **Lock acquisition.** A lock file in the project's memory directory
     coordinates across multiple CLI instances so extraction runs at most once at
-    a time.
-3.  **Sub-agent extraction.** A specialized sub-agent (named `confucius`)
-    reviews the session index, reads any sessions that look like they contain
-    repeated procedural workflows, and drafts new `SKILL.md` files. Its
-    instructions tell it to default to creating zero skills unless the evidence
-    is strong, so most runs produce no inbox items.
-4.  **Patch validation.** If the sub-agent proposes edits to skills outside the
-    inbox (for example, an existing global skill), it writes a unified diff
-    `.patch` file. Auto Memory dry-runs each patch and discards any that do not
-    apply cleanly.
-5.  **Notification.** When a run produces new skills or patches, Gemini CLI
-    surfaces an inline message telling you how many items are waiting.
+    a time. A state file records processed session versions, and extraction is
+    throttled so short back-to-back CLI launches do not repeatedly scan history.
+3.  **Candidate extraction.** A background extraction agent reviews the session
+    index, reads any sessions that look like they contain durable memory or
+    repeated procedural workflows, and drafts candidates. It defaults to
+    creating no artifacts unless the evidence is strong, so many runs produce no
+    inbox items.
+4.  **Safety boundaries.** Auto Memory writes candidates to a review inbox. It
+    cannot directly edit active memory files, settings, credentials, or project
+    `GEMINI.md` files.
+5.  **Patch validation.** Skill update patches are parsed and dry-run before
+    they are surfaced. Memory patches are parsed, target-allowlisted, and
+    applied atomically only when you approve them from the inbox.
+6.  **Notification.** When a run produces new candidates, Gemini CLI surfaces an
+    inline message telling you how many items are waiting.
 
-## How to review extracted skills
+## How to review extracted items
 
 Use the `/memory inbox` slash command to open the inbox dialog at any time:
 
 **Command:** `/memory inbox`
 
-The dialog lists each draft skill with its name, description, and source
-sessions. From there you can:
+The dialog groups pending items into new skills, skill updates, and memory
+updates. From there you can:
 
 - **Read** the full `SKILL.md` body before deciding.
 - **Promote** a skill to your user (`~/.gemini/skills/`) or workspace
   (`.gemini/skills/`) directory.
 - **Discard** a skill you do not want.
 - **Apply** or reject a `.patch` proposal against an existing skill.
+- **Review** memory diffs before they touch active files.
+- **Apply** or dismiss private and global memory patches. Private patches target
+  the project memory directory; global patches target only your personal
+  `~/.gemini/GEMINI.md` file.
 
 Promoted skills become discoverable in the next session and follow the standard
-[skill discovery precedence](./skills.md#skill-discovery-tiers).
+[skill discovery precedence](./skills.md#skill-discovery-tiers). Applied memory
+patches update the underlying memory files and reload memory for the current
+session.
 
 ## How to disable Auto Memory
 
@@ -117,19 +131,26 @@ start. Existing inbox items remain on disk; you can either drain them with
 ## Data and privacy
 
 - Auto Memory only reads session files that already exist locally on your
-  machine. Nothing is uploaded to Gemini outside the normal API calls the
-  extraction sub-agent makes during its run.
-- The sub-agent is instructed to redact secrets, tokens, and credentials it
-  encounters and to never copy large tool outputs verbatim.
-- Drafted skills live in your project's memory directory until you promote or
-  discard them. They are not automatically loaded into any session.
+  machine.
+- Auto Memory uses model calls to analyze selected local transcript content
+  during extraction. No candidates are applied automatically, but transcript
+  excerpts may be sent to the configured model as part of those calls.
+- The extraction agent is instructed to redact secrets, tokens, and credentials
+  it encounters and to never copy large tool outputs verbatim.
+- Drafted skills and memory patches live in your project's memory directory
+  until you promote, apply, dismiss, or discard them. They are not automatically
+  loaded into any session.
 
 ## Limitations
 
-- The sub-agent runs on a preview Gemini Flash model. Extraction quality depends
-  on the model's ability to recognize durable patterns versus one-off incidents.
-- Auto Memory does not extract skills from the current session. It only
-  considers sessions that have been idle for three hours or more.
+- The extraction agent runs on a preview Gemini Flash model. Extraction quality
+  depends on the model's ability to recognize durable patterns versus one-off
+  incidents.
+- Auto Memory does not extract memory or skills from the current session. It
+  only considers sessions that have been idle for three hours or more.
+- Project or workspace shared instructions in project `GEMINI.md` files are not
+  auto-extractable. Auto Memory can propose private project memory, global
+  personal memory, and skills.
 - Inbox items are stored per project. Skills extracted in one workspace are not
   visible from another until you promote them to the user-scope skills
   directory.
@@ -138,6 +159,6 @@ start. Existing inbox items remain on disk; you can either drain them with
 
 - Learn how skills are discovered and activated in [Agent Skills](./skills.md).
 - Explore the [memory management tutorial](./tutorials/memory-management.md) for
-  the complementary `save_memory` and `GEMINI.md` workflows.
+  the complementary explicit-memory and `GEMINI.md` workflows.
 - Review the experimental settings catalog in
   [Settings](./settings.md#experimental).

docs/cli/enterprise.md

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ environment to a blocklist.
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
 > [!WARNING]
 > Blocklisting with `excludeTools` is less secure than
-> allowlisting with `coreTools`, as it relies on blocking known-bad commands,
+> allowlisting with `tools.core`, as it relies on blocking known-bad commands,
 > and clever users may find ways to bypass simple string-based blocks.
 > **Allowlisting is the recommended approach.**
 

docs/cli/gemini-md.md

@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ sends them to the model with every prompt. The CLI loads files in the following
 order:
 
 1.  **Global context file:**
+
     - **Location:** `~/.gemini/GEMINI.md` (in your user home directory).
     - **Scope:** Provides default instructions for all your projects.
 
 2.  **Environment and workspace context files:**
+
     - **Location:** The CLI searches for `GEMINI.md` files in your configured
       workspace directories and their parent directories.
     - **Scope:** Provides context relevant to the projects you are currently
@@ -65,8 +67,6 @@ You can interact with the loaded context files by using the `/memory` command.
   being provided to the model.
 - **`/memory reload`**: Forces a re-scan and reload of all `GEMINI.md` files
   from all configured locations.
-- **`/memory add <text>`**: Appends your text to your global
-  `~/.gemini/GEMINI.md` file. This lets you add persistent memories on the fly.
 
 ## Modularize context with imports
 

docs/cli/plan-mode.md

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Gemini CLI takes action.
     reach an informal agreement on the approach before proceeding.
 3.  **Review the plan:** Once you've agreed on the strategy, Gemini CLI creates
     a detailed implementation plan as a Markdown file in your plans directory.
+
     - **View:** You can open and read this file to understand the proposed
       changes.
     - **Edit:** Press `Ctrl+X` to open the plan directly in your configured
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ These are the only allowed tools:
   [`replace`](../tools/file-system.md#6-replace-edit) only allowed for `.md`
   files in the `~/.gemini/tmp/<project>/<session-id>/plans/` directory or your
   [custom plans directory](#custom-plan-directory-and-policies).
-- **Memory:** [`save_memory`](../tools/memory.md)
 - **Skills:** [`activate_skill`](../cli/skills.md) (allows loading specialized
   instructions and resources in a read-only manner)
 

docs/cli/sandbox.md

@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ preferred container solution.
 
 Lightweight, built-in sandboxing using `sandbox-exec`.
 
-**Default profile**: `permissive-open` - restricts writes outside project
-directory but allows most other operations.
+**Default profile**: `permissive-open` - denies operations by default; confines
+writes to the project directory while allowing broad file reads and network
+access.
 
 Built-in profiles (set via `SEATBELT_PROFILE` env var):
 

docs/cli/session-management.md

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ becoming too large and expensive.
   exchanges) allowed in a single session. Set to `-1` for unlimited (default).
 
   **Behavior when limit is reached:**
+
   - **Interactive mode:** The CLI shows an informational message and stops
     sending requests to the model. You must manually start a new session.
   - **Non-interactive mode:** The CLI exits with an error.

docs/cli/settings.md

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ they appear in the UI.
 | Enable Session Cleanup        | `general.sessionRetention.enabled` | Enable automatic session cleanup                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `true`      |
 | Keep chat history             | `general.sessionRetention.maxAge`  | Automatically delete chats older than this time period (e.g., "30d", "7d", "24h", "1w")                                                                                                                                                                       | `"30d"`     |
 | Topic & Update Narration      | `general.topicUpdateNarration`     | Enable the Topic & Update communication model for reduced chattiness and structured progress reporting.                                                                                                                                                       | `true`      |
+| Log RAG Snippets              | `general.logRagSnippets`           | Log full Code Customization (RAG) retrieved snippets to a local file for debugging.                                                                                                                                                                           | `false`     |
 
 ### Output
 
@@ -158,28 +159,28 @@ they appear in the UI.
 | UI Label                          | Setting                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Default |
 | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
 | Auto Configure Max Old Space Size | `advanced.autoConfigureMemory` | Automatically configure Node.js memory limits. Note: Because memory is allocated during the initial process boot, this setting is only read from the global user settings file and ignores workspace-level overrides. | `true`  |
+| Ignore Local .env                 | `advanced.ignoreLocalEnv`      | Whether to ignore generic .env files in the project directory.                                                                                                                                                        | `false` |
 
 ### Experimental
 
-| UI Label                                             | Setting                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Default              |
-| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
-| Gemma Models                                         | `experimental.gemma`                            | Enable access to Gemma 4 models via Gemini API.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | `true`               |
-| Voice Mode                                           | `experimental.voiceMode`                        | Enable experimental voice dictation and commands (/voice, /voice model).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `false`              |
-| Voice Activation Mode                                | `experimental.voice.activationMode`             | How to trigger voice recording with the Space key.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `"push-to-talk"`     |
-| Voice Transcription Backend                          | `experimental.voice.backend`                    | The backend to use for voice transcription. Note: When using the Gemini Live backend, voice recordings are sent to Google Cloud for transcription.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `"gemini-live"`      |
-| Whisper Model                                        | `experimental.voice.whisperModel`               | The Whisper model to use for local transcription.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `"ggml-base.en.bin"` |
-| Voice Stop Grace Period (ms)                         | `experimental.voice.stopGracePeriodMs`          | How long to wait for final transcription after stopping recording.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `1000`               |
-| Enable Git Worktrees                                 | `experimental.worktrees`                        | Enable automated Git worktree management for parallel work.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `false`              |
-| Use OSC 52 Paste                                     | `experimental.useOSC52Paste`                    | Use OSC 52 for pasting. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `false`              |
-| Use OSC 52 Copy                                      | `experimental.useOSC52Copy`                     | Use OSC 52 for copying. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `false`              |
-| Model Steering                                       | `experimental.modelSteering`                    | Enable model steering (user hints) to guide the model during tool execution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`              |
-| Direct Web Fetch                                     | `experimental.directWebFetch`                   | Enable web fetch behavior that bypasses LLM summarization.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `false`              |
-| Enable Gemma Model Router                            | `experimental.gemmaModelRouter.enabled`         | Enable the Gemma Model Router (experimental). Requires a local endpoint serving Gemma via the Gemini API using LiteRT-LM shim.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `false`              |
-| Auto-start LiteRT Server                             | `experimental.gemmaModelRouter.autoStartServer` | Automatically start the LiteRT-LM server when Gemini CLI starts and the Gemma router is enabled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `false`              |
-| Memory v2                                            | `experimental.memoryV2`                         | Disable the built-in save_memory tool and let the main agent persist project context by editing markdown files directly with edit/write_file. Route facts across four tiers: team-shared conventions go to project GEMINI.md files, project-specific personal notes go to the per-project private memory folder (MEMORY.md as index + sibling .md files for detail), and cross-project personal preferences go to the global ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md (the only file under ~/.gemini/ that the agent can edit — settings, credentials, etc. remain off-limits). Set to false to fall back to the legacy save_memory tool. | `true`               |
-| Auto Memory                                          | `experimental.autoMemory`                       | Automatically extract memory patches and skills from past sessions in the background. Every change is written as a unified diff `.patch` file under `<projectMemoryDir>/.inbox/<kind>/` and held for review in /memory inbox; nothing is applied until you approve it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | `false`              |
-| Use the generalist profile to manage agent contexts. | `experimental.generalistProfile`                | Suitable for general coding and software development tasks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `false`              |
-| Enable Context Management                            | `experimental.contextManagement`                | Enable logic for context management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `false`              |
+| UI Label                                             | Setting                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Default              |
+| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
+| Gemma Models                                         | `experimental.gemma`                            | Enable access to Gemma 4 models via Gemini API.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `true`               |
+| Voice Mode                                           | `experimental.voiceMode`                        | Enable experimental voice dictation and commands (/voice, /voice model).                                                                                                                                                                                               | `false`              |
+| Voice Activation Mode                                | `experimental.voice.activationMode`             | How to trigger voice recording with the Space key.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `"push-to-talk"`     |
+| Voice Transcription Backend                          | `experimental.voice.backend`                    | The backend to use for voice transcription. Note: When using the Gemini Live backend, voice recordings are sent to Google Cloud for transcription.                                                                                                                     | `"gemini-live"`      |
+| Whisper Model                                        | `experimental.voice.whisperModel`               | The Whisper model to use for local transcription.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | `"ggml-base.en.bin"` |
+| Voice Stop Grace Period (ms)                         | `experimental.voice.stopGracePeriodMs`          | How long to wait for final transcription after stopping recording.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `4000`               |
+| Enable Git Worktrees                                 | `experimental.worktrees`                        | Enable automated Git worktree management for parallel work.                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `false`              |
+| Use OSC 52 Paste                                     | `experimental.useOSC52Paste`                    | Use OSC 52 for pasting. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it).                                                                                                              | `false`              |
+| Use OSC 52 Copy                                      | `experimental.useOSC52Copy`                     | Use OSC 52 for copying. This may be more robust than the default system when using remote terminal sessions (if your terminal is configured to allow it).                                                                                                              | `false`              |
+| Model Steering                                       | `experimental.modelSteering`                    | Enable model steering (user hints) to guide the model during tool execution.                                                                                                                                                                                           | `false`              |
+| Direct Web Fetch                                     | `experimental.directWebFetch`                   | Enable web fetch behavior that bypasses LLM summarization.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `false`              |
+| Enable Gemma Model Router                            | `experimental.gemmaModelRouter.enabled`         | Enable the Gemma Model Router (experimental). Requires a local endpoint serving Gemma via the Gemini API using LiteRT-LM shim.                                                                                                                                         | `false`              |
+| Auto-start LiteRT Server                             | `experimental.gemmaModelRouter.autoStartServer` | Automatically start the LiteRT-LM server when Gemini CLI starts and the Gemma router is enabled.                                                                                                                                                                       | `false`              |
+| Auto Memory                                          | `experimental.autoMemory`                       | Automatically extract memory patches and skills from past sessions in the background. Every change is written as a unified diff `.patch` file under `<projectMemoryDir>/.inbox/<kind>/` and held for review in /memory inbox; nothing is applied until you approve it. | `false`              |
+| Use the generalist profile to manage agent contexts. | `experimental.generalistProfile`                | Suitable for general coding and software development tasks.                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `false`              |
+| Enable Context Management                            | `experimental.contextManagement`                | Enable logic for context management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `false`              |
 
 ### Skills
 

docs/cli/system-prompt.md

@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ via a `.gemini/.env` file. See
 [Persisting Environment Variables](../get-started/authentication.mdx#persisting-environment-variables).
 
 - Use the project default path (`.gemini/system.md`):
+
   - `GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD=true` or `GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD=1`
   - The CLI reads `./.gemini/system.md` (relative to your current project
     directory).
 
 - Use a custom file path:
+
   - `GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD=/absolute/path/to/my-system.md`
   - Relative paths are supported and resolved from the current working
     directory.

docs/cli/telemetry.md

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ and Cloud Logging.
 You must complete several setup steps before enabling Google Cloud telemetry.
 
 1.  Set your Google Cloud project ID:
+
     - To send telemetry to a separate project:
 
       **macOS/Linux**
@@ -93,8 +94,10 @@ You must complete several setup steps before enabling Google Cloud telemetry.
       ```
 
 2.  Authenticate with Google Cloud using one of these methods:
+
     - **Method A: Application Default Credentials (ADC)**: Use this method for
       service accounts or standard `gcloud` authentication.
+
       - For user accounts:
         ```bash
         gcloud auth application-default login
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ You must complete several setup steps before enabling Google Cloud telemetry.
         ```powershell
         $env:GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="C:\path\to\your\service-account.json"
         ```
+
     * **Method B: CLI Auth** (Direct export only): Simplest method for local
       users. Gemini CLI uses the same OAuth credentials you used for login. To
       enable this, set `useCliAuth: true` in your `.gemini/settings.json`:
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ You must complete several setup steps before enabling Google Cloud telemetry.
 > telemetry will be disabled.
 
 3.  Ensure your account or service account has these IAM roles:
+
     - Cloud Trace Agent
     - Monitoring Metric Writer
     - Logs Writer

docs/cli/tutorials/memory-management.md

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ Just tell the agent to remember something.
 
 **Prompt:** `Remember that I prefer using 'const' over 'let' wherever possible.`
 
-The agent will use the `save_memory` tool to store this fact in your global
-memory file.
+The agent will edit the appropriate memory Markdown file, so the fact is loaded
+in future sessions.
 
 **Prompt:** `Save the fact that the staging server IP is 10.0.0.5.`
 
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ immediately. Force a reload with:
   `/memory` options.
 - Read the technical spec for [Project context](../../cli/gemini-md.md).
 - Try the experimental [Auto Memory](../auto-memory.md) feature to extract
-  reusable skills from your past sessions automatically.
+  memory updates and reusable skills from your past sessions automatically.

docs/core/subagents.md

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Gemini CLI comes with the following built-in subagents:
     slow. You can invoke it explicitly using `@generalist`.
 - **Configuration:** Enabled by default.
 
-### Browser Agent (experimental)
+### Browser Agent
 
 - **Name:** `browser_agent`
 - **Purpose:** Automate web browser tasks — navigating websites, filling forms,
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ Gemini CLI comes with the following built-in subagents:
   the pricing table from this page," "Click the login button and enter my
   credentials."
 
-<!-- prettier-ignore -->
-> [!NOTE]
-> This is a preview feature currently under active development.
-
 #### Prerequisites
 
 The browser agent requires:

docs/extensions/reference.md

@@ -210,6 +210,22 @@ To update an extension's settings:
 gemini extensions config <name> [setting] [--scope <scope>]
 ```
 
+#### Environment variable sanitization
+
+For security reasons, sensitive environment variables are filtered out and not
+passed to extensions or MCP servers by default.
+
+Extensions **will not** inherit the user's full shell environment variables.
+They will only have access to:
+
+1. Standard safe variables (e.g., `HOME`, `PATH`, `TMPDIR`).
+2. Variables explicitly declared and requested in the `gemini-extension.json`
+   manifest via the `settings` array (using the `envVar` property).
+
+If your extension requires specific environment variables (like an API key,
+custom host, or config path), you **must** declare them in the `settings` array
+so the CLI can allowlist them for use within the extension.
+
 ### Custom commands
 
 Provide [custom commands](../cli/custom-commands.md) by placing TOML files in a

docs/extensions/releasing.md

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Release extensions
 
 Release Gemini CLI extensions to your users through a Git repository or GitHub
-Releases.
+Releases. This guide explains how to share your work, list it in the gallery,
+and manage updates.
 
 Git repository releases are the simplest approach and offer the most flexibility
 for managing development branches. GitHub Releases are more efficient for
@@ -153,29 +154,62 @@ jobs:
             release/win32.arm64.my-tool.zip
 ```
 
-## Migrating an Extension Repository
+## Migrate an extension repository
 
-If you need to move your extension to a new repository (for example, from a
-personal account to an organization) or rename it, you can use the `migratedTo`
-property in your `gemini-extension.json` file to seamlessly transition your
+If you move your extension to a new repository or rename it, use the
+`migratedTo` property in `gemini-extension.json` to seamlessly transition your
 users.
 
-1. **Create the new repository**: Setup your extension in its new location.
-2. **Update the old repository**: In your original repository, update the
-   `gemini-extension.json` file to include the `migratedTo` property, pointing
-   to the new repository URL, and bump the version number. You can optionally
-   change the `name` of your extension at this time in the new repository.
-   ```json
-   {
-     "name": "my-extension",
-     "version": "1.1.0",
-     "migratedTo": "https://github.com/new-owner/new-extension-repo"
-   }
-   ```
-3. **Release the update**: Publish this new version in your old repository.
+1.  **Create the new repository:** Set up your extension in its new location.
+2.  **Update the old repository:** In your original repository, update the
+    `gemini-extension.json` file to include the `migratedTo` property pointing
+    to the new repository URL, and increment the version number.
+    ```json
+    {
+      "name": "my-extension",
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "migratedTo": "https://github.com/new-owner/new-extension-repo"
+    }
+    ```
+3.  **Release the update:** Publish this new version in your old repository.
 
-When users check for updates, Gemini CLI will detect the `migratedTo` field,
-verify that the new repository contains a valid extension update, and
-automatically update their local installation to track the new source and name
-moving forward. All extension settings will automatically migrate to the new
-installation.
+When users check for updates, Gemini CLI detects the `migratedTo` field,
+verifies the new repository, and automatically updates their local installation
+to track the new source. All settings migrate automatically.
+
+## How updates work
+
+Gemini CLI automatically checks for extension updates based on the installation
+method. Understanding these mechanisms helps you ensure your users always have
+the latest version.
+
+### Sync manifest and tags
+
+For GitHub releases, always ensure the `version` in `gemini-extension.json`
+matches your GitHub release tag. While the CLI uses tags for update detection,
+it displays the manifest version in the UI. Keeping them in sync prevents
+confusion.
+
+### Update mechanisms
+
+<details>
+<summary>Technical update details</summary>
+
+The CLI uses different strategies depending on the installation type:
+
+- **GitHub releases:** The CLI queries the GitHub API for the latest release
+  tag. It ignores the `version` field in the manifest for detection.
+- **Git clones:** The CLI runs `git ls-remote` to compare the latest remote
+  commit hash with your local `HEAD`.
+- **Local extensions:** The CLI compares the `version` field in the source
+  directory's manifest with the installed version.
+
+To verify an extension's installation type, inspect the `type` field in the
+metadata file at `~/.gemini/extensions/<name>/.gemini-extension-install.json`.
+
+</details>
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> The `migratedTo` flow requires at least one release on the new repository for
+> the CLI to recognize it as a valid update source.

docs/extensions/writing-extensions.md

@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ When a user installs this extension, Gemini CLI will prompt them to enter the
 `sensitive` is true) and injected into the MCP server's process as the
 `MY_SERVICE_API_KEY` environment variable.
 
+> **Important (Environment Variable Sanitization):** For security reasons,
+> sensitive environment variables are filtered out and not passed to extensions
+> or MCP servers by default. Extensions will _only_ have access to environment
+> variables that are explicitly declared in the `settings` array using the
+> `envVar` property, plus a few standard safe variables. Do not expect host
+> environment variables to be available otherwise.
+
 ## Step 4: Link your extension
 
 Link your extension to your Gemini CLI installation for local development.

docs/get-started/installation.mdx

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ You can also run Gemini CLI using one of the following advanced methods:
     directly. This is useful for environments where you only have Docker and want
     to run the CLI.
     ```bash
-    # Run the published sandbox image
-    docker run --rm -it us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.1.1
+    # Run the published sandbox image for a specified CLI version
+    docker run --rm -it us-docker.pkg.dev/gemini-code-dev/gemini-cli/sandbox:0.42.0-nightly.20260428.g59b2dea0e
     ```
   - **Using the `--sandbox` flag:** If you have Gemini CLI installed locally
     (using the standard installation described above), you can instruct it to run

docs/ide-integration/ide-companion-spec.md

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ creating a "discovery file."
     }
   }
   ```
+
   - `port` (number, required): The port of the MCP server.
   - `workspacePath` (string, required): A list of all open workspace root paths,
     delimited by the OS-specific path separator (`:` for Linux/macOS, `;` for
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ The plugin **MUST** register an `openDiff` tool on its MCP server.
 - **Response (`CallToolResult`):** The tool **MUST** immediately return a
   `CallToolResult` to acknowledge the request and report whether the diff view
   was successfully opened.
+
   - On Success: If the diff view was opened successfully, the response **MUST**
     contain empty content (that is, `content: []`).
   - On Failure: If an error prevented the diff view from opening, the response

docs/ide-integration/index.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ AI-generated code changes directly within your editor.
 
 - **Workspace context:** The CLI automatically gains awareness of your workspace
   to provide more relevant and accurate responses. This context includes:
+
   - The **10 most recently accessed files** in your workspace.
   - Your active cursor position.
   - Any text you have selected (up to a 16KB limit; longer selections will be
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ If you are using Gemini CLI within a sandbox, be aware of the following:
 
 - **Message:**
   `🔴 Disconnected: Failed to connect to IDE companion extension in [IDE Name]. Please ensure the extension is running. To install the extension, run /ide install.`
+
   - **Cause:** Gemini CLI could not find the necessary environment variables
     (`GEMINI_CLI_IDE_WORKSPACE_PATH` or `GEMINI_CLI_IDE_SERVER_PORT`) to connect
     to the IDE. This usually means the IDE companion extension is not running or
@@ -270,6 +272,7 @@ to connect using the provided PID.
 
 - **Message:**
   `🔴 Disconnected: Directory mismatch. Gemini CLI is running in a different location than the open workspace in [IDE Name]. Please run the CLI from one of the following directories: [List of directories]`
+
   - **Cause:** The CLI's current working directory is outside the workspace you
     have open in your IDE.
   - **Solution:** `cd` into the same directory that is open in your IDE and
@@ -284,6 +287,7 @@ to connect using the provided PID.
 
 - **Message:**
   `IDE integration is not supported in your current environment. To use this feature, run Gemini CLI in one of these supported IDEs: [List of IDEs]`
+
   - **Cause:** You are running Gemini CLI in a terminal or environment that is
     not a supported IDE.
   - **Solution:** Run Gemini CLI from the integrated terminal of a supported

docs/issue-and-pr-automation.md

@@ -154,7 +154,35 @@ and will never be auto-unassigned.
   - **Unassign yourself** if you can no longer work on the issue by commenting
     `/unassign`, so other contributors can pick it up right away.
 
-### 6. Release automation
+### 6. Automatically label PRs by size: `PR Size Labeler`
+
+To help maintainers estimate review effort and keep the PR history clean, this
+workflow automatically tags every pull request with a size label representing
+the total volume of line changes.
+
+- **Workflow File**: `.github/workflows/pr-size-labeler.yml`
+- **When it runs**: Immediately after a pull request is created, synchronized
+  (new commits pushed), or reopened. It can also be triggered manually via
+  `workflow_dispatch` with a PR number.
+- **What it does**:
+  - **Calculates total changes**: Summarizes additions and deletions across all
+    changed files in a single consolidated API request.
+  - **Applies standard size labels**:
+    - `size/XS`: < 10 lines changed
+    - `size/S`: 10-49 lines changed
+    - `size/M`: 50-249 lines changed
+    - `size/L`: 250-999 lines changed
+    - `size/XL`: >= 1000 lines changed
+  - **Updates size tag atomically**: Adds the new correct size label and removes
+    any obsolete size labels in one atomic step.
+  - **Updates/Posts PR size info comment**: Instead of spamming a new comment on
+    every commit push, it updates the existing size labeler status comment
+    inline to keep the PR conversation timeline perfectly neat and clean.
+- **What you should do**:
+  - You do not need to take any actions. The workflow runs automatically and
+    updates the label and comment seamlessly as you push new updates.
+
+### 7. Release automation
 
 This workflow handles the process of packaging and publishing new versions of
 Gemini CLI.

docs/local-development.md

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ You can view traces in the Jaeger UI for local development.
 
     This command configures your workspace for local telemetry and provides a
     link to the Jaeger UI (usually `http://localhost:16686`).
+
     - **Collector logs:** `~/.gemini/tmp/<projectHash>/otel/collector.log`
 
 2.  **Run Gemini CLI:**
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ Trace for custom processing or routing.
 
     The script outputs links to view traces, metrics, and logs in the Google
     Cloud Console.
+
     - **Collector logs:** `~/.gemini/tmp/<projectHash>/otel/collector-gcp.log`
 
 3.  **Run Gemini CLI:**

docs/reference/commands.md

@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ Slash commands provide meta-level control over the CLI itself.
 - **Description:** Manage the AI's instructional context (hierarchical memory
   loaded from `GEMINI.md` files).
 - **Sub-commands:**
-  - **`add`**:
-    - **Description:** Adds the following text to the AI's memory. Usage:
-      `/memory add <text to remember>`
   - **`list`**:
     - **Description:** Lists the paths of the GEMINI.md files in use for
       hierarchical memory.
@@ -509,6 +506,7 @@ the dedicated [Custom Commands documentation](../cli/custom-commands.md).
 These shortcuts apply directly to the input prompt for text manipulation.
 
 - **Undo:**
+
   - **Keyboard shortcut:** Press **Ctrl+z** (Windows), **Cmd+z** (macOS), or
     **Alt+z** (Linux/WSL) to undo the last action in the input prompt.
 
@@ -522,6 +520,7 @@ At commands are used to include the content of files or directories as part of
 your prompt to Gemini. These commands include git-aware filtering.
 
 - **`@<path_to_file_or_directory>`**
+
   - **Description:** Inject the content of the specified file or files into your
     current prompt. This is useful for asking questions about specific code,
     text, or collections of files.
@@ -568,6 +567,7 @@ The `!` prefix lets you interact with your system's shell directly from within
 Gemini CLI.
 
 - **`!<shell_command>`**
+
   - **Description:** Execute the given `<shell_command>` using `bash` on
     Linux/macOS or `powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command` on Windows (unless you
     override `ComSpec`). Any output or errors from the command are displayed in
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ Gemini CLI.
     - `!git status` (executes `git status` and returns to Gemini CLI)
 
 - **`!` (Toggle shell mode)**
+
   - **Description:** Typing `!` on its own toggles shell mode.
     - **Entering shell mode:**
       - When active, shell mode uses a different coloring and a "Shell Mode

docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md

@@ -326,6 +326,29 @@ lines and `3w` moves forward three words.
 Counts are also supported for editing commands. For example, `3dd` deletes three
 lines and `2cw` changes two words.
 
+### Find, replace, yank, and paste in NORMAL mode
+
+| Action                                    | Keys        |
+| ----------------------------------------- | ----------- |
+| Find next matching character              | `f{char}`   |
+| Find previous matching character          | `F{char}`   |
+| Move until before next matching character | `t{char}`   |
+| Move until after previous matching char   | `T{char}`   |
+| Repeat latest character find              | `;`         |
+| Repeat latest character find in reverse   | `,`         |
+| Delete character before cursor            | `X`         |
+| Toggle case under cursor                  | `~`         |
+| Replace character under cursor            | `r{char}`   |
+| Yank line                                 | `yy`        |
+| Yank to end of line                       | `Y` or `y$` |
+| Yank word / WORD                          | `yw`, `yW`  |
+| Yank to end of word / WORD                | `ye`, `yE`  |
+| Paste after cursor                        | `p`         |
+| Paste before cursor                       | `P`         |
+
+Delete and change operators also compose with character-find motions, so
+commands such as `dfx`, `dtx`, `cFx`, and `cTx` are supported.
+
 ## Limitations
 
 - On [Windows Terminal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Terminal):

docs/reference/tools.md

@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ each tool.
 | :----------------------------------------------- | :------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | [`activate_skill`](../tools/activate-skill.md)   | `Other` | Loads specialized procedural expertise from the `.gemini/skills` directory.          |
 | [`get_internal_docs`](../tools/internal-docs.md) | `Think` | Accesses Gemini CLI's own documentation for accurate answers about its capabilities. |
-| [`save_memory`](../tools/memory.md)              | `Think` | Persists specific facts and project details to your `GEMINI.md` file.                |
 
 ### Planning
 
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ representation of each tool's arguments.
 | `replace`                | `file_path`, `old_string`, `new_string`, `instruction`, `allow_multiple`                                                                                                                             |
 | `ask_user`               | `questions` (array of `question`, `header`, `type`, `options`)                                                                                                                                       |
 | `write_todos`            | `todos` (array of `description`, `status`)                                                                                                                                                           |
-| `save_memory`            | `fact`                                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `activate_skill`         | `name`                                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `get_internal_docs`      | `path`                                                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `enter_plan_mode`        | `reason`                                                                                                                                                                                             |

docs/release-confidence.md

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Before promoting a `preview` release to `stable`, a release manager must
 manually run through this checklist.
 
 - **Setup:**
+
   - [ ] Uninstall any existing global version:
         `npm uninstall -g @google/gemini-cli`
   - [ ] Clear npx cache (optional but recommended): `npm cache clean --force`
@@ -77,24 +78,29 @@ manually run through this checklist.
   - [ ] Verify version: `gemini --version`
 
 - **Authentication:**
+
   - [ ] In interactive mode run `/auth` and verify all sign in flows work:
     - [ ] Sign in with Google
     - [ ] API Key
     - [ ] Vertex AI
 
 - **Basic prompting:**
+
   - [ ] Run `gemini "Tell me a joke"` and verify a sensible response.
   - [ ] Run in interactive mode: `gemini`. Ask a follow-up question to test
         context.
 
 - **Piped input:**
+
   - [ ] Run `echo "Summarize this" | gemini` and verify it processes stdin.
 
 - **Context management:**
+
   - [ ] In interactive mode, use `@file` to add a local file to context. Ask a
         question about it.
 
 - **Settings:**
+
   - [ ] In interactive mode run `/settings` and make modifications
   - [ ] Validate that setting is changed
 

docs/releases.md

@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ This stage happens _after_ the NPM publish and creates the single-file
 executable that enables `npx` usage directly from the GitHub repository.
 
 1.  **The JavaScript bundle is created:**
+
     - **What happens:** The built JavaScript from both `packages/core/dist` and
       `packages/cli/dist`, along with all third-party JavaScript dependencies,
       are bundled by `esbuild` into a single, executable JavaScript file (for
@@ -486,6 +487,7 @@ executable that enables `npx` usage directly from the GitHub repository.
       the `core` package) are included directly.
 
 2.  **The `bundle` directory is assembled:**
+
     - **What happens:** A temporary `bundle` folder is created at the project
       root. The single `gemini.js` executable is placed inside it, along with
       other essential files.

docs/resources/quota-and-pricing.md

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Standard/Plus and AI Expanded, are not supported._
   license seats. For predictable costs, you can sign in with Google.
 
   This includes the following request limits:
+
   - Gemini Code Assist Standard edition:
     - 1500 maximum model requests / user / day
   - Gemini Code Assist Enterprise edition:

docs/resources/troubleshooting.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ topics on:
 
 - **Error:
   `You must be a named user on your organization's Gemini Code Assist Standard edition subscription to use this service. Please contact your administrator to request an entitlement to Gemini Code Assist Standard edition.`**
+
   - **Cause:** This error might occur if Gemini CLI detects the
     `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` or `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID` environment variable is
     defined. Setting these variables forces an organization subscription check.
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ topics on:
     linked to an organizational subscription.
 
   - **Solution:**
+
     - **Individual Users:** Unset the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and
       `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID` environment variables. Check and remove these
       variables from your shell configuration files (for example, `.bashrc`,
@@ -30,12 +32,14 @@ topics on:
 
 - **Error:
   `Failed to sign in. Message: Your current account is not eligible... because it is not currently available in your location.`**
+
   - **Cause:** Gemini CLI does not currently support your location. For a full
     list of supported locations, see the following pages:
     - Gemini Code Assist for individuals:
       [Available locations](https://developers.google.com/gemini-code-assist/resources/available-locations#americas)
 
 - **Error: `Failed to sign in. Message: Request contains an invalid argument`**
+
   - **Cause:** Users with Google Workspace accounts or Google Cloud accounts
     associated with their Gmail accounts may not be able to activate the free
     tier of the Google Code Assist plan.
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ topics on:
 ## Common error messages and solutions
 
 - **Error: `EADDRINUSE` (Address already in use) when starting an MCP server.**
+
   - **Cause:** Another process is already using the port that the MCP server is
     trying to bind to.
   - **Solution:** Either stop the other process that is using the port or
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ topics on:
 
 - **Error: Command not found (when attempting to run Gemini CLI with
   `gemini`).**
+
   - **Cause:** Gemini CLI is not correctly installed or it is not in your
     system's `PATH`.
   - **Solution:** The update depends on how you installed Gemini CLI:
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ topics on:
       then rebuild using the command `npm run build`.
 
 - **Error: `MODULE_NOT_FOUND` or import errors.**
+
   - **Cause:** Dependencies are not installed correctly, or the project hasn't
     been built.
   - **Solution:**
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ topics on:
     3.  Verify that the build completed successfully with `npm run start`.
 
 - **Error: "Operation not permitted", "Permission denied", or similar.**
+
   - **Cause:** When sandboxing is enabled, Gemini CLI may attempt operations
     that are restricted by your sandbox configuration, such as writing outside
     the project directory or system temp directory.
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ topics on:
     configuration.
 
 - **Gemini CLI is not running in interactive mode in "CI" environments**
+
   - **Issue:** Gemini CLI does not enter interactive mode (no prompt appears) if
     an environment variable starting with `CI_` (for example, `CI_TOKEN`) is
     set. This is because the `is-in-ci` package, used by the underlying UI
@@ -116,6 +125,7 @@ topics on:
     `env -u CI_TOKEN gemini`
 
 - **DEBUG mode not working from project .env file**
+
   - **Issue:** Setting `DEBUG=true` in a project's `.env` file doesn't enable
     debug mode for gemini-cli.
   - **Cause:** The `DEBUG` and `DEBUG_MODE` variables are automatically excluded
@@ -155,12 +165,14 @@ is especially useful for scripting and automation.
 ## Debugging tips
 
 - **CLI debugging:**
+
   - Use the `--debug` flag for more detailed output. In interactive mode, press
     F12 to view the debug console.
   - Check the CLI logs, often found in a user-specific configuration or cache
     directory.
 
 - **Core debugging:**
+
   - Check the server console output for error messages or stack traces.
   - Increase log verbosity if configurable. For example, set the `DEBUG_MODE`
     environment variable to `true` or `1`.
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ is especially useful for scripting and automation.
     step through server-side code.
 
 - **Tool issues:**
+
   - If a specific tool is failing, try to isolate the issue by running the
     simplest possible version of the command or operation the tool performs.
   - For `run_shell_command`, check that the command works directly in your shell

docs/tools/ask-user.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ confirmation.
 - **Display name:** Ask User
 - **File:** `ask-user.ts`
 - **Parameters:**
+
   - `questions` (array of objects, required): A list of 1 to 4 questions to ask.
     Each question object has the following properties:
     - `question` (string, required): The complete question text.
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ confirmation.
     - `placeholder` (string, optional): Hint text for input fields.
 
 - **Behavior:**
+
   - Presents an interactive dialog to the user with the specified questions.
   - Pauses execution until the user provides answers or dismisses the dialog.
   - Returns the user's answers to the model.

docs/tools/mcp-server.md

@@ -221,8 +221,10 @@ spawning MCP server processes.
 #### Automatic redaction
 
 By default, the CLI redacts sensitive environment variables from the base
-environment (inherited from the host process) to prevent unintended exposure to
-third-party MCP servers. This includes:
+environment (inherited from the host process). This prevents the accidental
+leakage of sensitive host environment variables (like AWS keys or GitHub tokens)
+to arbitrary third-party MCP servers that might execute malicious code or log
+your environment. This includes:
 
 - Core project keys: `GEMINI_API_KEY`, `GOOGLE_API_KEY`, etc.
 - Variables matching sensitive patterns: `*TOKEN*`, `*SECRET*`, `*PASSWORD*`,
@@ -232,7 +234,8 @@ third-party MCP servers. This includes:
 #### Explicit overrides
 
 If an environment variable must be passed to an MCP server, you must explicitly
-state it in the `env` property of the server configuration in `settings.json`.
+state it in the `env` property of the server configuration in `settings.json`
+(or `mcp_config.json` if configuring standard MCP clients or remote skills).
 Explicitly defined variables (including those from extensions) are trusted and
 are **not** subjected to the automatic redaction process.
 
@@ -247,6 +250,24 @@ specific data with that server.
 > (for example, `"MY_KEY": "$MY_KEY"`) to securely pull the value from your host
 > environment at runtime.
 
+**Example: Passing a GitHub Token securely to the
+[official GitHub MCP server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) via
+`mcp_config.json`**
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "github": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "@github/github-mcp-server"],
+      "env": {
+        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "$GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### OAuth support for remote MCP servers
 
 Gemini CLI supports OAuth 2.0 authentication for remote MCP servers using SSE or
@@ -747,6 +768,7 @@ defaults:
 
 - **Tool lists:** Tool lists are merged securely to ensure the most restrictive
   policy wins:
+
   - **Exclusions (`excludeTools`):** Arrays are combined (unioned). If either
     source blocks a tool, it remains disabled.
   - **Inclusions (`includeTools`):** Arrays are intersected. If both sources

docs/tools/memory.md

@@ -1,25 +1,22 @@
-# Memory tool (`save_memory`)
+# Memory files
 
-The `save_memory` tool allows the Gemini agent to persist specific facts, user
-preferences, and project details across sessions.
+Gemini CLI persists durable facts, user preferences, and project details by
+editing Markdown memory files directly.
 
 ## Technical reference
 
-This tool appends information to the `## Gemini Added Memories` section of your
-global `GEMINI.md` file (typically located at `~/.gemini/GEMINI.md`).
-
-### Arguments
-
-- `fact` (string, required): A clear, self-contained statement in natural
-  language.
+The agent routes memories to the appropriate Markdown file: shared project
+instructions go in repository `GEMINI.md` files, private project notes go in the
+per-project private memory folder, and cross-project personal preferences go in
+the global `~/.gemini/GEMINI.md` file.
 
 ## Technical behavior
 
-- **Storage:** Appends to the global context file in the user's home directory.
+- **Storage:** Edits Markdown files with `write_file` or `replace`.
 - **Loading:** The stored facts are automatically included in the hierarchical
   context system for all future sessions.
-- **Format:** Saves data as a bulleted list item within a dedicated Markdown
-  section.
+- **Format:** Keeps durable instructions concise and avoids duplicating the same
+  fact across multiple memory tiers.
 
 ## Use cases