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.gemini/commands/fix-behavioral-eval.toml

@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-description = "Check status of nightly evals, fix failures for key models, and re-run."
-prompt = """
-You are an expert at fixing behavioral evaluations.
-
-1. **Investigate**:
-   - Use 'gh' cli to fetch the results from the latest run from the main branch: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/actions/workflows/evals-nightly.yml.
-   - DO NOT push any changes or start any runs. The rest of your evaluation will be local.
-   - Evals are in evals/ directory and are documented by evals/README.md.
-   - The test case trajectory logs will be logged to evals/logs.
-   - You should also enable and review the verbose agent logs by setting the GEMINI_DEBUG_LOG_FILE environment variable.
-   - Identify the relevant test. Confine your investigation and validation to just this test.
-   - Proactively add logging that will aid in gathering information or validating your hypotheses.
-
-2. **Fix**:
-   - If a relevant test is failing, locate the test file and the corresponding prompt/code.
-   - It's often helpful to make an extreme, brute force change to see if you are changing the right place to make an improvement and then scope it back iteratively.
-   - Your **final** change should be **minimal and targeted**.
-   - Keep in mind the following:
-     - The prompt has multiple configurations and pieces. Take care that your changes
-       end up in the final prompt for the selected model and configuration.
-     - The prompt chosen for the eval is intentional. It's often vague or indirect
-       to see how the agent performs with ambiguous instructions. Changing it should
-       be a last resort.
-     - When changing the test prompt, carefully consider whether the prompt still tests
-       the same scenario. We don't want to lose test fidelity by making the prompts too
-       direct (i.e.: easy).
-     - Your primary mechanism for improving the agent's behavior is to make changes to
-       tool instructions, system prompt (snippets.ts), and/or modules that contribute to the prompt.
-     - If prompt and description changes are unsuccessful, use logs and debugging to
-       confirm that everything is working as expected.
-    - If unable to fix the test, you can make recommendations for architecture changes
-      that might help stablize the test. Be sure to THINK DEEPLY if offering architecture guidance.
-      Some facts that might help with this are:
-      - Agents may be composed of one or more agent loops.
-      - AgentLoop == 'context + toolset + prompt'. Subagents are one type of agent loop.
-      - Agent loops perform better when:
-        - They have direct, unambiguous, and non-contradictory prompts.
-        - They have fewer irrelevant tools.
-        - They have fewer goals or steps to perform.
-        - They have less low value or irrelevant context.
-      - You may suggest compositions of existing primitives, like subagents, or
-        propose a new one.
-      - These recommendations should be high confidence and should be grounded
-        in observed deficient behaviors rather than just parroting the facts above.
-        Investigate as needed to ground your recommendations.
-
-3. **Verify**:
-   - Run just that one test if needed to validate that it is fixed. Be sure to run vitest in non-interactive mode.
-   - Running the tests can take a long time, so consider whether you can diagnose via other means or log diagnostics before committing the time. You must minimize the number of test runs needed to diagnose the failure.
-   - After the test completes, check whether it seems to have improved.
-   - You will need to run the test 3 times for Gemini 3.0, Gemini 3 flash, and Gemini 2.5 pro to ensure that it is truly stable. Run these runs in parallel, using scripts if needed.
-   - Some flakiness is expected; if it looks like a transient issue or the test is inherently unstable but passes 2/3 times, you might decide it cannot be improved.
-
-4. **Report**:
-   - Provide a summary of the test success rate for each of the tested models.
-   - Success rate is calculated based on 3 runs per model (e.g., 3/3 = 100%).
-   - If you couldn't fix it due to persistent flakiness, explain why.
-
-{{args}}
-"""

.gemini/commands/frontend.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,41 @@ core architecture, component patterns, and testing standards.
 
 In addition to the code context, you MUST strictly adhere to the following frontend-specific development guidelines while adding code to packages/cli.
 
-!{cat .gemini/commands/strict-development-rules.md}
+## Testing Standards
+*   **Async Testing**: ALWAYS use `waitFor` from `packages/cli/src/test-utils/async.ts` instead of `vi.waitFor` to prevent flakiness and `act` warnings. NEVER use fixed waits (e.g., `await delay(100)`).
+*   **State Changes**: Wrap all blocks that change component state in `act`.
+*   **Snapshots**: Use `toMatchSnapshot` to verify rendering.
+*   **Rendering**: Use `render` or `renderWithProviders` from `packages/cli/src/test-utils/render.tsx` instead of `ink-testing-library` directly.
+*   **Mocking**:
+    *   Reuse existing mocks/fakes where possible.
+    *   **Parameterized Tests**: Use parameterized tests with explicit types to reduce duplication and ensure type safety.
+    *   Avoid mocking the file system, os, or child_process if at all possible; if you have to mock the Mock critical dependencies (`fs`, `os`, `child_process`) do so ONLY at the top of the file.
+
+## React & Ink Architecture
+*   **Keyboard Handling**: You MUST use `useKeyPress.ts` from Gemini CLI for keyboard handling, NOT the standard ink library. This is critical for supporting slow terminals and multiple events per frame.
+    *   Handle multiple events gracefully (often requires a reducer pattern, see `text-buffer.ts`).
+*   **State Management**:
+    *   NEVER trigger side effects from within the body of a `setState` callback. Use a reducer or `useRef` if necessary.
+    *   Initialize state explicitly (e.g., use `undefined` rather than `true` if unknown).
+*   **Performance**:
+    *   Avoid synchronous file I/O in components.
+    *   Do not introduce excessive property drilling; leverage or extend existing providers.
+
+## Configuration & Settings
+*   **Settings vs Args**: Use settings for user-configurable options; do not add new CLI arguments.
+*   **Schema**: Add new settings to `packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts`.
+*   **Documentation**:
+    *   If `showInDialog: true`, document in `docs/get-started/configuration.md`.
+    *   Ensure `requiresRestart` is correctly set.
+
+## Keyboard Shortcuts
+*   **Registration**: Define new shortcuts in `packages/cli/src/config/keyBindings.ts`.
+*   **Documentation**: Document all new shortcuts in `docs/cli/keyboard-shortcuts.md`.
+*   **Compatibility**: Avoid function keys and common VSCode shortcuts. Be cautious with `Meta` key (Mac-limited support).
+
+## General
+*   **Logging**: Use `debugLogger` for errors. NEVER leave `console.log/warn/error` in the code.
+*   **TypeScript**: Avoid the non-null assertion operator (`!`).
 
 {{args}}. 
  """

.gemini/commands/full-context.toml

@@ -17,7 +17,41 @@ prompts.
 
 In addition to the code context, you MUST strictly adhere to the following frontend-specific development guidelines when writing code in packages/cli.
 
-!{cat .gemini/commands/strict-development-rules.md}
+## Testing Standards
+*   **Async Testing**: ALWAYS use `waitFor` from `packages/cli/src/test-utils/async.ts` instead of `vi.waitFor` to prevent flakiness and `act` warnings. NEVER use fixed waits (e.g., `await delay(100)`).
+*   **State Changes**: Wrap all blocks that change component state in `act`.
+*   **Snapshots**: Use `toMatchSnapshot` to verify rendering.
+*   **Rendering**: Use `render` or `renderWithProviders` from `packages/cli/src/test-utils/render.tsx` instead of `ink-testing-library` directly.
+*   **Mocking**:
+    *   Reuse existing mocks/fakes where possible.
+    *   **Parameterized Tests**: Use parameterized tests with explicit types to reduce duplication and ensure type safety.
+    *   Avoid mocking the file system, os, or child_process if at all possible; if you have to mock the Mock critical dependencies (`fs`, `os`, `child_process`) do so ONLY at the top of the file.
+
+## React & Ink Architecture
+*   **Keyboard Handling**: You MUST use `useKeyPress.ts` from Gemini CLI for keyboard handling, NOT the standard ink library. This is critical for supporting slow terminals and multiple events per frame.
+    *   Handle multiple events gracefully (often requires a reducer pattern, see `text-buffer.ts`).
+*   **State Management**:
+    *   NEVER trigger side effects from within the body of a `setState` callback. Use a reducer or `useRef` if necessary.
+    *   Initialize state explicitly (e.g., use `undefined` rather than `true` if unknown).
+*   **Performance**:
+    *   Avoid synchronous file I/O in components.
+    *   Do not introduce excessive property drilling; leverage or extend existing providers.
+
+## Configuration & Settings
+*   **Settings vs Args**: Use settings for user-configurable options; do not add new CLI arguments.
+*   **Schema**: Add new settings to `packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts`.
+*   **Documentation**:
+    *   If `showInDialog: true`, document in `docs/get-started/configuration.md`.
+    *   Ensure `requiresRestart` is correctly set.
+
+## Keyboard Shortcuts
+*   **Registration**: Define new shortcuts in `packages/cli/src/config/keyBindings.ts`.
+*   **Documentation**: Document all new shortcuts in `docs/cli/keyboard-shortcuts.md`.
+*   **Compatibility**: Avoid function keys and common VSCode shortcuts. Be cautious with `Meta` key (Mac-limited support).
+
+## General
+*   **Logging**: Use `debugLogger` for errors. NEVER leave `console.log/warn/error` in the code.
+*   **TypeScript**: Avoid the non-null assertion operator (`!`).
 
 {{args}}. 
  """

.gemini/commands/promote-behavioral-eval.toml

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-description = "Promote behavioral evals that have a 100% success rate over the last 7 nightly runs."
-prompt = """
-You are an expert at analyzing and promoting behavioral evaluations.
-
-1. **Investigate**:
-   - Use 'gh' cli to fetch the results from the most recent run from the main branch: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/actions/workflows/evals-nightly.yml.
-   - DO NOT push any changes or start any runs. The rest of your evaluation will be local.
-   - Evals are in evals/ directory and are documented by evals/README.md.
-   - Identify tests that have passed 100% of the time for ALL enabled models across the past 7 runs in a row.
-   - NOTE: the results summary from the most recent run contains the last 7 runs test results. 100% means the test passed 3/3 times for that model and run.
-   - If a test meets this criteria, it is a candidate for promotion.
-
-2. **Promote**:
-   - For each candidate test, locate the test file in the evals/ directory.
-   - Promote the test according to the project's standard promotion process (e.g., moving it to a stable suite, updating its tags, or removing skip/flaky annotations). 
-   - Ensure you follow any guidelines in evals/README.md for stable tests.
-   - Your **final** change should be **minimal and targeted** to just promoting the test status.
-
-3. **Verify**:
-   - Run the promoted tests locally to validate that they still execute correctly. Be sure to run vitest in non-interactive mode.
-   - Check that the test is now part of the expected standard or stable test suites.
-
-4. **Report**:
-   - Provide a summary of the tests that were promoted.
-   - Include the success rate evidence (7/7 runs passed for all models) for each promoted test.
-   - If no tests met the criteria for promotion, clearly state that and summarize the closest candidates.
-
-{{args}}
-"""

.gemini/commands/prompt-suggest.toml

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-description = "Analyze agent behavior and suggest high-level improvements to system prompts."
-prompt = """
-# Prompt Engineering Analysis
-
-You are a world-class prompt engineer and an expert AI engineer at the top of your class. Your goal is to analyze a specific agent behavior or failure and suggest high-level improvements to the system instructions.
-
-**Observed Behavior / Issue:**
-{{args}}
-
-**Reference Context:**
-- System Prompt Logic: @packages/core/src/core/prompts.ts
-
-### Task
-1.  **Analyze the Failure:** Review the provided behavior and identify the underlying instructional causes. Use the `/introspect` command output if provided by the user.
-2.  **Strategic Insights:** Share your technical view of the issue. Focus on the "why" and identify any instructional inertia or ambiguity.
-3.  **Propose Improvements:** Suggest high-level changes to the system instructions to prevent this behavior.
-
-### Principles
-- **Avoid Hyper-scoping:** Do not create narrow solutions for specific scenarios; aim for generalized improvements that handle classes of behavior.
-- **Avoid Specific Examples in Suggestions:** Keep the proposed instructions semantic and high-level to prevent the agent from over-indexing on specific cases.
-- **Maintain Operational Rigor:** Ensure suggestions do not compromise safety, security, or the quality of the agent's work.
-"""

.gemini/commands/review-and-fix.toml

@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-description = "Reviews a PR or staged changes and automatically initiates a Pickle Fix loop for findings."
-prompt = """
-You are an expert Reviewer and Pickle Rick Worker.
-
-Target: {{args}}
-
-Phase 1: Review
-Follow these steps to conduct a thorough review:
-
-1.  **Gather Context**:
-    *   If `{{args}}` is 'staged' or `{{args}}` is empty:
-        *   Use `git diff --staged` to view the changes.
-        *   Use `git status` to see the state of the repository.
-    *   Otherwise:
-        *   Use `gh pr view {{args}}` to pull the information of the PR.
-        *   Use `gh pr diff {{args}}` to view the diff of the PR.
-2.  **Understand Intent**:
-    *   If `{{args}}` is 'staged' or `{{args}}` is empty, infer the intent from the changes and the current task.
-    *   Otherwise, use the PR description. If it's not detailed enough, note it in your review.
-3.  **Check Commit Style**:
-    *   Ensure the PR title (or intended commit message) follows Conventional Commits. Examples of recent commits: !{git log --pretty=format:"%s" -n 5}
-4.  Search the codebase if required.
-5.  Write a concise review of the changes, keeping in mind to encourage strong code quality and best practices. Pay particular attention to the Gemini MD file in the repo.
-6.  Consider ways the code may not be consistent with existing code in the repo. In particular it is critical that the react code uses patterns consistent with existing code in the repo.
-7.  Follow these detailed review rules:
-!{cat .gemini/commands/strict-development-rules.md}
-8.  Summarize all actionable findings into a concise but comprehensive directive output this to review_findings.md and advance to phase 2.
-
-Remember to use the GitHub CLI (`gh`) for all GitHub-related tasks, and local `git` commands if the target is 'staged'.
-
-Phase 2:
-You are initiating Pickle Rick - the ultimate engineering agent.
-
-**Step 0: Persona Injection**
-First, you **MUST** activate your persona.
-Call `activate_skill(name="load-pickle-persona")` **IMMEDIATELY**.
-This skill loads the "Pickle Rick" persona, defining your voice, philosophy, and "God Mode" coding standards.
-
-**CRITICAL RULE: SPEAK BEFORE ACTING**
-You are a genius, not a silent script.
-You **MUST** output a text explanation ("brain dump") *before* every single tool call, including this one.
-- **Bad**: (Calls tool immediately)
-- **Good**: "Alright Morty, time to load the God Module. *Belch* Stand back." (Calls tool)
-
-**CRITICAL**: You must strictly adhere to this persona throughout the entire session. Break character and you fail.
-
-**Step 1: Initialization**
-Run the setup script to initialize the loop state:
-```bash
-bash "${extensionPath}/scripts/setup.sh" $ARGUMENTS
-```
-**Windows (PowerShell):**
-```powershell
-pwsh -File "${extensionPath}/scripts/setup.ps1" $ARGUMENTS
-```
-
-**CRITICAL**: Your request is to fix all findings in review_findings.md
-
-**Step 2: Execution (Management)**
-After setup, read the output to find the path to `state.json`.
-Read that state file.
-You are now in the **Pickle Rick Manager Lifecycle**.
-
-**The Lifecycle (IMMUTABLE LAWS):**
-You **MUST** follow this sequence. You are **FORBIDDEN** from skipping steps or combining them.
-Between each step, you **MUST** explicitly state what you are doing (e.g., "Moving to Breakdown phase...").
-
-1.  **PRD (Requirements)**:
-    *   **Action**: Define requirements and scope.
-    *   **Skill**: `activate_skill(name="prd-drafter")`
-2.  **Breakdown (Tickets)**:
-    *   **Action**: Create the atomic ticket hierarchy.
-    *   **Skill**: `activate_skill(name="ticket-manager")`
-3.  **The Loop (Orchestrate Mortys)**:
-    *   **CRITICAL INSTRUCTION**: You are the **MANAGER**. You are **FORBIDDEN** from implementing code yourself.
-    *   **FORBIDDEN SKILLS**: Do NOT use `code-researcher`, `implementation-planner`, or `code-implementer` directly in this phase.
-    *   **Instruction**: Process tickets one by one. Do not stop until **ALL** tickets are 'Done'.
-    *   **Action**: Pick the highest priority ticket that is NOT 'Done'.
-    *   **Delegation**: Spawn a Worker (Morty) to handle the entire implementation lifecycle for this ticket.
-    *   **Command**: `python3 "${extensionPath}/scripts/spawn_morty.py" --ticket-id <ID> --ticket-path <PATH> --timeout <worker_timeout_seconds> "<TASK_DESCRIPTION>"`
-    *   **Command (Windows)**: `python "${extensionPath}/scripts/spawn_morty.py" --ticket-id <ID> --ticket-path <PATH> --timeout <worker_timeout_seconds> "<TASK_DESCRIPTION>"`
-    *   **Validation**: IGNORE worker logs. DIRECTLY verify:
-        1. `git status` (Check for file changes)
-        2. `git diff` (Check code quality)
-        3. `npm run build` (Ensure the project still builds)
-        4. `npm run test` (Ensure no regressions)
-        5. `npm run lint` (Ensure code style is maintained)
-        6. `npm run typecheck` (Ensure type safety)
-    *   **Cleanup**: If validation fails, REVERT changes (`git reset --hard`). If it passes, COMMIT changes.
-    *   **Next Ticket**: Pick the next ticket and repeat.
-4.  **Cleanup**:
-    *   **Action**: After all tickets are completed delete `review_findings.md`.
-
-**Loop Constraints:**
-- **Iteration Count**: Monitor `"iteration"` in `state.json`. If `"max_iterations"` (if > 0) is reached, you must stop.
-- **Completion Promise**: If a `"completion_promise"` is defined in `state.json`, you must output `<promise>PROMISE_TEXT</promise>` when the task is genuinely complete.
-- **Stop Hook**: A hook is active. If you try to exit before completion, you will be forced to continue.
-
-"""

.gemini/commands/review-frontend.toml

@@ -18,12 +18,121 @@ Follow these steps:
 8. Consider ways the code may not be consistent with existing code in the repo.
    In particular it is critical that the react code uses patterns consistent
    with existing code in the repo.
-9. Follow these detailed review rules:
-!{cat .gemini/commands/strict-development-rules.md}
-10. Discuss with me before making any comments on the issue. I will clarify
+9. Evaluate all tests on the PR and make sure that they are doing the following:
+   * Using `waitFor` from @{packages/cli/src/test-utils/async.ts} rather than
+     using `vi.waitFor` for all `waitFor` calls within `packages/cli`. Even if
+     tests pass, using the wrong `waitFor` could result in flaky tests as `act`
+     warnings could show up if timing is slightly different.
+   * Using `act` to wrap all blocks in tests that change component state.
+   * Using `toMatchSnapshot` to verify that rendering works as expected rather
+     than matching against the raw content of the output.
+   * If snapshots were changed as part of the pull request, review the snapshots
+     changes to ensure they are intentional and comment if any look at all
+     suspicious. Too many snapshot changes that indicate bugs have been approved
+     in the past.
+   * Use `render` or `renderWithProviders` from
+     @{packages/cli/src/test-utils/render.tsx} rather than using `render` from
+     `ink-testing-library` directly. This is needed to ensure that we do not get
+     warnings about spurious `act` calls. If test cases specify providers
+     directly, consider whether the existing `renderWithProviders` should be
+     modified to support that use case.
+   * Ensure the test cases are using parameterized tests where that might reduce
+     the number of duplicated lines significantly.
+   * NEVER use fixed waits (e.g. 'await delay(100)'). Always use 'waitFor' with
+     a predicate to ensure tests are stable and fast.
+   * Ensure mocks are properly managed:
+     * Critical dependencies (fs, os, child_process) should only be mocked at
+       the top of the file. Ideally avoid mocking these dependencies altogether.
+     * Check to see if there are existing mocks or fakes that can be used rather
+       than creating new ones for the new tests added.
+     * Try to avoid mocking the file system whenever possible. If using the real
+       file system is difficult consider whether the test should be an
+       integration test rather than a unit test.
+     * `vi.restoreAllMocks()` should be called in `afterEach` to prevent test
+       pollution.
+     * Use `vi.useFakeTimers()` for tests involving time-based logic to avoid
+       flakiness.
+     * Avoid using `any` in tests; prefer proper types or `unknown` with
+       narrowing.
+     * When creating parameterized tests, give the parameters types to ensure
+       that the tests are type-safe.
+10. Evaluate all react logic carefully keeping in mind that the author of the PR
+    is not likely an expert on React. Key areas to audit carefully are:
+    * Whether `setState` calls trigger side effects from within the body of the
+      `setState` callback. If so, you *must* propose an alternate design using
+      reducers or other ways the code might be modified to not have to modify
+      state from within a `setState`. Make sure to comment about absolutely
+      every case like this as these cases have introduced multiple bugs in the
+      past. Typically these cases should be resolved using a reducer although
+      occassionally other techniques such as useRef are appropriate. Consider
+      suggesting that jacob314@ be tagged on the code review if the solution is
+      not 100% obvious.
+    * Whether code might introduce an infinite rendering loop in React.
+    * Whether keyboard handling is robust. Keyboard handling must go through
+      `useKeyPress.ts` from the Gemini CLI package rather than using the
+      standard ink library used by most keyboard handling. Unlike the standard
+      ink library, the keyboard handling library in Gemini CLI may report
+      multiple keyboard events one after another in the same React frame. This
+      is needed to support slow terminals but introduces complexity in all our
+      code that handles keyboard events. Handling this correctly often means
+      that reducers must be used or other mechanisms to ensure that multiple
+      state updates one after another are handled gracefully rather than
+      overriding values from the first update with the second update. Refer to
+      text-buffer.ts as a canonical example of using a reducer for this sort of
+      case.
+    * Ensure code does not use `console.log`, `console.warn`, or `console.error`
+      as these indicate debug logging that was accidentally left in the code.
+    * Avoid synchronous file I/O in React components as it will hang the UI.
+    * Ensure state initialization is explicit (e.g., use 'undefined' rather than
+      'true' as a default if the state is truly unknown initially).
+    * Carefully manage 'useEffect' dependencies. Prefer to use a reducer
+      whenever practical to resolve the issues. If that is not practical it is
+      ok to use 'useRef' to access the latest value of a prop or state inside an
+      effect without adding it to the dependency array if re-running the effect
+      is undesirable (common in event listeners).
+    * NEVER disable 'react-hooks/exhaustive-deps'. Fix the code to correctly
+      declare dependencies. Disabling this lint rule will almost always lead to
+      hard to detect bugs.
+    * Avoid making types nullable unless strictly necessary, as it hurts
+      readability.
+    * Do not introduce excessive property drilling. There are multiple providers
+      that can be leveraged to avoid property drilling. Make sure one of them
+      cannot be used. Do suggest a provider that might make sense to be extended
+      to include the new property or propose a new provider to add if the
+      property drilling is excessive. Only use providers for properties that are
+      consistent for the entire application.
+11. General Gemini CLI design principles:
+    * Make sure that settings are only used for options that a user might
+      consider changing.
+    * Do not add new command line arguments and suggest settings instead.
+    * New settings must be added to packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts.
+    * If a setting has 'showInDialog: true', it MUST be documented in
+      docs/get-started/configuration.md.
+    * Ensure 'requiresRestart' is correctly set for new settings.
+    * Use 'debugLogger' for rethrown errors to avoid duplicate logging.
+    * All new keyboard shortcuts MUST be documented in
+      docs/cli/keyboard-shortcuts.md.
+    * Ensure new keyboard shortcuts are defined in
+      packages/cli/src/config/keyBindings.ts.
+    * If new keyboard shortcuts are added, remind the user to test them in
+      VSCode, iTerm2, Ghostty, and Windows to ensure they work for all
+      users.
+    * Be careful of keybindings that require the meta key as only certain
+      meta key shortcuts are supported on Mac.
+    * Be skeptical of function keys and keyboard shortcuts that are commonly
+      bound in VSCode as they may conflict.
+12. TypeScript Best Practices:
+    * Use 'checkExhaustive' in the 'default' clause of 'switch' statements to
+      ensure all cases are handled.
+    * Avoid using the non-null assertion operator ('!') unless absolutely
+      necessary and you are confident the value is not null.
+13. If the change might at all impact the prompts sent to Gemini CLI, flagged
+    that the change could impact Gemini CLI quality and make sure anj-s has been
+    tagged on the code review.
+14. Discuss with me before making any comments on the issue. I will clarify
     which possible issues you identified are problems, which ones you need to
     investigate further, and which ones I do not care about.
-11. If I request you to add comments to the issue, use
+15. If I request you to add comments to the issue, use
     `gh pr comment {{args}} --body {{review}}` to post the review to the PR.
 
 Remember to use the GitHub CLI (`gh`) with the Shell tool for all

.gemini/commands/strict-development-rules.md

@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-# Gemini CLI Strict Development Rules
-
-These rules apply strictly to all code modifications and additions within the
-Gemini CLI project.
-
-## Testing Guidelines
-
-- **Async/Await**: Always use `waitFor` from
-  `packages/cli/src/test-utils/async.ts` instead of `vi.waitFor` for all
-  `waitFor` calls within `packages/cli`. NEVER use fixed waits (e.g.,
-  `await delay(100)`). Always use `waitFor` with a predicate to ensure tests are
-  stable and fast. Using the wrong `waitFor` can result in flaky tests and `act`
-  warnings.
-- **React Testing**: Use `act` to wrap all blocks in tests that change component
-  state. Use `render` or `renderWithProviders` from
-  `packages/cli/src/test-utils/render.tsx` instead of `render` from
-  `ink-testing-library` directly. This prevents spurious `act` warnings. If test
-  cases specify providers directly, consider whether the existing
-  `renderWithProviders` should be modified.
-- **Snapshots**: Use `toMatchSnapshot` to verify that rendering works as
-  expected rather than matching against the raw content of the output. When
-  modifying snapshots, verify the changes are intentional and do not hide
-  underlying bugs.
-- **Parameterized Tests**: Use parameterized tests where it reduces duplicated
-  lines. Give the parameters explicit types to ensure the tests are type-safe.
-- **Mocks Management**:
-  - Mock critical dependencies (`fs`, `os`, `child_process`) ONLY at the top of
-    the file. Ideally, avoid mocking these dependencies altogether.
-  - Reuse existing mocks and fakes rather than creating new ones.
-  - Avoid mocking the file system whenever possible. If using the real file
-    system is too difficult, consider writing an integration test instead.
-  - Always call `vi.restoreAllMocks()` in `afterEach` to prevent test pollution.
-  - Use `vi.useFakeTimers()` for tests involving time-based logic to avoid
-    flakiness.
-- **Typing in Tests**: Avoid using `any` in tests; prefer proper types or
-  `unknown` with narrowing.
-
-## React Guidelines (`packages/cli`)
-
-- **`setState` and Side Effects**: NEVER trigger side effects from within the
-  body of a `setState` callback. Use a reducer or `useRef` if necessary. These
-  cases have historically introduced multiple bugs; typically, they should be
-  resolved using a reducer.
-- **Rendering**: Do not introduce infinite rendering loops. Avoid synchronous
-  file I/O in React components as it will hang the UI. Do not implement new
-  logic for custom string measurement or string truncation. Use Ink layout
-  instead, leveraging `ResizeObserver` as needed.
-- **Keyboard Handling**: Keyboard handling MUST go through `useKeyPress.ts` from
-  the Gemini CLI package rather than the standard ink library. This library
-  supports reporting multiple keyboard events sequentially in the same React
-  frame (critical for slow terminals). Handling this correctly often requires
-  reducers to ensure multiple state updates are handled gracefully without
-  overriding values. Refer to `text-buffer.ts` for a canonical example.
-- **Logging**: Do not leave `console.log`, `console.warn`, or `console.error` in
-  the code.
-- **State & Effects**: Ensure state initialization is explicit (e.g., use
-  `undefined` rather than `true` as a default if the state is truly unknown).
-  Carefully manage `useEffect` dependencies. Prefer a reducer whenever
-  practical. NEVER disable `react-hooks/exhaustive-deps`; fix the code to
-  correctly declare dependencies instead.
-- **Context & Props**: Avoid excessive property drilling. Leverage existing
-  providers, extend them, or propose a new one if necessary. Only use providers
-  for properties that are consistent across the entire application.
-- **Code Structure**: Avoid complex `if` statements where `switch` statements
-  could be used. Keep `AppContainer` minimal; refactor complex logic into React
-  hooks. Evaluate whether business logic should be added to `hookSystem.ts` or
-  integrated into `packages/core` rather than `packages/cli`.
-
-## Core Guidelines (`packages/core`)
-
-- **Services**: Implement services as classes with clear lifecycle management
-  (e.g., `initialize()` methods). Services should be stateless where possible,
-  or use the centralized `Storage` service for persistence.
-- **Cross-Service Communication**: Prefer using the `coreEvents` bus (from
-  `packages/core/src/utils/events.ts`) for asynchronous communication between
-  services or to notify the UI of state changes. Avoid tight coupling between
-  services.
-- **Utilities**: Use `debugLogger` from `packages/core/src/utils/debugLogger.ts`
-  for internal logging instead of `console`. Ensure all shell operations use
-  `spawnAsync` from `packages/core/src/utils/shell-utils.ts` for consistent
-  error handling and promise management. Handle filesystem errors gracefully
-  using `isNodeError` from `packages/core/src/utils/errors.ts`.
-- **Exports & Tooling**: Add new tools to `packages/core/src/tools/` and
-  register them in `packages/core/src/tools/tool-registry.ts`. Export all new
-  public services, utilities, and types from `packages/core/src/index.ts`.
-
-## Architectural Audit (Package Boundaries)
-
-- **Logic Placement**: Non-UI logic (e.g., model orchestration, tool
-  implementation, git/filesystem operations) MUST reside in `packages/core`.
-  `packages/cli` should ONLY contain UI/Ink components, command-line argument
-  parsing, and user interaction logic.
-- **Environment Isolation**: Core logic must not assume a TUI environment. Use
-  the `ConfirmationBus` or `Output` abstractions for communicating with the user
-  from Core.
-- **Decoupling**: Actively look for opportunities to decouple services using
-  `coreEvents`. If a service imports another just to notify it of a change, use
-  an event instead.
-
-## General Gemini CLI Design Principles
-
-- **Settings**: Use settings for user-configurable options rather than adding
-  new command line arguments. Add new settings to
-  `packages/cli/src/config/settingsSchema.ts`. If a setting has
-  `showInDialog: true`, it MUST be documented in
-  `docs/get-started/configuration.md`. Ensure `requiresRestart` is correctly
-  set.
-- **Logging**: Use `debugLogger` for rethrown errors to avoid duplicate logging.
-- **Keyboard Shortcuts**: Define all new keyboard shortcuts in
-  `packages/cli/src/config/keyBindings.ts` and document them in
-  `docs/cli/keyboard-shortcuts.md`. Be careful of keybindings that require the
-  `Meta` key, as only certain meta key shortcuts are supported on Mac. Avoid
-  function keys and shortcuts commonly bound in VSCode.
-
-## TypeScript Best Practices
-
-- Use `checkExhaustive` in the `default` clause of `switch` statements to ensure
-  all cases are handled.
-- Avoid using the non-null assertion operator (`!`) unless absolutely necessary.
-- **STRICT TYPING**: Strictly forbid `any` and `unknown` in both CLI and Core
-  packages. `unknown` is only allowed if it is immediately narrowed using type
-  guards or Zod validation.
-- NEVER disable `@typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises`.
-- Avoid making types nullable unless strictly necessary, as it hurts
-  readability.
-
-## TUI Best Practices
-
-- **Terminal Compatibility**: Consider how changes might behave differently
-  across terminals (e.g., VSCode terminal, SSH, Kitty, default Mac terminal,
-  iTerm2, Windows terminal). If modifying keyboard handling, integrate deeply
-  with existing files like `KeypressContext.tsx` and
-  `terminalCapabilityManager.ts`.
-- **iTerm**: Be aware that `ITERM_SESSION_ID` may be present when users run
-  VSCode from within iTerm, even if the terminal is not iTerm.
-
-## Code Cleanup
-
-- **Refactoring**: Actively clean up code duplication, technical debt, and
-  boilerplate ("AI Slop") when working in the codebase.
-- **Prompts**: Be aware that changes can impact the prompts sent to Gemini CLI
-  and affect overall quality.

.gemini/config.yaml

@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ code_review:
     help: false
     summary: true
     code_review: true
-    include_drafts: false
 ignore_patterns: []

.gemini/settings.json

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {
   "experimental": {
-    "plan": true,
-    "extensionReloading": true,
-    "modelSteering": true
-  },
-  "general": {
-    "devtools": true
+    "skills": true
   }
 }

.gemini/skills/code-reviewer/SKILL.md

@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
----
-name: code-reviewer
-description:
-  Use this skill to review code. It supports both local changes (staged or working tree)
-  and remote Pull Requests (by ID or URL). It focuses on correctness, maintainability,
-  and adherence to project standards.
----
-
-# Code Reviewer
-
-This skill guides the agent in conducting professional and thorough code reviews for both local development and remote Pull Requests.
-
-## Workflow
-
-### 1. Determine Review Target
-*   **Remote PR**: If the user provides a PR number or URL (e.g., "Review PR #123"), target that remote PR.
-*   **Local Changes**: If no specific PR is mentioned, or if the user asks to "review my changes", target the current local file system states (staged and unstaged changes).
-
-### 2. Preparation
-
-#### For Remote PRs:
-1.  **Checkout**: Use the GitHub CLI to checkout the PR.
-    ```bash
-    gh pr checkout <PR_NUMBER>
-    ```
-2.  **Preflight**: Execute the project's standard verification suite to catch automated failures early.
-    ```bash
-    npm run preflight
-    ```
-3.  **Context**: Read the PR description and any existing comments to understand the goal and history.
-
-#### For Local Changes:
-1.  **Identify Changes**:
-    *   Check status: `git status`
-    *   Read diffs: `git diff` (working tree) and/or `git diff --staged` (staged).
-2.  **Preflight (Optional)**: If the changes are substantial, ask the user if they want to run `npm run preflight` before reviewing.
-
-### 3. In-Depth Analysis
-Analyze the code changes based on the following pillars:
-
-*   **Correctness**: Does the code achieve its stated purpose without bugs or logical errors?
-*   **Maintainability**: Is the code clean, well-structured, and easy to understand and modify in the future? Consider factors like code clarity, modularity, and adherence to established design patterns.
-*   **Readability**: Is the code well-commented (where necessary) and consistently formatted according to our project's coding style guidelines?
-*   **Efficiency**: Are there any obvious performance bottlenecks or resource inefficiencies introduced by the changes?
-*   **Security**: Are there any potential security vulnerabilities or insecure coding practices?
-*   **Edge Cases and Error Handling**: Does the code appropriately handle edge cases and potential errors?
-*   **Testability**: Is the new or modified code adequately covered by tests (even if preflight checks pass)? Suggest additional test cases that would improve coverage or robustness.
-
-### 4. Provide Feedback
-
-#### Structure
-*   **Summary**: A high-level overview of the review.
-*   **Findings**:
-    *   **Critical**: Bugs, security issues, or breaking changes.
-    *   **Improvements**: Suggestions for better code quality or performance.
-    *   **Nitpicks**: Formatting or minor style issues (optional).
-*   **Conclusion**: Clear recommendation (Approved / Request Changes).
-
-#### Tone
-*   Be constructive, professional, and friendly.
-*   Explain *why* a change is requested.
-*   For approvals, acknowledge the specific value of the contribution.
-
-### 5. Cleanup (Remote PRs only)
-*   After the review, ask the user if they want to switch back to the default branch (e.g., `main` or `master`).

.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/SKILL.md

@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
----
-name: docs-changelog
-description: >-
-  Generates and formats changelog files for a new release based on provided
-  version and raw changelog data.
----
-
-# Procedure: Updating Changelog for New Releases
-
-## Objective
-
-To standardize the process of updating changelog files (`latest.md`,
-`preview.md`, `index.md`) based on automated release information.
-
-## Inputs
-
-- **version**: The release version string (e.g., `v0.28.0`,
-  `v0.29.0-preview.2`).
-- **TIME**: The release timestamp (e.g., `2026-02-12T20:33:15Z`).
-- **BODY**: The raw markdown release notes, containing a "What's Changed"
-  section and a "Full Changelog" link.
-
-## Guidelines for `latest.md` and `preview.md` Highlights
-
-- Aim for **3-5 key highlight points**.
-- Each highlight point must start with a bold-typed title that summarizes the
-  change (e.g., `**New Feature:** A brief description...`).
-- **Prioritize** summarizing new features over other changes like bug fixes or
-  chores.
-- **Avoid** mentioning features that are "experimental" or "in preview" in
-  Stable Releases.
-- **DO NOT** include PR numbers, links, or author names in these highlights.
-- Refer to `.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/highlights_examples.md`
-  for the correct style and tone.
-
-## Initial Processing
-
-1.  **Analyze Version**: Determine the release path based on the `version`
-    string.
-    - If `version` contains "nightly", **STOP**. No changes are made.
-    - If `version` ends in `.0`, follow the **Path A: New Minor Version**
-      procedure.
-    - If `version` does not end in `.0`, follow the **Path B: Patch Version**
-      procedure.
-2.  **Process Time**: Convert the `TIME` input into two formats for later use:
-    `yyyy-mm-dd` and `Month dd, yyyy`.
-3.  **Process Body**:
-    - Save the incoming `BODY` content to a temporary file for processing.
-    - In the "What's Changed" section of the temporary file, reformat all pull
-      request URLs to be markdown links with the PR number as the text (e.g.,
-      `[#12345](URL)`).
-    - If a "New Contributors" section exists, delete it.
-    - Preserve the "**Full Changelog**" link. The processed content of this
-      temporary file will be used in subsequent steps.
-
----
-
-## Path A: New Minor Version
-
-*Use this path if the version number ends in `.0`.*
-
-**Important:** Based on the version, you must choose to follow either section
-A.1 for stable releases or A.2 for preview releases. Do not follow the
-instructions for the other section.
-
-### A.1: Stable Release (e.g., `v0.28.0`)
-
-For a stable release, you will generate two distinct summaries from the
-changelog: a concise **announcement** for the main changelog page, and a more
-detailed **highlights** section for the release-specific page.
-
-1.  **Create the Announcement for `index.md`**:
-    -   Generate a concise announcement summarizing the most important changes.
-        Each announcement entry must start with a bold-typed title that
-        summarizes the change.
-    -   **Important**: The format for this announcement is unique. You **must**
-        use the existing announcements in `docs/changelogs/index.md` and the
-        example within
-        `.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/index_template.md` as your
-        guide. This format includes PR links and authors. Stick to 1 or 2 PR
-        links and authors.
-    -   Add this new announcement to the top of `docs/changelogs/index.md`.
-
-2.  **Create Highlights and Update `latest.md`**:
-    -   Generate a comprehensive "Highlights" section, following the guidelines
-        in the "Guidelines for `latest.md` and `preview.md` Highlights" section
-        above.
-    -   Take the content from
-        `.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/latest_template.md`.
-    -   Populate the template with the `version`, `release_date`, generated
-        `highlights`, and the processed content from the temporary file.
-    -   **Completely replace** the contents of `docs/changelogs/latest.md` with
-        the populated template.
-
-### A.2: Preview Release (e.g., `v0.29.0-preview.0`)
-
-1.  **Update `preview.md`**:
-    -   Generate a comprehensive "Highlights" section, following the highlight
-        guidelines.
-    -   Take the content from
-        `.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/preview_template.md`.
-    -   Populate the template with the `version`, `release_date`, generated
-        `highlights`, and the processed content from the temporary file.
-    -   **Completely replace** the contents of `docs/changelogs/preview.md`
-        with the populated template.
-
----
-
-## Path B: Patch Version
-
-*Use this path if the version number does **not** end in `.0`.*
-
-**Important:** Based on the version, you must choose to follow either section
-B.1 for stable patches or B.2 for preview patches. Do not follow the
-instructions for the other section.
-
-### B.1: Stable Patch (e.g., `v0.28.1`)
-
-- **Target File**: `docs/changelogs/latest.md`
-- Perform the following edits on the target file:
-    1.  Update the version in the main header. The line should read,
-        `# Latest stable release: {{version}}`
-    2.  Update the rease date. The line should read,
-        `Released: {{release_date_month_dd_yyyy}}`
-    3.  Determine if a "What's Changed" section exists in the temporary file
-        If so, continue to step 4. Otherwise, skip to step 5.
-    4.  **Prepend** the processed "What's Changed" list from the temporary file
-        to the existing "What's Changed" list in `latest.md`. Do not change or
-        replace the existing list, **only add** to the beginning of it.
-    5.  In the "Full Changelog", edit **only** the end of the URL. Identify the
-        last part of the URL that looks like `...{previous_version}` and update
-        it to be `...{version}`.
-
-        Example: assume the patch version is `v0.29.1`. Change
-        `Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.28.2…v0.29.0`
-        to
-        `Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.28.2…v0.29.1`
-
-### B.2: Preview Patch (e.g., `v0.29.0-preview.3`)
-
-- **Target File**: `docs/changelogs/preview.md`
-- Perform the following edits on the target file:
-    1.  Update the version in the main header. The line should read,
-        `# Preview release: {{version}}`
-    2.  Update the rease date. The line should read,
-        `Released: {{release_date_month_dd_yyyy}}`
-    3.  Determine if a "What's Changed" section exists in the temporary file
-        If so, continue to step 4. Otherwise, skip to step 5.
-    4.  **Prepend** the processed "What's Changed" list from the temporary file
-        to the existing "What's Changed" list in `preview.md`. Do not change or
-        replace the existing list, **only add** to the beginning of it.
-    5.  In the "Full Changelog", edit **only** the end of the URL. Identify the
-        last part of the URL that looks like `...{previous_version}` and update
-        it to be `...{version}`.
-
-        Example: assume the patch version is `v0.29.0-preview.1`. Change
-        `Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.28.2…v0.29.0-preview.0`
-        to
-        `Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.28.2…v0.29.0-preview.1`
-
----
-
-## Finalize
-
-- After making changes, run `npm run format` ONLY to ensure consistency.
-- Delete any temporary files created during the process.

.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/highlights_examples.md

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-## Highlights example 1
-
-- **Plan Mode Enhancements**: Significant updates to Plan Mode, including new
-  commands, support for MCP servers, integration of planning artifacts, and
-  improved iteration guidance.
-- **Core Agent Improvements**: Enhancements to the core agent, including better
-  system prompt rigor, improved subagent definitions, and enhanced tool
-  execution limits.
-- **CLI UX/UI Updates**: Various UI and UX improvements, such as autocomplete in
-  the input prompt, updated approval mode labels, DevTools integration, and
-  improved header spacing.
-- **Tooling & Extension Updates**: Improvements to existing tools like
-  `ask_user` and `grep_search`, and new features for extension management.
-- **Bug Fixes**: Numerous bug fixes across the CLI and core, addressing issues
-  with interactive commands, memory leaks, permission checks, and more.
-- **Context and Tool Output Management**: Features for observation masking for
-  tool outputs, session-linked tool output storage, and persistence for masked
-  tool outputs.
-
-## Highlights example 2
-
-- **Commands & UX Enhancements:** Introduced `/prompt-suggest` command,
-  alongside updated undo/redo keybindings and automatic theme switching.
-- **Expanded IDE Support:** Now offering compatibility with Positron IDE,
-  expanding integration options for developers.
-- **Enhanced Security & Authentication:** Implemented interactive and
-  non-interactive OAuth consent, improving both security and diagnostic
-  capabilities for bug reports.
-- **Advanced Planning & Agent Tools:** Integrated a generic Checklist component
-  for structured task management and evolved subagent capabilities with dynamic
-  policy registration.
-- **Improved Core Stability & Reliability:** Resolved critical environment
-  loading, authentication, and session management issues, ensuring a more robust
-  experience.
-- **Background Shell Commands:** Enabled the execution of shell commands in the
-  background for increased workflow efficiency.
-
-## Highlights example 3
-
-- **Event-Driven Architecture:** The CLI now uses an event-driven scheduler for
-  tool execution, improving performance and responsiveness. This includes
-  migrating non-interactive flows and sub-agents to the new scheduler.
-- **Enhanced User Experience:** This release introduces several UI/UX
-  improvements, including queued tool confirmations and the ability to expand
-  and collapse large pasted text blocks. The `Settings` dialog has been improved
-  to reduce jitter and preserve focus.
-- **Agent and Skill Improvements:** Agent Skills have been promoted to a stable
-  feature. Sub-agents now use a JSON schema for input and are tracked by an
-  `AgentRegistry`.
-- **New `/rewind` Command:** A new `/rewind` command has been implemented to
-  allow users to go back in their session history.
-- **Improved Shell and File Handling:** The shell tool's output format has been
-  optimized, and the CLI now gracefully handles disk-full errors during chat
-  recording. A bug in detecting already added paths has been fixed.
-- **Linux Clipboard Support:** Image pasting capabilities for Wayland and X11 on
-  Linux have been added.
-
-## Highlights example 4
-
-- **Improved Hooks Management:** Hooks enable/disable functionality now aligns
-  with skills and offers improved completion.
-- **Custom Themes for Extensions:** Extensions can now support custom themes,
-  allowing for greater personalization.
-- **User Identity Display:** User identity information (auth, email, tier) is
-  now displayed on startup and in the `stats` command.
-- **Plan Mode Enhancements:** Plan mode has been improved with a generic
-  `Checklist` component and refactored `Todo`.
-- **Background Shell Commands:** Implementation of background shell commands.

.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/index_template.md

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-## Announcements: {{version}} - {{release_date_yyyy_mm_dd}}
-
-{{announcement_content}}
-
-<!-- Example entry, multiple entries per highlights
-  - **Highlighted Feature:** We've added a new highlighted feature to help
-  you generate prompt suggestions
-  ([#nnnnn](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/nnnnn) by
-  @author).
--->

.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/latest_template.md

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Latest stable release: {{version}}
-
-Released: {{release_date_month_dd_yyyy}}
-
-For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install
-the latest stable version with:
-
-```
-npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
-```
-
-## Highlights
-
-{{highlights_content}}
-
-## What's Changed
-
-{{changelog_list}}
-
-**Full Changelog**: {{full_changelog_link}}

.gemini/skills/docs-changelog/references/preview_template.md

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Preview release: {{version}}
-
-Released: {{release_date_month_dd_yyyy}}
-
-Our preview release includes the latest, new, and experimental features. This
-release may not be as stable as our [latest weekly release](latest.md).
-
-To install the preview release:
-
-```
-npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@preview
-```
-
-## Highlights
-
-{{highlights_content}}
-
-## What's Changed
-
-{{changelog_list}}
-
-**Full Changelog**: {{full_changelog_link}}

.gemini/skills/docs-writer/SKILL.md

@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
----
-name: docs-writer
-description:
-  Always use this skill when the task involves writing, reviewing, or editing 
-  files in the `/docs` directory or any `.md` files in the repository.
----
-
-# `docs-writer` skill instructions
-
-As an expert technical writer and editor for the Gemini CLI project, you produce
-accurate, clear, and consistent documentation. When asked to write, edit, or
-review documentation, you must ensure the content strictly adheres to the
-provided documentation standards and accurately reflects the current codebase.
-Adhere to the contribution process in `CONTRIBUTING.md` and the following
-project standards.
-
-## Phase 1: Documentation standards
-
-Adhering to these principles and standards when writing, editing, and reviewing.
-
-### Voice and tone
-Adopt a tone that balances professionalism with a helpful, conversational
-approach.
-
-- **Perspective and tense:** Address the reader as "you." Use active voice and
-  present tense (e.g., "The API returns...").
-- **Tone:** Professional, friendly, and direct. 
-- **Clarity:** Use simple vocabulary. Avoid jargon, slang, and marketing hype.
-- **Global Audience:** Write in standard US English. Avoid idioms and cultural
-  references.
-- **Requirements:** Be clear about requirements ("must") vs. recommendations
-  ("we recommend"). Avoid "should."
-- **Word Choice:** Avoid "please" and anthropomorphism (e.g., "the server
-  thinks"). Use contractions (don't, it's).
-
-### Language and grammar
-Write precisely to ensure your instructions are unambiguous.
-
-- **Abbreviations:** Avoid Latin abbreviations; use "for example" (not "e.g.")
-  and "that is" (not "i.e.").
-- **Punctuation:** Use the serial comma. Place periods and commas inside
-  quotation marks.
-- **Dates:** Use unambiguous formats (e.g., "January 22, 2026").
-- **Conciseness:** Use "lets you" instead of "allows you to." Use precise,
-  specific verbs.
-- **Examples:** Use meaningful names in examples; avoid placeholders like
-  "foo" or "bar."
-- **Quota and limit terminology:** For any content involving resource capacity
-  or using the word "quota" or "limit", strictly adhere to the guidelines in
-  the `quota-limit-style-guide.md` resource file. Generally, Use "quota" for the
-  administrative bucket and "limit" for the numerical ceiling.
-
-### Formatting and syntax
-Apply consistent formatting to make documentation visually organized and
-accessible.
-
-- **Overview paragraphs:** Every heading must be followed by at least one
-  introductory overview paragraph before any lists or sub-headings.
-- **Text wrap:** Wrap text at 80 characters (except long links or tables).
-- **Casing:** Use sentence case for headings, titles, and bolded text.
-- **Naming:** Always refer to the project as `Gemini CLI` (never
-  `the Gemini CLI`).
-- **Lists:** Use numbered lists for sequential steps and bulleted lists
-  otherwise. Keep list items parallel in structure.
-- **UI and code:** Use **bold** for UI elements and `code font` for filenames,
-  snippets, commands, and API elements. Focus on the task when discussing
-  interaction.
-- **Links:** Use descriptive anchor text; avoid "click here." Ensure the link
-  makes sense out of context.
-- **Accessibility:** Use semantic HTML elements correctly (headings, lists, 
-  tables).
-- **Media:** Use lowercase hyphenated filenames. Provide descriptive alt text
-  for all images.
-
-### Structure
-- **BLUF:** Start with an introduction explaining what to expect.
-- **Experimental features:** If a feature is clearly noted as experimental,
-add the following note immediately after the introductory paragraph:
-  `> **Note:** This is a preview feature currently under active development.`
-- **Headings:** Use hierarchical headings to support the user journey.
-- **Procedures:** 
-  - Introduce lists of steps with a complete sentence.
-  - Start each step with an imperative verb.
-  - Number sequential steps; use bullets for non-sequential lists.
-  - Put conditions before instructions (e.g., "On the Settings page, click...").
-  - Provide clear context for where the action takes place.
-  - Indicate optional steps clearly (e.g., "Optional: ...").
-- **Elements:** Use bullet lists, tables, notes (`> **Note:**`), and warnings 
-  (`> **Warning:**`).
-- **Avoid using a table of contents:** If a table of contents is present, remove
-  it.
-- **Next steps:** Conclude with a "Next steps" section if applicable.
-
-## Phase 2: Preparation
-Before modifying any documentation, thoroughly investigate the request and the
-surrounding context. 
-
-1.  **Clarify:** Understand the core request. Differentiate between writing new
-    content and editing existing content. If the request is ambiguous (e.g.,
-    "fix the docs"), ask for clarification.
-2.  **Investigate:** Examine relevant code (primarily in `packages/`) for
-    accuracy.
-3.  **Audit:** Read the latest versions of relevant files in `docs/`.
-4.  **Connect:** Identify all referencing pages if changing behavior. Check if
-    `docs/sidebar.json` needs updates.
-5.  **Plan:** Create a step-by-step plan before making changes.
-
-## Phase 3: Execution
-Implement your plan by either updating existing files or creating new ones
-using the appropriate file system tools. Use `replace` for small edits and
-`write_file` for new files or large rewrites.
-
-### Editing existing documentation
-Follow these additional steps when asked to review or update existing
-documentation.
-
-- **Gaps:** Identify areas where the documentation is incomplete or no longer
-  reflects existing code.
-- **Structure:** Apply "Structure (New Docs)" rules (BLUF, headings, etc.) when 
-  adding new sections to existing pages.
-- **Tone:** Ensure the tone is active and engaging. Use "you" and contractions.
-- **Clarity:** Correct awkward wording, spelling, and grammar. Rephrase
-  sentences to make them easier for users to understand.
-- **Consistency:** Check for consistent terminology and style across all edited
-  documents.
-
-
-## Phase 4: Verification and finalization
-Perform a final quality check to ensure that all changes are correctly formatted
-and that all links are functional.
-
-1.  **Accuracy:** Ensure content accurately reflects the implementation and
-  technical behavior.
-2.  **Self-review:** Re-read changes for formatting, correctness, and flow.
-3.  **Link check:** Verify all new and existing links leading to or from modified
-    pages.
-4.  **Format:** Once all changes are complete, ask to execute `npm run format`
-    to ensure consistent formatting across the project. If the user confirms,
-    execute the command.

.gemini/skills/docs-writer/quota-limit-style-guide.md

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# Style Guide: Quota vs. Limit
-
-This guide defines the usage of "quota," "limit," and related terms in
-user-facing interfaces.
-
-## TL;DR
-
-- **`quota`**: The administrative "bucket." Use for settings, billing, and
-  requesting increases. (e.g., "Adjust your storage **quota**.")
-- **`limit`**: The real-time numerical "ceiling." Use for error messages when a
-  user is blocked. (e.g., "You've reached your request **limit**.")
-- **When blocked, combine them:** Explain the **limit** that was hit and the
-  **quota** that is the remedy. (e.g., "You've reached the request **limit** for
-  your developer **quota**.")
-- **Related terms:** Use `usage` for consumption tracking, `restriction` for
-  fixed rules, and `reset` for when a limit refreshes.
-
----
-
-## Detailed Guidelines
-
-### Definitions
-
-- **Quota is the "what":** It identifies the category of resource being managed
-  (e.g., storage quota, GPU quota, request/prompt quota).
-- **Limit is the "how much":** It defines the numerical boundary.
-
-Use **quota** when referring to the administrative concept or the request for
-more. Use **limit** when discussing the specific point of exhaustion.
-
-### When to use "quota"
-
-Use this term for **account management, billing, and settings.** It describes
-the entitlement the user has purchased or been assigned.
-
-**Examples:**
-
-- **Navigation label:** Quota and usage
-- **Contextual help:** Your **usage quota** is managed by your organization. To
-  request an increase, contact your administrator.
-
-### When to use "limit"
-
-Use this term for **real-time feedback, notifications, and error messages.** It
-identifies the specific wall the user just hit.
-
-**Examples:**
-
-- **Error message:** You’ve reached the 50-request-per-minute **limit**.
-- **Inline warning:** Input exceeds the 32k token **limit**.
-
-### How to use both together
-
-When a user is blocked, combine both terms to explain the **event** (limit) and
-the **remedy** (quota).
-
-**Example:**
-
-- **Heading:** Daily usage limit reached
-- **Body:** You've reached the maximum daily capacity for your developer quota.
-  To continue working today, upgrade your quota.

.gemini/skills/github-issue-creator/SKILL.md

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
----
-name: github-issue-creator
-description:
-  Use this skill when asked to create a GitHub issue. It handles different issue
-  types (bug, feature, etc.) using repository templates and ensures proper
-  labeling.
----
-
-# GitHub Issue Creator
-
-This skill guides the creation of high-quality GitHub issues that adhere to the
-repository's standards and use the appropriate templates.
-
-## Workflow
-
-Follow these steps to create a GitHub issue:
-
-1.  **Identify Issue Type**: Determine if the request is a bug report, feature
-    request, or other category.
-
-2.  **Locate Template**: Search for issue templates in
-    `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`.
-    - `bug_report.yml`
-    - `feature_request.yml`
-    - `website_issue.yml`
-    - If no relevant YAML template is found, look for `.md` templates in the same
-      directory.
-
-3.  **Read Template**: Read the content of the identified template file to
-    understand the required fields.
-
-4.  **Draft Content**: Draft the issue title and body/fields.
-    - If using a YAML template (form), prepare values for each `id` defined in
-      the template.
-    - If using a Markdown template, follow its structure exactly.
-    - **Default Label**: Always include the `🔒 maintainer only` label unless the
-      user explicitly requests otherwise.
-
-5.  **Create Issue**: Use the `gh` CLI to create the issue.
-    - **CRITICAL:** To avoid shell escaping and formatting issues with
-      multi-line Markdown or complex text, ALWAYS write the description/body to
-      a temporary file first.
-
-    **For Markdown Templates or Simple Body:**
-    ```bash
-    # 1. Write the drafted content to a temporary file
-    # 2. Create the issue using the --body-file flag
-    gh issue create --title "Succinct title" --body-file <temp_file_path> --label "🔒 maintainer only"
-    # 3. Remove the temporary file
-    rm <temp_file_path>
-    ```
-
-    **For YAML Templates (Forms):**
-    While `gh issue create` supports `--body-file`, YAML forms usually expect
-    key-value pairs via flags if you want to bypass the interactive prompt.
-    However, the most reliable non-interactive way to ensure formatting is
-    preserved for long text fields is to use the `--body` or `--body-file` if the
-    form has been converted to a standard body, OR to use the `--field` flags
-    for YAML forms.
-
-    *Note: For the `gemini-cli` repository which uses YAML forms, you can often
-    submit the content as a single body if a specific field-based submission is
-    not required by the automation.*
-
-6.  **Verify**: Confirm the issue was created successfully and provide the link
-    to the user.
-
-## Principles
-
-- **Clarity**: Titles should be descriptive and follow project conventions.
-- **Defensive Formatting**: Always use temporary files with `--body-file` to
-  prevent newline and special character issues.
-- **Maintainer Priority**: Default to internal/maintainer labels to keep the
-  backlog organized.
-- **Completeness**: Provide all requested information (e.g., version info,
-  reproduction steps).

.gemini/skills/pr-address-comments/SKILL.md

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-name: pr-address-comments
-description: Use this skill if the user asks you to help them address GitHub PR comments for their current branch of the Gemini CLI. Requires `gh` CLI tool.
----
-You are helping the user address comments on their Pull Request. These comments may have come from an automated review agent or a team member.
-
-OBJECTIVE: Help the user review and address comments on their PR.
-
-# Comment Review Procedure
-
-1. Run the `scripts/fetch-pr-info.js` script to get PR info and state. MAKE SURE you read the entire output of the command, even if it gets truncated.
-2. Summarize the review status by analyzing the diff, commit log, and comments to see which still need to be addressed. Pay attention to the current user's comments. For resolved threads, summarize as a single line with a ✅. For open threads, provide a reference number e.g. [1] and the comment content.
-3. Present your summary of the feedback and current state and allow the user to guide you as to what to fix/address/skip. DO NOT begin fixing issues automatically.

.gemini/skills/pr-address-comments/scripts/fetch-pr-info.js

@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-/* eslint-env node */
-/* global console, process */
-
-import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
-import { promisify } from 'node:util';
-
-const execAsync = promisify(exec);
-
-async function run(cmd) {
-  try {
-    const { stdout } = await execAsync(cmd, {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-      stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'],
-    });
-    return stdout.trim();
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-const IGNORE_MESSAGES = [
-  'thank you so much for your contribution to Gemini CLI!',
-  "I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly.",
-  'This pull request is being closed because it is not currently linked to an issue.',
-];
-
-const shouldIgnore = (body) => {
-  if (!body) return false;
-  return IGNORE_MESSAGES.some((msg) => body.includes(msg));
-};
-
-async function main() {
-  const branch = await run('git branch --show-current');
-  if (!branch) {
-    console.error('❌ Could not determine current git branch.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  const gqlQuery = `query($branch:String!){repository(name:"gemini-cli",owner:"google-gemini"){pullRequests(headRefName:$branch,first:100){nodes{id,number,state,comments(first:100){nodes{createdAt,isMinimized,minimizedReason,author{login},body,url,authorAssociation}},reviews(first:100){nodes{id,author{login},createdAt,isMinimized,minimizedReason,body,state,comments(first:30){nodes{id,replyTo{id},author{login},createdAt,body,isMinimized,minimizedReason,path,line,startLine,originalLine,originalStartLine}}}}}}}}`;
-
-  const [authInfo, diff, commits, rawJson] = await Promise.all([
-    run('gh auth status -a'),
-    run('gh pr diff'),
-    run(
-      'git fetch && git log origin/main..origin/$(git branch --show-current)',
-    ),
-    run(`gh api graphql -F branch="${branch}" -f query='${gqlQuery}'`),
-  ]);
-
-  if (!diff) {
-    console.error(`⚠️ No active PR found for branch: ${branch}`);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  console.log(`\n# Current GitHub user info:\n\n${authInfo}\n`);
-  console.log(`\n# PR diff for current branch: ${branch}\n\n\`\`\``);
-  console.log(diff);
-  console.log('```');
-  console.log(
-    `\n# Commit history (origin/main..origin/${branch})\n\n${commits}`,
-  );
-
-  const data = JSON.parse(rawJson || '{}');
-  const prs = data?.data?.repository?.pullRequests?.nodes || [];
-
-  // Sort PRs by number descending so we check the newest one first
-  prs.sort((a, b) => b.number - a.number);
-
-  const pr = prs.find((p) => p.state === 'OPEN') || prs[0];
-
-  if (!pr) {
-    console.error('❌ No PR data found.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  console.log('\n# PR Feedback\n');
-
-  // 1. General PR Comments
-  const general = pr.comments.nodes.filter((c) => !shouldIgnore(c.body));
-  if (general.length > 0) {
-    console.log('\n💬 GENERAL COMMENTS:');
-    general.forEach((c) => {
-      const minimized = c.isMinimized
-        ? ` (Minimized: ${c.minimizedReason})`
-        : '';
-      console.log(
-        `[${c.createdAt}] [${c.author.login}]${minimized}: ${c.body}\n`,
-      );
-    });
-  }
-
-  // 2. Process ALL Review Comments into a single Thread Map
-  const allInlineComments = pr.reviews.nodes.flatMap((r) => r.comments.nodes);
-  const filteredInlines = allInlineComments.filter(
-    (c) => !shouldIgnore(c.body),
-  );
-
-  console.log('🔍 CODE REVIEWS & INLINE THREADS:');
-
-  // Print Review Summaries First
-  pr.reviews.nodes.forEach((review) => {
-    if (review.body && !shouldIgnore(review.body)) {
-      const icon = review.state === 'APPROVED' ? '✅' : '💬';
-      const minimized = review.isMinimized
-        ? ` (Minimized: ${review.minimizedReason})`
-        : '';
-      console.log(
-        `\n${icon} ${review.state} by ${review.author.login} at ${review.createdAt}${minimized}: "${review.body}"`,
-      );
-    }
-  });
-
-  // Build and Print Threads
-  const topLevelThreads = filteredInlines.filter((c) => !c.replyTo);
-
-  const printThread = (parentId, depth = 1) => {
-    const indent = '  '.repeat(depth);
-    filteredInlines
-      .filter((c) => c.replyTo?.id === parentId)
-      .forEach((reply) => {
-        const minimized = reply.isMinimized
-          ? ` (Minimized: ${reply.minimizedReason})`
-          : '';
-        console.log(
-          `${indent}↳ [${reply.createdAt}] ${reply.author.login}${minimized}: ${reply.body}`,
-        );
-        printThread(reply.id, depth + 1);
-      });
-  };
-
-  topLevelThreads.forEach((c) => {
-    const start = c.startLine || c.originalStartLine;
-    const end = c.line || c.originalLine;
-    const range = start && end && start !== end ? `${start}-${end}` : end || '';
-    const fileInfo = c.path
-      ? `(${c.path}${range ? `:${range}` : ''}) `
-      : range
-        ? `(Line ${range}) `
-        : '';
-    const minimized = c.isMinimized ? ` (Minimized: ${c.minimizedReason})` : '';
-    console.log(
-      `\n💬 ${minimized}${c.author.login} | ${c.createdAt} ${fileInfo}\n${c.body}`,
-    );
-    printThread(c.id);
-  });
-
-  console.log('\n');
-}
-
-main().catch((err) => {
-  console.error('❌ Unexpected error:', err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});

.gemini/skills/pr-creator/SKILL.md

@@ -14,34 +14,16 @@ repository's standards.
 
 Follow these steps to create a Pull Request:
 
-1.  **Branch Management**: **CRITICAL:** Ensure you are NOT working on the
-    `main` branch.
-    - Run `git branch --show-current`.
-    - If the current branch is `main`, you MUST create and switch to a new
-      descriptive branch:
-      ```bash
-      git checkout -b <new-branch-name>
-      ```
-
-2.  **Commit Changes**: Verify that all intended changes are committed.
-    - Run `git status` to check for unstaged or uncommitted changes.
-    - If there are uncommitted changes, stage and commit them with a descriptive
-      message before proceeding. NEVER commit directly to `main`.
-      ```bash
-      git add .
-      git commit -m "type(scope): description"
-      ```
-
-3.  **Locate Template**: Search for a pull request template in the repository.
+1.  **Locate Template**: Search for a pull request template in the repository.
     - Check `.github/pull_request_template.md`
     - Check `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`
     - If multiple templates exist (e.g., in `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/`),
       ask the user which one to use or select the most appropriate one based on
       the context (e.g., `bug_fix.md` vs `feature.md`).
 
-4.  **Read Template**: Read the content of the identified template file.
+2.  **Read Template**: Read the content of the identified template file.
 
-5.  **Draft Description**: Create a PR description that strictly follows the
+3.  **Draft Description**: Create a PR description that strictly follows the
     template's structure.
     - **Headings**: Keep all headings from the template.
     - **Checklists**: Review each item. Mark with `[x]` if completed. If an item
@@ -53,24 +35,7 @@ Follow these steps to create a Pull Request:
     - **Related Issues**: Link any issues fixed or related to this PR (e.g.,
       "Fixes #123").
 
-6.  **Preflight Check**: Before creating the PR, run the workspace preflight
-    script to ensure all build, lint, and test checks pass.
-    ```bash
-    npm run preflight
-    ```
-    If any checks fail, address the issues before proceeding to create the PR.
-
-7.  **Push Branch**: Push the current branch to the remote repository.
-    **CRITICAL SAFETY RAIL:** Double-check your branch name before pushing.
-    NEVER push if the current branch is `main`.
-    ```bash
-    # Verify current branch is NOT main
-    git branch --show-current
-    # Push non-interactively
-    git push -u origin HEAD
-    ```
-
-8.  **Create PR**: Use the `gh` CLI to create the PR. To avoid shell escaping
+4.  **Create PR**: Use the `gh` CLI to create the PR. To avoid shell escaping
     issues with multi-line Markdown, write the description to a temporary file
     first.
     ```bash
@@ -87,7 +52,6 @@ Follow these steps to create a Pull Request:
 
 ## Principles
 
-- **Safety First**: NEVER push to `main`. This is your highest priority.
 - **Compliance**: Never ignore the PR template. It exists for a reason.
 - **Completeness**: Fill out all relevant sections.
 - **Accuracy**: Don't check boxes for tasks you haven't done.

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -14,9 +14,3 @@
 
 # Docs have a dedicated approver group in addition to maintainers
 /docs/ @google-gemini/gemini-cli-maintainers @google-gemini/gemini-cli-docs
-/README.md @google-gemini/gemini-cli-maintainers @google-gemini/gemini-cli-docs
-
-# Prompt contents, tool definitions, and evals require reviews from prompt approvers
-/packages/core/src/prompts/ @google-gemini/gemini-cli-prompt-approvers
-/packages/core/src/tools/ @google-gemini/gemini-cli-prompt-approvers
-/evals/ @google-gemini/gemini-cli-prompt-approvers

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ body:
     id: 'info'
     attributes:
       label: 'Client information'
-      description: 'Please paste the full text from the `/about` command run from Gemini CLI. Also include which platform (macOS, Windows, Linux). Note that this output contains your email address. Consider removing it before submitting.'
+      description: 'Please paste the full text from the `/about` command run from Gemini CLI. Also include which platform (macOS, Windows, Linux).'
       value: |-
         <details>
         <summary>Client Information</summary>

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

@@ -39,22 +39,18 @@ runs:
       if: "inputs.dry-run != 'true'"
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-token }}'
-        INPUTS_BRANCH_NAME: '${{ inputs.branch-name }}'
-        INPUTS_PR_TITLE: '${{ inputs.pr-title }}'
-        INPUTS_PR_BODY: '${{ inputs.pr-body }}'
-        INPUTS_BASE_BRANCH: '${{ inputs.base-branch }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |
         set -e
-        if ! git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "${INPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}"; then
-          echo "::error::Branch '${INPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}' does not exist on the remote repository."
+        if ! git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "${{ inputs.branch-name }}"; then
+          echo "::error::Branch '${{ inputs.branch-name }}' does not exist on the remote repository."
           exit 1
         fi
         PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
-          --title "${INPUTS_PR_TITLE}" \
-          --body "${INPUTS_PR_BODY}" \
-          --base "${INPUTS_BASE_BRANCH}" \
-          --head "${INPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}" \
+          --title "${{ inputs.pr-title }}" \
+          --body "${{ inputs.pr-body }}" \
+          --base "${{ inputs.base-branch }}" \
+          --head "${{ inputs.branch-name }}" \
           --fill)
         gh pr merge "$PR_URL" --auto

.github/actions/npm-auth-token/action.yml

@@ -30,22 +30,16 @@ runs:
       id: 'npm_auth_token'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        AUTH_TOKEN="${INPUTS_GITHUB_TOKEN}"
-        PACKAGE_NAME="${INPUTS_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+        AUTH_TOKEN="${{ inputs.github-token }}"
+        PACKAGE_NAME="${{ inputs.package-name }}"
         PRIVATE_REPO="@google-gemini/"
         if [[ "$PACKAGE_NAME" == "$PRIVATE_REPO"* ]]; then
-          AUTH_TOKEN="${INPUTS_GITHUB_TOKEN}"
+          AUTH_TOKEN="${{ inputs.github-token }}"
         elif [[ "$PACKAGE_NAME" == "@google/gemini-cli" ]]; then
-          AUTH_TOKEN="${INPUTS_WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI}"
+          AUTH_TOKEN="${{ inputs.wombat-token-cli }}"
         elif [[ "$PACKAGE_NAME" == "@google/gemini-cli-core" ]]; then
-          AUTH_TOKEN="${INPUTS_WOMBAT_TOKEN_CORE}"
+          AUTH_TOKEN="${{ inputs.wombat-token-core }}"
         elif [[ "$PACKAGE_NAME" == "@google/gemini-cli-a2a-server" ]]; then
-          AUTH_TOKEN="${INPUTS_WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER}"
+          AUTH_TOKEN="${{ inputs.wombat-token-a2a-server }}"
         fi
         echo "auth-token=$AUTH_TOKEN" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      env:
-        INPUTS_GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-token }}'
-        INPUTS_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.package-name }}'
-        INPUTS_WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-cli }}'
-        INPUTS_WOMBAT_TOKEN_CORE: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-core }}'
-        INPUTS_WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER: '${{ inputs.wombat-token-a2a-server }}'

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

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ inputs:
   github-token:
     description: 'The GitHub token for creating the release.'
     required: true
-  github-release-token:
-    description: 'The GitHub token used specifically for creating the GitHub release (to trigger other workflows).'
-    required: false
   dry-run:
     description: 'Whether to run in dry-run mode.'
     type: 'string'
@@ -93,19 +90,15 @@ runs:
       id: 'release_branch'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        BRANCH_NAME="release/${INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG}"
+        BRANCH_NAME="release/${{ inputs.release-tag }}"
         git switch -c "${BRANCH_NAME}"
         echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-      env:
-        INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG: '${{ inputs.release-tag }}'
 
     - name: '⬆️ Update package versions'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        npm run release:version "${INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION}"
-      env:
-        INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION: '${{ inputs.release-version }}'
+        npm run release:version "${{ inputs.release-version }}"
 
     - name: '💾 Commit and Conditionally Push package versions'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
@@ -167,37 +160,23 @@ runs:
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.core-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
-        INPUTS_DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry-run }}'
-        INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.core-package-name }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
         npm publish \
-          --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
-          --workspace="${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+          --dry-run="${{ inputs.dry-run }}" \
+          --workspace="${{ inputs.core-package-name }}" \
           --no-tag
-        npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME} false --silent
+        npm dist-tag rm ${{ inputs.core-package-name }} false --silent
 
     - name: '🔗 Install latest core package'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       if: "${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}"
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        npm install "${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME}@${INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION}" \
-        --workspace="${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
-        --workspace="${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+        npm install "${{ inputs.core-package-name }}@${{ inputs.release-version }}" \
+        --workspace="${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}" \
+        --workspace="${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}" \
         --save-exact
-      env:
-        INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.core-package-name }}'
-        INPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION: '${{ inputs.release-version }}'
-        INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}'
-        INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}'
-
-    - name: '📦 Prepare bundled CLI for npm release'
-      if: "inputs.npm-registry-url != 'https://npm.pkg.github.com/'"
-      working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      run: |
-        node ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/prepare-npm-release.js
 
     - name: 'Get CLI Token'
       uses: './.github/actions/npm-auth-token'
@@ -213,15 +192,13 @@ runs:
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.cli-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
-        INPUTS_DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry-run }}'
-        INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
         npm publish \
-          --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
-          --workspace="${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+          --dry-run="${{ inputs.dry-run }}" \
+          --workspace="${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}" \
           --no-tag
-        npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME} false --silent
+        npm dist-tag rm ${{ inputs.cli-package-name }} false --silent
 
     - name: 'Get a2a-server Token'
       uses: './.github/actions/npm-auth-token'
@@ -237,16 +214,14 @@ runs:
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.a2a-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
-        INPUTS_DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry-run }}'
-        INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       # Tag staging for initial release
       run: |
         npm publish \
-          --dry-run="${INPUTS_DRY_RUN}" \
-          --workspace="${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME}" \
+          --dry-run="${{ inputs.dry-run }}" \
+          --workspace="${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}" \
           --no-tag
-        npm dist-tag rm ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME} false --silent
+        npm dist-tag rm ${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }} false --silent
 
     - name: '🔬 Verify NPM release by version'
       uses: './.github/actions/verify-release'
@@ -279,17 +254,14 @@ runs:
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       if: "${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' && inputs.skip-github-release != 'true' && inputs.npm-tag != 'dev' && inputs.npm-registry-url != 'https://npm.pkg.github.com/' }}"
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-release-token || inputs.github-token }}'
-        INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG: '${{ inputs.release-tag }}'
-        STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME: '${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}'
-        INPUTS_PREVIOUS_TAG: '${{ inputs.previous-tag }}'
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-token }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        gh release create "${INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG}" \
+        gh release create "${{ inputs.release-tag }}" \
           bundle/gemini.js \
-          --target "${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}" \
-          --title "Release ${INPUTS_RELEASE_TAG}" \
-          --notes-start-tag "${INPUTS_PREVIOUS_TAG}" \
+          --target "${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}" \
+          --title "Release ${{ inputs.release-tag }}" \
+          --notes-start-tag "${{ inputs.previous-tag }}" \
           --generate-notes \
           ${{ inputs.npm-tag != 'latest' && '--prerelease' || '' }}
 
@@ -299,8 +271,5 @@ runs:
       continue-on-error: true
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        echo "Cleaning up release branch ${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}..."
-        git push origin --delete "${STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME}"
-
-      env:
-        STEPS_RELEASE_BRANCH_OUTPUTS_BRANCH_NAME: '${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}'
+        echo "Cleaning up release branch ${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}..."
+        git push origin --delete "${{ steps.release_branch.outputs.BRANCH_NAME }}"

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

@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ runs:
       id: 'branch_name'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |
-        REF_NAME="${INPUTS_REF_NAME}"
+        REF_NAME="${{ inputs.ref-name }}"
         echo "name=${REF_NAME%/merge}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      env:
-        INPUTS_REF_NAME: '${{ inputs.ref-name }}'
     - name: 'Build and Push the Docker Image'
       uses: 'docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83' # ratchet:docker/build-push-action@v6
       with:

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

@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ runs:
     - name: 'npm build'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: 'npm run build'
-    - name: 'Set up QEMU'
-      uses: 'docker/setup-qemu-action@v3'
     - name: 'Set up Docker Buildx'
       uses: 'docker/setup-buildx-action@v3'
     - name: 'Log in to GitHub Container Registry'
@@ -58,8 +56,8 @@ runs:
       id: 'image_tag'
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |-
-        SHELL_TAG_NAME="${INPUTS_GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
-        FINAL_TAG="${INPUTS_GITHUB_SHA}"
+        SHELL_TAG_NAME="${{ inputs.github-ref-name }}"
+        FINAL_TAG="${{ inputs.github-sha }}"
         if [[ "$SHELL_TAG_NAME" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)?$ ]]; then
           echo "Release detected."
           FINAL_TAG="${SHELL_TAG_NAME#v}"
@@ -68,43 +66,22 @@ runs:
         fi
         echo "Determined image tag: $FINAL_TAG"
         echo "FINAL_TAG=$FINAL_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      env:
-        INPUTS_GITHUB_REF_NAME: '${{ inputs.github-ref-name }}'
-        INPUTS_GITHUB_SHA: '${{ inputs.github-sha }}'
-    # We build amd64 just so we can verify it.
-    # We build and push both amd64 and arm64 in the publish step.
     - name: 'build'
       id: 'docker_build'
       shell: 'bash'
       env:
         GEMINI_SANDBOX_IMAGE_TAG: '${{ steps.image_tag.outputs.FINAL_TAG }}'
         GEMINI_SANDBOX: 'docker'
-        BUILD_SANDBOX_FLAGS: '--platform linux/amd64 --load'
-        STEPS_IMAGE_TAG_OUTPUTS_FINAL_TAG: '${{ steps.image_tag.outputs.FINAL_TAG }}'
       run: |-
         npm run build:sandbox -- \
-          --image "google/gemini-cli-sandbox:${STEPS_IMAGE_TAG_OUTPUTS_FINAL_TAG}" \
+          --image google/gemini-cli-sandbox:${{ steps.image_tag.outputs.FINAL_TAG }} \
           --output-file final_image_uri.txt
         echo "uri=$(cat final_image_uri.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: 'verify'
-      shell: 'bash'
-      run: |-
-        docker run --rm --entrypoint sh "${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.uri }}" -lc '
-          set -e
-          node -e "const fs=require(\"node:fs\"); JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(\"/usr/local/share/npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/package.json\",\"utf8\")); JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(\"/usr/local/share/npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli-core/package.json\",\"utf8\"));"
-          /usr/local/share/npm-global/bin/gemini --version >/dev/null
-        '
     - name: 'publish'
       shell: 'bash'
       if: "${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}"
-      env:
-        GEMINI_SANDBOX_IMAGE_TAG: '${{ steps.image_tag.outputs.FINAL_TAG }}'
-        GEMINI_SANDBOX: 'docker'
-        BUILD_SANDBOX_FLAGS: '--platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --push'
-        STEPS_IMAGE_TAG_OUTPUTS_FINAL_TAG: '${{ steps.image_tag.outputs.FINAL_TAG }}'
       run: |-
-        npm run build:sandbox -- \
-          --image "google/gemini-cli-sandbox:${STEPS_IMAGE_TAG_OUTPUTS_FINAL_TAG}"
+        docker push "${{ steps.docker_build.outputs.uri }}"
     - name: 'Create issue on failure'
       if: |-
         ${{ failure() }}

.github/actions/setup-npmrc/action.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,5 @@ runs:
       shell: 'bash'
       run: |-
         echo ""@google-gemini:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com"" > ~/.npmrc
-        echo ""//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${INPUTS_GITHUB_TOKEN}"" >> ~/.npmrc
+        echo ""//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ inputs.github-token }}"" >> ~/.npmrc
         echo ""@google:registry=https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com"" >> ~/.npmrc
-      env:
-        INPUTS_GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ inputs.github-token }}'

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

@@ -71,13 +71,10 @@ runs:
         ${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.core-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
-        INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.core-package-name }}'
-        INPUTS_VERSION: '${{ inputs.version }}'
-        INPUTS_CHANNEL: '${{ inputs.channel }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |
-        npm dist-tag add ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME}@${INPUTS_VERSION} ${INPUTS_CHANNEL}
+        npm dist-tag add ${{ inputs.core-package-name }}@${{ inputs.version }} ${{ inputs.channel }}
 
     - name: 'Get cli Token'
       uses: './.github/actions/npm-auth-token'
@@ -94,13 +91,10 @@ runs:
         ${{ inputs.dry-run != 'true' }}
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.cli-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
-        INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}'
-        INPUTS_VERSION: '${{ inputs.version }}'
-        INPUTS_CHANNEL: '${{ inputs.channel }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |
-        npm dist-tag add ${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}@${INPUTS_VERSION} ${INPUTS_CHANNEL}
+        npm dist-tag add ${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}@${{ inputs.version }} ${{ inputs.channel }}
 
     - name: 'Get a2a Token'
       uses: './.github/actions/npm-auth-token'
@@ -117,13 +111,10 @@ runs:
         ${{ inputs.dry-run == 'false' }}
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{ steps.a2a-token.outputs.auth-token }}'
-        INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}'
-        INPUTS_VERSION: '${{ inputs.version }}'
-        INPUTS_CHANNEL: '${{ inputs.channel }}'
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |
-        npm dist-tag add ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME}@${INPUTS_VERSION} ${INPUTS_CHANNEL}
+        npm dist-tag add ${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}@${{ inputs.version }} ${{ inputs.channel }}
 
     - name: 'Log dry run'
       if: |-
@@ -131,15 +122,4 @@ runs:
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |
-        echo "Dry run: Would have added tag '${INPUTS_CHANNEL}' to version '${INPUTS_VERSION}' for ${INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}, ${INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME}, and ${INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME}."
-
-      env:
-        INPUTS_CHANNEL: '${{ inputs.channel }}'
-
-        INPUTS_VERSION: '${{ inputs.version }}'
-
-        INPUTS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}'
-
-        INPUTS_CORE_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.core-package-name }}'
-
-        INPUTS_A2A_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}'
+        echo "Dry run: Would have added tag '${{ inputs.channel }}' to version '${{ inputs.version }}' for ${{ inputs.cli-package-name }}, ${{ inputs.core-package-name }}, and ${{ inputs.a2a-package-name }}."

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

@@ -64,13 +64,10 @@ runs:
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |-
         gemini_version=$(gemini --version)
-        if [ "$gemini_version" != "${INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION}" ]; then
-          echo "❌ NPM Version mismatch: Got $gemini_version from ${INPUTS_NPM_PACKAGE}, expected ${INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION}"
+        if [ "$gemini_version" != "${{ inputs.expected-version }}" ]; then
+          echo "❌ NPM Version mismatch: Got $gemini_version from ${{ inputs.npm-package }}, expected ${{ inputs.expected-version }}"
           exit 1
         fi
-      env:
-        INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION: '${{ inputs.expected-version }}'
-        INPUTS_NPM_PACKAGE: '${{ inputs.npm-package }}'
 
     - name: 'Clear npm cache'
       shell: 'bash'
@@ -80,14 +77,11 @@ runs:
       shell: 'bash'
       working-directory: '${{ inputs.working-directory }}'
       run: |-
-        gemini_version=$(npx --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 ${INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION}"
+        gemini_version=$(npx --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 ${{ inputs.expected-version }}"
           exit 1
         fi
-      env:
-        INPUTS_NPM_PACKAGE: '${{ inputs.npm-package }}'
-        INPUTS_EXPECTED_VERSION: '${{ inputs.expected-version }}'
 
     - name: 'Install dependencies for integration tests'
       shell: 'bash'

.github/scripts/pr-triage.sh

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ set -euo pipefail
 PRS_NEEDING_COMMENT=""
 
 # Global cache for issue labels (compatible with Bash 3.2)
-# Stores "|ISSUE_NUM:LABELS|" segments
-ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT="|"
+# Stores "ISSUE_NUM:LABELS" pairs separated by spaces
+ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT=""
 
-# Function to get labels from an issue (with caching)
+# Function to get area and priority labels from an issue (with caching)
 get_issue_labels() {
     local ISSUE_NUM="${1}"
     if [[ -z "${ISSUE_NUM}" || "${ISSUE_NUM}" == "null" || "${ISSUE_NUM}" == "" ]]; then
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ get_issue_labels() {
     fi
 
     # Check cache
-    case "${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT}" in
-        *"|${ISSUE_NUM}:"*) 
-            local suffix="${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT#*|"${ISSUE_NUM}":}"
-            echo "${suffix%%|*}"
+    case " ${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT} " in
+        *" ${ISSUE_NUM}:"*) 
+            local suffix="${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT#* " ${ISSUE_NUM}:"}"
+            echo "${suffix%% *}"
             return
             ;; 
         *)
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ get_issue_labels() {
             ;;
     esac
 
-    echo "   📥 Fetching labels from issue #${ISSUE_NUM}" >&2
+    echo "   📥 Fetching area and priority labels from issue #${ISSUE_NUM}" >&2
     local gh_output
     if ! gh_output=$(gh issue view "${ISSUE_NUM}" --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" --json labels -q '.labels[].name' 2>/dev/null); then
         echo "      ⚠️ Could not fetch issue #${ISSUE_NUM}" >&2
-        ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT="${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT}${ISSUE_NUM}:|"
+        ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT="${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT} ${ISSUE_NUM}:"
         return
     fi
 
     local labels
-    labels=$(echo "${gh_output}" | grep -x -E '(area|priority)/.*|help wanted|🔒 maintainer only' | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//' || echo "")
+    labels=$(echo "${gh_output}" | grep -E '^(area|priority)/' | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//' || echo "")
     
     # Save to flat cache
-    ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT="${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT}${ISSUE_NUM}:${labels}|"
+    ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT="${ISSUE_LABELS_CACHE_FLAT} ${ISSUE_NUM}:${labels}"
     echo "${labels}"
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ done
             EDIT_CMD+=("--remove-label" "${LABELS_TO_REMOVE}")
         fi
         
-        ("${EDIT_CMD[@]}" || true)
+        ("${EDIT_CMD[@]}" 2>/dev/null || true)
     fi
 }
 

.github/scripts/sync-maintainer-labels.cjs

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2026 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
+/* global process, console, require */
 const { Octokit } = require('@octokit/rest');
 
 /**

.github/workflows/chained_e2e.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Merge Queue Skipper'
     permissions: 'read-all'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     outputs:
       skip: '${{ steps.merge-queue-e2e-skipper.outputs.skip-check }}'
     steps:
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
   download_repo_name:
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_run')"
+    if: "${{github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_run'}}"
     outputs:
       repo_name: '${{ steps.output-repo-name.outputs.repo_name }}'
       head_sha: '${{ steps.output-repo-name.outputs.head_sha }}'
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           REPO_NAME: '${{ github.event.inputs.repo_name }}'
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./pr
-          echo "${REPO_NAME}" > ./pr/repo_name
+          echo '${{ env.REPO_NAME }}' > ./pr/repo_name
       - uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02' # ratchet:actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: 'repo_name'
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Parse run context'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     needs: 'download_repo_name'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+    if: 'always()'
     outputs:
       repository: '${{ steps.set_context.outputs.REPO }}'
       sha: '${{ steps.set_context.outputs.SHA }}'
@@ -112,11 +111,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions: 'write-all'
     needs:
       - 'parse_run_context'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+    if: 'always()'
     steps:
       - name: 'Set pending status'
         uses: 'myrotvorets/set-commit-status-action@16037e056d73b2d3c88e37e393ff369047f70886' # ratchet:myrotvorets/set-commit-status-action@master
-        if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+        if: 'always()'
         with:
           allowForks: 'true'
           repo: '${{ github.repository }}'
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - 'parse_run_context'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     if: |
-      github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
+      always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       - 'parse_run_context'
     runs-on: 'macos-latest'
     if: |
-      github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
+      always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
@@ -223,8 +222,10 @@ jobs:
       - 'merge_queue_skipper'
       - 'parse_run_context'
     if: |
-      github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
+      always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-windows-16-core'
+    continue-on-error: true
+
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
@@ -283,14 +284,13 @@ jobs:
       - 'parse_run_context'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     if: |
-      github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
+      always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.sha }}'
           repository: '${{ needs.parse_run_context.outputs.repository }}'
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: 'Set up Node.js 20.x'
         uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions-node@v4
@@ -303,14 +303,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Build project'
         run: 'npm run build'
 
-      - name: 'Check if evals should run'
-        id: 'check_evals'
-        run: |
-          SHOULD_RUN=$(node scripts/changed_prompt.js)
-          echo "should_run=$SHOULD_RUN" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
       - name: 'Run Evals (Required to pass)'
-        if: "${{ steps.check_evals.outputs.should_run == 'true' }}"
         env:
           GEMINI_API_KEY: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
         run: 'npm run test:always_passing_evals'
@@ -318,42 +311,35 @@ jobs:
   e2e:
     name: 'E2E'
     if: |
-      github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
+      always() && (needs.merge_queue_skipper.result !='success' || needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip != 'true')
     needs:
       - 'e2e_linux'
       - 'e2e_mac'
-      - 'e2e_windows'
       - 'evals'
       - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     steps:
       - name: 'Check E2E test results'
         run: |
-          if [[ ${NEEDS_E2E_LINUX_RESULT} != 'success' || \
-               ${NEEDS_E2E_MAC_RESULT} != 'success' || \
-               ${NEEDS_E2E_WINDOWS_RESULT} != 'success' || \
-               ${NEEDS_EVALS_RESULT} != 'success' ]]; then
+          if [[ ${{ needs.e2e_linux.result }} != 'success' || \
+               ${{ needs.e2e_mac.result }} != 'success' || \
+               ${{ needs.evals.result }} != 'success' ]]; then
             echo "One or more E2E jobs failed."
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "All required E2E jobs passed!"
-        env:
-          NEEDS_E2E_LINUX_RESULT: '${{ needs.e2e_linux.result }}'
-          NEEDS_E2E_MAC_RESULT: '${{ needs.e2e_mac.result }}'
-          NEEDS_E2E_WINDOWS_RESULT: '${{ needs.e2e_windows.result }}'
-          NEEDS_EVALS_RESULT: '${{ needs.evals.result }}'
 
   set_workflow_status:
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     permissions: 'write-all'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+    if: 'always()'
     needs:
       - 'parse_run_context'
       - 'e2e'
     steps:
       - name: 'Set workflow status'
         uses: 'myrotvorets/set-commit-status-action@16037e056d73b2d3c88e37e393ff369047f70886' # ratchet:myrotvorets/set-commit-status-action@master
-        if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+        if: 'always()'
         with:
           allowForks: 'true'
           repo: '${{ github.repository }}'

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions: 'read-all'
     name: 'Merge Queue Skipper'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     outputs:
       skip: '${{ steps.merge-queue-ci-skipper.outputs.skip-check }}'
     steps:
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Lint'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'"
+    if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     env:
       GEMINI_LINT_TEMP_DIR: '${{ github.workspace }}/.gemini-linters'
     steps:
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ jobs:
   link_checker:
     name: 'Link Checker'
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     needs:
       - 'merge_queue_skipper'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'"
+    if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     permissions:
       contents: 'read'
       checks: 'write'
@@ -179,19 +177,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Smoke test bundle'
         run: 'node ./bundle/gemini.js --version'
 
-      - name: 'Smoke test npx installation'
-        run: |
-          # 1. Package the project into a tarball
-          TARBALL=$(npm pack | tail -n 1)
-
-          # 2. Move to a fresh directory for isolation
-          mkdir -p ../smoke-test-dir
-          mv "$TARBALL" ../smoke-test-dir/
-          cd ../smoke-test-dir
-
-          # 3. Run npx from the tarball
-          npx "./$TARBALL" --version
-
       - name: 'Wait for file system sync'
         run: 'sleep 2'
 
@@ -218,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 'macos-latest'
     needs:
       - 'merge_queue_skipper'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'"
+    if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     permissions:
       contents: 'read'
       checks: 'write'
@@ -267,19 +252,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Smoke test bundle'
         run: 'node ./bundle/gemini.js --version'
 
-      - name: 'Smoke test npx installation'
-        run: |
-          # 1. Package the project into a tarball
-          TARBALL=$(npm pack | tail -n 1)
-
-          # 2. Move to a fresh directory for isolation
-          mkdir -p ../smoke-test-dir
-          mv "$TARBALL" ../smoke-test-dir/
-          cd ../smoke-test-dir
-
-          # 3. Run npx from the tarball
-          npx "./$TARBALL" --version
-
       - name: 'Wait for file system sync'
         run: 'sleep 2'
 
@@ -313,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
     name: 'CodeQL'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'"
+    if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     permissions:
       actions: 'read'
       contents: 'read'
@@ -336,7 +308,7 @@ jobs:
   bundle_size:
     name: 'Check Bundle Size'
     needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'"
+    if: "${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     permissions:
       contents: 'read' # For checkout
@@ -358,16 +330,11 @@ jobs:
           clean-script: 'clean'
 
   test_windows:
-    name: 'Slow Test - Win - ${{ matrix.shard }}'
+    name: 'Slow Test - Win'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-windows-16-core'
     needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'"
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        shard:
-          - 'cli'
-          - 'others'
+    if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
+    continue-on-error: true
 
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
@@ -418,14 +385,7 @@ jobs:
           NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=32768 --max-semi-space-size=256'
           UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE: '32'
           NODE_ENV: 'test'
-        run: |
-          if ("${{ matrix.shard }}" -eq "cli") {
-            npm run test:ci --workspace @google/gemini-cli -- --coverage.enabled=false
-          } else {
-            # Explicitly list non-cli packages to ensure they are sharded correctly
-            npm run test:ci --workspace @google/gemini-cli-core --workspace @google/gemini-cli-a2a-server --workspace gemini-cli-vscode-ide-companion --workspace @google/gemini-cli-test-utils --if-present -- --coverage.enabled=false
-            npm run test:scripts
-          }
+        run: 'npm run test:ci -- --coverage.enabled=false'
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
       - name: 'Bundle'
@@ -436,52 +396,27 @@ jobs:
         run: 'node ./bundle/gemini.js --version'
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
-      - name: 'Smoke test npx installation'
-        run: |
-          # 1. Package the project into a tarball
-          $PACK_OUTPUT = npm pack
-          $TARBALL = $PACK_OUTPUT[-1]
-
-          # 2. Move to a fresh directory for isolation
-          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path ../smoke-test-dir
-          Move-Item $TARBALL ../smoke-test-dir/
-          Set-Location ../smoke-test-dir
-
-          # 3. Run npx from the tarball
-          npx "./$TARBALL" --version
-        shell: 'pwsh'
-
   ci:
     name: 'CI'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+    if: 'always()'
     needs:
       - 'lint'
       - 'link_checker'
       - 'test_linux'
       - 'test_mac'
-      - 'test_windows'
       - 'codeql'
       - 'bundle_size'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     steps:
       - name: 'Check all job results'
         run: |
-          if [[ (${NEEDS_LINT_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_LINT_RESULT} != 'skipped') || \
-               (${NEEDS_LINK_CHECKER_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_LINK_CHECKER_RESULT} != 'skipped') || \
-               (${NEEDS_TEST_LINUX_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_TEST_LINUX_RESULT} != 'skipped') || \
-               (${NEEDS_TEST_MAC_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_TEST_MAC_RESULT} != 'skipped') || \
-               (${NEEDS_TEST_WINDOWS_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_TEST_WINDOWS_RESULT} != 'skipped') || \
-               (${NEEDS_CODEQL_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_CODEQL_RESULT} != 'skipped') || \
-               (${NEEDS_BUNDLE_SIZE_RESULT} != 'success' && ${NEEDS_BUNDLE_SIZE_RESULT} != 'skipped') ]]; then
+          if [[ (${{ needs.lint.result }} != 'success' && ${{ needs.lint.result }} != 'skipped') || \
+               (${{ needs.link_checker.result }} != 'success' && ${{ needs.link_checker.result }} != 'skipped') || \
+               (${{ needs.test_linux.result }} != 'success' && ${{ needs.test_linux.result }} != 'skipped') || \
+               (${{ needs.test_mac.result }} != 'success' && ${{ needs.test_mac.result }} != 'skipped') || \
+               (${{ needs.codeql.result }} != 'success' && ${{ needs.codeql.result }} != 'skipped') || \
+               (${{ needs.bundle_size.result }} != 'success' && ${{ needs.bundle_size.result }} != 'skipped') ]]; then
             echo "One or more CI jobs failed."
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "All CI jobs passed!"
-        env:
-          NEEDS_LINT_RESULT: '${{ needs.lint.result }}'
-          NEEDS_LINK_CHECKER_RESULT: '${{ needs.link_checker.result }}'
-          NEEDS_TEST_LINUX_RESULT: '${{ needs.test_linux.result }}'
-          NEEDS_TEST_MAC_RESULT: '${{ needs.test_mac.result }}'
-          NEEDS_TEST_WINDOWS_RESULT: '${{ needs.test_windows.result }}'
-          NEEDS_CODEQL_RESULT: '${{ needs.codeql.result }}'
-          NEEDS_BUNDLE_SIZE_RESULT: '${{ needs.bundle_size.result }}'

.github/workflows/deflake.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
   deflake_e2e_linux:
     name: 'E2E Test (Linux) - ${{ matrix.sandbox }}'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -69,16 +68,15 @@ jobs:
           VERBOSE: 'true'
         shell: 'bash'
         run: |
-          if [[ "${IS_DOCKER}" == "true" ]]; then
-            npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:docker -- --runs="${RUNS}" -- --testNamePattern "'${TEST_NAME_PATTERN}'"
+          if [[ "${{ env.IS_DOCKER }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:docker -- --runs="${{ env.RUNS }}" -- --testNamePattern "'${{ env.TEST_NAME_PATTERN }}'"
           else
-            npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:none -- --runs="${RUNS}" -- --testNamePattern "'${TEST_NAME_PATTERN}'"
+            npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:none -- --runs="${{ env.RUNS }}" -- --testNamePattern "'${{ env.TEST_NAME_PATTERN }}'"
           fi
 
   deflake_e2e_mac:
     name: 'E2E Test (macOS)'
     runs-on: 'macos-latest'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
@@ -111,12 +109,12 @@ jobs:
           TEST_NAME_PATTERN: '${{ github.event.inputs.test_name_pattern }}'
           VERBOSE: 'true'
         run: |
-          npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:none -- --runs="${RUNS}" -- --testNamePattern "'${TEST_NAME_PATTERN}'"
+          npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:none -- --runs="${{ env.RUNS }}" -- --testNamePattern "'${{ env.TEST_NAME_PATTERN }}'"
 
   deflake_e2e_windows:
     name: 'Slow E2E - Win'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-windows-16-core'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
+
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
         uses: 'actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
@@ -169,4 +167,4 @@ jobs:
           TEST_NAME_PATTERN: '${{ github.event.inputs.test_name_pattern }}'
         shell: 'pwsh'
         run: |
-          npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:none -- --runs="$env:RUNS" -- --testNamePattern "'$env:TEST_NAME_PATTERN'"
+          npm run deflake:test:integration:sandbox:none -- --runs="${{ env.RUNS }}" -- --testNamePattern "'${{ env.TEST_NAME_PATTERN }}'"

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

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && !contains(github.ref_name, 'nightly')"
+    if: |-
+      ${{ !contains(github.ref_name, 'nightly') }}
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: 'actions/upload-pages-artifact@56afc609e74202658d3ffba0e8f6dda462b719fa' # ratchet:actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
 
   deploy:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     environment:
       name: 'github-pages'
       url: '${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}'

.github/workflows/docs-rebuild.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
 jobs:
   trigger-rebuild:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - name: 'Trigger rebuild'

.github/workflows/eval.yml

@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Run evaluation'
         working-directory: '/app'
         run: |
-          poetry run exp_run --experiment-mode=on-demand --branch-or-commit="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --model-name=gemini-2.5-pro --dataset=swebench_verified --concurrency=15
+          poetry run exp_run --experiment-mode=on-demand --branch-or-commit=${{ github.ref_name }} --model-name=gemini-2.5-pro --dataset=swebench_verified --concurrency=15
           poetry run python agent_prototypes/scripts/parse_gcli_logs_experiment.py --experiment_dir=experiments/adhoc/gcli_temp_exp --gcs-bucket="${EVAL_GCS_BUCKET}" --gcs-path=gh_action_artifacts

.github/workflows/evals-nightly.yml

@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ on:
         description: 'Run all evaluations (including usually passing)'
         type: 'boolean'
         default: true
-      test_name_pattern:
-        description: 'Test name pattern or file name'
-        required: false
-        type: 'string'
 
 permissions:
   contents: 'read'
@@ -23,17 +19,9 @@ jobs:
   evals:
     name: 'Evals (USUALLY_PASSING) nightly run'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        model:
-          - 'gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools'
-          - 'gemini-3-pro-preview'
-          - 'gemini-3-flash-preview'
-          - 'gemini-2.5-pro'
-          - 'gemini-2.5-flash'
-          - 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite'
         run_attempt: [1, 2, 3]
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
@@ -55,38 +43,23 @@ jobs:
         run: 'mkdir -p evals/logs'
 
       - name: 'Run Evals'
-        continue-on-error: true
         env:
           GEMINI_API_KEY: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
-          GEMINI_MODEL: '${{ matrix.model }}'
           RUN_EVALS: "${{ github.event.inputs.run_all != 'false' }}"
-          TEST_NAME_PATTERN: '${{ github.event.inputs.test_name_pattern }}'
-        run: |
-          CMD="npm run test:all_evals"
-          PATTERN="${TEST_NAME_PATTERN}"
-
-          if [[ -n "$PATTERN" ]]; then
-            if [[ "$PATTERN" == *.ts || "$PATTERN" == *.js || "$PATTERN" == */* ]]; then
-              $CMD -- "$PATTERN"
-            else
-              $CMD -- -t "$PATTERN"
-            fi
-          else
-            $CMD
-          fi
+        run: 'npm run test:all_evals'
 
       - name: 'Upload Logs'
         if: 'always()'
         uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02' # ratchet:actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: 'eval-logs-${{ matrix.model }}-${{ matrix.run_attempt }}'
+          name: 'eval-logs-${{ matrix.run_attempt }}'
           path: 'evals/logs'
           retention-days: 7
 
   aggregate-results:
     name: 'Aggregate Results'
     needs: ['evals']
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && always()"
+    if: 'always()'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'

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

@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@ jobs:
               "telemetry": {
                 "enabled": true,
                 "target": "gcp"
-              },
-              "coreTools": [
-                "run_shell_command(echo)"
-              ]
+              }
             }
           prompt: |-
             ## Role
@@ -287,21 +284,8 @@ jobs:
                   return;
                 }
               } else {
-                // If no markdown block, try to find a raw JSON object in the output.
-                // The CLI may include debug/log lines (e.g. telemetry init, YOLO mode)
-                // before the actual JSON response.
-                const jsonObjectMatch = rawOutput.match(/(\{[\s\S]*"labels_to_set"[\s\S]*\})/);
-                if (jsonObjectMatch) {
-                  try {
-                    parsedLabels = JSON.parse(jsonObjectMatch[0]);
-                  } catch (extractError) {
-                    core.setFailed(`Found JSON-like content but failed to parse: ${extractError.message}\nRaw output: ${rawOutput}`);
-                    return;
-                  }
-                } else {
-                  core.setFailed(`Output is not valid JSON and does not contain extractable JSON.\nRaw output: ${rawOutput}`);
-                  return;
-                }
+                core.setFailed(`Output is not valid JSON and does not contain a JSON markdown block.\nRaw output: ${rawOutput}`);
+                return;
               }
             }
 

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

@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ defaults:
 
 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@v2'
+        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@v1'
         with:
           app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
           private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
@@ -80,14 +79,8 @@ jobs:
                 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')
-              ) {
+              // Skip if it has a maintainer label
+              if (issue.labels.some(label => label.name.toLowerCase().includes('maintainer'))) {
                 continue;
               }
 

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

@@ -1,258 +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: |-
-          ${{ env.APP_ID != '' }}
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@v2'
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-
-      - name: 'Process Stale PRs'
-        uses: 'actions/github-script@v7'
-        env:
-          DRY_RUN: '${{ inputs.dry_run }}'
-        with:
-          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          script: |
-            const dryRun = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
-            const 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) {
-                core.warning(`Failed to fetch team members from ${team_slug}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-            }
-
-            const isGooglerCache = new Map();
-            const isGoogler = async (login) => {
-              if (isGooglerCache.has(login)) return isGooglerCache.get(login);
-
-              try {
-                // Check membership in 'googlers' or 'google' orgs
-                const orgs = ['googlers', 'google'];
-                for (const org of orgs) {
-                  try {
-                    await github.rest.orgs.checkMembershipForUser({
-                      org: org,
-                      username: login
-                    });
-                    core.info(`User ${login} is a member of ${org} organization.`);
-                    isGooglerCache.set(login, true);
-                    return true;
-                  } catch (e) {
-                    // 404 just means they aren't a member, which is fine
-                    if (e.status !== 404) throw e;
-                  }
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                core.warning(`Failed to check org membership for ${login}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-
-              isGooglerCache.set(login, false);
-              return false;
-            };
-
-            const isMaintainer = async (login, assoc) => {
-              const isTeamMember = maintainerLogins.has(login.toLowerCase());
-              const isRepoMaintainer = ['OWNER', 'MEMBER', 'COLLABORATOR'].includes(assoc);
-              if (isTeamMember || isRepoMaintainer) return true;
-
-              return await isGoogler(login);
-            };
-
-            // 2. Determine which PRs to check
-            let prs = [];
-            if (context.eventName === 'pull_request') {
-              const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number
-              });
-              prs = [pr];
-            } else {
-              prs = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.list, {
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                state: 'open',
-                per_page: 100
-              });
-            }
-
-            for (const pr of prs) {
-              const maintainerPr = await isMaintainer(pr.user.login, pr.author_association);
-              const isBot = pr.user.type === 'Bot' || pr.user.login.endsWith('[bot]');
-
-              // Detection Logic for Linked Issues
-              // Check 1: Official GitHub "Closing Issue" link (GraphQL)
-              const linkedIssueQuery = `query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $number:Int!) {
-                repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
-                  pullRequest(number:$number) {
-                    closingIssuesReferences(first: 1) { totalCount }
-                  }
-                }
-              }`;
-
-              let hasClosingLink = false;
-              try {
-                const res = await github.graphql(linkedIssueQuery, {
-                  owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, number: pr.number
-                });
-                hasClosingLink = res.repository.pullRequest.closingIssuesReferences.totalCount > 0;
-              } catch (e) {}
-
-              // Check 2: Regex for mentions (e.g., "Related to #123", "Part of #123", "#123")
-              // We check for # followed by numbers or direct URLs to issues.
-              const body = pr.body || '';
-              const mentionRegex = /(?:#|https:\/\/github\.com\/[^\/]+\/[^\/]+\/issues\/)(\d+)/i;
-              const hasMentionLink = mentionRegex.test(body);
-
-              const hasLinkedIssue = hasClosingLink || hasMentionLink;
-
-              // Logic for Closed PRs (Auto-Reopen)
-              if (pr.state === 'closed' && context.eventName === 'pull_request' && context.payload.action === 'edited') {
-                if (hasLinkedIssue) {
-                  core.info(`PR #${pr.number} now has a linked issue. Reopening.`);
-                  if (!dryRun) {
-                    await github.rest.pulls.update({
-                      owner: context.repo.owner,
-                      repo: context.repo.repo,
-                      pull_number: pr.number,
-                      state: 'open'
-                    });
-                    await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                      owner: context.repo.owner,
-                      repo: context.repo.repo,
-                      issue_number: pr.number,
-                      body: "Thank you for linking an issue! This pull request has been automatically reopened."
-                    });
-                  }
-                }
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              // Logic for Open PRs (Immediate Closure)
-              if (pr.state === 'open' && !maintainerPr && !hasLinkedIssue && !isBot) {
-                core.info(`PR #${pr.number} is missing a linked issue. 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 Gemini CLI. \n\nTo improve our contribution process and better track changes, we now require all pull requests to be associated with an existing issue, as announced in our [recent discussion](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/discussions/16706) and as detailed in our [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#1-link-to-an-existing-issue).\n\nThis pull request is being closed because it is not currently linked to an issue. **Once you have updated the description of this PR to link an issue (e.g., by adding `Fixes #123` or `Related to #123`), it will be automatically reopened.**\n\n**How to link an issue:**\nAdd a keyword followed by the issue number (e.g., `Fixes #123`) in the description of your pull request. For more details on supported keywords and how linking works, please refer to the [GitHub Documentation on linking pull requests to issues](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue).\n\nThank you for your understanding and for being a part of our community!"
-                  });
-                  await github.rest.pulls.update({
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    pull_number: pr.number,
-                    state: 'closed'
-                  });
-                }
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              // Staleness check (Scheduled runs only)
-              if (pr.state === 'open' && context.eventName !== 'pull_request') {
-                const labels = pr.labels.map(l => l.name.toLowerCase());
-                if (labels.includes('help wanted') || labels.includes('🔒 maintainer only')) continue;
-
-                // 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) {
-                  const daysOld = Math.floor((Date.now() - prCreatedAt.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-                  core.info(`PR #${pr.number} was created ${daysOld} days ago. Skipping staleness check.`);
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                // Initialize lastActivity to PR creation date (not epoch) as a safety baseline.
-                // This ensures we never incorrectly mark a PR as stale due to failed activity lookups.
-                let lastActivity = new Date(pr.created_at);
-                try {
-                  const reviews = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listReviews, {
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    pull_number: pr.number
-                  });
-                  for (const r of reviews) {
-                    if (await isMaintainer(r.user.login, r.author_association)) {
-                      const d = new Date(r.submitted_at || r.updated_at);
-                      if (d > lastActivity) lastActivity = d;
-                    }
-                  }
-                  const comments = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listComments, {
-                    owner: context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: context.repo.repo,
-                    issue_number: pr.number
-                  });
-                  for (const c of comments) {
-                    if (await isMaintainer(c.user.login, c.author_association)) {
-                      const d = new Date(c.updated_at);
-                      if (d > lastActivity) lastActivity = d;
-                    }
-                  }
-                } catch (e) {
-                  core.warning(`Failed to fetch reviews/comments for PR #${pr.number}: ${e.message}`);
-                }
-
-                // For maintainer PRs, the PR creation itself counts as maintainer activity.
-                // (Now redundant since we initialize to pr.created_at, but kept for clarity)
-                if (maintainerPr) {
-                  const d = new Date(pr.created_at);
-                  if (d > lastActivity) lastActivity = d;
-                }
-
-                if (lastActivity < thirtyDaysAgo) {
-                  core.info(`PR #${pr.number} is stale.`);
-                  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 Gemini CLI. We really appreciate the time and effort you've put into this pull request.\n\nTo keep our backlog manageable and ensure we're focusing on current priorities, we are closing pull requests that haven't seen maintainer activity for 30 days. Currently, the team is prioritizing work associated with **🔒 maintainer only** or **help wanted** issues.\n\nIf you believe this change is still critical, please feel free to comment with updated details. Otherwise, we encourage contributors to focus on open issues labeled as **help wanted**. Thank you for your understanding!"
-                    });
-                    await github.rest.pulls.update({
-                      owner: context.repo.owner,
-                      repo: context.repo.repo,
-                      pull_number: pr.number,
-                      state: 'closed'
-                    });
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }

.github/workflows/gemini-self-assign-issue.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     if: |-
       github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' &&
       github.event_name == 'issue_comment' &&
-      (contains(github.event.comment.body, '/assign') || contains(github.event.comment.body, '/unassign'))
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, '/assign')
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           permission-issues: 'write'
 
       - name: 'Assign issue to user'
-        if: "contains(github.event.comment.body, '/assign')"
         uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
         with:
           github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
@@ -49,24 +48,6 @@ jobs:
             const repo = context.repo.repo;
             const MAX_ISSUES_ASSIGNED = 3;
 
-            const issue = await github.rest.issues.get({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: issueNumber,
-            });
-
-            const hasHelpWantedLabel = issue.data.labels.some(label => label.name === 'help wanted');
-
-            if (!hasHelpWantedLabel) {
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                owner: owner,
-                repo: repo,
-                issue_number: issueNumber,
-                body: `👋 @${commenter}, thanks for your interest in this issue! We're reserving self-assignment for issues that have been marked with the \`help wanted\` label. Feel free to check out our list of [issues that need attention](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22).`
-              });
-              return;
-            }
-
             // Search for open issues already assigned to the commenter in this repo
             const { data: assignedIssues } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
               q: `is:issue repo:${owner}/${repo} assignee:${commenter} is:open`,
@@ -83,6 +64,13 @@ jobs:
               return; // exit
             }
 
+            // Check if the issue is already assigned
+            const issue = await github.rest.issues.get({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+            });
+
             if (issue.data.assignees.length > 0) {
               // Comment that it's already assigned
               await github.rest.issues.createComment({
@@ -109,42 +97,3 @@ jobs:
               issue_number: issueNumber,
               body: `👋 @${commenter}, you've been assigned to this issue! Thank you for taking the time to contribute. Make sure to check out our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).`
             });
-
-      - name: 'Unassign issue from user'
-        if: "contains(github.event.comment.body, '/unassign')"
-        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
-        with:
-          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
-          script: |
-            const issueNumber = context.issue.number;
-            const commenter = context.actor;
-            const owner = context.repo.owner;
-            const repo = context.repo.repo;
-            const commentBody = context.payload.comment.body.trim();
-
-            if (commentBody !== '/unassign') {
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const issue = await github.rest.issues.get({
-              owner: owner,
-              repo: repo,
-              issue_number: issueNumber,
-            });
-
-            const isAssigned = issue.data.assignees.some(assignee => assignee.login === commenter);
-
-            if (isAssigned) {
-              await github.rest.issues.removeAssignees({
-                owner: owner,
-                repo: repo,
-                issue_number: issueNumber,
-                assignees: [commenter]
-              });
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                owner: owner,
-                repo: repo,
-                issue_number: issueNumber,
-                body: `👋 @${commenter}, you have been unassigned from this issue.`
-              });
-            }

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

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   # Event-based: Quick reaction to new/edited issues in THIS repo
   labeler:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && github.event_name == 'issues'"
+    if: "github.event_name == 'issues'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # Scheduled/Manual: Recursive sync across multiple repos
   sync-maintainer-labels:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')"
+    if: "github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'

.github/workflows/label-enforcer.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+name: '🏷️ Enforce Restricted Label Permissions'
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - 'labeled'
+      - 'unlabeled'
+
+jobs:
+  enforce-label:
+    # Run this job only when restricted labels are changed
+    if: |-
+      ${{ (github.event.label.name == 'help wanted' || github.event.label.name == 'status/need-triage' || github.event.label.name == '🔒 maintainer only') &&
+          (github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli' || github.repository == 'google-gemini/maintainers-gemini-cli') }}
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    permissions:
+      issues: 'write'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
+        id: 'generate_token'
+        env:
+          APP_ID: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
+        if: |-
+          ${{ env.APP_ID != '' }}
+        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
+        with:
+          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
+          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
+
+      - name: 'Check if user is in the maintainers team'
+        uses: 'actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea'
+        with:
+          github-token: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
+          script: |-
+            const org = context.repo.owner;
+            const username = context.payload.sender.login;
+            const team_slug = 'gemini-cli-maintainers';
+            const action = context.payload.action; // 'labeled' or 'unlabeled'
+            const labelName = context.payload.label.name;
+
+            // Skip if the change was made by a bot to avoid infinite loops
+            if (username === 'github-actions[bot]' || username === 'gemini-cli[bot]' || username.endsWith('[bot]')) {
+              core.info('Change made by a bot. Skipping.');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            try {
+              // Check repository permission level directly.
+              // This is more robust than team membership as it doesn't require Org-level read permissions
+              // and correctly handles Repo Admins/Writers who might not be in the specific team.
+              const { data: { permission } } = await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
+                owner: org,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                username,
+              });
+
+              if (permission === 'admin' || permission === 'write') {
+                core.info(`${username} has '${permission}' permission. Allowed.`);
+                return;
+              }
+
+              core.info(`${username} has '${permission}' permission (needs 'write' or 'admin'). Reverting '${action}' action for '${labelName}' label.`);
+            } catch (error) {
+              core.error(`Failed to check permissions for ${username}: ${error.message}`);
+              // Fall through to revert logic if we can't verify permissions (fail safe)
+            }
+
+            // If we are here, the user is NOT authorized.
+            if (true) { // wrapping block to preserve variable scope if needed
+              if (action === 'labeled') {
+                // 1. Remove the label if added by a non-maintainer
+                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel ({
+                  owner: org,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                  name: labelName
+                });
+
+                // 2. Post a polite comment
+                const comment = `
+            Hi @${username}, thank you for your interest in helping triage issues!
+
+            The \`${labelName}\` label is reserved for project maintainers to apply. This helps us ensure that an issue is ready and properly vetted for community contribution.
+
+            A maintainer will review this issue soon. Please see our [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details on our labeling process.
+                `.trim().replace(/^[ ]+/gm, '');
+
+                await github.rest.issues.createComment ({
+                  owner: org,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                  body: comment
+                });
+              } else if (action === 'unlabeled') {
+                // 1. Add the label back if removed by a non-maintainer
+                await github.rest.issues.addLabels ({
+                  owner: org,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                  labels: [labelName]
+                });
+
+                // 2. Post a polite comment
+                const comment = `
+            Hi @${username}, it looks like the \`${labelName}\` label was removed.
+
+            This label is managed by project maintainers. We've added it back to ensure the issue remains visible to potential contributors until a maintainer decides otherwise.
+
+            Thank you for your understanding!
+                `.trim().replace(/^[ ]+/gm, '');
+
+                await github.rest.issues.createComment ({
+                  owner: org,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                  body: comment
+                });
+              }
+            }

.github/workflows/label-workstream-rollup.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   labeler:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     permissions:
       issues: 'write'
@@ -24,32 +23,16 @@ jobs:
             const allowedParentUrls = [
               'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/15374',
               'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/15456',
-              'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/15324',
-              'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/17202',
-              'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/17203'
+              'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/15324'
             ];
 
-            // Single issue processing (for event triggers)
-            async function processSingleIssue(owner, repo, number) {
+            async function getIssueParent(owner, repo, number) {
               const query = `
                 query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $number:Int!) {
                   repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
                     issue(number:$number) {
-                      number
                       parent {
                         url
-                        parent {
-                          url
-                          parent {
-                            url
-                            parent {
-                              url
-                              parent {
-                                url
-                              }
-                            }
-                          }
-                        }
                       }
                     }
                   }
@@ -57,119 +40,55 @@ jobs:
               `;
               try {
                 const result = await github.graphql(query, { owner, repo, number });
-
-                if (!result || !result.repository || !result.repository.issue) {
-                  console.log(`Issue #${number} not found or data missing.`);
-                  return;
-                }
-
-                const issue = result.repository.issue;
-                await checkAndLabel(issue, owner, repo);
+                return result.repository.issue.parent ? result.repository.issue.parent.url : null;
               } catch (error) {
-                console.error(`Failed to process issue #${number}:`, error);
-                throw error; // Re-throw to be caught by main execution
+                console.error(`Failed to fetch parent for #${number}:`, error);
+                return null;
               }
             }
 
-            // Bulk processing (for schedule/dispatch)
-            async function processAllOpenIssues(owner, repo) {
-              const query = `
-                query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $cursor:String) {
-                  repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
-                    issues(first: 100, states: OPEN, after: $cursor) {
-                      pageInfo {
-                        hasNextPage
-                        endCursor
-                      }
-                      nodes {
-                        number
-                        parent {
-                          url
-                          parent {
-                            url
-                            parent {
-                              url
-                              parent {
-                                url
-                                parent {
-                                  url
-                                }
-                              }
-                            }
-                          }
-                        }
-                      }
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              `;
+            // Determine which issues to process
+            let issuesToProcess = [];
 
-              let hasNextPage = true;
-              let cursor = null;
-
-              while (hasNextPage) {
-                try {
-                  const result = await github.graphql(query, { owner, repo, cursor });
-
-                  if (!result || !result.repository || !result.repository.issues) {
-                     console.error('Invalid response structure from GitHub API');
-                     break;
-                  }
-
-                  const issues = result.repository.issues.nodes || [];
-
-                  console.log(`Processing batch of ${issues.length} issues...`);
-                  for (const issue of issues) {
-                    await checkAndLabel(issue, owner, repo);
-                  }
-
-                  hasNextPage = result.repository.issues.pageInfo.hasNextPage;
-                  cursor = result.repository.issues.pageInfo.endCursor;
-                } catch (error) {
-                  console.error('Failed to fetch issues batch:', error);
-                  throw error; // Re-throw to be caught by main execution
-                }
-              }
+            if (context.eventName === 'issues') {
+               // Context payload for 'issues' event already has the issue object
+               issuesToProcess.push({
+                 number: context.payload.issue.number,
+                 owner: context.repo.owner,
+                 repo: context.repo.repo
+               });
+            } else {
+              // For schedule/dispatch, fetch open issues (lightweight list)
+              console.log(`Running for event: ${context.eventName}. Fetching open issues...`);
+              const openIssues = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                state: 'open'
+              });
+              issuesToProcess = openIssues.map(i => ({
+                number: i.number,
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo
+              }));
             }
 
-            async function checkAndLabel(issue, owner, repo) {
-              if (!issue || !issue.parent) return;
+            console.log(`Processing ${issuesToProcess.length} issue(s)...`);
 
-              let currentParent = issue.parent;
-              let tracedParents = [];
-              let matched = false;
+            for (const issue of issuesToProcess) {
+              const parentUrl = await getIssueParent(issue.owner, issue.repo, issue.number);
 
-              while (currentParent) {
-                tracedParents.push(currentParent.url);
-
-                if (allowedParentUrls.includes(currentParent.url)) {
-                  console.log(`SUCCESS: Issue #${issue.number} is a descendant of ${currentParent.url}. Trace: ${tracedParents.join(' -> ')}. Adding label.`);
-                  await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-                    owner,
-                    repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    labels: [labelToAdd]
-                  });
-                  matched = true;
-                  break;
-                }
-                currentParent = currentParent.parent;
-              }
-
-              if (!matched && context.eventName === 'issues') {
-                 console.log(`Issue #${issue.number} did not match any allowed workstreams. Trace: ${tracedParents.join(' -> ') || 'None'}.`);
-              }
-            }
-
-            // Main execution
-            try {
-              if (context.eventName === 'issues') {
-                console.log(`Processing single issue #${context.payload.issue.number}...`);
-                await processSingleIssue(context.repo.owner, context.repo.repo, context.payload.issue.number);
+              if (parentUrl && allowedParentUrls.includes(parentUrl)) {
+                console.log(`SUCCESS: Issue #${issue.number} is a direct child of ${parentUrl}. Adding label.`);
+                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                  owner: issue.owner,
+                  repo: issue.repo,
+                  issue_number: issue.number,
+                  labels: [labelToAdd]
+                });
               } else {
-                console.log(`Running for event: ${context.eventName}. Processing all open issues...`);
-                await processAllOpenIssues(context.repo.owner, context.repo.repo);
+                 // logging only for single execution to avoid spam
+                 if (context.eventName === 'issues') {
+                    console.log(`Issue #${issue.number} parent is ${parentUrl || 'None'}. No action.`);
+                 }
               }
-            } catch (error) {
-              core.setFailed(`Workflow failed: ${error.message}`);
             }

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

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           APP_ID: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
         if: |-
           ${{ env.APP_ID != '' }}
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@v2'
+        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@a8d616148505b5069dccd32f177bb87d7f39123b' # ratchet:actions/create-github-app-token@v2
         with:
           app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
           private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
@@ -35,59 +35,9 @@ jobs:
             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.`);
+            if (['OWNER', 'MEMBER', 'COLLABORATOR'].includes(authorAssociation)) {
+              core.info(`${username} is a maintainer (Association: ${authorAssociation}). No notification needed.`);
               return;
             }
 

.github/workflows/pr-rate-limiter.yaml

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://json.schemastore.org/github-workflow.json
-
-name: 'PR rate limiter'
-
-permissions: {}
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types:
-      - 'opened'
-      - 'reopened'
-
-jobs:
-  limit:
-    runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    permissions:
-      contents: 'read'
-      pull-requests: 'write'
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Limit open pull requests per user'
-        uses: 'Homebrew/actions/limit-pull-requests@9ceb7934560eb61d131dde205a6c2d77b2e1529d' # master
-        with:
-          except-author-associations: 'MEMBER,OWNER,COLLABORATOR'
-          comment-limit: 8
-          comment: >
-            You already have 7 pull requests open. Please work on getting
-            existing PRs merged before opening more.
-          close-limit: 8
-          close: true

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

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   change-tags:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     permissions:

.github/workflows/release-manual.yml

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     permissions:
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ jobs:
           wombat-token-cli: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI }}'
           wombat-token-a2a-server: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER }}'
           github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          github-release-token: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
           dry-run: '${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}'
           previous-tag: '${{ steps.release_info.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}'
           skip-github-release: '${{ github.event.inputs.skip_github_release }}'

.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml

@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ jobs:
           wombat-token-cli: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI }}'
           wombat-token-a2a-server: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER }}'
           github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          github-release-token: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
           dry-run: '${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_dry_run }}'
           previous-tag: '${{ steps.nightly_version.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}'
           working-directory: './release'

.github/workflows/release-notes.yml

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow is triggered on every new release.
-# It uses Gemini to generate release notes and creates a PR with the changes.
-name: 'Generate Release Notes'
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: ['published']
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      version:
-        description: 'New version (e.g., v1.2.3)'
-        required: true
-        type: 'string'
-      body:
-        description: 'Release notes body'
-        required: true
-        type: 'string'
-      time:
-        description: 'Release time'
-        required: true
-        type: 'string'
-
-jobs:
-  generate-release-notes:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    permissions:
-      contents: 'write'
-      pull-requests: 'write'
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Checkout repository'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v4'
-        with:
-          # The user-level skills need to be available to the workflow
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: 'main'
-
-      - name: 'Set up Node.js'
-        uses: 'actions/setup-node@v4'
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: 'Get release information'
-        id: 'release_info'
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version || github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          TIME="${{ github.event.inputs.time || github.event.release.created_at }}"
-
-          echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "TIME=${TIME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-          # Use a heredoc to preserve multiline release body
-          echo 'RAW_CHANGELOG<<EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          printf "%s\n" "$BODY" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
-          BODY: '${{ github.event.inputs.body || github.event.release.body }}'
-
-      - name: 'Validate version'
-        id: 'validate_version'
-        run: |
-          if echo "${{ steps.release_info.outputs.VERSION }}" | grep -q "nightly"; then
-            echo "Nightly release detected. Stopping workflow."
-            echo "CONTINUE=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "CONTINUE=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
-      - name: 'Generate Changelog with Gemini'
-        if: "steps.validate_version.outputs.CONTINUE == 'true'"
-        uses: 'google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@a3bf79042542528e91937b3a3a6fbc4967ee3c31' # ratchet:google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@v0
-        with:
-          gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
-          prompt: |
-            Activate the 'docs-changelog' skill.
-
-            **Release Information:**
-            - New Version: ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.VERSION }}
-            - Release Date: ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.TIME }}
-            - Raw Changelog Data: ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.RAW_CHANGELOG }}
-
-            Execute the release notes generation process using the information provided.
-
-            When you are done, please output your thought process and the steps you took for future debugging purposes.
-
-      - name: 'Create Pull Request'
-        if: "steps.validate_version.outputs.CONTINUE == 'true'"
-        uses: 'peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6'
-        with:
-          token: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
-          commit-message: 'docs(changelog): update for ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.VERSION }}'
-          title: 'Changelog for ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.VERSION }}'
-          body: |
-            This PR contains the auto-generated changelog for the ${{ steps.release_info.outputs.VERSION }} release.
-
-            Please review and merge.
-          branch: 'changelog-${{ steps.release_info.outputs.VERSION }}'
-          base: 'main'
-          team-reviewers: 'gemini-cli-docs, gemini-cli-maintainers'
-          delete-branch: true

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

@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ jobs:
           ORIGINAL_RELEASE_VERSION: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
           ORIGINAL_RELEASE_TAG: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.RELEASE_TAG }}'
           ORIGINAL_PREVIOUS_TAG: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}'
-          VARS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME: '${{ vars.CLI_PACKAGE_NAME }}'
         run: |
           echo "🔍 Verifying no concurrent patch releases have occurred..."
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Re-run the same version calculation script
           echo "Re-calculating version to check for changes..."
-          CURRENT_PATCH_JSON=$(node scripts/get-release-version.js --cli-package-name="${VARS_CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}" --type=patch --patch-from="${CHANNEL}")
+          CURRENT_PATCH_JSON=$(node scripts/get-release-version.js --cli-package-name="${{vars.CLI_PACKAGE_NAME}}" --type=patch --patch-from="${CHANNEL}")
           CURRENT_RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo "${CURRENT_PATCH_JSON}" | jq -r .releaseVersion)
           CURRENT_RELEASE_TAG=$(echo "${CURRENT_PATCH_JSON}" | jq -r .releaseTag)
           CURRENT_PREVIOUS_TAG=$(echo "${CURRENT_PATCH_JSON}" | jq -r .previousReleaseTag)
@@ -163,15 +162,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Print Calculated Version'
         run: |-
           echo "Patch Release Summary:"
-          echo "  Release Version: ${STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION}"
-          echo "  Release Tag: ${STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_RELEASE_TAG}"
-          echo "  NPM Tag: ${STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_NPM_TAG}"
-          echo "  Previous Tag: ${STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_PREVIOUS_TAG}"
-        env:
-          STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_RELEASE_VERSION: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}'
-          STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_RELEASE_TAG: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.RELEASE_TAG }}'
-          STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_NPM_TAG: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.NPM_TAG }}'
-          STEPS_PATCH_VERSION_OUTPUTS_PREVIOUS_TAG: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}'
+          echo "  Release Version: ${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+          echo "  Release Tag: ${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.RELEASE_TAG }}"
+          echo "  NPM Tag: ${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.NPM_TAG }}"
+          echo "  Previous Tag: ${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}"
 
       - name: 'Run Tests'
         if: "${{github.event.inputs.force_skip_tests != 'true'}}"
@@ -190,7 +184,6 @@ jobs:
           wombat-token-cli: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI }}'
           wombat-token-a2a-server: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER }}'
           github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          github-release-token: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
           dry-run: '${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}'
           previous-tag: '${{ steps.patch_version.outputs.PREVIOUS_TAG }}'
           gemini_api_key: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'

.github/workflows/release-promote.yml

@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ jobs:
           wombat-token-cli: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI }}'
           wombat-token-a2a-server: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER }}'
           github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          github-release-token: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
           dry-run: '${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}'
           previous-tag: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.PREVIOUS_PREVIEW_TAG }}'
           working-directory: './release'
@@ -306,7 +305,6 @@ jobs:
           wombat-token-cli: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_CLI }}'
           wombat-token-a2a-server: '${{ secrets.WOMBAT_TOKEN_A2A_SERVER }}'
           github-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
-          github-release-token: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_CLI_ROBOT_GITHUB_PAT }}'
           dry-run: '${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}'
           previous-tag: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.PREVIOUS_STABLE_TAG }}'
           working-directory: './release'
@@ -335,7 +333,6 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Create Nightly PR'
     needs: ['publish-stable', 'calculate-versions']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     permissions:
       contents: 'write'
       pull-requests: 'write'
@@ -363,28 +360,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Create and switch to a new branch'
         id: 'release_branch'
         run: |
-          BRANCH_NAME="chore/nightly-version-bump-${NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
+          BRANCH_NAME="chore/nightly-version-bump-${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}"
           git switch -c "${BRANCH_NAME}"
           echo "BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
-        env:
-          NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}'
 
       - name: 'Update package versions'
-        run: 'npm run release:version "${NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"'
-        env:
-          NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION: '${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}'
+        run: 'npm run release:version "${{ needs.calculate-versions.outputs.NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION }}"'
 
       - name: 'Commit and Push package versions'
         env:
           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 }}'
         run: |-
           git add package.json packages/*/package.json
           if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then
             git add package-lock.json
           fi
-          git commit -m "chore(release): bump version to ${NEEDS_CALCULATE_VERSIONS_OUTPUTS_NEXT_NIGHTLY_VERSION}"
+          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}"

.github/workflows/release-rollback.yml

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   change-tags:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     permissions:
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ROLLBACK_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse -q --verify "$TARGET_TAG")
           if [ "$ROLLBACK_COMMIT" != "$TARGET_HASH" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Failed to add tag ${TARGET_TAG} to commit ${TARGET_HASH}"
+            echo '❌ Failed to add tag $TARGET_TAG to commit $TARGET_HASH'
             echo '❌ This means the tag was not added, and the workflow should fail.'
             exit 1
           fi

.github/workflows/release-sandbox.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     permissions:
       contents: 'read'

.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   smoke-test:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     permissions:
       contents: 'write'

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ jobs:
             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'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'pinned,security'
+          exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security'

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

@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Test Build Binary'
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-permissions:
-  contents: 'read'
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: 'bash'
-
-jobs:
-  build-node-binary:
-    name: 'Build Binary (${{ matrix.os }})'
-    runs-on: '${{ matrix.os }}'
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
-            platform_name: 'linux-x64'
-            arch: 'x64'
-          - os: 'windows-latest'
-            platform_name: 'win32-x64'
-            arch: 'x64'
-          - os: 'macos-latest' # Apple Silicon (ARM64)
-            platform_name: 'darwin-arm64'
-            arch: 'arm64'
-          - os: 'macos-latest' # Intel (x64) running on ARM via Rosetta
-            platform_name: 'darwin-x64'
-            arch: 'x64'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Checkout'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@v4'
-
-      - name: 'Optimize Windows Performance'
-        if: "matrix.os == 'windows-latest'"
-        run: |
-          Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
-          Stop-Service -Name "wsearch" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-          Set-Service -Name "wsearch" -StartupType Disabled
-          Stop-Service -Name "SysMain" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-          Set-Service -Name "SysMain" -StartupType Disabled
-        shell: 'powershell'
-
-      - name: 'Set up Node.js'
-        uses: 'actions/setup-node@v4'
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          architecture: '${{ matrix.arch }}'
-          cache: 'npm'
-
-      - name: 'Install dependencies'
-        run: 'npm ci'
-
-      - name: 'Check Secrets'
-        id: 'check_secrets'
-        run: |
-          echo "has_win_cert=${{ secrets.WINDOWS_PFX_BASE64 != '' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "has_mac_cert=${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_P12_BASE64 != '' }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      - name: 'Setup Windows SDK (Windows)'
-        if: "matrix.os == 'windows-latest'"
-        uses: 'microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2'
-
-      - name: 'Add Signtool to Path (Windows)'
-        if: "matrix.os == 'windows-latest'"
-        run: |
-          $signtoolPath = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin" -Recurse -Filter "signtool.exe" | Sort-Object FullName -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty DirectoryName
-          echo "Found signtool at: $signtoolPath"
-          echo "$signtoolPath" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
-        shell: 'pwsh'
-
-      - name: 'Setup macOS Keychain'
-        if: "startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') && steps.check_secrets.outputs.has_mac_cert == 'true' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'"
-        env:
-          BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: '${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_P12_BASE64 }}'
-          P12_PASSWORD: '${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_PASSWORD }}'
-          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD: 'temp-password'
-        run: |
-          # Create the P12 file
-          echo "$BUILD_CERTIFICATE_BASE64" | base64 --decode > certificate.p12
-
-          # Create a temporary keychain
-          security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" build.keychain
-          security default-keychain -s build.keychain
-          security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" build.keychain
-
-          # Import the certificate
-          security import certificate.p12 -k build.keychain -P "$P12_PASSWORD" -T /usr/bin/codesign
-
-          # Allow codesign to access it
-          security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -s -k "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" build.keychain
-
-          # Set Identity for build script
-          echo "APPLE_IDENTITY=${{ secrets.MACOS_CERT_IDENTITY }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-
-      - name: 'Setup Windows Certificate'
-        if: "matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && steps.check_secrets.outputs.has_win_cert == 'true' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'"
-        env:
-          PFX_BASE64: '${{ secrets.WINDOWS_PFX_BASE64 }}'
-          PFX_PASSWORD: '${{ secrets.WINDOWS_PFX_PASSWORD }}'
-        run: |
-          $pfx_cert_byte = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String("$env:PFX_BASE64")
-          $certPath = Join-Path (Get-Location) "cert.pfx"
-          [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($certPath, $pfx_cert_byte)
-          echo "WINDOWS_PFX_FILE=$certPath" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "WINDOWS_PFX_PASSWORD=$env:PFX_PASSWORD" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-        shell: 'pwsh'
-
-      - name: 'Build Binary'
-        run: 'npm run build:binary'
-
-      - name: 'Build Core Package'
-        run: 'npm run build -w @google/gemini-cli-core'
-
-      - name: 'Verify Output Exists'
-        run: |
-          if [ -f "dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini" ]; then
-            echo "Binary found at dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini"
-          elif [ -f "dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini.exe" ]; then
-            echo "Binary found at dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini.exe"
-          else
-            echo "Error: Binary not found in dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/"
-            ls -R dist/
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: 'Smoke Test Binary'
-        run: |
-          echo "Running binary smoke test..."
-          if [ -f "dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini.exe" ]; then
-            "./dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini.exe" --version
-          else
-            "./dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini" --version
-          fi
-
-      - name: 'Run Integration Tests'
-        if: "github.event_name != 'pull_request'"
-        env:
-          GEMINI_API_KEY: '${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}'
-        run: |
-          echo "Running integration tests with binary..."
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.os }}" == 'windows-latest' ]]; then
-            BINARY_PATH="$(cygpath -m "$(pwd)/dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini.exe")"
-          else
-            BINARY_PATH="$(pwd)/dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/gemini"
-          fi
-          echo "Using binary at $BINARY_PATH"
-          export INTEGRATION_TEST_GEMINI_BINARY_PATH="$BINARY_PATH"
-          npm run test:integration:sandbox:none -- --testTimeout=600000
-
-      - name: 'Upload Artifact'
-        uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@v4'
-        with:
-          name: 'gemini-cli-${{ matrix.platform_name }}'
-          path: 'dist/${{ matrix.platform_name }}/'
-          retention-days: 5

.github/workflows/trigger_e2e.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   save_repo_name:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     steps:
       - name: 'Save Repo name'
@@ -24,15 +23,14 @@ jobs:
           HEAD_SHA: '${{ github.event.inputs.head_sha || github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}'
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./pr
-          echo "${REPO_NAME}" > ./pr/repo_name
-          echo "${HEAD_SHA}" > ./pr/head_sha
+          echo '${{ env.REPO_NAME }}' > ./pr/repo_name
+          echo '${{ env.HEAD_SHA }}' > ./pr/head_sha
       - uses: 'actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02' # ratchet:actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: 'repo_name'
           path: 'pr/'
   trigger_e2e:
     name: 'Trigger e2e'
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     steps:
       - id: 'trigger-e2e'

.github/workflows/unassign-inactive-assignees.yml

@@ -1,315 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Unassign Inactive Issue Assignees'
-
-# This workflow runs daily and scans every open "help wanted" issue that has
-# one or more assignees.  For each assignee it checks whether they have a
-# non-draft pull request (open and ready for review, or already merged) that
-# is linked to the issue.  Draft PRs are intentionally excluded so that
-# contributors cannot reset the check by opening a no-op PR.  If no
-# qualifying PR is found within 7 days of assignment the assignee is
-# automatically removed and a friendly comment is posted so that other
-# contributors can pick up the work.
-# Maintainers, org members, and collaborators (anyone with write access or
-# above) are always exempted and will never be auto-unassigned.
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 9 * * *' # Every day at 09:00 UTC
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      dry_run:
-        description: 'Run in dry-run mode (no changes will be applied)'
-        required: false
-        default: false
-        type: 'boolean'
-
-concurrency:
-  group: '${{ github.workflow }}'
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: 'bash'
-
-jobs:
-  unassign-inactive-assignees:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    permissions:
-      issues: 'write'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
-        id: 'generate_token'
-        uses: 'actions/create-github-app-token@v2'
-        with:
-          app-id: '${{ secrets.APP_ID }}'
-          private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
-
-      - name: 'Unassign inactive assignees'
-        uses: 'actions/github-script@v7'
-        env:
-          DRY_RUN: '${{ 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 owner = context.repo.owner;
-            const repo = context.repo.repo;
-            const GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS = 7;
-            const now = new Date();
-
-            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: owner,
-                  team_slug,
-                });
-                for (const m of members) maintainerLogins.add(m.login.toLowerCase());
-                core.info(`Fetched ${members.length} members from team ${team_slug}.`);
-              } catch (e) {
-                core.warning(`Could not fetch team ${team_slug}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-            }
-
-            const isGooglerCache = new Map();
-            const isGoogler = async (login) => {
-              if (isGooglerCache.has(login)) return isGooglerCache.get(login);
-              try {
-                for (const org of ['googlers', 'google']) {
-                  try {
-                    await github.rest.orgs.checkMembershipForUser({ org, username: login });
-                    isGooglerCache.set(login, true);
-                    return true;
-                  } catch (e) {
-                    if (e.status !== 404) throw e;
-                  }
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                core.warning(`Could not check org membership for ${login}: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-              isGooglerCache.set(login, false);
-              return false;
-            };
-
-            const permissionCache = new Map();
-            const isPrivilegedUser = async (login) => {
-              if (maintainerLogins.has(login.toLowerCase())) return true;
-
-              if (permissionCache.has(login)) return permissionCache.get(login);
-
-              try {
-                const { data } = await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
-                  owner,
-                  repo,
-                  username: login,
-                });
-                const privileged = ['admin', 'maintain', 'write', 'triage'].includes(data.permission);
-                permissionCache.set(login, privileged);
-                if (privileged) {
-                  core.info(`  @${login} is a repo collaborator (${data.permission}) — exempt.`);
-                  return true;
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                if (e.status !== 404) {
-                  core.warning(`Could not check permission for ${login}: ${e.message}`);
-                }
-              }
-
-              const googler = await isGoogler(login);
-              permissionCache.set(login, googler);
-              return googler;
-            };
-
-            core.info('Fetching open "help wanted" issues with assignees...');
-
-            const issues = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
-              owner,
-              repo,
-              state: 'open',
-              labels: 'help wanted',
-              per_page: 100,
-            });
-
-            const assignedIssues = issues.filter(
-              (issue) => !issue.pull_request && issue.assignees && issue.assignees.length > 0
-            );
-
-            core.info(`Found ${assignedIssues.length} assigned "help wanted" issues.`);
-
-            let totalUnassigned = 0;
-
-              let timelineEvents = [];
-              try {
-                timelineEvents = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listEventsForTimeline, {
-                  owner,
-                  repo,
-                  issue_number: issue.number,
-                  per_page: 100,
-                  mediaType: { previews: ['mockingbird'] },
-                });
-              } catch (err) {
-                core.warning(`Could not fetch timeline for issue #${issue.number}: ${err.message}`);
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              const assignedAtMap = new Map();
-
-              for (const event of timelineEvents) {
-                if (event.event === 'assigned' && event.assignee) {
-                  const login = event.assignee.login.toLowerCase();
-                  const at = new Date(event.created_at);
-                  assignedAtMap.set(login, at);
-                } else if (event.event === 'unassigned' && event.assignee) {
-                  assignedAtMap.delete(event.assignee.login.toLowerCase());
-                }
-              }
-
-              const linkedPRAuthorSet = new Set();
-              const seenPRKeys = new Set();
-
-              for (const event of timelineEvents) {
-                if (
-                  event.event !== 'cross-referenced' ||
-                  !event.source ||
-                  event.source.type !== 'pull_request' ||
-                  !event.source.issue ||
-                  !event.source.issue.user ||
-                  !event.source.issue.number ||
-                  !event.source.issue.repository
-                ) continue;
-
-                const prOwner  = event.source.issue.repository.owner.login;
-                const prRepo   = event.source.issue.repository.name;
-                const prNumber = event.source.issue.number;
-                const prAuthor = event.source.issue.user.login.toLowerCase();
-                const prKey    = `${prOwner}/${prRepo}#${prNumber}`;
-
-                if (seenPRKeys.has(prKey)) continue;
-                seenPRKeys.add(prKey);
-
-                try {
-                  const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
-                    owner: prOwner,
-                    repo: prRepo,
-                    pull_number: prNumber,
-                  });
-
-                  const isReady = (pr.state === 'open' && !pr.draft) ||
-                                  (pr.state === 'closed' && pr.merged_at !== null);
-
-                  core.info(
-                    `  PR ${prKey} by @${prAuthor}: ` +
-                    `state=${pr.state}, draft=${pr.draft}, merged=${!!pr.merged_at} → ` +
-                    (isReady ? 'qualifies' : 'does NOT qualify (draft or closed without merge)')
-                  );
-
-                  if (isReady) linkedPRAuthorSet.add(prAuthor);
-                } catch (err) {
-                  core.warning(`Could not fetch PR ${prKey}: ${err.message}`);
-                }
-              }
-
-              const assigneesToRemove = [];
-
-              for (const assignee of issue.assignees) {
-                const login = assignee.login.toLowerCase();
-
-                if (await isPrivilegedUser(assignee.login)) {
-                  core.info(`  @${assignee.login}: privileged user — skipping.`);
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                const assignedAt = assignedAtMap.get(login);
-
-                if (!assignedAt) {
-                  core.warning(
-                    `No 'assigned' event found for @${login} on issue #${issue.number}; ` +
-                    `falling back to issue creation date (${issue.created_at}).`
-                  );
-                  assignedAtMap.set(login, new Date(issue.created_at));
-                }
-                const resolvedAssignedAt = assignedAtMap.get(login);
-
-                const daysSinceAssignment = (now - resolvedAssignedAt) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
-
-                core.info(
-                  `  @${login}: assigned ${daysSinceAssignment.toFixed(1)} day(s) ago, ` +
-                  `ready-for-review PR: ${linkedPRAuthorSet.has(login) ? 'yes' : 'no'}`
-                );
-
-                if (daysSinceAssignment < GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS) {
-                  core.info(`    → within grace period, skipping.`);
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                if (linkedPRAuthorSet.has(login)) {
-                  core.info(`    → ready-for-review PR found, keeping assignment.`);
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                core.info(`    → no ready-for-review PR after ${GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS} days, will unassign.`);
-                assigneesToRemove.push(assignee.login);
-              }
-
-              if (assigneesToRemove.length === 0) {
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              if (!dryRun) {
-                try {
-                  await github.rest.issues.removeAssignees({
-                    owner,
-                    repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    assignees: assigneesToRemove,
-                  });
-                } catch (err) {
-                  core.warning(
-                    `Failed to unassign ${assigneesToRemove.join(', ')} from issue #${issue.number}: ${err.message}`
-                  );
-                  continue;
-                }
-
-                const mentionList = assigneesToRemove.map((l) => `@${l}`).join(', ');
-                const commentBody =
-                  `👋 ${mentionList} — it has been more than ${GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS} days since ` +
-                  `you were assigned to this issue and we could not find a pull request ` +
-                  `ready for review.\n\n` +
-                  `To keep the backlog moving and ensure issues stay accessible to all ` +
-                  `contributors, we require a PR that is open and ready for review (not a ` +
-                  `draft) within ${GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS} days of assignment.\n\n` +
-                  `We are automatically unassigning you so that other contributors can pick ` +
-                  `this up. If you are still actively working on this, please:\n` +
-                  `1. Re-assign yourself by commenting \`/assign\`.\n` +
-                  `2. Open a PR (not a draft) linked to this issue (e.g. \`Fixes #${issue.number}\`) ` +
-                  `within ${GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS} days so the automation knows real progress is being made.\n\n` +
-                  `Thank you for your contribution — we hope to see a PR from you soon! 🙏`;
-
-                try {
-                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                    owner,
-                    repo,
-                    issue_number: issue.number,
-                    body: commentBody,
-                  });
-                } catch (err) {
-                  core.warning(
-                    `Failed to post comment on issue #${issue.number}: ${err.message}`
-                  );
-                }
-              }
-
-              totalUnassigned += assigneesToRemove.length;
-              core.info(
-                `  ${dryRun ? '[DRY RUN] Would have unassigned' : 'Unassigned'}: ${assigneesToRemove.join(', ')}`
-              );
-            }
-
-            core.info(`\nDone. Total assignees ${dryRun ? 'that would be' : ''} unassigned: ${totalUnassigned}`);

.github/workflows/verify-release.yml

@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   verify-release:
-    if: "github.repository == 'google-gemini/gemini-cli'"
     environment: "${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'prod' }}"
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
-    runs-on: '${{ matrix.os }}'
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     permissions:
       contents: 'read'
       packages: 'write'

.gitignore

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ packages/*/coverage/
 # Generated files
 packages/cli/src/generated/
 packages/core/src/generated/
-packages/devtools/src/_client-assets.ts
 .integration-tests/
 packages/vscode-ide-companion/*.vsix
 packages/cli/download-ripgrep*/
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ gha-creds-*.json
 
 # Log files
 patch_output.log
-gemini-debug.log
 
 .genkit
 .gemini-clipboard/

.prettierignore

@@ -21,4 +21,3 @@ junit.xml
 Thumbs.db
 .pytest_cache
 **/SKILL.md
-packages/sdk/test-data/*.json

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
   "[typescript]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
   },
-  "[typescriptreact]": {
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
-  },
   "[json]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
   },

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The process for contributing code is as follows:
     `🔒Maintainers only`, this means it is reserved for project maintainers. We
     will not accept pull requests related to these issues. In the near future,
     we will explicitly mark issues looking for contributions using the
-    `help-wanted` label. If you believe an issue is a good candidate for
+    `help  wanted` label. If you believe an issue is a good candidate for
     community contribution, please leave a comment on the issue. A maintainer
     will review it and apply the `help-wanted` label if appropriate. Only
     maintainers should attempt to add the `help-wanted` label to an issue.
@@ -75,14 +75,11 @@ Replace `<PR_NUMBER>` with your pull request number. Authors are encouraged to
 run this on their own PRs for self-review, and reviewers should use it to
 augment their manual review process.
 
-### Self-assigning and unassigning issues
+### Self assigning issues
 
-To assign an issue to yourself, simply add a comment with the text `/assign`. To
-unassign yourself from an issue, add a comment with the text `/unassign`.
-
-The comment must contain only that text and nothing else. These commands will
-assign or unassign the issue as requested, provided the conditions are met
-(e.g., an issue must be unassigned to be assigned).
+To assign an issue to yourself, simply add a comment with the text `/assign`.
+The comment must contain only that text and nothing else. This command will
+assign the issue to you, provided it is not already assigned.
 
 Please note that you can have a maximum of 3 issues assigned to you at any given
 time.
@@ -375,7 +372,8 @@ specific debug settings.
 
 ### React DevTools
 
-To debug the CLI's React-based UI, you can use React DevTools.
+To debug the CLI's React-based UI, you can use React DevTools. Ink, the library
+used for the CLI's interface, is compatible with React DevTools version 4.x.
 
 1.  **Start the Gemini CLI in development mode:**
 
@@ -383,20 +381,20 @@ To debug the CLI's React-based UI, you can use React DevTools.
     DEV=true npm start
     ```
 
-2.  **Install and run React DevTools version 6 (which matches the CLI's
-    `react-devtools-core`):**
+2.  **Install and run React DevTools version 4.28.5 (or the latest compatible
+    4.x version):**
 
     You can either install it globally:
 
     ```bash
-    npm install -g react-devtools@6
+    npm install -g react-devtools@4.28.5
     react-devtools
     ```
 
     Or run it directly using npx:
 
     ```bash
-    npx react-devtools@6
+    npx react-devtools@4.28.5
     ```
 
     Your running CLI application should then connect to React DevTools.
@@ -410,13 +408,12 @@ 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
-`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.
-Available built-in profiles are `permissive-{open,proxied}`,
-`restrictive-{open,proxied}`, and `strict-{open,proxied}` (see below for proxied
-networking). You can also switch to a custom profile
+`restrictive-closed` profile (see
+`packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox-macos-restrictive-closed.sb`) that declines all
+operations and outbound network traffic ("closed") by default by setting
+`SEATBELT_PROFILE=restrictive-closed` in your environment or `.env` file.
+Available built-in profiles are `{permissive,restrictive}-{open,closed,proxied}`
+(see below for proxied networking). You can also switch to a custom profile
 `SEATBELT_PROFILE=<profile>` if you also create a file
 `.gemini/sandbox-macos-<profile>.sb` under your project settings directory
 `.gemini`.
@@ -548,7 +545,7 @@ Before submitting your documentation pull request, please:
 
 If you have questions about contributing documentation:
 
-- Check our [FAQ](/docs/resources/faq.md).
+- Check our [FAQ](/docs/faq.md).
 - Review existing documentation for examples.
 - Open [an issue](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues) to discuss
   your proposed changes.

Dockerfile

@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ USER node
 # install gemini-cli and clean up
 COPY packages/cli/dist/google-gemini-cli-*.tgz /tmp/gemini-cli.tgz
 COPY packages/core/dist/google-gemini-cli-core-*.tgz /tmp/gemini-core.tgz
-RUN npm install -g /tmp/gemini-core.tgz \
-  && npm install -g /tmp/gemini-cli.tgz \
-  && node -e "const fs=require('node:fs'); JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('/usr/local/share/npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/package.json','utf8')); JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('/usr/local/share/npm-global/lib/node_modules/@google/gemini-cli-core/package.json','utf8'));" \
-  && gemini --version > /dev/null \
+RUN npm install -g /tmp/gemini-cli.tgz /tmp/gemini-core.tgz \
   && npm cache clean --force \
   && rm -f /tmp/gemini-{cli,core}.tgz
 

GEMINI.md

@@ -1,94 +1,420 @@
-# Gemini CLI Project Context
+## Building and running
 
-Gemini CLI is an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly
-into the terminal. It is designed to be a terminal-first, extensible, and
-powerful tool for developers.
+Before submitting any changes, it is crucial to validate them by running the
+full preflight check. This command will build the repository, run all tests,
+check for type errors, and lint the code.
 
-## Project Overview
+To run the full suite of checks, execute the following command:
 
-- **Purpose:** Provide a seamless terminal interface for Gemini models,
-  supporting code understanding, generation, automation, and integration via MCP
-  (Model Context Protocol).
-- **Main Technologies:**
-  - **Runtime:** Node.js (>=20.0.0, recommended ~20.19.0 for development)
-  - **Language:** TypeScript
-  - **UI Framework:** React (using [Ink](https://github.com/vadimdemedes/ink)
-    for CLI rendering)
-  - **Testing:** Vitest
-  - **Bundling:** esbuild
-  - **Linting/Formatting:** ESLint, Prettier
-- **Architecture:** Monorepo structure using npm workspaces.
-  - `packages/cli`: User-facing terminal UI, input processing, and display
-    rendering.
-  - `packages/core`: Backend logic, Gemini API orchestration, prompt
-    construction, and tool execution.
-  - `packages/core/src/tools/`: Built-in tools for file system, shell, and web
-    operations.
-  - `packages/a2a-server`: Experimental Agent-to-Agent server.
-  - `packages/vscode-ide-companion`: VS Code extension pairing with the CLI.
+```bash
+npm run preflight
+```
 
-## Building and Running
+This single command ensures that your changes meet all the quality gates of the
+project. While you can run the individual steps (`build`, `test`, `typecheck`,
+`lint`) separately, it is highly recommended to use `npm run preflight` to
+ensure a comprehensive validation.
 
-- **Install Dependencies:** `npm install`
-- **Build All:** `npm run build:all` (Builds packages, sandbox, and VS Code
-  companion)
-- **Build Packages:** `npm run build`
-- **Run in Development:** `npm run start`
-- **Run in Debug Mode:** `npm run debug` (Enables Node.js inspector)
-- **Bundle Project:** `npm run bundle`
-- **Clean Artifacts:** `npm run clean`
+## Running Tests in Workspaces\*\*: To run a specific test file within a
 
-## Testing and Quality
+workspace, use the command:
+`npm test -w <workspace-name> -- <path/to/test-file.test.ts>`. **CRITICAL**: The
+`<path/to/test-file.test.ts>` MUST be relative to the workspace directory root,
+NOT the project root.
 
-- **Test Commands:**
-  - **Unit (All):** `npm run test`
-  - **Integration (E2E):** `npm run test:e2e`
-  - **Workspace-Specific:** `npm test -w <pkg> -- <path>` (Note: `<path>` must
-    be relative to the workspace root, e.g.,
-    `-w @google/gemini-cli-core -- src/routing/modelRouterService.test.ts`)
-- **Full Validation:** `npm run preflight` (Heaviest check; runs clean, install,
-  build, lint, type check, and tests. Recommended before submitting PRs. Due to
-  its long runtime, only run this at the very end of a code implementation task.
-  If it fails, use faster, targeted commands (e.g., `npm run test`,
-  `npm run lint`, or workspace-specific tests) to iterate on fixes before
-  re-running `preflight`. For simple, non-code changes like documentation or
-  prompting updates, skip `preflight` at the end of the task and wait for PR
-  validation.)
-- **Individual Checks:** `npm run lint` / `npm run format` / `npm run typecheck`
+- _Example (Core package)_:
+  `npm test -w @google/gemini-cli-core -- src/routing/modelRouterService.test.ts`
+- _Common workspaces_: `@google/gemini-cli`, `@google/gemini-cli-core`.
 
-## Development Conventions
+## Writing Tests
 
-- **Legacy Snippets:** `packages/core/src/prompts/snippets.legacy.ts` is a
-  snapshot of an older system prompt. Avoid changing the prompting verbiage to
-  preserve its historical behavior; however, structural changes to ensure
-  compilation or simplify the code are permitted.
-- **Contributions:** Follow the process outlined in `CONTRIBUTING.md`. Requires
-  signing the Google CLA.
-- **Pull Requests:** Keep PRs small, focused, and linked to an existing issue.
-  Always activate the `pr-creator` skill for PR generation, even when using the
-  `gh` CLI.
-- **Commit Messages:** Follow the
-  [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) standard.
-- **Coding Style:** Adhere to existing patterns in `packages/cli` (React/Ink)
-  and `packages/core` (Backend logic).
-- **Imports:** Use specific imports and avoid restricted relative imports
-  between packages (enforced by ESLint).
-- **License Headers:** For all new source code files (`.ts`, `.tsx`, `.js`),
-  include the Apache-2.0 license header with the current year. (e.g.,
-  `Copyright 2026 Google LLC`). This is enforced by ESLint.
+This project uses **Vitest** as its primary testing framework. When writing
+tests, aim to follow existing patterns. Key conventions include:
 
-## Testing Conventions
+### Test Structure and Framework
 
-- **Environment Variables:** When testing code that depends on environment
-  variables, use `vi.stubEnv('NAME', 'value')` in `beforeEach` and
-  `vi.unstubAllEnvs()` in `afterEach`. Avoid modifying `process.env` directly as
-  it can lead to test leakage and is less reliable. To "unset" a variable, use
-  an empty string `vi.stubEnv('NAME', '')`.
+- **Framework**: All tests are written using Vitest (`describe`, `it`, `expect`,
+  `vi`).
+- **File Location**: Test files (`*.test.ts` for logic, `*.test.tsx` for React
+  components) are co-located with the source files they test.
+- **Configuration**: Test environments are defined in `vitest.config.ts` files.
+- **Setup/Teardown**: Use `beforeEach` and `afterEach`. Commonly,
+  `vi.resetAllMocks()` is called in `beforeEach` and `vi.restoreAllMocks()` in
+  `afterEach`.
 
-## Documentation
+### Mocking (`vi` from Vitest)
 
-- Always use the `docs-writer` skill when you are asked to write, edit, or
-  review any documentation.
-- Documentation is located in the `docs/` directory.
-- Suggest documentation updates when code changes render existing documentation
-  obsolete or incomplete.
+- **ES Modules**: Mock with
+  `vi.mock('module-name', async (importOriginal) => { ... })`. Use
+  `importOriginal` for selective mocking.
+  - _Example_:
+    `vi.mock('os', async (importOriginal) => { const actual = await importOriginal(); return { ...actual, homedir: vi.fn() }; });`
+- **Mocking Order**: For critical dependencies (e.g., `os`, `fs`) that affect
+  module-level constants, place `vi.mock` at the _very top_ of the test file,
+  before other imports.
+- **Hoisting**: Use `const myMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());` if a mock
+  function needs to be defined before its use in a `vi.mock` factory.
+- **Mock Functions**: Create with `vi.fn()`. Define behavior with
+  `mockImplementation()`, `mockResolvedValue()`, or `mockRejectedValue()`.
+- **Spying**: Use `vi.spyOn(object, 'methodName')`. Restore spies with
+  `mockRestore()` in `afterEach`.
+
+### Commonly Mocked Modules
+
+- **Node.js built-ins**: `fs`, `fs/promises`, `os` (especially `os.homedir()`),
+  `path`, `child_process` (`execSync`, `spawn`).
+- **External SDKs**: `@google/genai`, `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`.
+- **Internal Project Modules**: Dependencies from other project packages are
+  often mocked.
+
+### React Component Testing (CLI UI - Ink)
+
+- Use `render()` from `ink-testing-library`.
+- Assert output with `lastFrame()`.
+- Wrap components in necessary `Context.Provider`s.
+- Mock custom React hooks and complex child components using `vi.mock()`.
+
+### Asynchronous Testing
+
+- Use `async/await`.
+- For timers, use `vi.useFakeTimers()`, `vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync()`,
+  `vi.runAllTimersAsync()`.
+- Test promise rejections with `await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(...)`.
+
+### General Guidance
+
+- When adding tests, first examine existing tests to understand and conform to
+  established conventions.
+- Pay close attention to the mocks at the top of existing test files; they
+  reveal critical dependencies and how they are managed in a test environment.
+
+## Git Repo
+
+The main branch for this project is called "main"
+
+## JavaScript/TypeScript
+
+When contributing to this React, Node, and TypeScript codebase, please
+prioritize the use of plain JavaScript objects with accompanying TypeScript
+interface or type declarations over JavaScript class syntax. This approach
+offers significant advantages, especially concerning interoperability with React
+and overall code maintainability.
+
+### Preferring Plain Objects over Classes
+
+JavaScript classes, by their nature, are designed to encapsulate internal state
+and behavior. While this can be useful in some object-oriented paradigms, it
+often introduces unnecessary complexity and friction when working with React's
+component-based architecture. Here's why plain objects are preferred:
+
+- Seamless React Integration: React components thrive on explicit props and
+  state management. Classes' tendency to store internal state directly within
+  instances can make prop and state propagation harder to reason about and
+  maintain. Plain objects, on the other hand, are inherently immutable (when
+  used thoughtfully) and can be easily passed as props, simplifying data flow
+  and reducing unexpected side effects.
+
+- Reduced Boilerplate and Increased Conciseness: Classes often promote the use
+  of constructors, this binding, getters, setters, and other boilerplate that
+  can unnecessarily bloat code. TypeScript interface and type declarations
+  provide powerful static type checking without the runtime overhead or
+  verbosity of class definitions. This allows for more succinct and readable
+  code, aligning with JavaScript's strengths in functional programming.
+
+- Enhanced Readability and Predictability: Plain objects, especially when their
+  structure is clearly defined by TypeScript interfaces, are often easier to
+  read and understand. Their properties are directly accessible, and there's no
+  hidden internal state or complex inheritance chains to navigate. This
+  predictability leads to fewer bugs and a more maintainable codebase.
+
+- Simplified Immutability: While not strictly enforced, plain objects encourage
+  an immutable approach to data. When you need to modify an object, you
+  typically create a new one with the desired changes, rather than mutating the
+  original. This pattern aligns perfectly with React's reconciliation process
+  and helps prevent subtle bugs related to shared mutable state.
+
+- Better Serialization and Deserialization: Plain JavaScript objects are
+  naturally easy to serialize to JSON and deserialize back, which is a common
+  requirement in web development (e.g., for API communication or local storage).
+  Classes, with their methods and prototypes, can complicate this process.
+
+### Embracing ES Module Syntax for Encapsulation
+
+Rather than relying on Java-esque private or public class members, which can be
+verbose and sometimes limit flexibility, we strongly prefer leveraging ES module
+syntax (`import`/`export`) for encapsulating private and public APIs.
+
+- Clearer Public API Definition: With ES modules, anything that is exported is
+  part of the public API of that module, while anything not exported is
+  inherently private to that module. This provides a very clear and explicit way
+  to define what parts of your code are meant to be consumed by other modules.
+
+- Enhanced Testability (Without Exposing Internals): By default, unexported
+  functions or variables are not accessible from outside the module. This
+  encourages you to test the public API of your modules, rather than their
+  internal implementation details. If you find yourself needing to spy on or
+  stub an unexported function for testing purposes, it's often a "code smell"
+  indicating that the function might be a good candidate for extraction into its
+  own separate, testable module with a well-defined public API. This promotes a
+  more robust and maintainable testing strategy.
+
+- Reduced Coupling: Explicitly defined module boundaries through import/export
+  help reduce coupling between different parts of your codebase. This makes it
+  easier to refactor, debug, and understand individual components in isolation.
+
+### Avoiding `any` Types and Type Assertions; Preferring `unknown`
+
+TypeScript's power lies in its ability to provide static type checking, catching
+potential errors before your code runs. To fully leverage this, it's crucial to
+avoid the `any` type and be judicious with type assertions.
+
+- **The Dangers of `any`**: Using any effectively opts out of TypeScript's type
+  checking for that particular variable or expression. While it might seem
+  convenient in the short term, it introduces significant risks:
+  - **Loss of Type Safety**: You lose all the benefits of type checking, making
+    it easy to introduce runtime errors that TypeScript would otherwise have
+    caught.
+  - **Reduced Readability and Maintainability**: Code with `any` types is harder
+    to understand and maintain, as the expected type of data is no longer
+    explicitly defined.
+  - **Masking Underlying Issues**: Often, the need for any indicates a deeper
+    problem in the design of your code or the way you're interacting with
+    external libraries. It's a sign that you might need to refine your types or
+    refactor your code.
+
+- **Preferring `unknown` over `any`**: When you absolutely cannot determine the
+  type of a value at compile time, and you're tempted to reach for any, consider
+  using unknown instead. unknown is a type-safe counterpart to any. While a
+  variable of type unknown can hold any value, you must perform type narrowing
+  (e.g., using typeof or instanceof checks, or a type assertion) before you can
+  perform any operations on it. This forces you to handle the unknown type
+  explicitly, preventing accidental runtime errors.
+
+  ```ts
+  function processValue(value: unknown) {
+    if (typeof value === 'string') {
+      // value is now safely a string
+      console.log(value.toUpperCase());
+    } else if (typeof value === 'number') {
+      // value is now safely a number
+      console.log(value * 2);
+    }
+    // Without narrowing, you cannot access properties or methods on 'value'
+    // console.log(value.someProperty); // Error: Object is of type 'unknown'.
+  }
+  ```
+
+- **Type Assertions (`as Type`) - Use with Caution**: Type assertions tell the
+  TypeScript compiler, "Trust me, I know what I'm doing; this is definitely of
+  this type." While there are legitimate use cases (e.g., when dealing with
+  external libraries that don't have perfect type definitions, or when you have
+  more information than the compiler), they should be used sparingly and with
+  extreme caution.
+  - **Bypassing Type Checking**: Like `any`, type assertions bypass TypeScript's
+    safety checks. If your assertion is incorrect, you introduce a runtime error
+    that TypeScript would not have warned you about.
+  - **Code Smell in Testing**: A common scenario where `any` or type assertions
+    might be tempting is when trying to test "private" implementation details
+    (e.g., spying on or stubbing an unexported function within a module). This
+    is a strong indication of a "code smell" in your testing strategy and
+    potentially your code structure. Instead of trying to force access to
+    private internals, consider whether those internal details should be
+    refactored into a separate module with a well-defined public API. This makes
+    them inherently testable without compromising encapsulation.
+
+### Type narrowing `switch` clauses
+
+Use the `checkExhaustive` helper in the default clause of a switch statement.
+This will ensure that all of the possible options within the value or
+enumeration are used.
+
+This helper method can be found in `packages/cli/src/utils/checks.ts`
+
+### Embracing JavaScript's Array Operators
+
+To further enhance code cleanliness and promote safe functional programming
+practices, leverage JavaScript's rich set of array operators as much as
+possible. Methods like `.map()`, `.filter()`, `.reduce()`, `.slice()`,
+`.sort()`, and others are incredibly powerful for transforming and manipulating
+data collections in an immutable and declarative way.
+
+Using these operators:
+
+- Promotes Immutability: Most array operators return new arrays, leaving the
+  original array untouched. This functional approach helps prevent unintended
+  side effects and makes your code more predictable.
+- Improves Readability: Chaining array operators often lead to more concise and
+  expressive code than traditional for loops or imperative logic. The intent of
+  the operation is clear at a glance.
+- Facilitates Functional Programming: These operators are cornerstones of
+  functional programming, encouraging the creation of pure functions that take
+  inputs and produce outputs without causing side effects. This paradigm is
+  highly beneficial for writing robust and testable code that pairs well with
+  React.
+
+By consistently applying these principles, we can maintain a codebase that is
+not only efficient and performant but also a joy to work with, both now and in
+the future.
+
+## React (mirrored and adjusted from [react-mcp-server](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/4448b18760d867f9e009e810571e7a3b8930bb19/compiler/packages/react-mcp-server/src/index.ts#L376C1-L441C94))
+
+### Role
+
+You are a React assistant that helps users write more efficient and optimizable
+React code. You specialize in identifying patterns that enable React Compiler to
+automatically apply optimizations, reducing unnecessary re-renders and improving
+application performance.
+
+### Follow these guidelines in all code you produce and suggest
+
+Use functional components with Hooks: Do not generate class components or use
+old lifecycle methods. Manage state with useState or useReducer, and side
+effects with useEffect (or related Hooks). Always prefer functions and Hooks for
+any new component logic.
+
+Keep components pure and side-effect-free during rendering: Do not produce code
+that performs side effects (like subscriptions, network requests, or modifying
+external variables) directly inside the component's function body. Such actions
+should be wrapped in useEffect or performed in event handlers. Ensure your
+render logic is a pure function of props and state.
+
+Respect one-way data flow: Pass data down through props and avoid any global
+mutations. If two components need to share data, lift that state up to a common
+parent or use React Context, rather than trying to sync local state or use
+external variables.
+
+Never mutate state directly: Always generate code that updates state immutably.
+For example, use spread syntax or other methods to create new objects/arrays
+when updating state. Do not use assignments like state.someValue = ... or array
+mutations like array.push() on state variables. Use the state setter (setState
+from useState, etc.) to update state.
+
+Accurately use useEffect and other effect Hooks: whenever you think you could
+useEffect, think and reason harder to avoid it. useEffect is primarily only used
+for synchronization, for example synchronizing React with some external state.
+IMPORTANT - Don't setState (the 2nd value returned by useState) within a
+useEffect as that will degrade performance. When writing effects, include all
+necessary dependencies in the dependency array. Do not suppress ESLint rules or
+omit dependencies that the effect's code uses. Structure the effect callbacks to
+handle changing values properly (e.g., update subscriptions on prop changes,
+clean up on unmount or dependency change). If a piece of logic should only run
+in response to a user action (like a form submission or button click), put that
+logic in an event handler, not in a useEffect. Where possible, useEffects should
+return a cleanup function.
+
+Follow the Rules of Hooks: Ensure that any Hooks (useState, useEffect,
+useContext, custom Hooks, etc.) are called unconditionally at the top level of
+React function components or other Hooks. Do not generate code that calls Hooks
+inside loops, conditional statements, or nested helper functions. Do not call
+Hooks in non-component functions or outside the React component rendering
+context.
+
+Use refs only when necessary: Avoid using useRef unless the task genuinely
+requires it (such as focusing a control, managing an animation, or integrating
+with a non-React library). Do not use refs to store application state that
+should be reactive. If you do use refs, never write to or read from ref.current
+during the rendering of a component (except for initial setup like lazy
+initialization). Any ref usage should not affect the rendered output directly.
+
+Prefer composition and small components: Break down UI into small, reusable
+components rather than writing large monolithic components. The code you
+generate should promote clarity and reusability by composing components
+together. Similarly, abstract repetitive logic into custom Hooks when
+appropriate to avoid duplicating code.
+
+Optimize for concurrency: Assume React may render your components multiple times
+for scheduling purposes (especially in development with Strict Mode). Write code
+that remains correct even if the component function runs more than once. For
+instance, avoid side effects in the component body and use functional state
+updates (e.g., setCount(c => c + 1)) when updating state based on previous state
+to prevent race conditions. Always include cleanup functions in effects that
+subscribe to external resources. Don't write useEffects for "do this when this
+changes" side effects. This ensures your generated code will work with React's
+concurrent rendering features without issues.
+
+Optimize to reduce network waterfalls - Use parallel data fetching wherever
+possible (e.g., start multiple requests at once rather than one after another).
+Leverage Suspense for data loading and keep requests co-located with the
+component that needs the data. In a server-centric approach, fetch related data
+together in a single request on the server side (using Server Components, for
+example) to reduce round trips. Also, consider using caching layers or global
+fetch management to avoid repeating identical requests.
+
+Rely on React Compiler - useMemo, useCallback, and React.memo can be omitted if
+React Compiler is enabled. Avoid premature optimization with manual memoization.
+Instead, focus on writing clear, simple components with direct data flow and
+side-effect-free render functions. Let the React Compiler handle tree-shaking,
+inlining, and other performance enhancements to keep your code base simpler and
+more maintainable.
+
+Design for a good user experience - Provide clear, minimal, and non-blocking UI
+states. When data is loading, show lightweight placeholders (e.g., skeleton
+screens) rather than intrusive spinners everywhere. Handle errors gracefully
+with a dedicated error boundary or a friendly inline message. Where possible,
+render partial data as it becomes available rather than making the user wait for
+everything. Suspense allows you to declare the loading states in your component
+tree in a natural way, preventing “flash” states and improving perceived
+performance.
+
+### Process
+
+1. Analyze the user's code for optimization opportunities:
+   - Check for React anti-patterns that prevent compiler optimization
+   - Look for component structure issues that limit compiler effectiveness
+   - Think about each suggestion you are making and consult React docs for best
+     practices
+
+2. Provide actionable guidance:
+   - Explain specific code changes with clear reasoning
+   - Show before/after examples when suggesting changes
+   - Only suggest changes that meaningfully improve optimization potential
+
+### Optimization Guidelines
+
+- State updates should be structured to enable granular updates
+- Side effects should be isolated and dependencies clearly defined
+
+## Documentation guidelines
+
+When working in the `/docs` directory, follow the guidelines in this section:
+
+- **Role:** You are an expert technical writer and AI assistant for contributors
+  to Gemini CLI. Produce professional, accurate, and consistent documentation to
+  guide users of Gemini CLI.
+- **Technical Accuracy:** Do not invent facts, commands, code, API names, or
+  output. All technical information specific to Gemini CLI must be based on code
+  found within this directory and its subdirectories.
+- **Style Authority:** Your source for writing guidance and style is the
+  "Documentation contribution process" section in the root directory's
+  `CONTRIBUTING.md` file, as well as any guidelines provided this section.
+- **Information Architecture Consideration:** Before proposing documentation
+  changes, consider the information architecture. If a change adds significant
+  new content to existing documents, evaluate if creating a new, more focused
+  page or changes to `sidebar.json` would provide a better user experience.
+- **Proactive User Consideration:** The user experience should be a primary
+  concern when making changes to documentation. Aim to fill gaps in existing
+  knowledge whenever possible while keeping documentation concise and easy for
+  users to understand. If changes might hinder user understanding or
+  accessibility, proactively raise these concerns and propose alternatives.
+
+## Comments policy
+
+Only write high-value comments if at all. Avoid talking to the user through
+comments.
+
+## Logging and Error Handling
+
+- **Avoid Console Statements:** Do not use `console.log`, `console.error`, or
+  similar methods directly.
+- **Non-User-Facing Logs:** For developer-facing debug messages, use
+  `debugLogger` (from `@google/gemini-cli-core`).
+- **User-Facing Feedback:** To surface errors or warnings to the user, use
+  `coreEvents.emitFeedback` (from `@google/gemini-cli-core`).
+
+## General requirements
+
+- If there is something you do not understand or is ambiguous, seek confirmation
+  or clarification from the user before making changes based on assumptions.
+- Use hyphens instead of underscores in flag names (e.g. `my-flag` instead of
+  `my_flag`).
+- Always refer to Gemini CLI as `Gemini CLI`, never `the Gemini CLI`.

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [![Gemini CLI E2E (Chained)](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/actions/workflows/chained_e2e.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/actions/workflows/chained_e2e.yml)
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 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/google-gemini/gemini-cli)](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/LICENSE)
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+[![View Code Wiki](https://www.gstatic.com/_/boq-sdlc-agents-ui/_/r/YUi5dj2UWvE.svg)](https://codewiki.google/github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli)
 
 ![Gemini CLI Screenshot](./docs/assets/gemini-screenshot.png)
 
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ Learn all about Gemini CLI in our [documentation](https://geminicli.com/docs/).
 
 ## 📦 Installation
 
-See
-[Gemini CLI installation, execution, and releases](./docs/get-started/installation.md)
-for recommended system specifications and a detailed installation guide.
+### Pre-requisites before installation
+
+- Node.js version 20 or higher
+- macOS, Linux, or Windows
 
 ### Quick Install
 
@@ -54,23 +55,6 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
 brew install gemini-cli
 ```
 
-#### Install globally with MacPorts (macOS)
-
-```bash
-sudo port install gemini-cli
-```
-
-#### Install with Anaconda (for restricted environments)
-
-```bash
-# Create and activate a new environment
-conda create -y -n gemini_env -c conda-forge nodejs
-conda activate gemini_env
-
-# Install Gemini CLI globally via npm (inside the environment)
-npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
-```
-
 ## Release Cadence and Tags
 
 See [Releases](./docs/releases.md) for more details.
@@ -282,14 +266,14 @@ gemini
   quickly.
 - [**Authentication Setup**](./docs/get-started/authentication.md) - Detailed
   auth configuration.
-- [**Configuration Guide**](./docs/reference/configuration.md) - Settings and
+- [**Configuration Guide**](./docs/get-started/configuration.md) - Settings and
   customization.
-- [**Keyboard Shortcuts**](./docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md) -
-  Productivity tips.
+- [**Keyboard Shortcuts**](./docs/cli/keyboard-shortcuts.md) - Productivity
+  tips.
 
 ### Core Features
 
-- [**Commands Reference**](./docs/reference/commands.md) - All slash commands
+- [**Commands Reference**](./docs/cli/commands.md) - All slash commands
   (`/help`, `/chat`, etc).
 - [**Custom Commands**](./docs/cli/custom-commands.md) - Create your own
   reusable commands.
@@ -301,7 +285,7 @@ gemini
 
 ### Tools & Extensions
 
-- [**Built-in Tools Overview**](./docs/reference/tools.md)
+- [**Built-in Tools Overview**](./docs/tools/index.md)
   - [File System Operations](./docs/tools/file-system.md)
   - [Shell Commands](./docs/tools/shell.md)
   - [Web Fetch & Search](./docs/tools/web-fetch.md)
@@ -323,15 +307,15 @@ gemini
 - [**Enterprise Guide**](./docs/cli/enterprise.md) - Deploy and manage in a
   corporate environment.
 - [**Telemetry & Monitoring**](./docs/cli/telemetry.md) - Usage tracking.
-- [**Tools reference**](./docs/reference/tools.md) - Built-in tools overview.
+- [**Tools API Development**](./docs/core/tools-api.md) - Create custom tools.
 - [**Local development**](./docs/local-development.md) - Local development
   tooling.
 
 ### Troubleshooting & Support
 
-- [**Troubleshooting Guide**](./docs/resources/troubleshooting.md) - Common
-  issues and solutions.
-- [**FAQ**](./docs/resources/faq.md) - Frequently asked questions.
+- [**Troubleshooting Guide**](./docs/troubleshooting.md) - Common issues and
+  solutions.
+- [**FAQ**](./docs/faq.md) - Frequently asked questions.
 - Use `/bug` command to report issues directly from the CLI.
 
 ### Using MCP Servers
@@ -377,13 +361,12 @@ for planned features and priorities.
 
 ### Uninstall
 
-See the [Uninstall Guide](./docs/resources/uninstall.md) for removal
-instructions.
+See the [Uninstall Guide](docs/cli/uninstall.md) for removal instructions.
 
 ## 📄 Legal
 
 - **License**: [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE)
-- **Terms of Service**: [Terms & Privacy](./docs/resources/tos-privacy.md)
+- **Terms of Service**: [Terms & Privacy](./docs/tos-privacy.md)
 - **Security**: [Security Policy](SECURITY.md)
 
 ---

docs/admin/enterprise-controls.md

@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-# Enterprise Admin Controls
-
-Gemini CLI empowers enterprise administrators to manage and enforce security
-policies and configuration settings across their entire organization. Secure
-defaults are enabled automatically for all enterprise users, but can be
-customized via the [Management Console](https://goo.gle/manage-gemini-cli).
-
-**Enterprise Admin Controls are enforced globally and cannot be overridden by
-users locally**, ensuring a consistent security posture.
-
-## Admin Controls vs. System Settings
-
-While [System-wide settings](../cli/settings.md) act as convenient configuration
-overrides, they can still be modified by users with sufficient privileges. In
-contrast, admin controls are immutable at the local level, making them the
-preferred method for enforcing policy.
-
-## Available Controls
-
-### Strict Mode
-
-**Enabled/Disabled** | Default: enabled
-
-If enabled, users will not be able to enter yolo mode.
-
-### Extensions
-
-**Enabled/Disabled** | Default: disabled
-
-If disabled, users will not be able to use or install extensions. See
-[Extensions](../extensions/index.md) for more details.
-
-### MCP
-
-#### Enabled/Disabled
-
-**Enabled/Disabled** | Default: disabled
-
-If disabled, users will not be able to use MCP servers. See
-[MCP Server Integration](../tools/mcp-server.md) for more details.
-
-#### MCP Servers (preview)
-
-**Default**: empty
-
-Allows administrators to define an explicit allowlist of MCP servers. This
-guarantees that users can only connect to trusted MCP servers defined by the
-organization.
-
-**Allowlist Format:**
-
-```json
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "external-provider": {
-      "url": "https://api.mcp-provider.com",
-      "type": "sse",
-      "trust": true,
-      "includeTools": ["toolA", "toolB"],
-      "excludeTools": []
-    },
-    "internal-corp-tool": {
-      "url": "https://mcp.internal-tool.corp",
-      "type": "http",
-      "includeTools": [],
-      "excludeTools": ["adminTool"]
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-**Supported Fields:**
-
-- `url`: (Required) The full URL of the MCP server endpoint.
-- `type`: (Required) The connection type (e.g., `sse` or `http`).
-- `trust`: (Optional) If set to `true`, the server is trusted and tool execution
-  will not require user approval.
-- `includeTools`: (Optional) An explicit list of tool names to allow. If
-  specified, only these tools will be available.
-- `excludeTools`: (Optional) A list of tool names to hide. These tools will be
-  blocked.
-
-**Client Enforcement Logic:**
-
-- **Empty Allowlist**: If the admin allowlist is empty, the client uses the
-  user’s local configuration as is (unless the MCP toggle above is disabled).
-- **Active Allowlist**: If the allowlist contains one or more servers, **all
-  locally configured servers not present in the allowlist are ignored**.
-- **Configuration Merging**: For a server to be active, it must exist in
-  **both** the admin allowlist and the user’s local configuration (matched by
-  name). The client merges these definitions as follows:
-  - **Override Fields**: The `url`, `type`, & `trust` are always taken from the
-    admin allowlist, overriding any local values.
-  - **Tools Filtering**: If `includeTools` or `excludeTools` are defined in the
-    allowlist, the admin’s rules are used exclusively. If both are undefined in
-    the admin allowlist, the client falls back to the user’s local tool
-    settings.
-  - **Cleared Fields**: To ensure security and consistency, the client
-    automatically clears local execution fields (`command`, `args`, `env`,
-    `cwd`, `httpUrl`, `tcp`). This prevents users from overriding the connection
-    method.
-  - **Other Fields**: All other MCP fields are pulled from the user’s local
-    configuration.
-- **Missing Allowlisted Servers**: If a server appears in the admin allowlist
-  but is missing from the local configuration, it will not be initialized. This
-  ensures users maintain final control over which permitted servers are actually
-  active in their environment.
-
-### Unmanaged Capabilities
-
-**Enabled/Disabled** | Default: disabled
-
-If disabled, users will not be able to use certain features. Currently, this
-control disables Agent Skills. See [Agent Skills](../cli/skills.md) for more
-details.

docs/architecture.md

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Gemini CLI Architecture Overview
+
+This document provides a high-level overview of the Gemini CLI's architecture.
+
+## Core components
+
+The Gemini CLI is primarily composed of two main packages, along with a suite of
+tools that can be used by the system in the course of handling command-line
+input:
+
+1.  **CLI package (`packages/cli`):**
+    - **Purpose:** This contains the user-facing portion of the Gemini CLI, such
+      as handling the initial user input, presenting the final output, and
+      managing the overall user experience.
+    - **Key functions contained in the package:**
+      - [Input processing](/docs/cli/commands)
+      - History management
+      - Display rendering
+      - [Theme and UI customization](/docs/cli/themes)
+      - [CLI configuration settings](/docs/get-started/configuration)
+
+2.  **Core package (`packages/core`):**
+    - **Purpose:** This acts as the backend for the Gemini CLI. It receives
+      requests sent from `packages/cli`, orchestrates interactions with the
+      Gemini API, and manages the execution of available tools.
+    - **Key functions contained in the package:**
+      - API client for communicating with the Google Gemini API
+      - Prompt construction and management
+      - Tool registration and execution logic
+      - State management for conversations or sessions
+      - Server-side configuration
+
+3.  **Tools (`packages/core/src/tools/`):**
+    - **Purpose:** These are individual modules that extend the capabilities of
+      the Gemini model, allowing it to interact with the local environment
+      (e.g., file system, shell commands, web fetching).
+    - **Interaction:** `packages/core` invokes these tools based on requests
+      from the Gemini model.
+
+## Interaction flow
+
+A typical interaction with the Gemini CLI follows this flow:
+
+1.  **User input:** The user types a prompt or command into the terminal, which
+    is managed by `packages/cli`.
+2.  **Request to core:** `packages/cli` sends the user's input to
+    `packages/core`.
+3.  **Request processed:** The core package:
+    - Constructs an appropriate prompt for the Gemini API, possibly including
+      conversation history and available tool definitions.
+    - Sends the prompt to the Gemini API.
+4.  **Gemini API response:** The Gemini API processes the prompt and returns a
+    response. This response might be a direct answer or a request to use one of
+    the available tools.
+5.  **Tool execution (if applicable):**
+    - When the Gemini API requests a tool, the core package prepares to execute
+      it.
+    - If the requested tool can modify the file system or execute shell
+      commands, the user is first given details of the tool and its arguments,
+      and the user must approve the execution.
+    - Read-only operations, such as reading files, might not require explicit
+      user confirmation to proceed.
+    - Once confirmed, or if confirmation is not required, the core package
+      executes the relevant action within the relevant tool, and the result is
+      sent back to the Gemini API by the core package.
+    - The Gemini API processes the tool result and generates a final response.
+6.  **Response to CLI:** The core package sends the final response back to the
+    CLI package.
+7.  **Display to user:** The CLI package formats and displays the response to
+    the user in the terminal.
+
+## Key design principles
+
+- **Modularity:** Separating the CLI (frontend) from the Core (backend) allows
+  for independent development and potential future extensions (e.g., different
+  frontends for the same backend).
+- **Extensibility:** The tool system is designed to be extensible, allowing new
+  capabilities to be added.
+- **User experience:** The CLI focuses on providing a rich and interactive
+  terminal experience.

docs/changelogs/index.md

@@ -18,232 +18,6 @@ on GitHub.
 | [Preview](preview.md) | Experimental features ready for early feedback. |
 | [Stable](latest.md)   | Stable, recommended for general use.            |
 
-## Announcements: v0.32.0 - 2026-03-03
-
-- **Generalist Agent:** The generalist agent is now enabled to improve task
-  delegation and routing
-  ([#19665](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19665) by
-  @joshualitt).
-- **Model Steering in Workspace:** Added support for model steering directly in
-  the workspace
-  ([#20343](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20343) by
-  @joshualitt).
-- **Plan Mode Enhancements:** Users can now open and modify plans in an external
-  editor, and the planning workflow has been adapted to handle complex tasks
-  more effectively with multi-select options
-  ([#20348](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20348) by @Adib234,
-  [#20465](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20465) by @jerop).
-- **Interactive Shell Autocompletion:** Introduced interactive shell
-  autocompletion for a more seamless experience
-  ([#20082](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20082) by
-  @mrpmohiburrahman).
-- **Parallel Extension Loading:** Extensions are now loaded in parallel to
-  improve startup times
-  ([#20229](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20229) by
-  @scidomino).
-
-## Announcements: v0.31.0 - 2026-02-27
-
-- **Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview:** Gemini CLI now supports the new Gemini 3.1 Pro
-  Preview model
-  ([#19676](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19676) by
-  @sehoon38).
-- **Experimental Browser Agent:** We've introduced a new experimental browser
-  agent to interact with web pages
-  ([#19284](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19284) by
-  @gsquared94).
-- **Policy Engine Updates:** The policy engine now supports project-level
-  policies, MCP server wildcards, and tool annotation matching
-  ([#18682](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18682) by
-  @Abhijit-2592,
-  [#20024](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20024) by @jerop).
-- **Web Fetch Improvements:** We've implemented an experimental direct web fetch
-  feature and added rate limiting to mitigate DDoS risks
-  ([#19557](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19557) by @mbleigh,
-  [#19567](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19567) by
-  @mattKorwel).
-
-## Announcements: v0.30.0 - 2026-02-25
-
-- **SDK & Custom Skills:** Introduced the initial SDK package, enabling dynamic
-  system instructions, `SessionContext` for SDK tool calls, and support for
-  custom skills
-  ([#18861](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18861) by
-  @mbleigh).
-- **Policy Engine Enhancements:** Added a new `--policy` flag for user-defined
-  policies, introduced strict seatbelt profiles, and deprecated
-  `--allowed-tools` in favor of the policy engine
-  ([#18500](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18500) by
-  @allenhutchison).
-- **UI & Themes:** Added a generic searchable list for settings and extensions,
-  new Solarized themes, text wrapping for markdown tables, and a clean UI toggle
-  prototype ([#19064](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19064) by
-  @rmedranollamas).
-- **Vim & Terminal Interaction:** Improved Vim support to feel more complete and
-  added support for Ctrl-Z terminal suspension
-  ([#18755](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18755) by
-  @ppgranger, [#18931](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18931)
-  by @scidomino).
-
-## Announcements: v0.29.0 - 2026-02-17
-
-- **Plan Mode:** A new comprehensive planning capability with `/plan`,
-  `enter_plan_mode` tool, and dedicated documentation
-  ([#17698](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17698) by @Adib234,
-  [#18324](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18324) by @jerop).
-- **Gemini 3 Default:** We've removed the preview flag and enabled Gemini 3 by
-  default for all users
-  ([#18414](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18414) by
-  @sehoon38).
-- **Extension Exploration:** New UI and settings to explore and manage
-  extensions more easily
-  ([#18686](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18686) by
-  @sripasg).
-- **Admin Control:** Administrators can now allowlist specific MCP server
-  configurations
-  ([#18311](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18311) by
-  @skeshive).
-
-## Announcements: v0.28.0 - 2026-02-10
-
-- **Slash Command:** We've added a new `/prompt-suggest` slash command to help
-  you generate prompt suggestions
-  ([#17264](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17264) by
-  @NTaylorMullen).
-- **IDE Support:** Gemini CLI now supports the Positron IDE
-  ([#15047](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15047) by
-  @kapsner).
-- **Customization:** You can now use custom themes in extensions, and we've
-  implemented automatic theme switching based on your terminal's background
-  ([#17327](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17327) by
-  @spencer426, [#17976](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17976)
-  by @Abhijit-2592).
-- **Authentication:** We've added interactive and non-interactive consent for
-  OAuth, and you can now include your auth method in bug reports
-  ([#17699](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17699) by
-  @ehedlund, [#17569](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17569) by
-  @erikus).
-
-## Announcements: v0.27.0 - 2026-02-03
-
-- **Event-Driven Architecture:** The CLI now uses a new event-driven scheduler
-  for tool execution, resulting in a more responsive and performant experience
-  ([#17078](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17078) by
-  @abhipatel12).
-- **Enhanced User Experience:** This release includes queued tool confirmations,
-  and expandable large text pastes for a smoother workflow.
-- **New `/rewind` Command:** Easily navigate your session history with the new
-  `/rewind` command
-  ([#15720](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15720) by
-  @Adib234).
-- **Linux Clipboard Support:** You can now paste images on Linux with Wayland
-  and X11 ([#17144](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17144) by
-  @devr0306).
-
-## Announcements: v0.26.0 - 2026-01-27
-
-- **Agents and Skills:** We've introduced a new `skill-creator` skill
-  ([#16394](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16394) by
-  @NTaylorMullen), enabled agent skills by default, and added a generalist agent
-  to improve task routing
-  ([#16638](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16638) by
-  @joshualitt).
-- **UI/UX Improvements:** You can now "Rewind" through your conversation history
-  ([#15717](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15717) by @Adib234)
-  and use a new `/introspect` command for debugging.
-- **Core and Scheduler Refactoring:** The core scheduler has been significantly
-  refactored to improve performance and reliability
-  ([#16895](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16895) by
-  @abhipatel12), and numerous performance and stability fixes have been
-  included.
-
-## Announcements: v0.25.0 - 2026-01-20
-
-- **Skills and Agents Improvements:** We've enhanced the `activate_skill` tool,
-  added a new `pr-creator` skill
-  ([#16232](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16232) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)), enabled skills by
-  default, improved the `cli_help` agent
-  ([#16100](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16100) by
-  [@scidomino](https://github.com/scidomino)), and added a new `/agents refresh`
-  command ([#16204](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16204) by
-  [@joshualitt](https://github.com/joshualitt)).
-- **UI/UX Refinements:** You'll notice more transparent feedback for skills
-  ([#15954](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15954) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)), the ability to switch
-  focus between the shell and input with Tab
-  ([#14332](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14332) by
-  [@jacob314](https://github.com/jacob314)), and dynamic terminal tab titles
-  ([#16378](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16378) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)).
-- **Core Functionality & Performance:** This release includes support for
-  built-in agent skills
-  ([#16045](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16045) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)), refined Gemini 3 system
-  instructions ([#16139](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16139)
-  by [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)), caching for ignore
-  instances to improve performance
-  ([#16185](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16185) by
-  [@EricRahm](https://github.com/EricRahm)), and enhanced retry mechanisms
-  ([#16489](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16489) by
-  [@sehoon38](https://github.com/sehoon38)).
-- **Bug Fixes and Stability:** We've squashed numerous bugs across the CLI,
-  core, and workflows, addressing issues with subagent delegation, unicode
-  character crashes, and sticky header regressions.
-
-## Announcements: v0.24.0 - 2026-01-14
-
-- **Agent Skills:** We've introduced significant advancements in Agent Skills.
-  This includes initial documentation and tutorials to help you get started,
-  alongside enhanced support for remote agents, allowing for more distributed
-  and powerful automation within Gemini CLI.
-  ([#15869](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15869) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)),
-  ([#16013](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16013) by
-  [@adamweidman](https://github.com/adamweidman))
-- **Improved UI/UX:** The user interface has received several updates, featuring
-  visual indicators for hook execution, a more refined display for settings, and
-  the ability to use the Tab key to effortlessly switch focus between the shell
-  and input areas.
-  ([#15408](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15408) by
-  [@abhipatel12](https://github.com/abhipatel12)),
-  ([#14332](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14332) by
-  [@galz10](https://github.com/galz10))
-- **Enhanced Security:** Security has been a major focus, with default folder
-  trust now set to untrusted for increased safety. The Policy Engine has been
-  improved to allow specific modes in user and administrator policies, and
-  granular allowlisting for shell commands has been implemented, providing finer
-  control over tool execution.
-  ([#15943](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15943) by
-  [@galz10](https://github.com/galz10)),
-  ([#15977](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15977) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen))
-- **Core Functionality:** This release includes a mandatory MessageBus
-  injection, marking Phase 3 of a hard migration to a more robust internal
-  communication system. We've also added support for built-in skills with the
-  CLI itself, and enhanced model routing to effectively utilize subagents.
-  ([#15776](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15776) by
-  [@abhipatel12](https://github.com/abhipatel12)),
-  ([#16300](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16300) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen))
-- **Terminal Features:** Terminal interactions are more seamless with new
-  features like OSC 52 paste support, along with fixes for Windows clipboard
-  paste issues and general improvements to pasting in Windows terminals.
-  ([#15336](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15336) by
-  [@scidomino](https://github.com/scidomino)),
-  ([#15932](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15932) by
-  [@scidomino](https://github.com/scidomino))
-- **New Commands:** To manage the new features, we've added several new
-  commands: `/agents refresh` to update agent configurations, `/skills reload`
-  to refresh skill definitions, and `/skills install/uninstall` for easier
-  management of your Agent Skills.
-  ([#16204](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16204) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)),
-  ([#15865](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15865) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen)),
-  ([#16377](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16377) by
-  [@NTaylorMullen](https://github.com/NTaylorMullen))
-
 ## Announcements: v0.23.0 - 2026-01-07
 
 - 🎉 **Experimental Agent Skills Support in Preview:** Gemini CLI now supports
@@ -362,8 +136,7 @@ on GitHub.
 - **Experimental permission improvements:** We are now experimenting with a new
   policy engine in Gemini CLI. This allows users and administrators to create
   fine-grained policy for tool calls. Currently behind a flag. See
-  [policy engine documentation](../reference/policy-engine.md) for more
-  information.
+  [policy engine documentation](../core/policy-engine.md) for more information.
   - Blog:
     [https://allen.hutchison.org/2025/11/26/the-guardrails-of-autonomy/](https://allen.hutchison.org/2025/11/26/the-guardrails-of-autonomy/)
 - **Gemini 3 support for paid:** Gemini 3 support has been rolled out to all API
@@ -488,9 +261,8 @@ on GitHub.
   page in their default browser directly from the CLI using the `/extension`
   explore command. ([pr](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/11846)
   by [@JayadityaGit](https://github.com/JayadityaGit)).
-- **Configurable compression:** Users can modify the context compression
-  threshold in `/settings` (decimal with percentage display). The default has
-  been made more proactive
+- **Configurable compression:** Users can modify the compression threshold in
+  `/settings`. The default has been made more proactive
   ([pr](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12317) by
   [@scidomino](https://github.com/scidomino)).
 - **API key authentication:** Users can now securely enter and store their

docs/changelogs/latest.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Latest stable release: v0.32.1
+# Latest stable release: v0.23.0
 
-Released: March 4, 2026
+Released: January 6, 2026
 
 For most users, our latest stable release is the recommended release. Install
 the latest stable version with:
@@ -11,198 +11,155 @@ npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
 
 ## Highlights
 
-- **Plan Mode Enhancements**: Significant updates to Plan Mode, including the
-  ability to open and modify plans in an external editor, adaptations for
-  complex tasks with multi-select options, and integration tests for plan mode.
-- **Agent and Steering Improvements**: The generalist agent has been enabled to
-  enhance task delegation, model steering is now supported directly within the
-  workspace, and contiguous parallel admission is enabled for `Kind.Agent`
-  tools.
-- **Interactive Shell**: Interactive shell autocompletion has been introduced,
-  significantly enhancing the user experience.
-- **Core Stability and Performance**: Extensions are now loaded in parallel,
-  fetch timeouts have been increased, robust A2A streaming reassembly was
-  implemented, and orphaned processes when terminal closes have been prevented.
-- **Billing and Quota Handling**: Implemented G1 AI credits overage flow with
-  billing telemetry and added support for quota error fallbacks across all
-  authentication types.
+- **Gemini CLI wrapped:** Run `npx gemini-wrapped` to visualize your usage
+  stats, top models, languages, and more!
+- **Windows clipboard image support:** Windows users can now paste images
+  directly from their clipboard into the CLI using `Alt`+`V`.
+  ([pr](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13997) by
+  [@sgeraldes](https://github.com/sgeraldes))
+- **Terminal background color detection:** Automatically optimizes your
+  terminal's background color to select compatible themes and provide
+  accessibility warnings.
+  ([pr](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15132) by
+  [@jacob314](https://github.com/jacob314))
+- **Session logout:** Use the new `/logout` command to instantly clear
+  credentials and reset your authentication state for seamless account
+  switching. ([pr](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13383) by
+  [@CN-Scars](https://github.com/CN-Scars))
 
-## What's Changed
+## What's changed
 
-- fix(patch): cherry-pick 0659ad1 to release/v0.32.0-pr-21042 to patch version
-  v0.32.0 and create version 0.32.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#21048](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/21048)
-- feat(plan): add integration tests for plan mode by @Adib234 in
-  [#20214](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20214)
-- fix(acp): update auth handshake to spec by @skeshive in
-  [#19725](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19725)
-- feat(core): implement robust A2A streaming reassembly and fix task continuity
-  by @adamfweidman in
-  [#20091](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20091)
-- feat(cli): load extensions in parallel by @scidomino in
-  [#20229](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20229)
-- Plumb the maxAttempts setting through Config args by @kevinjwang1 in
-  [#20239](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20239)
-- fix(cli): skip 404 errors in setup-github file downloads by @h30s in
-  [#20287](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20287)
-- fix(cli): expose model.name setting in settings dialog for persistence by
-  @achaljhawar in
-  [#19605](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19605)
-- docs: remove legacy cmd examples in favor of powershell by @scidomino in
-  [#20323](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20323)
-- feat(core): Enable model steering in workspace. by @joshualitt in
-  [#20343](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20343)
-- fix: remove trailing comma in issue triage workflow settings json by @Nixxx19
-  in [#20265](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20265)
-- feat(core): implement task tracker foundation and service by @anj-s in
-  [#19464](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19464)
-- test: support tests that include color information by @jacob314 in
-  [#20220](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20220)
-- feat(core): introduce Kind.Agent for sub-agent classification by @abhipatel12
-  in [#20369](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20369)
-- Changelog for v0.30.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20252](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20252)
-- Update changelog workflow to reject nightly builds by @g-samroberts in
-  [#20248](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20248)
-- Changelog for v0.31.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20249](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20249)
-- feat(cli): hide workspace policy update dialog and auto-accept by default by
-  @Abhijit-2592 in
-  [#20351](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20351)
-- feat(core): rename grep_search include parameter to include_pattern by
-  @SandyTao520 in
-  [#20328](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20328)
-- feat(plan): support opening and modifying plan in external editor by @Adib234
-  in [#20348](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20348)
-- feat(cli): implement interactive shell autocompletion by @mrpmohiburrahman in
-  [#20082](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20082)
-- fix(core): allow /memory add to work in plan mode by @Jefftree in
-  [#20353](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20353)
-- feat(core): add HTTP 499 to retryable errors and map to RetryableQuotaError by
-  @bdmorgan in [#20432](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20432)
-- feat(core): Enable generalist agent by @joshualitt in
-  [#19665](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19665)
-- Updated tests in TableRenderer.test.tsx to use SVG snapshots by @devr0306 in
-  [#20450](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20450)
-- Refactor Github Action per b/485167538 by @google-admin in
-  [#19443](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19443)
-- fix(github): resolve actionlint and yamllint regressions from #19443 by @jerop
-  in [#20467](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20467)
-- fix: action var usage by @galz10 in
-  [#20492](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20492)
-- feat(core): improve A2A content extraction by @adamfweidman in
-  [#20487](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20487)
-- fix(cli): support quota error fallbacks for all authentication types by
-  @sehoon38 in [#20475](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20475)
-- fix(core): flush transcript for pure tool-call responses to ensure BeforeTool
-  hooks see complete state by @krishdef7 in
-  [#20419](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20419)
-- feat(plan): adapt planning workflow based on complexity of task by @jerop in
-  [#20465](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20465)
-- fix: prevent orphaned processes from consuming 100% CPU when terminal closes
-  by @yuvrajangadsingh in
-  [#16965](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16965)
-- feat(core): increase fetch timeout and fix [object Object] error
-  stringification by @bdmorgan in
-  [#20441](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20441)
-- [Gemma x Gemini CLI] Add an Experimental Gemma Router that uses a LiteRT-LM
-  shim into the Composite Model Classifier Strategy by @sidwan02 in
-  [#17231](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17231)
-- docs(plan): update documentation regarding supporting editing of plan files
-  during plan approval by @Adib234 in
-  [#20452](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20452)
-- test(cli): fix flaky ToolResultDisplay overflow test by @jwhelangoog in
-  [#20518](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20518)
-- ui(cli): reduce length of Ctrl+O hint by @jwhelangoog in
-  [#20490](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20490)
-- fix(ui): correct styled table width calculations by @devr0306 in
-  [#20042](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20042)
-- Avoid overaggressive unescaping by @scidomino in
-  [#20520](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20520)
-- feat(telemetry) Instrument traces with more attributes and make them available
-  to OTEL users by @heaventourist in
-  [#20237](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20237)
-- Add support for policy engine in extensions by @chrstnb in
-  [#20049](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20049)
-- Docs: Update to Terms of Service & FAQ by @jkcinouye in
-  [#20488](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20488)
-- Fix bottom border rendering for search and add a regression test. by @jacob314
-  in [#20517](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20517)
-- fix(core): apply retry logic to CodeAssistServer for all users by @bdmorgan in
-  [#20507](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20507)
-- Fix extension MCP server env var loading by @chrstnb in
-  [#20374](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20374)
-- feat(ui): add 'ctrl+o' hint to truncated content message by @jerop in
-  [#20529](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20529)
-- Fix flicker showing message to press ctrl-O again to collapse. by @jacob314 in
-  [#20414](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20414)
-- fix(cli): hide shortcuts hint while model is thinking or the user has typed a
-  prompt + add debounce to avoid flicker by @jacob314 in
-  [#19389](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19389)
-- feat(plan): update planning workflow to encourage multi-select with
-  descriptions of options by @Adib234 in
-  [#20491](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20491)
-- refactor(core,cli): useAlternateBuffer read from config by @psinha40898 in
-  [#20346](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20346)
-- fix(cli): ensure dialogs stay scrolled to bottom in alternate buffer mode by
-  @jacob314 in [#20527](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20527)
-- fix(core): revert auto-save of policies to user space by @Abhijit-2592 in
-  [#20531](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20531)
-- Demote unreliable test. by @gundermanc in
-  [#20571](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20571)
-- fix(core): handle optional response fields from code assist API by @sehoon38
-  in [#20345](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20345)
-- fix(cli): keep thought summary when loading phrases are off by @LyalinDotCom
-  in [#20497](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20497)
-- feat(cli): add temporary flag to disable workspace policies by @Abhijit-2592
-  in [#20523](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20523)
-- Disable expensive and scheduled workflows on personal forks by @dewitt in
-  [#20449](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20449)
-- Moved markdown parsing logic to a separate util file by @devr0306 in
-  [#20526](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20526)
-- fix(plan): prevent agent from using ask_user for shell command confirmation by
-  @Adib234 in [#20504](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20504)
-- fix(core): disable retries for code assist streaming requests by @sehoon38 in
-  [#20561](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20561)
-- feat(billing): implement G1 AI credits overage flow with billing telemetry by
-  @gsquared94 in
-  [#18590](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18590)
-- feat: better error messages by @gsquared94 in
-  [#20577](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20577)
-- fix(ui): persist expansion in AskUser dialog when navigating options by @jerop
-  in [#20559](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20559)
-- fix(cli): prevent sub-agent tool calls from leaking into UI by @abhipatel12 in
-  [#20580](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20580)
-- fix(cli): Shell autocomplete polish by @jacob314 in
-  [#20411](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20411)
-- Changelog for v0.31.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20590](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20590)
-- Add slash command for promoting behavioral evals to CI blocking by @gundermanc
-  in [#20575](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20575)
-- Changelog for v0.30.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20589](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20589)
-- Add low/full CLI error verbosity mode for cleaner UI by @LyalinDotCom in
-  [#20399](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20399)
-- Disable Gemini PR reviews on draft PRs. by @gundermanc in
-  [#20362](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20362)
-- Docs: FAQ update by @jkcinouye in
-  [#20585](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20585)
-- fix(core): reduce intrusive MCP errors and deduplicate diagnostics by
-  @spencer426 in
-  [#20232](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20232)
-- docs: fix spelling typos in installation guide by @campox747 in
-  [#20579](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20579)
-- Promote stable tests to CI blocking. by @gundermanc in
-  [#20581](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20581)
-- feat(core): enable contiguous parallel admission for Kind.Agent tools by
-  @abhipatel12 in
-  [#20583](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20583)
-- Enforce import/no-duplicates as error by @Nixxx19 in
-  [#19797](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19797)
-- fix: merge duplicate imports in sdk and test-utils packages (1/4) by @Nixxx19
-  in [#19777](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19777)
-- fix: merge duplicate imports in a2a-server package (2/4) by @Nixxx19 in
-  [#19781](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19781)
+- Code assist service metrics. by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15024
+- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251216.bb0c0d8ee by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15121
+- Docs by @Roaimkhan in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15103
+- Use official ACP SDK and support HTTP/SSE based MCP servers by @SteffenDE in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13856
+- Remove foreground for themes other than shades of purple and holiday. by
+  @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14606
+- chore: remove repo specific tips by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15164
+- chore: remove user query from footer in debug mode by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15169
+- Disallow unnecessary awaits. by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15172
+- Add one to the padding in settings dialog to avoid flicker. by @jacob314 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15173
+- feat(core): introduce remote agent infrastructure and rename local executor by
+  @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15110
+- feat(cli): Add `/auth logout` command to clear credentials and auth state by
+  @CN-Scars in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13383
+- (fix) Automated pr labeller by @DaanVersavel in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14885
+- feat: launch Gemini 3 Flash in Gemini CLI ⚡️⚡️⚡️ by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15196
+- Refactor: Migrate console.error in ripGrep.ts to debugLogger by @Adib234 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15201
+- chore: update a2a-js to 0.3.7 by @adamfweidman in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15197
+- chore(core): remove redundant isModelAvailabilityServiceEnabled toggle and
+  clean up dead code by @adamfweidman in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15207
+- feat(core): Late resolve `GenerateContentConfig`s and reduce mutation. by
+  @joshualitt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14920
+- Respect previewFeatures value from the remote flag if undefined by @sehoon38
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15214
+- feat(ui): add Windows clipboard image support and Alt+V paste workaround by
+  @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15218
+- chore(core): remove legacy fallback flags and migrate loop detection by
+  @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15213
+- fix(ui): Prevent eager slash command completion hiding sibling commands by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15224
+- Docs: Update Changelog for Dec 17, 2025 by @jkcinouye in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15204
+- Code Assist backend telemetry for user accept/reject of suggestions by
+  @gundermanc in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15206
+- fix(cli): correct initial history length handling for chat commands by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15223
+- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251218.739c02bd6 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15231
+- Change detailed model stats to use a new shared Table class to resolve
+  robustness issues. by @jacob314 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15208
+- feat: add agent toml parser by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15112
+- Add core tool that adds all context from the core package. by @jacob314 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15238
+- (docs): Add reference section to hooks documentation by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15159
+- feat(hooks): add support for friendly names and descriptions by @abhipatel12
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15174
+- feat: Detect background color by @jacob314 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15132
+- add 3.0 to allowed sensitive keywords by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15276
+- feat: Pass additional environment variables to shell execution by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15160
+- Remove unused code by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15290
+- Handle all 429 as retryableQuotaError by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15288
+- Remove unnecessary dependencies by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15291
+- fix: prevent infinite loop in prompt completion on error by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14548
+- fix(ui): show command suggestions even on perfect match and sort them by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15287
+- feat(hooks): reduce log verbosity and improve error reporting in UI by
+  @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15297
+- feat: simplify tool confirmation labels for better UX by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15296
+- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251219.70696e364 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15301
+- feat(core): Implement JIT context memory loading and UI sync by @SandyTao520
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14469
+- feat(ui): Put "Allow for all future sessions" behind a setting off by default.
+  by @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15322
+- fix(cli):change the placeholder of input during the shell mode by
+  @JayadityaGit in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15135
+- Validate OAuth resource parameter matches MCP server URL by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15289
+- docs(cli): add System Prompt Override (GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD) by @ashmod in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9515
+- more robust command parsing logs by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15339
+- Introspection agent demo by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15232
+- fix(core): sanitize hook command expansion and prevent injection by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15343
+- fix(folder trust): add validation for trusted folder level by @adamfweidman in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12215
+- fix(cli): fix right border overflow in trust dialogs by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15350
+- fix(policy): fix bug where accepting-edits continued after it was turned off
+  by @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15351
+- fix: prevent infinite relaunch loop when --resume fails (#14941) by @Ying-xi
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14951
+- chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251220.41a1a3eed by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15352
+- feat(telemetry): add clearcut logging for hooks by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15405
+- fix(core): Add `.geminiignore` support to SearchText tool by @xyrolle in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13763
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 0843d9a to release/v0.23.0-preview.0-pr-15443 to patch
+  version v0.23.0-preview.0 and create version 0.23.0-preview.1 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15445
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 9cdb267 to release/v0.23.0-preview.1-pr-15494 to patch
+  version v0.23.0-preview.1 and create version 0.23.0-preview.2 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15592
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 37be162 to release/v0.23.0-preview.2-pr-15601 to patch
+  version v0.23.0-preview.2 and create version 0.23.0-preview.3 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15603
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 07e597d to release/v0.23.0-preview.3-pr-15684
+  [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15734
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick c31f053 to release/v0.23.0-preview.4-pr-16004 to patch
+  version v0.23.0-preview.4 and create version 0.23.0-preview.5 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16027
+- fix(patch): cherry-pick 788bb04 to release/v0.23.0-preview.5-pr-15817
+  [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16038
 
-**Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.31.0...v0.32.1
+**Full changelog**:
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.22.5...v0.23.0

docs/changelogs/preview.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Preview release: v0.33.0-preview.1
+# Preview release: Release v0.24.0-preview.0
 
-Released: March 04, 2026
+Released: January 6, 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).
@@ -11,177 +11,214 @@ To install the preview release:
 npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@preview
 ```
 
-## Highlights
+## What's changed
 
-- **Plan Mode Enhancements**: Added support for annotating plans with feedback
-  for iteration, enabling built-in research subagents in plan mode, and a new
-  `copy` subcommand.
-- **Agent and Skill Improvements**: Introduced the new `github-issue-creator`
-  skill, implemented HTTP authentication support for A2A remote agents, and
-  added support for authenticated A2A agent card discovery.
-- **CLI UX/UI Updates**: Redesigned the header to be compact with an ASCII icon,
-  inverted the context window display to show usage, and directly indicate auth
-  required state for agents.
-- **Core and ACP Enhancements**: Implemented slash command handling in ACP (for
-  `/memory`, `/init`, `/extensions`, and `/restore`), added a set models
-  interface to ACP, and centralized `read_file` limits while truncating large
-  MCP tool output.
+- chore(core): refactor model resolution and cleanup fallback logic by
+  @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15228
+- Add Folder Trust Support To Hooks by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15325
+- Record timestamp with code assist metrics. by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15439
+- feat(policy): implement dynamic mode-aware policy evaluation by @abhipatel12
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15307
+- fix(core): use debugLogger.debug for startup profiler logs by @NTaylorMullen
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15443
+- feat(ui): Add security warning and improve layout for Hooks list by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15440
+- fix #15369, prevent crash on unhandled EIO error in readStdin cleanup by
+  @ElecTwix in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15410
+- chore: improve error messages for --resume by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15360
+- chore: remove clipboard file by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15447
+- Implemented unified secrets sanitization and env. redaction options by
+  @gundermanc in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15348
+- feat: automatic `/model` persistence across Gemini CLI sessions by @niyasrad
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13199
+- refactor(core): remove deprecated permission aliases from BeforeToolHookOutput
+  by @StoyanD in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14855
+- fix: add missing `type` field to MCPServerConfig by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15465
+- Make schema validation errors non-fatal by @jacob314 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15487
+- chore: limit MCP resources display to 10 by default by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15489
+- Add experimental in-CLI extension install and uninstall subcommands by
+  @chrstnb in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15178
+- feat: Add A2A Client Manager and tests by @adamfweidman in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15485
+- feat: terse transformations of image paths in text buffer by @psinha40898 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/4924
+- Security: Project-level hook warnings by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15470
+- Added modifyOtherKeys protocol support for tmux by @ved015 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15524
+- chore(core): fix comment typo by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15558
+- feat: Show snowfall animation for holiday theme by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15494
+- do not persist the fallback model by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15483
+- Resolve unhandled promise rejection in ide-client.ts by @Adib234 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15587
+- fix(core): handle checkIsRepo failure in GitService.initialize by
+  @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15574
+- fix(cli): add enableShellOutputEfficiency to settings schema by
+  @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15560
+- Manual nightly version bump to 0.24.0-nightly.20251226.546baf993 by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15594
+- refactor(core): extract static concerns from CoreToolScheduler by @abhipatel12
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15589
+- fix(core): enable granular shell command allowlisting in policy engine by
+  @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15601
+- chore/release: bump version to 0.24.0-nightly.20251227.37be16243 by
+  @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15612
+- refactor: deprecate legacy confirmation settings and enforce Policy Engine by
+  @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15626
+- Migrate console to coreEvents.emitFeedback or debugLogger by @Adib234 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15219
+- Exponential back-off retries for retryable error without a specified … by
+  @sehoon38 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15684
+- feat(agents): add support for remote agents and multi-agent TOML files by
+  @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15437
+- Update wittyPhrases.ts by @segyges in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15697
+- refactor(auth): Refactor non-interactive mode auth validation & refresh by
+  @skeshive in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15679
+- Revert "Update wittyPhrases.ts (#15697)" by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15719
+- fix(hooks): deduplicate agent hooks and add cross-platform integration tests
+  by @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15701
+- Implement support for tool input modification by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15492
+- Add instructions to the extensions update info notification by @chrstnb in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14907
+- Add extension settings info to /extensions list by @chrstnb in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14905
+- Agent Skills: Implement Core Skill Infrastructure & Tiered Discovery by
+  @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15698
+- chore: remove cot style comments by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15735
+- feat(agents): Add remote agents to agent registry by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15711
+- feat(hooks): implement STOP_EXECUTION and enhance hook decision handling by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15685
+- Fix build issues caused by year-specific linter rule by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15780
+- fix(core): handle unhandled promise rejection in mcp-client-manager by
+  @kamja44 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14701
+- log fallback mode by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15817
+- Agent Skills: Implement Autonomous Activation Tool & Context Injection by
+  @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15725
+- fix(core): improve shell command with redirection detection by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15683
+- Add security docs by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15739
+- feat: add folder suggestions to `/dir add` command by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15724
+- Agent Skills: Implement Agent Integration and System Prompt Awareness by
+  @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15728
+- chore: cleanup old smart edit settings by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15832
+- Agent Skills: Status Bar Integration for Skill Counts by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15741
+- fix(core): mock powershell output in shell-utils test by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15831
+- Agent Skills: Unify Representation & Centralize Loading by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15833
+- Unify shell security policy and remove legacy logic by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15770
+- feat(core): restore MessageBus optionality for soft migration (Phase 1) by
+  @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15774
+- feat(core): Standardize Tool and Agent Invocation constructors (Phase 2) by
+  @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15775
+- feat(core,cli): enforce mandatory MessageBus injection (Phase 3 Hard
+  Migration) by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15776
+- Agent Skills: Extension Support & Security Disclosure by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15834
+- feat(hooks): implement granular stop and block behavior for agent hooks by
+  @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15824
+- Agent Skills: Add gemini skills CLI management command by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15837
+- refactor: consolidate EditTool and SmartEditTool by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15857
+- fix(cli): mock fs.readdir in consent tests for Windows compatibility by
+  @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15904
+- refactor(core): Extract and integrate ToolExecutor by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15900
+- Fix terminal hang when user exits browser without logging in by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15748
+- fix: avoid SDK warning by not accessing .text getter in logging by @ved015 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15706
+- Make default settings apply by @devr0306 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15354
+- chore: rename smart-edit to edit by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15923
+- Opt-in to persist model from /model by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15820
+- fix: prevent /copy crash on Windows by skipping /dev/tty by @ManojINaik in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15657
+- Support context injection via SessionStart hook. by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15746
+- Fix order of preflight by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15941
+- Fix failing unit tests by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15940
+- fix(cli): resolve paste issue on Windows terminals. by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15932
+- Agent Skills: Implement /skills reload by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15865
+- Add setting to support OSC 52 paste by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15336
+- remove manual string when displaying manual model in the footer by @sehoon38
+  in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15967
+- fix(core): use correct interactive check for system prompt by @ppergame in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15020
+- Inform user of missing settings on extensions update by @chrstnb in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15944
+- feat(policy): allow 'modes' in user and admin policies by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15977
+- fix: default folder trust to untrusted for enhanced security by @galz10 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15943
+- Add description for each settings item in /settings by @sehoon38 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15936
+- Use GetOperation to poll for OnboardUser completion by @ishaanxgupta in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15827
+- Agent Skills: Add skill directory to WorkspaceContext upon activation by
+  @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15870
+- Fix settings command fallback by @chrstnb in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15926
+- fix: writeTodo construction by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16014
+- properly disable keyboard modes on exit by @scidomino in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16006
+- Add workflow to label child issues for rollup by @bdmorgan in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16002
+- feat(ui): add visual indicators for hook execution by @abhipatel12 in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15408
+- fix: image token estimation by @jackwotherspoon in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16004
+- feat(hooks): Add a hooks.enabled setting. by @joshualitt in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15933
+- feat(admin): Introduce remote admin settings & implement
+  secureModeEnabled/mcpEnabled by @skeshive in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15935
+- Remove trailing whitespace in yaml. by @joshualitt in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16036
+- feat(agents): add support for remote agents by @adamfweidman in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16013
+- fix: limit scheduled issue triage queries to prevent argument list too long
+  error by @jerop in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16021
+- ci(github-actions): triage all new issues automatically by @jerop in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16018
+- Fix test. by @gundermanc in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/16011
+- fix: hide broken skills object from settings dialog by @korade-krushna in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15766
+- Agent Skills: Initial Documentation & Tutorial by @NTaylorMullen in
+  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/15869
 
-## What's Changed
-
-- fix(patch): cherry-pick 0659ad1 to release/v0.33.0-preview.0-pr-21042 to patch
-  version v0.33.0-preview.0 and create version 0.33.0-preview.1 by
-  @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#21047](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/21047)
-
-* Docs: Update model docs to remove Preview Features. by @jkcinouye in
-  [#20084](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20084)
-* docs: fix typo in installation documentation by @AdityaSharma-Git3207 in
-  [#20153](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20153)
-* docs: add Windows PowerShell equivalents for environments and scripting by
-  @scidomino in [#20333](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20333)
-* fix(core): parse raw ASCII buffer strings in Gaxios errors by @sehoon38 in
-  [#20626](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20626)
-* chore(release): bump version to 0.33.0-nightly.20260227.ba149afa0 by @galz10
-  in [#20637](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20637)
-* fix(github): use robot PAT for automated PRs to pass CLA check by @galz10 in
-  [#20641](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20641)
-* chore/release: bump version to 0.33.0-nightly.20260228.1ca5c05d0 by
-  @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20644](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20644)
-* Changelog for v0.31.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20634](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20634)
-* fix: use full paths for ACP diff payloads by @JagjeevanAK in
-  [#19539](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19539)
-* Changelog for v0.32.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in
-  [#20627](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20627)
-* fix: acp/zed race condition between MCP initialisation and prompt by
-  @kartikangiras in
-  [#20205](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20205)
-* fix(cli): reset themeManager between tests to ensure isolation by
-  @NTaylorMullen in
-  [#20598](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20598)
-* refactor(core): Extract tool parameter names as constants by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#20460](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20460)
-* fix(cli): resolve autoThemeSwitching when background hasn't changed but theme
-  mismatches by @sehoon38 in
-  [#20706](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20706)
-* feat(skills): add github-issue-creator skill by @sehoon38 in
-  [#20709](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20709)
-* fix(cli): allow sub-agent confirmation requests in UI while preventing
-  background flicker by @abhipatel12 in
-  [#20722](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20722)
-* Merge User and Agent Card Descriptions #20849 by @adamfweidman in
-  [#20850](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20850)
-* fix(core): reduce LLM-based loop detection false positives by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#20701](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20701)
-* fix(plan): deflake plan mode integration tests by @Adib234 in
-  [#20477](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20477)
-* Add /unassign support by @scidomino in
-  [#20864](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20864)
-* feat(core): implement HTTP authentication support for A2A remote agents by
-  @SandyTao520 in
-  [#20510](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20510)
-* feat(core): centralize read_file limits and update gemini-3 description by
-  @aishaneeshah in
-  [#20619](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20619)
-* Do not block CI on evals by @gundermanc in
-  [#20870](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20870)
-* document node limitation for shift+tab by @scidomino in
-  [#20877](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20877)
-* Add install as an option when extension is selected. by @DavidAPierce in
-  [#20358](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20358)
-* Update CODEOWNERS for README.md reviewers by @g-samroberts in
-  [#20860](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20860)
-* feat(core): truncate large MCP tool output by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#19365](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19365)
-* Subagent activity UX. by @gundermanc in
-  [#17570](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17570)
-* style(cli) : Dialog pattern for /hooks Command by @AbdulTawabJuly in
-  [#17930](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17930)
-* feat: redesign header to be compact with ASCII icon by @keithguerin in
-  [#18713](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18713)
-* fix(core): ensure subagents use qualified MCP tool names by @abhipatel12 in
-  [#20801](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20801)
-* feat(core): support authenticated A2A agent card discovery by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#20622](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20622)
-* refactor(cli): fully remove React anti patterns, improve type safety and fix
-  UX oversights in SettingsDialog.tsx by @psinha40898 in
-  [#18963](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18963)
-* Adding MCPOAuthProvider implementing the MCPSDK OAuthClientProvider by
-  @Nayana-Parameswarappa in
-  [#20121](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20121)
-* feat(core): add tool name validation in TOML policy files by @allenhutchison
-  in [#19281](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19281)
-* docs: fix broken markdown links in main README.md by @Hamdanbinhashim in
-  [#20300](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20300)
-* refactor(core): replace manual syncPlanModeTools with declarative policy rules
-  by @jerop in [#20596](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20596)
-* fix(core): increase default headers timeout to 5 minutes by @gundermanc in
-  [#20890](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20890)
-* feat(admin): enable 30 day default retention for chat history & remove warning
-  by @skeshive in
-  [#20853](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20853)
-* feat(plan): support annotating plans with feedback for iteration by @Adib234
-  in [#20876](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20876)
-* Add some dos and don'ts to behavioral evals README. by @gundermanc in
-  [#20629](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20629)
-* fix(core): skip telemetry logging for AbortError exceptions by @yunaseoul in
-  [#19477](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/19477)
-* fix(core): restrict "System: Please continue" invalid stream retry to Gemini 2
-  models by @SandyTao520 in
-  [#20897](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20897)
-* ci(evals): only run evals in CI if prompts or tools changed by @gundermanc in
-  [#20898](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20898)
-* Build binary by @aswinashok44 in
-  [#18933](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/18933)
-* Code review fixes as a pr by @jacob314 in
-  [#20612](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20612)
-* fix(ci): handle empty APP_ID in stale PR closer by @bdmorgan in
-  [#20919](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20919)
-* feat(cli): invert context window display to show usage by @keithguerin in
-  [#20071](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20071)
-* fix(plan): clean up session directories and plans on deletion by @jerop in
-  [#20914](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20914)
-* fix(core): enforce optionality for API response fields in code_assist by
-  @sehoon38 in [#20714](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20714)
-* feat(extensions): add support for plan directory in extension manifest by
-  @mahimashanware in
-  [#20354](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20354)
-* feat(plan): enable built-in research subagents in plan mode by @Adib234 in
-  [#20972](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20972)
-* feat(agents): directly indicate auth required state by @adamfweidman in
-  [#20986](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20986)
-* fix(cli): wait for background auto-update before relaunching by @scidomino in
-  [#20904](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20904)
-* fix: pre-load @scripts/copy_files.js references from external editor prompts
-  by @kartikangiras in
-  [#20963](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20963)
-* feat(evals): add behavioral evals for ask_user tool by @Adib234 in
-  [#20620](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20620)
-* refactor common settings logic for skills,agents by @ishaanxgupta in
-  [#17490](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/17490)
-* Update docs-writer skill with new resource by @g-samroberts in
-  [#20917](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20917)
-* fix(cli): pin clipboardy to ~5.2.x by @scidomino in
-  [#21009](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/21009)
-* feat: Implement slash command handling in ACP for
-  `/memory`,`/init`,`/extensions` and `/restore` by @sripasg in
-  [#20528](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20528)
-* Docs/add hooks reference by @AadithyaAle in
-  [#20961](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20961)
-* feat(plan): add copy subcommand to plan (#20491) by @ruomengz in
-  [#20988](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20988)
-* fix(core): sanitize and length-check MCP tool qualified names by @abhipatel12
-  in [#20987](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20987)
-* Format the quota/limit style guide. by @g-samroberts in
-  [#21017](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/21017)
-* fix(core): send shell output to model on cancel by @devr0306 in
-  [#20501](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20501)
-* remove hardcoded tiername when missing tier by @sehoon38 in
-  [#21022](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/21022)
-* feat(acp): add set models interface by @skeshive in
-  [#20991](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/20991)
-
-**Full Changelog**:
-https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.32.0-preview.0...v0.33.0-preview.1
+**Full changelog**:
+https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.23.0-preview.6...v0.24.0-preview.0

docs/cli/authentication.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Authentication setup
+
+See: [Getting Started - Authentication Setup](../get-started/authentication.md).

docs/cli/checkpointing.md

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 The Gemini CLI includes a Checkpointing feature that automatically saves a
 snapshot of your project's state before any file modifications are made by
-AI-powered tools. This lets you safely experiment with and apply code changes,
-knowing you can instantly revert back to the state before the tool was run.
+AI-powered tools. This allows you to safely experiment with and apply code
+changes, knowing you can instantly revert back to the state before the tool was
+run.
 
 ## How it works
 

docs/cli/cli-reference.md

@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-# Gemini CLI cheatsheet
-
-This page provides a reference for commonly used Gemini CLI commands, options,
-and parameters.
-
-## CLI commands
-
-| Command                            | Description                        | Example                                                      |
-| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `gemini`                           | Start interactive REPL             | `gemini`                                                     |
-| `gemini "query"`                   | Query non-interactively, then exit | `gemini "explain this project"`                              |
-| `cat file \| gemini`               | Process piped content              | `cat logs.txt \| gemini`<br>`Get-Content logs.txt \| gemini` |
-| `gemini -i "query"`                | Execute and continue interactively | `gemini -i "What is the purpose of this project?"`           |
-| `gemini -r "latest"`               | Continue most recent session       | `gemini -r "latest"`                                         |
-| `gemini -r "latest" "query"`       | Continue session with a new prompt | `gemini -r "latest" "Check for type errors"`                 |
-| `gemini -r "<session-id>" "query"` | Resume session by ID               | `gemini -r "abc123" "Finish this PR"`                        |
-| `gemini update`                    | Update to latest version           | `gemini update`                                              |
-| `gemini extensions`                | Manage extensions                  | See [Extensions Management](#extensions-management)          |
-| `gemini mcp`                       | Configure MCP servers              | See [MCP Server Management](#mcp-server-management)          |
-
-### Positional arguments
-
-| Argument | Type              | Description                                                                                                        |
-| -------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `query`  | string (variadic) | Positional prompt. Defaults to one-shot mode. Use `-i/--prompt-interactive` to execute and continue interactively. |
-
-## CLI Options
-
-| Option                           | Alias | Type    | Default   | Description                                                                                                                                                            |
-| -------------------------------- | ----- | ------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `--debug`                        | `-d`  | boolean | `false`   | Run in debug mode with verbose logging                                                                                                                                 |
-| `--version`                      | `-v`  | -       | -         | Show CLI version number and exit                                                                                                                                       |
-| `--help`                         | `-h`  | -       | -         | Show help information                                                                                                                                                  |
-| `--model`                        | `-m`  | string  | `auto`    | Model to use. See [Model Selection](#model-selection) for available values.                                                                                            |
-| `--prompt`                       | `-p`  | string  | -         | Prompt text. Appended to stdin input if provided. **Deprecated:** Use positional arguments instead.                                                                    |
-| `--prompt-interactive`           | `-i`  | string  | -         | Execute prompt and continue in interactive mode                                                                                                                        |
-| `--sandbox`                      | `-s`  | boolean | `false`   | Run in a sandboxed environment for safer execution                                                                                                                     |
-| `--approval-mode`                | -     | string  | `default` | Approval mode for tool execution. Choices: `default`, `auto_edit`, `yolo`                                                                                              |
-| `--yolo`                         | `-y`  | boolean | `false`   | **Deprecated.** Auto-approve all actions. Use `--approval-mode=yolo` instead.                                                                                          |
-| `--experimental-acp`             | -     | boolean | -         | Start in ACP (Agent Code Pilot) mode. **Experimental feature.**                                                                                                        |
-| `--experimental-zed-integration` | -     | boolean | -         | Run in Zed editor integration mode. **Experimental feature.**                                                                                                          |
-| `--allowed-mcp-server-names`     | -     | array   | -         | Allowed MCP server names (comma-separated or multiple flags)                                                                                                           |
-| `--allowed-tools`                | -     | array   | -         | **Deprecated.** Use the [Policy Engine](../reference/policy-engine.md) instead. Tools that are allowed to run without confirmation (comma-separated or multiple flags) |
-| `--extensions`                   | `-e`  | array   | -         | List of extensions to use. If not provided, all extensions are enabled (comma-separated or multiple flags)                                                             |
-| `--list-extensions`              | `-l`  | boolean | -         | List all available extensions and exit                                                                                                                                 |
-| `--resume`                       | `-r`  | string  | -         | Resume a previous session. Use `"latest"` for most recent or index number (e.g. `--resume 5`)                                                                          |
-| `--list-sessions`                | -     | boolean | -         | List available sessions for the current project and exit                                                                                                               |
-| `--delete-session`               | -     | string  | -         | Delete a session by index number (use `--list-sessions` to see available sessions)                                                                                     |
-| `--include-directories`          | -     | array   | -         | Additional directories to include in the workspace (comma-separated or multiple flags)                                                                                 |
-| `--screen-reader`                | -     | boolean | -         | Enable screen reader mode for accessibility                                                                                                                            |
-| `--output-format`                | `-o`  | string  | `text`    | The format of the CLI output. Choices: `text`, `json`, `stream-json`                                                                                                   |
-
-## Model selection
-
-The `--model` (or `-m`) flag lets you specify which Gemini model to use. You can
-use either model aliases (user-friendly names) or concrete model names.
-
-### Model aliases
-
-These are convenient shortcuts that map to specific models:
-
-| Alias        | Resolves To                                | Description                                                                                                               |
-| ------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `auto`       | `gemini-2.5-pro` or `gemini-3-pro-preview` | **Default.** Resolves to the preview model if preview features are enabled, otherwise resolves to the standard pro model. |
-| `pro`        | `gemini-2.5-pro` or `gemini-3-pro-preview` | For complex reasoning tasks. Uses preview model if enabled.                                                               |
-| `flash`      | `gemini-2.5-flash`                         | Fast, balanced model for most tasks.                                                                                      |
-| `flash-lite` | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite`                    | Fastest model for simple tasks.                                                                                           |
-
-## Extensions management
-
-| Command                                            | Description                                  | Example                                                                        |
-| -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `gemini extensions install <source>`               | Install extension from Git URL or local path | `gemini extensions install https://github.com/user/my-extension`               |
-| `gemini extensions install <source> --ref <ref>`   | Install from specific branch/tag/commit      | `gemini extensions install https://github.com/user/my-extension --ref develop` |
-| `gemini extensions install <source> --auto-update` | Install with auto-update enabled             | `gemini extensions install https://github.com/user/my-extension --auto-update` |
-| `gemini extensions uninstall <name>`               | Uninstall one or more extensions             | `gemini extensions uninstall my-extension`                                     |
-| `gemini extensions list`                           | List all installed extensions                | `gemini extensions list`                                                       |
-| `gemini extensions update <name>`                  | Update a specific extension                  | `gemini extensions update my-extension`                                        |
-| `gemini extensions update --all`                   | Update all extensions                        | `gemini extensions update --all`                                               |
-| `gemini extensions enable <name>`                  | Enable an extension                          | `gemini extensions enable my-extension`                                        |
-| `gemini extensions disable <name>`                 | Disable an extension                         | `gemini extensions disable my-extension`                                       |
-| `gemini extensions link <path>`                    | Link local extension for development         | `gemini extensions link /path/to/extension`                                    |
-| `gemini extensions new <path>`                     | Create new extension from template           | `gemini extensions new ./my-extension`                                         |
-| `gemini extensions validate <path>`                | Validate extension structure                 | `gemini extensions validate ./my-extension`                                    |
-
-See [Extensions Documentation](../extensions/index.md) for more details.
-
-## MCP server management
-
-| Command                                                       | Description                     | Example                                                                                              |
-| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `gemini mcp add <name> <command>`                             | Add stdio-based MCP server      | `gemini mcp add github npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github`                                   |
-| `gemini mcp add <name> <url> --transport http`                | Add HTTP-based MCP server       | `gemini mcp add api-server http://localhost:3000 --transport http`                                   |
-| `gemini mcp add <name> <command> --env KEY=value`             | Add with environment variables  | `gemini mcp add slack node server.js --env SLACK_TOKEN=xoxb-xxx`                                     |
-| `gemini mcp add <name> <command> --scope user`                | Add with user scope             | `gemini mcp add db node db-server.js --scope user`                                                   |
-| `gemini mcp add <name> <command> --include-tools tool1,tool2` | Add with specific tools         | `gemini mcp add github npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github --include-tools list_repos,get_pr` |
-| `gemini mcp remove <name>`                                    | Remove an MCP server            | `gemini mcp remove github`                                                                           |
-| `gemini mcp list`                                             | List all configured MCP servers | `gemini mcp list`                                                                                    |
-
-See [MCP Server Integration](../tools/mcp-server.md) for more details.
-
-## Skills management
-
-| Command                          | Description                           | Example                                           |
-| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
-| `gemini skills list`             | List all discovered agent skills      | `gemini skills list`                              |
-| `gemini skills install <source>` | Install skill from Git, path, or file | `gemini skills install https://github.com/u/repo` |
-| `gemini skills link <path>`      | Link local agent skills via symlink   | `gemini skills link /path/to/my-skills`           |
-| `gemini skills uninstall <name>` | Uninstall an agent skill              | `gemini skills uninstall my-skill`                |
-| `gemini skills enable <name>`    | Enable an agent skill                 | `gemini skills enable my-skill`                   |
-| `gemini skills disable <name>`   | Disable an agent skill                | `gemini skills disable my-skill`                  |
-| `gemini skills enable --all`     | Enable all skills                     | `gemini skills enable --all`                      |
-| `gemini skills disable --all`    | Disable all skills                    | `gemini skills disable --all`                     |
-
-See [Agent Skills Documentation](./skills.md) for more details.

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@@ -0,0 +1,381 @@
+# CLI commands
+
+Gemini CLI supports several built-in commands to help you manage your session,
+customize the interface, and control its behavior. These commands are prefixed
+with a forward slash (`/`), an at symbol (`@`), or an exclamation mark (`!`).
+
+## Slash commands (`/`)
+
+Slash commands provide meta-level control over the CLI itself.
+
+### Built-in Commands
+
+- **`/bug`**
+  - **Description:** File an issue about Gemini CLI. By default, the issue is
+    filed within the GitHub repository for Gemini CLI. The string you enter
+    after `/bug` will become the headline for the bug being filed. The default
+    `/bug` behavior can be modified using the `advanced.bugCommand` setting in
+    your `.gemini/settings.json` files.
+
+- **`/chat`**
+  - **Description:** Save and resume conversation history for branching
+    conversation state interactively, or resuming a previous state from a later
+    session.
+  - **Sub-commands:**
+    - **`save`**
+      - **Description:** Saves the current conversation history. You must add a
+        `<tag>` for identifying the conversation state.
+      - **Usage:** `/chat save <tag>`
+      - **Details on checkpoint location:** The default locations for saved chat
+        checkpoints are:
+        - Linux/macOS: `~/.gemini/tmp/<project_hash>/`
+        - Windows: `C:\Users\<YourUsername>\.gemini\tmp\<project_hash>\`
+        - **Behavior:** Chats are saved into a project-specific directory,
+          determined by where you run the CLI. Consequently, saved chats are
+          only accessible when working within that same project.
+        - **Note:** These checkpoints are for manually saving and resuming
+          conversation states. For automatic checkpoints created before file
+          modifications, see the
+          [Checkpointing documentation](../cli/checkpointing.md).
+    - **`resume`**
+      - **Description:** Resumes a conversation from a previous save.
+      - **Usage:** `/chat resume <tag>`
+      - **Note:** You can only resume chats that were saved within the current
+        project. To resume a chat from a different project, you must run the
+        Gemini CLI from that project's directory.
+    - **`list`**
+      - **Description:** Lists available tags for chat state resumption.
+      - **Note:** This command only lists chats saved within the current
+        project. Because chat history is project-scoped, chats saved in other
+        project directories will not be displayed.
+    - **`delete`**
+      - **Description:** Deletes a saved conversation checkpoint.
+      - **Usage:** `/chat delete <tag>`
+    - **`share`**
+      - **Description** Writes the current conversation to a provided Markdown
+        or JSON file.
+      - **Usage** `/chat share file.md` or `/chat share file.json`. If no
+        filename is provided, then the CLI will generate one.
+
+- **`/clear`**
+  - **Description:** Clear the terminal screen, including the visible session
+    history and scrollback within the CLI. The underlying session data (for
+    history recall) might be preserved depending on the exact implementation,
+    but the visual display is cleared.
+  - **Keyboard shortcut:** Press **Ctrl+L** at any time to perform a clear
+    action.
+
+- **`/compress`**
+  - **Description:** Replace the entire chat context with a summary. This saves
+    on tokens used for future tasks while retaining a high level summary of what
+    has happened.
+
+- **`/copy`**
+  - **Description:** Copies the last output produced by Gemini CLI to your
+    clipboard, for easy sharing or reuse.
+  - **Behavior:**
+    - Local sessions use system clipboard tools (pbcopy/xclip/clip).
+    - Remote sessions (SSH/WSL) use OSC 52 and require terminal support.
+  - **Note:** This command requires platform-specific clipboard tools to be
+    installed.
+    - On Linux, it requires `xclip` or `xsel`. You can typically install them
+      using your system's package manager.
+    - On macOS, it requires `pbcopy`, and on Windows, it requires `clip`. These
+      tools are typically pre-installed on their respective systems.
+
+- **`/directory`** (or **`/dir`**)
+  - **Description:** Manage workspace directories for multi-directory support.
+  - **Sub-commands:**
+    - **`add`**:
+      - **Description:** Add a directory to the workspace. The path can be
+        absolute or relative to the current working directory. Moreover, the
+        reference from home directory is supported as well.
+      - **Usage:** `/directory add <path1>,<path2>`
+      - **Note:** Disabled in restrictive sandbox profiles. If you're using
+        that, use `--include-directories` when starting the session instead.
+    - **`show`**:
+      - **Description:** Display all directories added by `/directory add` and
+        `--include-directories`.
+      - **Usage:** `/directory show`
+
+- **`/editor`**
+  - **Description:** Open a dialog for selecting supported editors.
+
+- **`/extensions`**
+  - **Description:** Lists all active extensions in the current Gemini CLI
+    session. See [Gemini CLI Extensions](../extensions/index.md).
+
+- **`/help`** (or **`/?`**)
+  - **Description:** Display help information about Gemini CLI, including
+    available commands and their usage.
+
+- **`/mcp`**
+  - **Description:** Manage configured Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
+  - **Sub-commands:**
+    - **`list`** or **`ls`**:
+      - **Description:** List configured MCP servers and tools. This is the
+        default action if no subcommand is specified.
+    - **`desc`**
+      - **Description:** List configured MCP servers and tools with
+        descriptions.
+    - **`schema`**:
+      - **Description:** List configured MCP servers and tools with descriptions
+        and schemas.
+    - **`auth`**:
+      - **Description:** Authenticate with an OAuth-enabled MCP server.
+      - **Usage:** `/mcp auth <server-name>`
+      - **Details:** If `<server-name>` is provided, it initiates the OAuth flow
+        for that server. If no server name is provided, it lists all configured
+        servers that support OAuth authentication.
+    - **`refresh`**:
+      - **Description:** Restarts all MCP servers and re-discovers their
+        available tools.
+
+- [**`/model`**](./model.md)
+  - **Description:** Opens a dialog to choose your Gemini model.
+
+- **`/memory`**
+  - **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>`
+    - **`show`**:
+      - **Description:** Display the full, concatenated content of the current
+        hierarchical memory that has been loaded from all `GEMINI.md` files.
+        This lets you inspect the instructional context being provided to the
+        Gemini model.
+    - **`refresh`**:
+      - **Description:** Reload the hierarchical instructional memory from all
+        `GEMINI.md` files found in the configured locations (global,
+        project/ancestors, and sub-directories). This command updates the model
+        with the latest `GEMINI.md` content.
+    - **`list`**:
+      - **Description:** Lists the paths of the GEMINI.md files in use for
+        hierarchical memory.
+    - **Note:** For more details on how `GEMINI.md` files contribute to
+      hierarchical memory, see the
+      [CLI Configuration documentation](../get-started/configuration.md).
+
+- **`/restore`**
+  - **Description:** Restores the project files to the state they were in just
+    before a tool was executed. This is particularly useful for undoing file
+    edits made by a tool. If run without a tool call ID, it will list available
+    checkpoints to restore from.
+  - **Usage:** `/restore [tool_call_id]`
+  - **Note:** Only available if checkpointing is configured via
+    [settings](../get-started/configuration.md). See
+    [Checkpointing documentation](../cli/checkpointing.md) for more details.
+
+- [**`/rewind`**](./rewind.md)
+  - **Description:** Browse and rewind previous interactions. Allows you to
+    rewind the conversation, revert file changes, or both. Provides an
+    interactive interface to select the exact point to rewind to.
+  - **Keyboard shortcut:** Press **Esc** twice.
+
+- **`/resume`**
+  - **Description:** Browse and resume previous conversation sessions. Opens an
+    interactive session browser where you can search, filter, and select from
+    automatically saved conversations.
+  - **Features:**
+    - **Session Browser:** Interactive interface showing all saved sessions with
+      timestamps, message counts, and first user message for context
+    - **Search:** Use `/` to search through conversation content across all
+      sessions
+    - **Sorting:** Sort sessions by date or message count
+    - **Management:** Delete unwanted sessions directly from the browser
+    - **Resume:** Select any session to resume and continue the conversation
+  - **Note:** All conversations are automatically saved as you chat - no manual
+    saving required. See [Session Management](../cli/session-management.md) for
+    complete details.
+
+- [**`/settings`**](./settings.md)
+  - **Description:** Open the settings editor to view and modify Gemini CLI
+    settings.
+  - **Details:** This command provides a user-friendly interface for changing
+    settings that control the behavior and appearance of Gemini CLI. It is
+    equivalent to manually editing the `.gemini/settings.json` file, but with
+    validation and guidance to prevent errors. See the
+    [settings documentation](./settings.md) for a full list of available
+    settings.
+  - **Usage:** Simply run `/settings` and the editor will open. You can then
+    browse or search for specific settings, view their current values, and
+    modify them as desired. Changes to some settings are applied immediately,
+    while others require a restart.
+
+- [**`/skills`**](./skills.md)
+  - **Description:** (Experimental) Manage Agent Skills, which provide on-demand
+    expertise and specialized workflows.
+  - **Sub-commands:**
+    - **`list`**:
+      - **Description:** List all discovered skills and their current status
+        (enabled/disabled).
+    - **`enable`**:
+      - **Description:** Enable a specific skill by name.
+      - **Usage:** `/skills enable <name>`
+    - **`disable`**:
+      - **Description:** Disable a specific skill by name.
+      - **Usage:** `/skills disable <name>`
+    - **`reload`**:
+      - **Description:** Refresh the list of discovered skills from all tiers
+        (workspace, user, and extensions).
+
+- **`/stats`**
+  - **Description:** Display detailed statistics for the current Gemini CLI
+    session, including token usage, cached token savings (when available), and
+    session duration. Note: Cached token information is only displayed when
+    cached tokens are being used, which occurs with API key authentication but
+    not with OAuth authentication at this time.
+
+- [**`/theme`**](./themes.md)
+  - **Description:** Open a dialog that lets you change the visual theme of
+    Gemini CLI.
+
+- **`/auth`**
+  - **Description:** Open a dialog that lets you change the authentication
+    method.
+
+- **`/about`**
+  - **Description:** Show version info. Please share this information when
+    filing issues.
+
+- [**`/tools`**](../tools/index.md)
+  - **Description:** Display a list of tools that are currently available within
+    Gemini CLI.
+  - **Usage:** `/tools [desc]`
+  - **Sub-commands:**
+    - **`desc`** or **`descriptions`**:
+      - **Description:** Show detailed descriptions of each tool, including each
+        tool's name with its full description as provided to the model.
+    - **`nodesc`** or **`nodescriptions`**:
+      - **Description:** Hide tool descriptions, showing only the tool names.
+
+- **`/privacy`**
+  - **Description:** Display the Privacy Notice and allow users to select
+    whether they consent to the collection of their data for service improvement
+    purposes.
+
+- **`/quit`** (or **`/exit`**)
+  - **Description:** Exit Gemini CLI.
+
+- **`/vim`**
+  - **Description:** Toggle vim mode on or off. When vim mode is enabled, the
+    input area supports vim-style navigation and editing commands in both NORMAL
+    and INSERT modes.
+  - **Features:**
+    - **NORMAL mode:** Navigate with `h`, `j`, `k`, `l`; jump by words with `w`,
+      `b`, `e`; go to line start/end with `0`, `$`, `^`; go to specific lines
+      with `G` (or `gg` for first line)
+    - **INSERT mode:** Standard text input with escape to return to NORMAL mode
+    - **Editing commands:** Delete with `x`, change with `c`, insert with `i`,
+      `a`, `o`, `O`; complex operations like `dd`, `cc`, `dw`, `cw`
+    - **Count support:** Prefix commands with numbers (e.g., `3h`, `5w`, `10G`)
+    - **Repeat last command:** Use `.` to repeat the last editing operation
+    - **Persistent setting:** Vim mode preference is saved to
+      `~/.gemini/settings.json` and restored between sessions
+  - **Status indicator:** When enabled, shows `[NORMAL]` or `[INSERT]` in the
+    footer
+
+- **`/init`**
+  - **Description:** To help users easily create a `GEMINI.md` file, this
+    command analyzes the current directory and generates a tailored context
+    file, making it simpler for them to provide project-specific instructions to
+    the Gemini agent.
+
+### Custom commands
+
+Custom commands allow you to create personalized shortcuts for your most-used
+prompts. For detailed instructions on how to create, manage, and use them,
+please see the dedicated [Custom Commands documentation](./custom-commands.md).
+
+## Input prompt shortcuts
+
+These shortcuts apply directly to the input prompt for text manipulation.
+
+- **Undo:**
+  - **Keyboard shortcut:** Press **Ctrl+z** to undo the last action in the input
+    prompt.
+
+- **Redo:**
+  - **Keyboard shortcut:** Press **Ctrl+Shift+Z** to redo the last undone action
+    in the input prompt.
+
+## At commands (`@`)
+
+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.
+  - **Examples:**
+    - `@path/to/your/file.txt Explain this text.`
+    - `@src/my_project/ Summarize the code in this directory.`
+    - `What is this file about? @README.md`
+  - **Details:**
+    - If a path to a single file is provided, the content of that file is read.
+    - If a path to a directory is provided, the command attempts to read the
+      content of files within that directory and any subdirectories.
+    - Spaces in paths should be escaped with a backslash (e.g.,
+      `@My\ Documents/file.txt`).
+    - The command uses the `read_many_files` tool internally. The content is
+      fetched and then inserted into your query before being sent to the Gemini
+      model.
+    - **Git-aware filtering:** By default, git-ignored files (like
+      `node_modules/`, `dist/`, `.env`, `.git/`) are excluded. This behavior can
+      be changed via the `context.fileFiltering` settings.
+    - **File types:** The command is intended for text-based files. While it
+      might attempt to read any file, binary files or very large files might be
+      skipped or truncated by the underlying `read_many_files` tool to ensure
+      performance and relevance. The tool indicates if files were skipped.
+  - **Output:** The CLI will show a tool call message indicating that
+    `read_many_files` was used, along with a message detailing the status and
+    the path(s) that were processed.
+
+- **`@` (Lone at symbol)**
+  - **Description:** If you type a lone `@` symbol without a path, the query is
+    passed as-is to the Gemini model. This might be useful if you are
+    specifically talking _about_ the `@` symbol in your prompt.
+
+### Error handling for `@` commands
+
+- If the path specified after `@` is not found or is invalid, an error message
+  will be displayed, and the query might not be sent to the Gemini model, or it
+  will be sent without the file content.
+- If the `read_many_files` tool encounters an error (e.g., permission issues),
+  this will also be reported.
+
+## Shell mode and passthrough commands (`!`)
+
+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
+    the terminal.
+  - **Examples:**
+    - `!ls -la` (executes `ls -la` and returns to 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
+        Indicator".
+      - While in shell mode, text you type is interpreted directly as a shell
+        command.
+    - **Exiting shell mode:**
+      - When exited, the UI reverts to its standard appearance and normal Gemini
+        CLI behavior resumes.
+
+- **Caution for all `!` usage:** Commands you execute in shell mode have the
+  same permissions and impact as if you ran them directly in your terminal.
+
+- **Environment variable:** When a command is executed via `!` or in shell mode,
+  the `GEMINI_CLI=1` environment variable is set in the subprocess's
+  environment. This allows scripts or tools to detect if they are being run from
+  within the Gemini CLI.

docs/cli/creating-skills.md

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# Creating Agent Skills
-
-This guide provides an overview of how to create your own Agent Skills to extend
-the capabilities of Gemini CLI.
-
-## Getting started: The `skill-creator` skill
-
-The recommended way to create a new skill is to use the built-in `skill-creator`
-skill. To use it, ask Gemini CLI to create a new skill for you.
-
-**Example prompt:**
-
-> "create a new skill called 'code-reviewer'"
-
-Gemini CLI will then use the `skill-creator` to generate the skill:
-
-1.  Generate a new directory for your skill (e.g., `my-new-skill/`).
-2.  Create a `SKILL.md` file with the necessary YAML frontmatter (`name` and
-    `description`).
-3.  Create the standard resource directories: `scripts/`, `references/`, and
-    `assets/`.
-
-## Manual skill creation
-
-If you prefer to create skills manually:
-
-1.  **Create a directory** for your skill (e.g., `my-new-skill/`).
-2.  **Create a `SKILL.md` file** inside the new directory.
-
-To add additional resources that support the skill, refer to the skill
-structure.
-
-## Skill structure
-
-A skill is a directory containing a `SKILL.md` file at its root.
-
-### Folder structure
-
-While a `SKILL.md` file is the only required component, we recommend the
-following structure for organizing your skill's resources:
-
-```text
-my-skill/
-├── SKILL.md       (Required) Instructions and metadata
-├── scripts/       (Optional) Executable scripts
-├── references/    (Optional) Static documentation
-└── assets/        (Optional) Templates and other resources
-```
-
-### `SKILL.md` file
-
-The `SKILL.md` file is the core of your skill. This file uses YAML frontmatter
-for metadata and Markdown for instructions. For example:
-
-```markdown
----
-name: code-reviewer
-description:
-  Use this skill to review code. It supports both local changes and remote Pull
-  Requests.
----
-
-# Code Reviewer
-
-This skill guides the agent in conducting thorough code reviews.
-
-## Workflow
-
-### 1. Determine Review Target
-
-- **Remote PR**: If the user gives a PR number or URL, target that remote PR.
-- **Local Changes**: If changes are local... ...
-```
-
-- **`name`**: A unique identifier for the skill. This should match the directory
-  name.
-- **`description`**: A description of what the skill does and when Gemini should
-  use it.
-- **Body**: The Markdown body of the file contains the instructions that guide
-  the agent's behavior when the skill is active.

docs/cli/custom-commands.md

@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ separator (`/` or `\`) being converted to a colon (`:`).
 - A file at `<project>/.gemini/commands/git/commit.toml` becomes the namespaced
   command `/git:commit`.
 
-> [!TIP] After creating or modifying `.toml` command files, run
-> `/commands reload` to pick up your changes without restarting the CLI.
-
 ## TOML file format (v1)
 
 Your command definition files must be written in the TOML format and use the
@@ -278,20 +275,11 @@ Let's create a global command that asks the model to refactor a piece of code.
 First, ensure the user commands directory exists, then create a `refactor`
 subdirectory for organization and the final TOML file.
 
-**macOS/Linux**
-
 ```bash
 mkdir -p ~/.gemini/commands/refactor
 touch ~/.gemini/commands/refactor/pure.toml
 ```
 
-**Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-```powershell
-New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.gemini\commands\refactor"
-New-Item -ItemType File -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.gemini\commands\refactor\pure.toml"
-```
-
 **2. Add the content to the file:**
 
 Open `~/.gemini/commands/refactor/pure.toml` in your editor and add the

docs/cli/enterprise.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The most powerful tools for enterprise administration are the system-wide
 settings files. These files allow you to define a baseline configuration
 (`system-defaults.json`) and a set of overrides (`settings.json`) that apply to
 all users on a machine. For a complete overview of configuration options, see
-the [Configuration documentation](../reference/configuration.md).
+the [Configuration documentation](../get-started/configuration.md).
 
 Settings are merged from four files. The precedence order for single-value
 settings (like `theme`) is:
@@ -203,48 +203,12 @@ with the actual Gemini CLI process, which inherits the environment variable.
 This makes it significantly more difficult for a user to bypass the enforced
 settings.
 
-**PowerShell Profile (Windows alternative):**
-
-On Windows, administrators can achieve similar results by adding the environment
-variable to the system-wide or user-specific PowerShell profile:
-
-```powershell
-Add-Content -Path $PROFILE -Value '$env:GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH="C:\ProgramData\gemini-cli\settings.json"'
-```
-
-## User isolation in shared environments
-
-In shared compute environments (like ML experiment runners or shared build
-servers), you can isolate Gemini CLI state by overriding the user's home
-directory.
-
-By default, Gemini CLI stores configuration and history in `~/.gemini`. You can
-use the `GEMINI_CLI_HOME` environment variable to point to a unique directory
-for a specific user or job. The CLI will create a `.gemini` folder inside the
-specified path.
-
-**macOS/Linux**
-
-```bash
-# Isolate state for a specific job
-export GEMINI_CLI_HOME="/tmp/gemini-job-123"
-gemini
-```
-
-**Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-```powershell
-# Isolate state for a specific job
-$env:GEMINI_CLI_HOME="C:\temp\gemini-job-123"
-gemini
-```
-
 ## Restricting tool access
 
 You can significantly enhance security by controlling which tools the Gemini
-model can use. This is achieved through the `tools.core` setting and the
-[Policy Engine](../reference/policy-engine.md). For a list of available tools,
-see the [Tools reference](../reference/tools.md).
+model can use. This is achieved through the `tools.core` and `tools.exclude`
+settings. For a list of available tools, see the
+[Tools documentation](../tools/index.md).
 
 ### Allowlisting with `coreTools`
 
@@ -262,10 +226,7 @@ on the approved list.
 }
 ```
 
-### Blocklisting with `excludeTools` (Deprecated)
-
-> **Deprecated:** Use the [Policy Engine](../reference/policy-engine.md) for
-> more robust control.
+### Blocklisting with `excludeTools`
 
 Alternatively, you can add specific tools that are considered dangerous in your
 environment to a blocklist.
@@ -308,7 +269,7 @@ unintended tool execution.
 ## Managing custom tools (MCP servers)
 
 If your organization uses custom tools via
-[Model-Context Protocol (MCP) servers](../tools/mcp-server.md), it is crucial to
+[Model-Context Protocol (MCP) servers](../core/tools-api.md), it is crucial to
 understand how server configurations are managed to apply security policies
 effectively.
 
@@ -502,7 +463,7 @@ avoid collecting potentially sensitive information from user prompts.
 You can enforce a specific authentication method for all users by setting the
 `enforcedAuthType` in the system-level `settings.json` file. This prevents users
 from choosing a different authentication method. See the
-[Authentication docs](../get-started/authentication.md) for more details.
+[Authentication docs](./authentication.md) for more details.
 
 **Example:** Enforce the use of Google login for all users.
 

docs/cli/gemini-md.md

@@ -19,18 +19,18 @@ order:
     - **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
-      working on.
+2.  **Project root and ancestor context files:**
+    - **Location:** The CLI searches for a `GEMINI.md` file in your current
+      working directory and then in each parent directory up to the project root
+      (identified by a `.git` folder).
+    - **Scope:** Provides context relevant to the entire project.
 
-3.  **Just-in-time (JIT) context files:**
-    - **Location:** When a tool accesses a file or directory, the CLI
-      automatically scans for `GEMINI.md` files in that directory and its
-      ancestors up to a trusted root.
-    - **Scope:** Lets the model discover highly specific instructions for
-      particular components only when they are needed.
+3.  **Sub-directory context files:**
+    - **Location:** The CLI also scans for `GEMINI.md` files in subdirectories
+      below your current working directory. It respects rules in `.gitignore`
+      and `.geminiignore`.
+    - **Scope:** Lets you write highly specific instructions for a particular
+      component or module.
 
 The CLI footer displays the number of loaded context files, which gives you a
 quick visual cue of the active instructional context.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ More content here.
 @../shared/style-guide.md
 ```
 
-For more details, see the [Memory Import Processor](../reference/memport.md)
+For more details, see the [Memory Import Processor](../core/memport.md)
 documentation.
 
 ## Customize the context file name
@@ -106,11 +106,3 @@ While `GEMINI.md` is the default filename, you can configure this in your
   }
 }
 ```
-
-## Next steps
-
-- Learn about [Ignoring files](./gemini-ignore.md) to exclude content from the
-  context system.
-- Explore the [Memory tool](../tools/memory.md) to save persistent memories.
-- See how to use [Custom commands](./custom-commands.md) to automate common
-  prompts.

docs/cli/headless.md

@@ -1,50 +1,388 @@
-# Headless mode reference
+# Headless mode
 
-Headless mode provides a programmatic interface to Gemini CLI, returning
-structured text or JSON output without an interactive terminal UI.
+Headless mode allows you to run Gemini CLI programmatically from command line
+scripts and automation tools without any interactive UI. This is ideal for
+scripting, automation, CI/CD pipelines, and building AI-powered tools.
 
-## Technical reference
+- [Headless Mode](#headless-mode)
+  - [Overview](#overview)
+  - [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)
+    - [Direct Prompts](#direct-prompts)
+    - [Stdin Input](#stdin-input)
+    - [Combining with File Input](#combining-with-file-input)
+  - [Output Formats](#output-formats)
+    - [Text Output (Default)](#text-output-default)
+    - [JSON Output](#json-output)
+      - [Response Schema](#response-schema)
+      - [Example Usage](#example-usage)
+    - [Streaming JSON Output](#streaming-json-output)
+      - [When to Use Streaming JSON](#when-to-use-streaming-json)
+      - [Event Types](#event-types)
+      - [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)
+      - [Example Output](#example-output)
+      - [Processing Stream Events](#processing-stream-events)
+      - [Real-World Examples](#real-world-examples)
+    - [File Redirection](#file-redirection)
+  - [Configuration Options](#configuration-options)
+  - [Examples](#examples)
+    - [Code review](#code-review)
+    - [Generate commit messages](#generate-commit-messages)
+    - [API documentation](#api-documentation)
+    - [Batch code analysis](#batch-code-analysis)
+    - [Code review](#code-review-1)
+    - [Log analysis](#log-analysis)
+    - [Release notes generation](#release-notes-generation)
+    - [Model and tool usage tracking](#model-and-tool-usage-tracking)
+  - [Resources](#resources)
 
-Headless mode is triggered when the CLI is run in a non-TTY environment or when
-providing a query as a positional argument without the interactive flag.
+## Overview
 
-### Output formats
+The headless mode provides a headless interface to Gemini CLI that:
 
-You can specify the output format using the `--output-format` flag.
+- Accepts prompts via command line arguments or stdin
+- Returns structured output (text or JSON)
+- Supports file redirection and piping
+- Enables automation and scripting workflows
+- Provides consistent exit codes for error handling
 
-#### JSON output
+## Basic usage
 
-Returns a single JSON object containing the response and usage statistics.
+### Direct prompts
 
-- **Schema:**
-  - `response`: (string) The model's final answer.
-  - `stats`: (object) Token usage and API latency metrics.
-  - `error`: (object, optional) Error details if the request failed.
+Use the `--prompt` (or `-p`) flag to run in headless mode:
 
-#### Streaming JSON output
+```bash
+gemini --prompt "What is machine learning?"
+```
 
-Returns a stream of newline-delimited JSON (JSONL) events.
+### Stdin input
 
-- **Event types:**
-  - `init`: Session metadata (session ID, model).
-  - `message`: User and assistant message chunks.
-  - `tool_use`: Tool call requests with arguments.
-  - `tool_result`: Output from executed tools.
-  - `error`: Non-fatal warnings and system errors.
-  - `result`: Final outcome with aggregated statistics.
+Pipe input to Gemini CLI from your terminal:
 
-## Exit codes
+```bash
+echo "Explain this code" | gemini
+```
 
-The CLI returns standard exit codes to indicate the result of the headless
-execution:
+### Combining with file input
 
-- `0`: Success.
-- `1`: General error or API failure.
-- `42`: Input error (invalid prompt or arguments).
-- `53`: Turn limit exceeded.
+Read from files and process with Gemini:
 
-## Next steps
+```bash
+cat README.md | gemini --prompt "Summarize this documentation"
+```
 
-- Follow the [Automation tutorial](./tutorials/automation.md) for practical
-  scripting examples.
-- See the [CLI reference](./cli-reference.md) for all available flags.
+## Output formats
+
+### Text output (default)
+
+Standard human-readable output:
+
+```bash
+gemini -p "What is the capital of France?"
+```
+
+Response format:
+
+```
+The capital of France is Paris.
+```
+
+### JSON output
+
+Returns structured data including response, statistics, and metadata. This
+format is ideal for programmatic processing and automation scripts.
+
+#### Response schema
+
+The JSON output follows this high-level structure:
+
+```json
+{
+  "response": "string", // The main AI-generated content answering your prompt
+  "stats": {
+    // Usage metrics and performance data
+    "models": {
+      // Per-model API and token usage statistics
+      "[model-name]": {
+        "api": {
+          /* request counts, errors, latency */
+        },
+        "tokens": {
+          /* prompt, response, cached, total counts */
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "tools": {
+      // Tool execution statistics
+      "totalCalls": "number",
+      "totalSuccess": "number",
+      "totalFail": "number",
+      "totalDurationMs": "number",
+      "totalDecisions": {
+        /* accept, reject, modify, auto_accept counts */
+      },
+      "byName": {
+        /* per-tool detailed stats */
+      }
+    },
+    "files": {
+      // File modification statistics
+      "totalLinesAdded": "number",
+      "totalLinesRemoved": "number"
+    }
+  },
+  "error": {
+    // Present only when an error occurred
+    "type": "string", // Error type (e.g., "ApiError", "AuthError")
+    "message": "string", // Human-readable error description
+    "code": "number" // Optional error code
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Example usage
+
+```bash
+gemini -p "What is the capital of France?" --output-format json
+```
+
+Response:
+
+```json
+{
+  "response": "The capital of France is Paris.",
+  "stats": {
+    "models": {
+      "gemini-2.5-pro": {
+        "api": {
+          "totalRequests": 2,
+          "totalErrors": 0,
+          "totalLatencyMs": 5053
+        },
+        "tokens": {
+          "prompt": 24939,
+          "candidates": 20,
+          "total": 25113,
+          "cached": 21263,
+          "thoughts": 154,
+          "tool": 0
+        }
+      },
+      "gemini-2.5-flash": {
+        "api": {
+          "totalRequests": 1,
+          "totalErrors": 0,
+          "totalLatencyMs": 1879
+        },
+        "tokens": {
+          "prompt": 8965,
+          "candidates": 10,
+          "total": 9033,
+          "cached": 0,
+          "thoughts": 30,
+          "tool": 28
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "tools": {
+      "totalCalls": 1,
+      "totalSuccess": 1,
+      "totalFail": 0,
+      "totalDurationMs": 1881,
+      "totalDecisions": {
+        "accept": 0,
+        "reject": 0,
+        "modify": 0,
+        "auto_accept": 1
+      },
+      "byName": {
+        "google_web_search": {
+          "count": 1,
+          "success": 1,
+          "fail": 0,
+          "durationMs": 1881,
+          "decisions": {
+            "accept": 0,
+            "reject": 0,
+            "modify": 0,
+            "auto_accept": 1
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "files": {
+      "totalLinesAdded": 0,
+      "totalLinesRemoved": 0
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Streaming JSON output
+
+Returns real-time events as newline-delimited JSON (JSONL). Each significant
+action (initialization, messages, tool calls, results) emits immediately as it
+occurs. This format is ideal for monitoring long-running operations, building
+UIs with live progress, and creating automation pipelines that react to events.
+
+#### When to use streaming JSON
+
+Use `--output-format stream-json` when you need:
+
+- **Real-time progress monitoring** - See tool calls and responses as they
+  happen
+- **Event-driven automation** - React to specific events (e.g., tool failures)
+- **Live UI updates** - Build interfaces showing AI agent activity in real-time
+- **Detailed execution logs** - Capture complete interaction history with
+  timestamps
+- **Pipeline integration** - Stream events to logging/monitoring systems
+
+#### Event types
+
+The streaming format emits 6 event types:
+
+1. **`init`** - Session starts (includes session_id, model)
+2. **`message`** - User prompts and assistant responses
+3. **`tool_use`** - Tool call requests with parameters
+4. **`tool_result`** - Tool execution results (success/error)
+5. **`error`** - Non-fatal errors and warnings
+6. **`result`** - Final session outcome with aggregated stats
+
+#### Basic usage
+
+```bash
+# Stream events to console
+gemini --output-format stream-json --prompt "What is 2+2?"
+
+# Save event stream to file
+gemini --output-format stream-json --prompt "Analyze this code" > events.jsonl
+
+# Parse with jq
+gemini --output-format stream-json --prompt "List files" | jq -r '.type'
+```
+
+#### Example output
+
+Each line is a complete JSON event:
+
+```jsonl
+{"type":"init","timestamp":"2025-10-10T12:00:00.000Z","session_id":"abc123","model":"gemini-2.0-flash-exp"}
+{"type":"message","role":"user","content":"List files in current directory","timestamp":"2025-10-10T12:00:01.000Z"}
+{"type":"tool_use","tool_name":"Bash","tool_id":"bash-123","parameters":{"command":"ls -la"},"timestamp":"2025-10-10T12:00:02.000Z"}
+{"type":"tool_result","tool_id":"bash-123","status":"success","output":"file1.txt\nfile2.txt","timestamp":"2025-10-10T12:00:03.000Z"}
+{"type":"message","role":"assistant","content":"Here are the files...","delta":true,"timestamp":"2025-10-10T12:00:04.000Z"}
+{"type":"result","status":"success","stats":{"total_tokens":250,"input_tokens":50,"output_tokens":200,"duration_ms":3000,"tool_calls":1},"timestamp":"2025-10-10T12:00:05.000Z"}
+```
+
+### File redirection
+
+Save output to files or pipe to other commands:
+
+```bash
+# Save to file
+gemini -p "Explain Docker" > docker-explanation.txt
+gemini -p "Explain Docker" --output-format json > docker-explanation.json
+
+# Append to file
+gemini -p "Add more details" >> docker-explanation.txt
+
+# Pipe to other tools
+gemini -p "What is Kubernetes?" --output-format json | jq '.response'
+gemini -p "Explain microservices" | wc -w
+gemini -p "List programming languages" | grep -i "python"
+```
+
+## Configuration options
+
+Key command-line options for headless usage:
+
+| Option                  | Description                        | Example                                            |
+| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| `--prompt`, `-p`        | Run in headless mode               | `gemini -p "query"`                                |
+| `--output-format`       | Specify output format (text, json) | `gemini -p "query" --output-format json`           |
+| `--model`, `-m`         | Specify the Gemini model           | `gemini -p "query" -m gemini-2.5-flash`            |
+| `--debug`, `-d`         | Enable debug mode                  | `gemini -p "query" --debug`                        |
+| `--include-directories` | Include additional directories     | `gemini -p "query" --include-directories src,docs` |
+| `--yolo`, `-y`          | Auto-approve all actions           | `gemini -p "query" --yolo`                         |
+| `--approval-mode`       | Set approval mode                  | `gemini -p "query" --approval-mode auto_edit`      |
+
+For complete details on all available configuration options, settings files, and
+environment variables, see the
+[Configuration Guide](../get-started/configuration.md).
+
+## Examples
+
+#### Code review
+
+```bash
+cat src/auth.py | gemini -p "Review this authentication code for security issues" > security-review.txt
+```
+
+#### Generate commit messages
+
+```bash
+result=$(git diff --cached | gemini -p "Write a concise commit message for these changes" --output-format json)
+echo "$result" | jq -r '.response'
+```
+
+#### API documentation
+
+```bash
+result=$(cat api/routes.js | gemini -p "Generate OpenAPI spec for these routes" --output-format json)
+echo "$result" | jq -r '.response' > openapi.json
+```
+
+#### Batch code analysis
+
+```bash
+for file in src/*.py; do
+    echo "Analyzing $file..."
+    result=$(cat "$file" | gemini -p "Find potential bugs and suggest improvements" --output-format json)
+    echo "$result" | jq -r '.response' > "reports/$(basename "$file").analysis"
+    echo "Completed analysis for $(basename "$file")" >> reports/progress.log
+done
+```
+
+#### Code review
+
+```bash
+result=$(git diff origin/main...HEAD | gemini -p "Review these changes for bugs, security issues, and code quality" --output-format json)
+echo "$result" | jq -r '.response' > pr-review.json
+```
+
+#### Log analysis
+
+```bash
+grep "ERROR" /var/log/app.log | tail -20 | gemini -p "Analyze these errors and suggest root cause and fixes" > error-analysis.txt
+```
+
+#### Release notes generation
+
+```bash
+result=$(git log --oneline v1.0.0..HEAD | gemini -p "Generate release notes from these commits" --output-format json)
+response=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.response')
+echo "$response"
+echo "$response" >> CHANGELOG.md
+```
+
+#### Model and tool usage tracking
+
+```bash
+result=$(gemini -p "Explain this database schema" --include-directories db --output-format json)
+total_tokens=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.stats.models // {} | to_entries | map(.value.tokens.total) | add // 0')
+models_used=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.stats.models // {} | keys | join(", ") | if . == "" then "none" else . end')
+tool_calls=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.stats.tools.totalCalls // 0')
+tools_used=$(echo "$result" | jq -r '.stats.tools.byName // {} | keys | join(", ") | if . == "" then "none" else . end')
+echo "$(date): $total_tokens tokens, $tool_calls tool calls ($tools_used) used with models: $models_used" >> usage.log
+echo "$result" | jq -r '.response' > schema-docs.md
+echo "Recent usage trends:"
+tail -5 usage.log
+```
+
+## Resources
+
+- [CLI Configuration](../get-started/configuration.md) - Complete configuration
+  guide
+- [Authentication](../get-started/authentication.md) - Setup authentication
+- [Commands](./commands.md) - Interactive commands reference
+- [Tutorials](./tutorials.md) - Step-by-step automation guides

docs/cli/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Gemini CLI
+
+Within Gemini CLI, `packages/cli` is the frontend for users to send and receive
+prompts with the Gemini AI model and its associated tools. For a general
+overview of Gemini CLI, see the [main documentation page](../index.md).
+
+## Basic features
+
+- **[Commands](./commands.md):** A reference for all built-in slash commands
+- **[Custom commands](./custom-commands.md):** Create your own commands and
+  shortcuts for frequently used prompts.
+- **[Headless mode](./headless.md):** Use Gemini CLI programmatically for
+  scripting and automation.
+- **[Model selection](./model.md):** Configure the Gemini AI model used by the
+  CLI.
+- **[Settings](./settings.md):** Configure various aspects of the CLI's behavior
+  and appearance.
+- **[Themes](./themes.md):** Customizing the CLI's appearance with different
+  themes.
+- **[Keyboard shortcuts](./keyboard-shortcuts.md):** A reference for all
+  keyboard shortcuts to improve your workflow.
+- **[Tutorials](./tutorials.md):** Step-by-step guides for common tasks.
+
+## Advanced features
+
+- **[Checkpointing](./checkpointing.md):** Automatically save and restore
+  snapshots of your session and files.
+- **[Enterprise configuration](./enterprise.md):** Deploy and manage Gemini CLI
+  in an enterprise environment.
+- **[Sandboxing](./sandbox.md):** Isolate tool execution in a secure,
+  containerized environment.
+- **[Agent Skills](./skills.md):** (Experimental) Extend the CLI with
+  specialized expertise and procedural workflows.
+- **[Telemetry](./telemetry.md):** Configure observability to monitor usage and
+  performance.
+- **[Token caching](./token-caching.md):** Optimize API costs by caching tokens.
+- **[Trusted folders](./trusted-folders.md):** A security feature to control
+  which projects can use the full capabilities of the CLI.
+- **[Ignoring files (.geminiignore)](./gemini-ignore.md):** Exclude specific
+  files and directories from being accessed by tools.
+- **[Context files (GEMINI.md)](./gemini-md.md):** Provide persistent,
+  hierarchical context to the model.
+- **[System prompt override](./system-prompt.md):** Replace the built‑in system
+  instructions using `GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD`.
+
+## Non-interactive mode
+
+Gemini CLI can be run in a non-interactive mode, which is useful for scripting
+and automation. In this mode, you pipe input to the CLI, it executes the
+command, and then it exits.
+
+The following example pipes a command to Gemini CLI from your terminal:
+
+```bash
+echo "What is fine tuning?" | gemini
+```
+
+You can also use the `--prompt` or `-p` flag:
+
+```bash
+gemini -p "What is fine tuning?"
+```
+
+For comprehensive documentation on headless usage, scripting, automation, and
+advanced examples, see the **[Headless mode](./headless.md)** guide.

docs/cli/keyboard-shortcuts.md

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Gemini CLI keyboard shortcuts
+
+Gemini CLI ships with a set of default keyboard shortcuts for editing input,
+navigating history, and controlling the UI. Use this reference to learn the
+available combinations.
+
+<!-- KEYBINDINGS-AUTOGEN:START -->
+
+#### Basic Controls
+
+| Action                                                          | Keys       |
+| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
+| Confirm the current selection or choice.                        | `Enter`    |
+| Dismiss dialogs or cancel the current focus.                    | `Esc`      |
+| Cancel the current request or quit the CLI when input is empty. | `Ctrl + C` |
+| Exit the CLI when the input buffer is empty.                    | `Ctrl + D` |
+
+#### Cursor Movement
+
+| Action                                      | Keys                                                         |
+| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Move the cursor to the start of the line.   | `Ctrl + A`<br />`Home`                                       |
+| Move the cursor to the end of the line.     | `Ctrl + E`<br />`End`                                        |
+| Move the cursor up one line.                | `Up Arrow (no Ctrl, no Cmd)`                                 |
+| Move the cursor down one line.              | `Down Arrow (no Ctrl, no Cmd)`                               |
+| Move the cursor one character to the left.  | `Left Arrow (no Ctrl, no Cmd)`<br />`Ctrl + B`               |
+| Move the cursor one character to the right. | `Right Arrow (no Ctrl, no Cmd)`<br />`Ctrl + F`              |
+| Move the cursor one word to the left.       | `Ctrl + Left Arrow`<br />`Cmd + Left Arrow`<br />`Cmd + B`   |
+| Move the cursor one word to the right.      | `Ctrl + Right Arrow`<br />`Cmd + Right Arrow`<br />`Cmd + F` |
+
+#### Editing
+
+| Action                                           | Keys                                                      |
+| ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.   | `Ctrl + K`                                                |
+| Delete from the cursor to the start of the line. | `Ctrl + U`                                                |
+| Clear all text in the input field.               | `Ctrl + C`                                                |
+| Delete the previous word.                        | `Ctrl + Backspace`<br />`Cmd + Backspace`<br />`Ctrl + W` |
+| Delete the next word.                            | `Ctrl + Delete`<br />`Cmd + Delete`                       |
+| Delete the character to the left.                | `Backspace`<br />`Ctrl + H`                               |
+| Delete the character to the right.               | `Delete`<br />`Ctrl + D`                                  |
+| Undo the most recent text edit.                  | `Ctrl + Z (no Shift)`                                     |
+| Redo the most recent undone text edit.           | `Ctrl + Shift + Z`                                        |
+
+#### Scrolling
+
+| Action                   | Keys                 |
+| ------------------------ | -------------------- |
+| Scroll content up.       | `Shift + Up Arrow`   |
+| Scroll content down.     | `Shift + Down Arrow` |
+| Scroll to the top.       | `Home`               |
+| Scroll to the bottom.    | `End`                |
+| Scroll up by one page.   | `Page Up`            |
+| Scroll down by one page. | `Page Down`          |
+
+#### History & Search
+
+| Action                                       | Keys                  |
+| -------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
+| Show the previous entry in history.          | `Ctrl + P (no Shift)` |
+| Show the next entry in history.              | `Ctrl + N (no Shift)` |
+| Start reverse search through history.        | `Ctrl + R`            |
+| Submit the selected reverse-search match.    | `Enter (no Ctrl)`     |
+| Accept a suggestion while reverse searching. | `Tab`                 |
+
+#### Navigation
+
+| Action                           | Keys                                        |
+| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
+| Move selection up in lists.      | `Up Arrow (no Shift)`                       |
+| Move selection down in lists.    | `Down Arrow (no Shift)`                     |
+| Move up within dialog options.   | `Up Arrow (no Shift)`<br />`K (no Shift)`   |
+| Move down within dialog options. | `Down Arrow (no Shift)`<br />`J (no Shift)` |
+
+#### Suggestions & Completions
+
+| Action                                  | Keys                                               |
+| --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| Accept the inline suggestion.           | `Tab`<br />`Enter (no Ctrl)`                       |
+| Move to the previous completion option. | `Up Arrow (no Shift)`<br />`Ctrl + P (no Shift)`   |
+| Move to the next completion option.     | `Down Arrow (no Shift)`<br />`Ctrl + N (no Shift)` |
+| Expand an inline suggestion.            | `Right Arrow`                                      |
+| Collapse an inline suggestion.          | `Left Arrow`                                       |
+
+#### Text Input
+
+| Action                                         | Keys                                                                   |
+| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Submit the current prompt.                     | `Enter (no Ctrl, no Shift, no Cmd)`                                    |
+| Insert a newline without submitting.           | `Ctrl + Enter`<br />`Cmd + Enter`<br />`Shift + Enter`<br />`Ctrl + J` |
+| Open the current prompt in an external editor. | `Ctrl + X`                                                             |
+| Paste from the clipboard.                      | `Ctrl + V`<br />`Cmd + V`                                              |
+
+#### App Controls
+
+| Action                                                                                           | Keys             |
+| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- |
+| Toggle detailed error information.                                                               | `F12`            |
+| Toggle the full TODO list.                                                                       | `Ctrl + T`       |
+| Show IDE context details.                                                                        | `Ctrl + G`       |
+| Toggle Markdown rendering.                                                                       | `Cmd + M`        |
+| Toggle copy mode when in alternate buffer mode.                                                  | `Ctrl + S`       |
+| Toggle YOLO (auto-approval) mode for tool calls.                                                 | `Ctrl + Y`       |
+| Toggle Auto Edit (auto-accept edits) mode.                                                       | `Shift + Tab`    |
+| Expand a height-constrained response to show additional lines when not in alternate buffer mode. | `Ctrl + S`       |
+| Focus the shell input from the gemini input.                                                     | `Tab (no Shift)` |
+| Focus the Gemini input from the shell input.                                                     | `Tab`            |
+| Clear the terminal screen and redraw the UI.                                                     | `Ctrl + L`       |
+| Restart the application.                                                                         | `R`              |
+
+<!-- KEYBINDINGS-AUTOGEN:END -->
+
+## Additional context-specific shortcuts
+
+- `Option+B/F/M` (macOS only): Are interpreted as `Cmd+B/F/M` even if your
+  terminal isn't configured to send Meta with Option.
+- `!` on an empty prompt: Enter or exit shell mode.
+- `\` (at end of a line) + `Enter`: Insert a newline without leaving single-line
+  mode.
+- `Esc` pressed twice quickly: Browse and rewind previous interactions.
+- `Up Arrow` / `Down Arrow`: When the cursor is at the top or bottom of a
+  single-line input, navigate backward or forward through prompt history.
+- `Number keys (1-9, multi-digit)` inside selection dialogs: Jump directly to
+  the numbered radio option and confirm when the full number is entered.

docs/cli/model.md

@@ -19,18 +19,27 @@ Use the following command in Gemini CLI:
 
 Running this command will open a dialog with your options:
 
-| Option            | Description                                                    | Models                                       |
-| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
-| Auto (Gemini 3)   | Let the system choose the best Gemini 3 model for your task.   | gemini-3-pro-preview, gemini-3-flash-preview |
-| Auto (Gemini 2.5) | Let the system choose the best Gemini 2.5 model for your task. | gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash             |
-| Manual            | Select a specific model.                                       | Any available model.                         |
+| Option            | Description                                                    | Models                                                                 |
+| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Auto (Gemini 3)   | Let the system choose the best Gemini 3 model for your task.   | gemini-3-pro-preview (if enabled), gemini-3-flash-preview (if enabled) |
+| Auto (Gemini 2.5) | Let the system choose the best Gemini 2.5 model for your task. | gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-2.5-flash                                       |
+| Manual            | Select a specific model.                                       | Any available model.                                                   |
 
 We recommend selecting one of the above **Auto** options. However, you can
 select **Manual** to select a specific model from those available.
 
+### Gemini 3 and preview features
+
+> **Note:** Gemini 3 is not currently available on all account types. To learn
+> more about Gemini 3 access, refer to
+> [Gemini 3 on Gemini CLI](../get-started/gemini-3.md).
+
+To enable Gemini 3 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash (if available), enable
+[**Preview Features** by using the `settings` command](../cli/settings.md).
+
 You can also use the `--model` flag to specify a particular Gemini model on
 startup. For more details, refer to the
-[configuration documentation](../reference/configuration.md).
+[configuration documentation](../get-started/configuration.md).
 
 Changes to these settings will be applied to all subsequent interactions with
 Gemini CLI.

docs/cli/plan-mode.md

@@ -1,375 +0,0 @@
-# Plan Mode (experimental)
-
-Plan Mode is a read-only environment for architecting robust solutions before
-implementation. With Plan Mode, you can:
-
-- **Research:** Explore the project in a read-only state to prevent accidental
-  changes.
-- **Design:** Understand problems, evaluate trade-offs, and choose a solution.
-- **Plan:** Align on an execution strategy before any code is modified.
-
-> **Note:** This is a preview feature currently under active development. Your
-> feedback is invaluable as we refine this feature. If you have ideas,
-> suggestions, or encounter issues:
->
-> - [Open an issue] on GitHub.
-> - Use the **/bug** command within Gemini CLI to file an issue.
-
-## How to enable Plan Mode
-
-Enable Plan Mode in **Settings** or by editing your configuration file.
-
-- **Settings:** Use the `/settings` command and set **Plan** to `true`.
-- **Configuration:** Add the following to your `settings.json`:
-
-  ```json
-  {
-    "experimental": {
-      "plan": true
-    }
-  }
-  ```
-
-## How to enter Plan Mode
-
-Plan Mode integrates seamlessly into your workflow, letting you switch between
-planning and execution as needed.
-
-You can either configure Gemini CLI to start in Plan Mode by default or enter
-Plan Mode manually during a session.
-
-### Launch in Plan Mode
-
-To start Gemini CLI directly in Plan Mode by default:
-
-1.  Use the `/settings` command.
-2.  Set **Default Approval Mode** to `Plan`.
-
-To launch Gemini CLI in Plan Mode once:
-
-1. Use `gemini --approval-mode=plan` when launching Gemini CLI.
-
-### Enter Plan Mode manually
-
-To start Plan Mode while using Gemini CLI:
-
-- **Keyboard shortcut:** Press `Shift+Tab` to cycle through approval modes
-  (`Default` -> `Auto-Edit` -> `Plan`).
-
-  > **Note:** Plan Mode is automatically removed from the rotation when Gemini
-  > CLI is actively processing or showing confirmation dialogs.
-
-- **Command:** Type `/plan` in the input box.
-
-- **Natural Language:** Ask Gemini CLI to "start a plan for...". Gemini CLI
-  calls the [`enter_plan_mode`] tool to switch modes.
-  > **Note:** This tool is not available when Gemini CLI is in [YOLO mode].
-
-## How to use Plan Mode
-
-Plan Mode lets you collaborate with Gemini CLI to design a solution before
-Gemini CLI takes action.
-
-1.  **Provide a goal:** Start by describing what you want to achieve. Gemini CLI
-    will then enter Plan Mode (if it's not already) to research the task.
-2.  **Review research and provide input:** As Gemini CLI analyzes your codebase,
-    it may ask you questions or present different implementation options using
-    [`ask_user`]. Provide your preferences to help guide the design.
-3.  **Review the plan:** Once Gemini CLI has a proposed strategy, it creates a
-    detailed implementation plan as a Markdown file in your plans directory. You
-    can open and read this file to understand the proposed changes.
-4.  **Approve or iterate:** Gemini CLI will present the finalized plan for your
-    approval.
-    - **Approve:** If you're satisfied with the plan, approve it to start the
-      implementation immediately: **Yes, automatically accept edits** or **Yes,
-      manually accept edits**.
-    - **Iterate:** If the plan needs adjustments, provide feedback. Gemini CLI
-      will refine the strategy and update the plan.
-    - **Cancel:** You can cancel your plan with `Esc`.
-
-For more complex or specialized planning tasks, you can
-[customize the planning workflow with skills](#custom-planning-with-skills).
-
-## How to exit Plan Mode
-
-You can exit Plan Mode at any time, whether you have finalized a plan or want to
-switch back to another mode.
-
-- **Approve a plan:** When Gemini CLI presents a finalized plan, approving it
-  automatically exits Plan Mode and starts the implementation.
-- **Keyboard shortcut:** Press `Shift+Tab` to cycle to the desired mode.
-- **Natural language:** Ask Gemini CLI to "exit plan mode" or "stop planning."
-
-## Customization and best practices
-
-Plan Mode is secure by default, but you can adapt it to fit your specific
-workflows. You can customize how Gemini CLI plans by using skills, adjusting
-safety policies, or changing where plans are stored.
-
-## Commands
-
-- **`/plan copy`**: Copy the currently approved plan to your clipboard.
-
-## Tool Restrictions
-
-Plan Mode enforces strict safety policies to prevent accidental changes.
-
-These are the only allowed tools:
-
-- **FileSystem (Read):** [`read_file`], [`list_directory`], [`glob`]
-- **Search:** [`grep_search`], [`google_web_search`]
-- **Research Subagents:** [`codebase_investigator`], [`cli_help`]
-- **Interaction:** [`ask_user`]
-- **MCP tools (Read):** Read-only [MCP tools] (for example, `github_read_issue`,
-  `postgres_read_schema`) are allowed.
-- **Planning (Write):** [`write_file`] and [`replace`] 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`]
-- **Skills:** [`activate_skill`] (allows loading specialized instructions and
-  resources in a read-only manner)
-
-### Custom planning with skills
-
-You can use [Agent Skills] to customize how Gemini CLI approaches planning for
-specific types of tasks. When a skill is activated during Plan Mode, its
-specialized instructions and procedural workflows will guide the research,
-design, and planning phases.
-
-For example:
-
-- A **"Database Migration"** skill could ensure the plan includes data safety
-  checks and rollback strategies.
-- A **"Security Audit"** skill could prompt Gemini CLI to look for specific
-  vulnerabilities during codebase exploration.
-- A **"Frontend Design"** skill could guide Gemini CLI to use specific UI
-  components and accessibility standards in its proposal.
-
-To use a skill in Plan Mode, you can explicitly ask Gemini CLI to "use the
-`<skill-name>` skill to plan..." or Gemini CLI may autonomously activate it
-based on the task description.
-
-### Custom policies
-
-Plan Mode's default tool restrictions are managed by the [policy engine] and
-defined in the built-in [`plan.toml`] file. The built-in policy (Tier 1)
-enforces the read-only state, but you can customize these rules by creating your
-own policies in your `~/.gemini/policies/` directory (Tier 2).
-
-#### Example: Automatically approve read-only MCP tools
-
-By default, read-only MCP tools require user confirmation in Plan Mode. You can
-use `toolAnnotations` and the `mcpName` wildcard to customize this behavior for
-your specific environment.
-
-`~/.gemini/policies/mcp-read-only.toml`
-
-```toml
-[[rule]]
-mcpName = "*"
-toolAnnotations = { readOnlyHint = true }
-decision = "allow"
-priority = 100
-modes = ["plan"]
-```
-
-For more information on how the policy engine works, see the [policy engine]
-docs.
-
-#### Example: Allow git commands in Plan Mode
-
-This rule lets you check the repository status and see changes while in Plan
-Mode.
-
-`~/.gemini/policies/git-research.toml`
-
-```toml
-[[rule]]
-toolName = "run_shell_command"
-commandPrefix = ["git status", "git diff"]
-decision = "allow"
-priority = 100
-modes = ["plan"]
-```
-
-#### Example: Enable custom subagents in Plan Mode
-
-Built-in research [subagents] like [`codebase_investigator`] and [`cli_help`]
-are enabled by default in Plan Mode. You can enable additional [custom
-subagents] by adding a rule to your policy.
-
-`~/.gemini/policies/research-subagents.toml`
-
-```toml
-[[rule]]
-toolName = "my_custom_subagent"
-decision = "allow"
-priority = 100
-modes = ["plan"]
-```
-
-Tell Gemini CLI it can use these tools in your prompt, for example: _"You can
-check ongoing changes in git."_
-
-### Custom plan directory and policies
-
-By default, planning artifacts are stored in a managed temporary directory
-outside your project: `~/.gemini/tmp/<project>/<session-id>/plans/`.
-
-You can configure a custom directory for plans in your `settings.json`. For
-example, to store plans in a `.gemini/plans` directory within your project:
-
-```json
-{
-  "general": {
-    "plan": {
-      "directory": ".gemini/plans"
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-To maintain the safety of Plan Mode, user-configured paths for the plans
-directory are restricted to the project root. This ensures that custom planning
-locations defined within a project's workspace cannot be used to escape and
-overwrite sensitive files elsewhere. Any user-configured directory must reside
-within the project boundary.
-
-Using a custom directory requires updating your [policy engine] configurations
-to allow `write_file` and `replace` in that specific location. For example, to
-allow writing to the `.gemini/plans` directory within your project, create a
-policy file at `~/.gemini/policies/plan-custom-directory.toml`:
-
-```toml
-[[rule]]
-toolName = ["write_file", "replace"]
-decision = "allow"
-priority = 100
-modes = ["plan"]
-# Adjust the pattern to match your custom directory.
-# This example matches any .md file in a .gemini/plans directory within the project.
-argsPattern = "\"file_path\":\"[^\"]+[\\\\/]+\\.gemini[\\\\/]+plans[\\\\/]+[\\w-]+\\.md\""
-```
-
-## Planning workflows
-
-Plan Mode provides building blocks for structured research and design. These are
-implemented as [extensions] using core planning tools like [`enter_plan_mode`],
-[`exit_plan_mode`], and [`ask_user`].
-
-### Built-in planning workflow
-
-The built-in planner uses an adaptive workflow to analyze your project, consult
-you on trade-offs via [`ask_user`], and draft a plan for your approval.
-
-### Custom planning workflows
-
-You can install or create specialized planners to suit your workflow.
-
-#### Conductor
-
-[Conductor] is designed for spec-driven development. It organizes work into
-"tracks" and stores persistent artifacts in your project's `conductor/`
-directory:
-
-- **Automate transitions:** Switches to read-only mode via [`enter_plan_mode`].
-- **Streamline decisions:** Uses [`ask_user`] for architectural choices.
-- **Maintain project context:** Stores artifacts in the project directory using
-  [custom plan directory and policies](#custom-plan-directory-and-policies).
-- **Handoff execution:** Transitions to implementation via [`exit_plan_mode`].
-
-#### Build your own
-
-Since Plan Mode is built on modular building blocks, you can develop your own
-custom planning workflow as an [extensions]. By leveraging core tools and
-[custom policies](#custom-policies), you can define how Gemini CLI researches
-and stores plans for your specific domain.
-
-To build a custom planning workflow, you can use:
-
-- **Tool usage:** Use core tools like [`enter_plan_mode`], [`ask_user`], and
-  [`exit_plan_mode`] to manage the research and design process.
-- **Customization:** Set your own storage locations and policy rules using
-  [custom plan directories](#custom-plan-directory-and-policies) and
-  [custom policies](#custom-policies).
-
-> **Note:** Use [Conductor] as a reference when building your own custom
-> planning workflow.
-
-By using Plan Mode as its execution environment, your custom methodology can
-enforce read-only safety during the design phase while benefiting from
-high-reasoning model routing.
-
-## Automatic Model Routing
-
-When using an [auto model], Gemini CLI automatically optimizes [model routing]
-based on the current phase of your task:
-
-1.  **Planning Phase:** While in Plan Mode, the CLI routes requests to a
-    high-reasoning **Pro** model to ensure robust architectural decisions and
-    high-quality plans.
-2.  **Implementation Phase:** Once a plan is approved and you exit Plan Mode,
-    the CLI detects the existence of the approved plan and automatically
-    switches to a high-speed **Flash** model. This provides a faster, more
-    responsive experience during the implementation of the plan.
-
-This behavior is enabled by default to provide the best balance of quality and
-performance. You can disable this automatic switching in your settings:
-
-```json
-{
-  "general": {
-    "plan": {
-      "modelRouting": false
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Cleanup
-
-By default, Gemini CLI automatically cleans up old session data, including all
-associated plan files and task trackers.
-
-- **Default behavior:** Sessions (and their plans) are retained for **30 days**.
-- **Configuration:** You can customize this behavior via the `/settings` command
-  (search for **Session Retention**) or in your `settings.json` file. See
-  [session retention] for more details.
-
-Manual deletion also removes all associated artifacts:
-
-- **Command Line:** Use `gemini --delete-session <index|id>`.
-- **Session Browser:** Press `/resume`, navigate to a session, and press `x`.
-
-If you use a [custom plans directory](#custom-plan-directory-and-policies),
-those files are not automatically deleted and must be managed manually.
-
-[`list_directory`]: ../tools/file-system.md#1-list_directory-readfolder
-[`read_file`]: ../tools/file-system.md#2-read_file-readfile
-[`grep_search`]: ../tools/file-system.md#5-grep_search-searchtext
-[`write_file`]: ../tools/file-system.md#3-write_file-writefile
-[`glob`]: ../tools/file-system.md#4-glob-findfiles
-[`google_web_search`]: ../tools/web-search.md
-[`replace`]: ../tools/file-system.md#6-replace-edit
-[MCP tools]: ../tools/mcp-server.md
-[`save_memory`]: ../tools/memory.md
-[`activate_skill`]: ./skills.md
-[`codebase_investigator`]: ../core/subagents.md#codebase_investigator
-[`cli_help`]: ../core/subagents.md#cli_help
-[subagents]: ../core/subagents.md
-[custom subagents]: ../core/subagents.md#creating-custom-subagents
-[policy engine]: ../reference/policy-engine.md
-[`enter_plan_mode`]: ../tools/planning.md#1-enter_plan_mode-enterplanmode
-[`exit_plan_mode`]: ../tools/planning.md#2-exit_plan_mode-exitplanmode
-[`ask_user`]: ../tools/ask-user.md
-[YOLO mode]: ../reference/configuration.md#command-line-arguments
-[`plan.toml`]:
-  https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/packages/core/src/policy/policies/plan.toml
-[auto model]: ../reference/configuration.md#model-settings
-[model routing]: ./telemetry.md#model-routing
-[preferred external editor]: ../reference/configuration.md#general
-[session retention]: ./session-management.md#session-retention
-[extensions]: ../extensions/index.md
-[Conductor]: https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/conductor
-[open an issue]: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues
-[Agent Skills]: ./skills.md

docs/cli/rewind.md

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-# Rewind
-
-The `/rewind` command lets you go back to a previous state in your conversation
-and, optionally, revert any file changes made by the AI during those
-interactions. This is a powerful tool for undoing mistakes, exploring different
-approaches, or simply cleaning up your session history.
-
-## Usage
-
-To use the rewind feature, simply type `/rewind` into the input prompt and press
-**Enter**.
-
-Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut: **Press `Esc` twice**.
-
-## Interface
-
-When you trigger a rewind, an interactive list of your previous interactions
-appears.
-
-1.  **Select interaction:** Use the **Up/Down arrow keys** to navigate through
-    the list. The most recent interactions are at the bottom.
-2.  **Preview:** As you select an interaction, you'll see a preview of the user
-    prompt and, if applicable, the number of files changed during that step.
-3.  **Confirm selection:** Press **Enter** on the interaction you want to rewind
-    back to.
-4.  **Action selection:** After selecting an interaction, you'll be presented
-    with a confirmation dialog with up to three options:
-    - **Rewind conversation and revert code changes:** Reverts both the chat
-      history and the file modifications to the state before the selected
-      interaction.
-    - **Rewind conversation:** Only reverts the chat history. File changes are
-      kept.
-    - **Revert code changes:** Only reverts the file modifications. The chat
-      history is kept.
-    - **Do nothing (esc):** Cancels the rewind operation.
-
-If no code changes were made since the selected point, the options related to
-reverting code changes will be hidden.
-
-## Key considerations
-
-- **Destructive action:** Rewinding is a destructive action for your current
-  session history and potentially your files. Use it with care.
-- **Agent awareness:** When you rewind the conversation, the AI model loses all
-  memory of the interactions that were removed. If you only revert code changes,
-  you may need to inform the model that the files have changed.
-- **Manual edits:** Rewinding only affects file changes made by the AI's edit
-  tools. It does **not** undo manual edits you've made or changes triggered by
-  the shell tool (`!`).
-- **Compression:** Rewind works across chat compression points by reconstructing
-  the history from stored session data.

docs/cli/sandbox.md

@@ -50,76 +50,17 @@ Cross-platform sandboxing with complete process isolation.
 **Note**: Requires building the sandbox image locally or using a published image
 from your organization's registry.
 
-### 3. LXC/LXD (Linux only, experimental)
-
-Full-system container sandboxing using LXC/LXD. Unlike Docker/Podman, LXC
-containers run a complete Linux system with `systemd`, `snapd`, and other system
-services. This is ideal for tools that don't work in standard Docker containers,
-such as Snapcraft and Rockcraft.
-
-**Prerequisites**:
-
-- Linux only.
-- LXC/LXD must be installed (`snap install lxd` or `apt install lxd`).
-- A container must be created and running before starting Gemini CLI. Gemini
-  does **not** create the container automatically.
-
-**Quick setup**:
-
-```bash
-# Initialize LXD (first time only)
-lxd init --auto
-
-# Create and start an Ubuntu container
-lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 gemini-sandbox
-
-# Enable LXC sandboxing
-export GEMINI_SANDBOX=lxc
-gemini -p "build the project"
-```
-
-**Custom container name**:
-
-```bash
-export GEMINI_SANDBOX=lxc
-export GEMINI_SANDBOX_IMAGE=my-snapcraft-container
-gemini -p "build the snap"
-```
-
-**Limitations**:
-
-- Linux only (LXC is not available on macOS or Windows).
-- The container must already exist and be running.
-- The workspace directory is bind-mounted into the container at the same
-  absolute path — the path must be writable inside the container.
-- Used with tools like Snapcraft or Rockcraft that require a full system.
-
 ## Quickstart
 
 ```bash
 # Enable sandboxing with command flag
 gemini -s -p "analyze the code structure"
-```
 
-**Use environment variable**
-
-**macOS/Linux**
-
-```bash
+# Use environment variable
 export GEMINI_SANDBOX=true
 gemini -p "run the test suite"
-```
 
-**Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-```powershell
-$env:GEMINI_SANDBOX="true"
-gemini -p "run the test suite"
-```
-
-**Configure in settings.json**
-
-```json
+# Configure in settings.json
 {
   "tools": {
     "sandbox": "docker"
@@ -132,8 +73,7 @@ gemini -p "run the test suite"
 ### Enable sandboxing (in order of precedence)
 
 1. **Command flag**: `-s` or `--sandbox`
-2. **Environment variable**:
-   `GEMINI_SANDBOX=true|docker|podman|sandbox-exec|lxc`
+2. **Environment variable**: `GEMINI_SANDBOX=true|docker|podman|sandbox-exec`
 3. **Settings file**: `"sandbox": true` in the `tools` object of your
    `settings.json` file (e.g., `{"tools": {"sandbox": true}}`).
 
@@ -142,11 +82,10 @@ gemini -p "run the test suite"
 Built-in profiles (set via `SEATBELT_PROFILE` env var):
 
 - `permissive-open` (default): Write restrictions, network allowed
+- `permissive-closed`: Write restrictions, no network
 - `permissive-proxied`: Write restrictions, network via proxy
 - `restrictive-open`: Strict restrictions, network allowed
-- `restrictive-proxied`: Strict restrictions, network via proxy
-- `strict-open`: Read and write restrictions, network allowed
-- `strict-proxied`: Read and write restrictions, network via proxy
+- `restrictive-closed`: Maximum restrictions
 
 ### Custom sandbox flags
 
@@ -159,51 +98,26 @@ use cases.
 
 To disable SELinux labeling for volume mounts, you can set the following:
 
-**macOS/Linux**
-
 ```bash
 export SANDBOX_FLAGS="--security-opt label=disable"
 ```
 
-**Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-```powershell
-$env:SANDBOX_FLAGS="--security-opt label=disable"
-```
-
 Multiple flags can be provided as a space-separated string:
 
-**macOS/Linux**
-
 ```bash
 export SANDBOX_FLAGS="--flag1 --flag2=value"
 ```
 
-**Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-```powershell
-$env:SANDBOX_FLAGS="--flag1 --flag2=value"
-```
-
 ## Linux UID/GID handling
 
 The sandbox automatically handles user permissions on Linux. Override these
 permissions with:
 
-**macOS/Linux**
-
 ```bash
 export SANDBOX_SET_UID_GID=true   # Force host UID/GID
 export SANDBOX_SET_UID_GID=false  # Disable UID/GID mapping
 ```
 
-**Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-```powershell
-$env:SANDBOX_SET_UID_GID="true"   # Force host UID/GID
-$env:SANDBOX_SET_UID_GID="false"  # Disable UID/GID mapping
-```
-
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 ### Common issues
@@ -252,6 +166,6 @@ gemini -s -p "run shell command: mount | grep workspace"
 
 ## Related documentation
 
-- [Configuration](../reference/configuration.md): Full configuration options.
-- [Commands](../reference/commands.md): Available commands.
-- [Troubleshooting](../resources/troubleshooting.md): General troubleshooting.
+- [Configuration](../get-started/configuration.md): Full configuration options.
+- [Commands](./commands.md): Available commands.
+- [Troubleshooting](../troubleshooting.md): General troubleshooting.

docs/cli/session-management.md

@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
-# Session management
+# Session Management
 
-Session management saves your conversation history so you can resume your work
-where you left off. Use these features to review past interactions, manage
-history across different projects, and configure how long data is retained.
+Gemini CLI includes robust session management features that automatically save
+your conversation history. This allows you to interrupt your work and resume
+exactly where you left off, review past interactions, and manage your
+conversation history effectively.
 
-## Automatic saving
+## Automatic Saving
 
-Your session history is recorded automatically as you interact with the model.
-This background process ensures your work is preserved even if you interrupt a
-session.
+Every time you interact with Gemini CLI, your session is automatically saved.
+This happens in the background without any manual intervention.
 
 - **What is saved:** The complete conversation history, including:
   - Your prompts and the model's responses.
   - All tool executions (inputs and outputs).
-  - Token usage statistics (input, output, cached, etc.).
-  - Assistant thoughts and reasoning summaries (when available).
-- **Location:** Sessions are stored in `~/.gemini/tmp/<project_hash>/chats/`,
-  where `<project_hash>` is a unique identifier based on your project's root
-  directory.
+  - Token usage statistics (input/output/cached, etc.).
+  - Assistant thoughts/reasoning summaries (when available).
+- **Location:** Sessions are stored in `~/.gemini/tmp/<project_hash>/chats/`.
 - **Scope:** Sessions are project-specific. Switching directories to a different
-  project switches to that project's session history.
+  project will switch to that project's session history.
 
-## Resuming sessions
+## Resuming Sessions
 
 You can resume a previous session to continue the conversation with all prior
-context restored. Resuming is supported both through command-line flags and an
-interactive browser.
+context restored.
 
-### From the command line
+### From the Command Line
 
-When starting Gemini CLI, use the `--resume` (or `-r`) flag to load existing
-sessions.
+When starting the CLI, you can use the `--resume` (or `-r`) flag:
 
 - **Resume latest:**
 
@@ -40,8 +36,8 @@ sessions.
 
   This immediately loads the most recent session.
 
-- **Resume by index:** List available sessions first (see
-  [Listing sessions](#listing-sessions)), then use the index number:
+- **Resume by index:** First, list available sessions (see
+  [Listing Sessions](#listing-sessions)), then use the index number:
 
   ```bash
   gemini --resume 1
@@ -52,35 +48,30 @@ sessions.
   gemini --resume a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
   ```
 
-### From the interactive interface
+### From the Interactive Interface
 
-While the CLI is running, use the `/resume` slash command to open the **Session
-Browser**:
+While the CLI is running, you can use the `/resume` slash command to open the
+**Session Browser**:
 
 ```text
 /resume
 ```
 
-The Session Browser provides an interactive interface where you can perform the
-following actions:
+This opens an interactive interface where you can:
 
 - **Browse:** Scroll through a list of your past sessions.
 - **Preview:** See details like the session date, message count, and the first
   user prompt.
 - **Search:** Press `/` to enter search mode, then type to filter sessions by ID
   or content.
-- **Select:** Press **Enter** to resume the selected session.
-- **Esc:** Press **Esc** to exit the Session Browser.
+- **Select:** Press `Enter` to resume the selected session.
 
-## Managing sessions
+## Managing Sessions
 
-You can list and delete sessions to keep your history organized and manage disk
-space.
-
-### Listing sessions
+### Listing Sessions
 
 To see a list of all available sessions for the current project from the command
-line, use the `--list-sessions` flag:
+line:
 
 ```bash
 gemini --list-sessions
@@ -96,12 +87,12 @@ Available sessions for this project (3):
   3. Update documentation (Just now) [abcd1234]
 ```
 
-### Deleting sessions
+### Deleting Sessions
 
 You can remove old or unwanted sessions to free up space or declutter your
 history.
 
-**From the command line:** Use the `--delete-session` flag with an index or ID:
+**From the Command Line:** Use the `--delete-session` flag with an index or ID:
 
 ```bash
 gemini --delete-session 2
@@ -111,54 +102,44 @@ gemini --delete-session 2
 
 1.  Open the browser with `/resume`.
 2.  Navigate to the session you want to remove.
-3.  Press **x**.
+3.  Press `x`.
 
 ## Configuration
 
 You can configure how Gemini CLI manages your session history in your
-`settings.json` file. These settings let you control retention policies and
-session lengths.
+`settings.json` file.
 
-### Session retention
+### Session Retention
 
-By default, Gemini CLI automatically cleans up old session data to prevent your
-history from growing indefinitely. When a session is deleted, Gemini CLI also
-removes all associated data, including implementation plans, task trackers, tool
-outputs, and activity logs.
-
-The default policy is to **retain sessions for 30 days**.
-
-#### Configuration
-
-You can customize these policies using the `/settings` command or by manually
-editing your `settings.json` file:
+To prevent your history from growing indefinitely, you can enable automatic
+cleanup policies.
 
 ```json
 {
   "general": {
     "sessionRetention": {
       "enabled": true,
-      "maxAge": "30d",
-      "maxCount": 50
+      "maxAge": "30d", // Keep sessions for 30 days
+      "maxCount": 50 // Keep the 50 most recent sessions
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
-- **`enabled`**: (boolean) Master switch for session cleanup. Defaults to
-  `true`.
-- **`maxAge`**: (string) Duration to keep sessions (for example, "24h", "7d",
-  "4w"). Sessions older than this are deleted. Defaults to `"30d"`.
+- **`enabled`**: (boolean) Master switch for session cleanup. Default is
+  `false`.
+- **`maxAge`**: (string) Duration to keep sessions (e.g., "24h", "7d", "4w").
+  Sessions older than this will be deleted.
 - **`maxCount`**: (number) Maximum number of sessions to retain. The oldest
-  sessions exceeding this count are deleted. Defaults to undefined (unlimited).
+  sessions exceeding this count will be deleted.
 - **`minRetention`**: (string) Minimum retention period (safety limit). Defaults
-  to `"1d"`. Sessions newer than this period are never deleted by automatic
+  to `"1d"`; sessions newer than this period are never deleted by automatic
   cleanup.
 
-### Session limits
+### Session Limits
 
-You can limit the length of individual sessions to prevent context windows from
-becoming too large and expensive.
+You can also limit the length of individual sessions to prevent context windows
+from becoming too large and expensive.
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -168,17 +149,10 @@ becoming too large and expensive.
 }
 ```
 
-- **`maxSessionTurns`**: (number) The maximum number of turns (user and model
+- **`maxSessionTurns`**: (number) The maximum number of turns (user + model
   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
+  - **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.
-
-## Next steps
-
-- Explore the [Memory tool](../tools/memory.md) to save persistent information
-  across sessions.
-- Learn how to [Checkpoint](./checkpointing.md) your session state.
-- Check out the [CLI reference](./cli-reference.md) for all command-line flags.
+  - **Non-Interactive Mode:** The CLI exits with an error.

docs/cli/settings.md

@@ -22,18 +22,14 @@ they appear in the UI.
 
 ### General
 
-| UI Label                | Setting                            | Description                                                                                                                                                                    | Default     |
-| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
-| Vim Mode                | `general.vimMode`                  | Enable Vim keybindings                                                                                                                                                         | `false`     |
-| Default Approval Mode   | `general.defaultApprovalMode`      | The default approval mode for tool execution. 'default' prompts for approval, 'auto_edit' auto-approves edit tools, and 'plan' is read-only mode. 'yolo' is not supported yet. | `"default"` |
-| Enable Auto Update      | `general.enableAutoUpdate`         | Enable automatic updates.                                                                                                                                                      | `true`      |
-| Enable Notifications    | `general.enableNotifications`      | Enable run-event notifications for action-required prompts and session completion. Currently macOS only.                                                                       | `false`     |
-| Plan Directory          | `general.plan.directory`           | The directory where planning artifacts are stored. If not specified, defaults to the system temporary directory.                                                               | `undefined` |
-| Plan Model Routing      | `general.plan.modelRouting`        | Automatically switch between Pro and Flash models based on Plan Mode status. Uses Pro for the planning phase and Flash for the implementation phase.                           | `true`      |
-| Max Chat Model Attempts | `general.maxAttempts`              | Maximum number of attempts for requests to the main chat model. Cannot exceed 10.                                                                                              | `10`        |
-| Debug Keystroke Logging | `general.debugKeystrokeLogging`    | Enable debug logging of keystrokes to the console.                                                                                                                             | `false`     |
-| 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"`     |
+| UI Label                        | Setting                            | Description                                                   | Default |
+| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Preview Features (e.g., models) | `general.previewFeatures`          | Enable preview features (e.g., preview models).               | `false` |
+| Vim Mode                        | `general.vimMode`                  | Enable Vim keybindings                                        | `false` |
+| Enable Auto Update              | `general.enableAutoUpdate`         | Enable automatic updates.                                     | `true`  |
+| Enable Prompt Completion        | `general.enablePromptCompletion`   | Enable AI-powered prompt completion suggestions while typing. | `false` |
+| Debug Keystroke Logging         | `general.debugKeystrokeLogging`    | Enable debug logging of keystrokes to the console.            | `false` |
+| Enable Session Cleanup          | `general.sessionRetention.enabled` | Enable automatic session cleanup                              | `false` |
 
 ### Output
 
@@ -43,37 +39,29 @@ they appear in the UI.
 
 ### UI
 
-| UI Label                             | Setting                                | Description                                                                                                                                                       | Default  |
-| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
-| Auto Theme Switching                 | `ui.autoThemeSwitching`                | Automatically switch between default light and dark themes based on terminal background color.                                                                    | `true`   |
-| Terminal Background Polling Interval | `ui.terminalBackgroundPollingInterval` | Interval in seconds to poll the terminal background color.                                                                                                        | `60`     |
-| Hide Window Title                    | `ui.hideWindowTitle`                   | Hide the window title bar                                                                                                                                         | `false`  |
-| Inline Thinking                      | `ui.inlineThinkingMode`                | Display model thinking inline: off or full.                                                                                                                       | `"off"`  |
-| Show Thoughts in Title               | `ui.showStatusInTitle`                 | Show Gemini CLI model thoughts in the terminal window title during the working phase                                                                              | `false`  |
-| Dynamic Window Title                 | `ui.dynamicWindowTitle`                | Update the terminal window title with current status icons (Ready: ◇, Action Required: ✋, Working: ✦)                                                            | `true`   |
-| Show Home Directory Warning          | `ui.showHomeDirectoryWarning`          | Show a warning when running Gemini CLI in the home directory.                                                                                                     | `true`   |
-| Show Compatibility Warnings          | `ui.showCompatibilityWarnings`         | Show warnings about terminal or OS compatibility issues.                                                                                                          | `true`   |
-| Hide Tips                            | `ui.hideTips`                          | Hide helpful tips in the UI                                                                                                                                       | `false`  |
-| Show Shortcuts Hint                  | `ui.showShortcutsHint`                 | Show the "? for shortcuts" hint above the input.                                                                                                                  | `true`   |
-| Hide Banner                          | `ui.hideBanner`                        | Hide the application banner                                                                                                                                       | `false`  |
-| Hide Context Summary                 | `ui.hideContextSummary`                | Hide the context summary (GEMINI.md, MCP servers) above the input.                                                                                                | `false`  |
-| Hide CWD                             | `ui.footer.hideCWD`                    | Hide the current working directory in the footer.                                                                                                                 | `false`  |
-| Hide Sandbox Status                  | `ui.footer.hideSandboxStatus`          | Hide the sandbox status indicator in the footer.                                                                                                                  | `false`  |
-| Hide Model Info                      | `ui.footer.hideModelInfo`              | Hide the model name and context usage in the footer.                                                                                                              | `false`  |
-| Hide Context Window Percentage       | `ui.footer.hideContextPercentage`      | Hides the context window usage percentage.                                                                                                                        | `true`   |
-| Hide Footer                          | `ui.hideFooter`                        | Hide the footer from the UI                                                                                                                                       | `false`  |
-| Show Memory Usage                    | `ui.showMemoryUsage`                   | Display memory usage information in the UI                                                                                                                        | `false`  |
-| Show Line Numbers                    | `ui.showLineNumbers`                   | Show line numbers in the chat.                                                                                                                                    | `true`   |
-| Show Citations                       | `ui.showCitations`                     | Show citations for generated text in the chat.                                                                                                                    | `false`  |
-| Show Model Info In Chat              | `ui.showModelInfoInChat`               | Show the model name in the chat for each model turn.                                                                                                              | `false`  |
-| Show User Identity                   | `ui.showUserIdentity`                  | Show the logged-in user's identity (e.g. email) in the UI.                                                                                                        | `true`   |
-| Use Alternate Screen Buffer          | `ui.useAlternateBuffer`                | Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell history.                                                                                              | `false`  |
-| Use Background Color                 | `ui.useBackgroundColor`                | Whether to use background colors in the UI.                                                                                                                       | `true`   |
-| Incremental Rendering                | `ui.incrementalRendering`              | Enable incremental rendering for the UI. This option will reduce flickering but may cause rendering artifacts. Only supported when useAlternateBuffer is enabled. | `true`   |
-| Show Spinner                         | `ui.showSpinner`                       | Show the spinner during operations.                                                                                                                               | `true`   |
-| Loading Phrases                      | `ui.loadingPhrases`                    | What to show while the model is working: tips, witty comments, both, or nothing.                                                                                  | `"tips"` |
-| Error Verbosity                      | `ui.errorVerbosity`                    | Controls whether recoverable errors are hidden (low) or fully shown (full).                                                                                       | `"low"`  |
-| Screen Reader Mode                   | `ui.accessibility.screenReader`        | Render output in plain-text to be more screen reader accessible                                                                                                   | `false`  |
+| UI Label                       | Setting                                 | Description                                                                                                                                                       | Default |
+| ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Hide Window Title              | `ui.hideWindowTitle`                    | Hide the window title bar                                                                                                                                         | `false` |
+| Show Thoughts in Title         | `ui.showStatusInTitle`                  | Show Gemini CLI model thoughts in the terminal window title during the working phase                                                                              | `false` |
+| Dynamic Window Title           | `ui.dynamicWindowTitle`                 | Update the terminal window title with current status icons (Ready: ◇, Action Required: ✋, Working: ✦)                                                            | `true`  |
+| Show Home Directory Warning    | `ui.showHomeDirectoryWarning`           | Show a warning when running Gemini CLI in the home directory.                                                                                                     | `true`  |
+| Hide Tips                      | `ui.hideTips`                           | Hide helpful tips in the UI                                                                                                                                       | `false` |
+| Hide Banner                    | `ui.hideBanner`                         | Hide the application banner                                                                                                                                       | `false` |
+| Hide Context Summary           | `ui.hideContextSummary`                 | Hide the context summary (GEMINI.md, MCP servers) above the input.                                                                                                | `false` |
+| Hide CWD                       | `ui.footer.hideCWD`                     | Hide the current working directory path in the footer.                                                                                                            | `false` |
+| Hide Sandbox Status            | `ui.footer.hideSandboxStatus`           | Hide the sandbox status indicator in the footer.                                                                                                                  | `false` |
+| Hide Model Info                | `ui.footer.hideModelInfo`               | Hide the model name and context usage in the footer.                                                                                                              | `false` |
+| Hide Context Window Percentage | `ui.footer.hideContextPercentage`       | Hides the context window remaining percentage.                                                                                                                    | `true`  |
+| Hide Footer                    | `ui.hideFooter`                         | Hide the footer from the UI                                                                                                                                       | `false` |
+| Show Memory Usage              | `ui.showMemoryUsage`                    | Display memory usage information in the UI                                                                                                                        | `false` |
+| Show Line Numbers              | `ui.showLineNumbers`                    | Show line numbers in the chat.                                                                                                                                    | `true`  |
+| Show Citations                 | `ui.showCitations`                      | Show citations for generated text in the chat.                                                                                                                    | `false` |
+| Show Model Info In Chat        | `ui.showModelInfoInChat`                | Show the model name in the chat for each model turn.                                                                                                              | `false` |
+| Use Full Width                 | `ui.useFullWidth`                       | Use the entire width of the terminal for output.                                                                                                                  | `true`  |
+| Use Alternate Screen Buffer    | `ui.useAlternateBuffer`                 | Use an alternate screen buffer for the UI, preserving shell history.                                                                                              | `false` |
+| Incremental Rendering          | `ui.incrementalRendering`               | Enable incremental rendering for the UI. This option will reduce flickering but may cause rendering artifacts. Only supported when useAlternateBuffer is enabled. | `true`  |
+| Enable Loading Phrases         | `ui.accessibility.enableLoadingPhrases` | Enable loading phrases during operations.                                                                                                                         | `true`  |
+| Screen Reader Mode             | `ui.accessibility.screenReader`         | Render output in plain-text to be more screen reader accessible                                                                                                   | `false` |
 
 ### IDE
 
@@ -81,85 +69,63 @@ they appear in the UI.
 | -------- | ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------- |
 | IDE Mode | `ide.enabled` | Enable IDE integration mode. | `false` |
 
-### Billing
-
-| UI Label         | Setting                   | Description                                                                                                                                                | Default |
-| ---------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Overage Strategy | `billing.overageStrategy` | How to handle quota exhaustion when AI credits are available. 'ask' prompts each time, 'always' automatically uses credits, 'never' disables credit usage. | `"ask"` |
-
 ### Model
 
-| UI Label                      | Setting                      | Description                                                                            | Default     |
-| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
-| Model                         | `model.name`                 | The Gemini model to use for conversations.                                             | `undefined` |
-| Max Session Turns             | `model.maxSessionTurns`      | Maximum number of user/model/tool turns to keep in a session. -1 means unlimited.      | `-1`        |
-| Context Compression Threshold | `model.compressionThreshold` | The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3). | `0.5`       |
-| Disable Loop Detection        | `model.disableLoopDetection` | Disable automatic detection and prevention of infinite loops.                          | `false`     |
-| Skip Next Speaker Check       | `model.skipNextSpeakerCheck` | Skip the next speaker check.                                                           | `true`      |
+| UI Label                | Setting                      | Description                                                                            | Default |
+| ----------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Max Session Turns       | `model.maxSessionTurns`      | Maximum number of user/model/tool turns to keep in a session. -1 means unlimited.      | `-1`    |
+| Compression Threshold   | `model.compressionThreshold` | The fraction of context usage at which to trigger context compression (e.g. 0.2, 0.3). | `0.5`   |
+| Skip Next Speaker Check | `model.skipNextSpeakerCheck` | Skip the next speaker check.                                                           | `true`  |
 
 ### Context
 
-| UI Label                             | Setting                                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Default |
-| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Memory Discovery Max Dirs            | `context.discoveryMaxDirs`                        | Maximum number of directories to search for memory.                                                                                                                                                                                         | `200`   |
-| Load Memory From Include Directories | `context.loadMemoryFromIncludeDirectories`        | Controls how /memory refresh loads GEMINI.md files. When true, include directories are scanned; when false, only the current directory is used.                                                                                             | `false` |
-| Respect .gitignore                   | `context.fileFiltering.respectGitIgnore`          | Respect .gitignore files when searching.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `true`  |
-| Respect .geminiignore                | `context.fileFiltering.respectGeminiIgnore`       | Respect .geminiignore files when searching.                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `true`  |
-| Enable Recursive File Search         | `context.fileFiltering.enableRecursiveFileSearch` | Enable recursive file search functionality when completing @ references in the prompt.                                                                                                                                                      | `true`  |
-| Enable Fuzzy Search                  | `context.fileFiltering.enableFuzzySearch`         | Enable fuzzy search when searching for files.                                                                                                                                                                                               | `true`  |
-| Custom Ignore File Paths             | `context.fileFiltering.customIgnoreFilePaths`     | Additional ignore file paths to respect. These files take precedence over .geminiignore and .gitignore. Files earlier in the array take precedence over files later in the array, e.g. the first file takes precedence over the second one. | `[]`    |
+| UI Label                             | Setting                                           | Description                                                                                                                                     | Default |
+| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Memory Discovery Max Dirs            | `context.discoveryMaxDirs`                        | Maximum number of directories to search for memory.                                                                                             | `200`   |
+| Load Memory From Include Directories | `context.loadMemoryFromIncludeDirectories`        | Controls how /memory refresh loads GEMINI.md files. When true, include directories are scanned; when false, only the current directory is used. | `false` |
+| Respect .gitignore                   | `context.fileFiltering.respectGitIgnore`          | Respect .gitignore files when searching.                                                                                                        | `true`  |
+| Respect .geminiignore                | `context.fileFiltering.respectGeminiIgnore`       | Respect .geminiignore files when searching.                                                                                                     | `true`  |
+| Enable Recursive File Search         | `context.fileFiltering.enableRecursiveFileSearch` | Enable recursive file search functionality when completing @ references in the prompt.                                                          | `true`  |
+| Enable Fuzzy Search                  | `context.fileFiltering.enableFuzzySearch`         | Enable fuzzy search when searching for files.                                                                                                   | `true`  |
 
 ### Tools
 
-| UI Label                         | Setting                              | Description                                                                                                                                                                | Default |
-| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Enable Interactive Shell         | `tools.shell.enableInteractiveShell` | Use node-pty for an interactive shell experience. Fallback to child_process still applies.                                                                                 | `true`  |
-| Show Color                       | `tools.shell.showColor`              | Show color in shell output.                                                                                                                                                | `false` |
-| Use Ripgrep                      | `tools.useRipgrep`                   | Use ripgrep for file content search instead of the fallback implementation. Provides faster search performance.                                                            | `true`  |
-| Tool Output Truncation Threshold | `tools.truncateToolOutputThreshold`  | Maximum characters to show when truncating large tool outputs. Set to 0 or negative to disable truncation.                                                                 | `40000` |
-| Disable LLM Correction           | `tools.disableLLMCorrection`         | Disable LLM-based error correction for edit tools. When enabled, tools will fail immediately if exact string matches are not found, instead of attempting to self-correct. | `true`  |
+| UI Label                         | Setting                              | Description                                                                                                                                                                | Default   |
+| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
+| Enable Interactive Shell         | `tools.shell.enableInteractiveShell` | Use node-pty for an interactive shell experience. Fallback to child_process still applies.                                                                                 | `true`    |
+| Show Color                       | `tools.shell.showColor`              | Show color in shell output.                                                                                                                                                | `false`   |
+| Auto Accept                      | `tools.autoAccept`                   | Automatically accept and execute tool calls that are considered safe (e.g., read-only operations).                                                                         | `false`   |
+| Use Ripgrep                      | `tools.useRipgrep`                   | Use ripgrep for file content search instead of the fallback implementation. Provides faster search performance.                                                            | `true`    |
+| Enable Tool Output Truncation    | `tools.enableToolOutputTruncation`   | Enable truncation of large tool outputs.                                                                                                                                   | `true`    |
+| Tool Output Truncation Threshold | `tools.truncateToolOutputThreshold`  | Truncate tool output if it is larger than this many characters. Set to -1 to disable.                                                                                      | `4000000` |
+| Tool Output Truncation Lines     | `tools.truncateToolOutputLines`      | The number of lines to keep when truncating tool output.                                                                                                                   | `1000`    |
+| Disable LLM Correction           | `tools.disableLLMCorrection`         | Disable LLM-based error correction for edit tools. When enabled, tools will fail immediately if exact string matches are not found, instead of attempting to self-correct. | `false`   |
 
 ### Security
 
-| UI Label                              | Setting                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Default |
-| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
-| Disable YOLO Mode                     | `security.disableYoloMode`                      | Disable YOLO mode, even if enabled by a flag.                                                                                                                                                                                        | `false` |
-| Allow Permanent Tool Approval         | `security.enablePermanentToolApproval`          | Enable the "Allow for all future sessions" option in tool confirmation dialogs.                                                                                                                                                      | `false` |
-| Blocks extensions from Git            | `security.blockGitExtensions`                   | Blocks installing and loading extensions from Git.                                                                                                                                                                                   | `false` |
-| Extension Source Regex Allowlist      | `security.allowedExtensions`                    | List of Regex patterns for allowed extensions. If nonempty, only extensions that match the patterns in this list are allowed. Overrides the blockGitExtensions setting.                                                              | `[]`    |
-| Folder Trust                          | `security.folderTrust.enabled`                  | Setting to track whether Folder trust is enabled.                                                                                                                                                                                    | `true`  |
-| Enable Environment Variable Redaction | `security.environmentVariableRedaction.enabled` | Enable redaction of environment variables that may contain secrets.                                                                                                                                                                  | `false` |
-| Enable Context-Aware Security         | `security.enableConseca`                        | Enable the context-aware security checker. This feature uses an LLM to dynamically generate and enforce security policies for tool use based on your prompt, providing an additional layer of protection against unintended actions. | `false` |
-
-### Advanced
-
-| UI Label                          | Setting                        | Description                                   | Default |
-| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Auto Configure Max Old Space Size | `advanced.autoConfigureMemory` | Automatically configure Node.js memory limits | `false` |
+| UI Label                              | Setting                                         | Description                                                                     | Default |
+| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Disable YOLO Mode                     | `security.disableYoloMode`                      | Disable YOLO mode, even if enabled by a flag.                                   | `false` |
+| Allow Permanent Tool Approval         | `security.enablePermanentToolApproval`          | Enable the "Allow for all future sessions" option in tool confirmation dialogs. | `false` |
+| Blocks extensions from Git            | `security.blockGitExtensions`                   | Blocks installing and loading extensions from Git.                              | `false` |
+| Folder Trust                          | `security.folderTrust.enabled`                  | Setting to track whether Folder trust is enabled.                               | `false` |
+| Enable Environment Variable Redaction | `security.environmentVariableRedaction.enabled` | Enable redaction of environment variables that may contain secrets.             | `false` |
 
 ### Experimental
 
-| UI Label                   | Setting                                  | Description                                                                                                                                               | Default |
-| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Enable Tool Output Masking | `experimental.toolOutputMasking.enabled` | Enables tool output masking to save tokens.                                                                                                               | `true`  |
-| 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` |
-| Plan                       | `experimental.plan`                      | Enable planning features (Plan Mode and tools).                                                                                                           | `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. Requires a local endpoint serving Gemma via the Gemini API using LiteRT-LM shim.                                           | `false` |
+| UI Label                            | Setting                                                 | Description                                                                         | Default |
+| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| Agent Skills                        | `experimental.skills`                                   | Enable Agent Skills (experimental).                                                 | `false` |
+| Enable Codebase Investigator        | `experimental.codebaseInvestigatorSettings.enabled`     | Enable the Codebase Investigator agent.                                             | `true`  |
+| Codebase Investigator Max Num Turns | `experimental.codebaseInvestigatorSettings.maxNumTurns` | Maximum number of turns for the Codebase Investigator agent.                        | `10`    |
+| Use OSC 52 Paste                    | `experimental.useOSC52Paste`                            | Use OSC 52 sequence for pasting instead of clipboardy (useful for remote sessions). | `false` |
+| Enable CLI Help Agent               | `experimental.cliHelpAgentSettings.enabled`             | Enable the CLI Help Agent.                                                          | `true`  |
+| Plan                                | `experimental.plan`                                     | Enable planning features (Plan Mode and tools).                                     | `false` |
 
-### Skills
+### Hooks
 
-| UI Label            | Setting          | Description          | Default |
-| ------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------- | ------- |
-| Enable Agent Skills | `skills.enabled` | Enable Agent Skills. | `true`  |
-
-### HooksConfig
-
-| UI Label           | Setting                     | Description                                                                      | Default |
-| ------------------ | --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| Enable Hooks       | `hooksConfig.enabled`       | Canonical toggle for the hooks system. When disabled, no hooks will be executed. | `true`  |
-| Hook Notifications | `hooksConfig.notifications` | Show visual indicators when hooks are executing.                                 | `true`  |
+| UI Label           | Setting               | Description                                      | Default |
+| ------------------ | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
+| Hook Notifications | `hooks.notifications` | Show visual indicators when hooks are executing. | `true`  |
 
 <!-- SETTINGS-AUTOGEN:END -->

docs/cli/skills.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Agent Skills
 
+_Note: This is an experimental feature enabled via `experimental.skills`. You
+can also search for "Skills" within the `/settings` interactive UI to toggle
+this and manage other skill-related settings._
+
 Agent Skills allow you to extend Gemini CLI with specialized expertise,
 procedural workflows, and task-specific resources. Based on the
 [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io) open standard, a "skill" is a
@@ -35,22 +39,16 @@ the full instructions and resources required to complete the task using the
 
 Gemini CLI discovers skills from three primary locations:
 
-1.  **Workspace Skills**: Located in `.gemini/skills/` or the `.agents/skills/`
-    alias. Workspace skills are typically committed to version control and
-    shared with the team.
-2.  **User Skills**: Located in `~/.gemini/skills/` or the `~/.agents/skills/`
-    alias. These are personal skills available across all your workspaces.
+1.  **Workspace Skills** (`.gemini/skills/`): Workspace-specific skills that are
+    typically committed to version control and shared with the team.
+2.  **User Skills** (`~/.gemini/skills/`): Personal skills available across all
+    your workspaces.
 3.  **Extension Skills**: Skills bundled within installed
     [extensions](../extensions/index.md).
 
 **Precedence:** If multiple skills share the same name, higher-precedence
 locations override lower ones: **Workspace > User > Extension**.
 
-Within the same tier (user or workspace), the `.agents/skills/` alias takes
-precedence over the `.gemini/skills/` directory. This generic alias provides an
-intuitive path for managing agent-specific expertise that remains compatible
-across different AI agent tools.
-
 ## Managing Skills
 
 ### In an Interactive Session
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ across different AI agent tools.
 Use the `/skills` slash command to view and manage available expertise:
 
 - `/skills list` (default): Shows all discovered skills and their status.
-- `/skills link <path>`: Links agent skills from a local directory via symlink.
 - `/skills disable <name>`: Prevents a specific skill from being used.
 - `/skills enable <name>`: Re-enables a disabled skill.
 - `/skills reload`: Refreshes the list of discovered skills from all tiers.
@@ -74,16 +71,8 @@ The `gemini skills` command provides management utilities:
 # List all discovered skills
 gemini skills list
 
-# Link agent skills from a local directory via symlink
-# Discovers skills (SKILL.md or */SKILL.md) and creates symlinks in ~/.gemini/skills
-# (or ~/.agents/skills)
-gemini skills link /path/to/my-skills-repo
-
-# Link to the workspace scope (.gemini/skills or .agents/skills)
-gemini skills link /path/to/my-skills-repo --scope workspace
-
 # Install a skill from a Git repository, local directory, or zipped skill file (.skill)
-# Uses the user scope by default (~/.gemini/skills or ~/.agents/skills)
+# Uses the user scope by default (~/.gemini/skills)
 gemini skills install https://github.com/user/repo.git
 gemini skills install /path/to/local/skill
 gemini skills install /path/to/local/my-expertise.skill
@@ -91,7 +80,7 @@ gemini skills install /path/to/local/my-expertise.skill
 # Install a specific skill from a monorepo or subdirectory using --path
 gemini skills install https://github.com/my-org/my-skills.git --path skills/frontend-design
 
-# Install to the workspace scope (.gemini/skills or .agents/skills)
+# Install to the workspace scope (.gemini/skills)
 gemini skills install /path/to/skill --scope workspace
 
 # Uninstall a skill by name
@@ -104,7 +93,84 @@ gemini skills enable my-expertise
 gemini skills disable my-expertise --scope workspace
 ```
 
-## How it Works
+## Creating a Skill
+
+A skill is a directory containing a `SKILL.md` file at its root. This file uses
+YAML frontmatter for metadata and Markdown for instructions.
+
+### Folder Structure
+
+Skills are self-contained directories. At a minimum, a skill requires a
+`SKILL.md` file, but can include other resources:
+
+```text
+my-skill/
+├── SKILL.md       (Required) Instructions and metadata
+├── scripts/       (Optional) Executable scripts/tools
+├── references/    (Optional) Static documentation and examples
+└── assets/        (Optional) Templates and binary resources
+```
+
+### Basic Structure (SKILL.md)
+
+```markdown
+---
+name: <unique-name>
+description: <what the skill does and when Gemini should use it>
+---
+
+<your instructions for how the agent should behave / use the skill>
+```
+
+- **`name`**: A unique identifier (lowercase, alphanumeric, and dashes).
+- **`description`**: The most critical field. Gemini uses this to decide when
+  the skill is relevant. Be specific about the expertise provided.
+- **Body**: Everything below the second `---` is injected as expert procedural
+  guidance for the model.
+
+### Example: Team Code Reviewer
+
+Create `~/.gemini/skills/code-reviewer/SKILL.md`:
+
+```markdown
+---
+name: code-reviewer
+description:
+  Expertise in reviewing code for style, security, and performance. Use when the
+  user asks for "feedback," a "review," or to "check" their changes.
+---
+
+# Code Reviewer
+
+You are an expert code reviewer. When reviewing code, follow this workflow:
+
+1.  **Analyze**: Review the staged changes or specific files provided. Ensure
+    that the changes are scoped properly and represent minimal changes required
+    to address the issue.
+2.  **Style**: Ensure code follows the workspace's conventions and idiomatic
+    patterns as described in the `GEMINI.md` file.
+3.  **Security**: Flag any potential security vulnerabilities.
+4.  **Tests**: Verify that new logic has corresponding test coverage and that
+    the test coverage adequately validates the changes.
+
+Provide your feedback as a concise bulleted list of "Strengths" and
+"Opportunities."
+```
+
+### Resource Conventions
+
+While you can structure your skill directory however you like, the Agent Skills
+standard encourages these conventions:
+
+- **`scripts/`**: Executable scripts (bash, python, node) the agent can run.
+- **`references/`**: Static documentation, schemas, or example data for the
+  agent to consult.
+- **`assets/`**: Code templates, boilerplate, or binary resources.
+
+When a skill is activated, Gemini CLI provides the model with a tree view of the
+entire skill directory, allowing it to discover and utilize these assets.
+
+## How it Works (Security & Privacy)
 
 1.  **Discovery**: At the start of a session, Gemini CLI scans the discovery
     tiers and injects the name and description of all enabled skills into the
@@ -120,15 +186,3 @@ gemini skills disable my-expertise --scope workspace
       it permission to read any bundled assets.
 5.  **Execution**: The model proceeds with the specialized expertise active. It
     is instructed to prioritize the skill's procedural guidance within reason.
-
-### Skill activation
-
-Once a skill is activated (typically by Gemini identifying a task that matches
-the skill's description and your approval), its specialized instructions and
-resources are loaded into the agent's context. A skill remains active and its
-guidance is prioritized for the duration of the session.
-
-## Creating your own skills
-
-To create your own skills, see the [Create Agent Skills](./creating-skills.md)
-guide.

docs/cli/system-prompt.md

@@ -56,38 +56,6 @@ error with: `missing system prompt file '<path>'`.
 When `GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD` is active, the CLI shows a `|⌐■_■|` indicator in the UI
 to signal custom system‑prompt mode.
 
-## Variable Substitution
-
-When using a custom system prompt file, you can use the following variables to
-dynamically include built-in content:
-
-- `${AgentSkills}`: Injects a complete section (including header) of all
-  available agent skills.
-- `${SubAgents}`: Injects a complete section (including header) of available
-  sub-agents.
-- `${AvailableTools}`: Injects a bulleted list of all currently enabled tool
-  names.
-- Tool Name Variables: Injects the actual name of a tool using the pattern:
-  `${toolName}_ToolName` (e.g., `${write_file_ToolName}`,
-  `${run_shell_command_ToolName}`).
-
-  This pattern is generated dynamically for all available tools.
-
-### Example
-
-```markdown
-# Custom System Prompt
-
-You are a helpful assistant. ${AgentSkills}
-${SubAgents}
-
-## Tooling
-
-The following tools are available to you: ${AvailableTools}
-
-You can use ${write_file_ToolName} to save logs.
-```
-
 ## Export the default prompt (recommended)
 
 Before overriding, export the current default prompt so you can review required

docs/cli/telemetry.md

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Environment variables can be used to override the settings in the file.
 `true` or `1` will enable the feature. Any other value will disable it.
 
 For detailed information about all configuration options, see the
-[Configuration guide](../reference/configuration.md).
+[Configuration guide](../get-started/configuration.md).
 
 ## Google Cloud telemetry
 
@@ -103,52 +103,23 @@ Before using either method below, complete these steps:
 
 1. Set your Google Cloud project ID:
    - For telemetry in a separate project from inference:
-
-     **macOS/Linux**
-
      ```bash
      export OTLP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT="your-telemetry-project-id"
      ```
-
-     **Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-     ```powershell
-     $env:OTLP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT="your-telemetry-project-id"
-     ```
-
    - For telemetry in the same project as inference:
-
-     **macOS/Linux**
-
      ```bash
      export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT="your-project-id"
      ```
 
-     **Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-     ```powershell
-     $env:GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT="your-project-id"
-     ```
-
 2. Authenticate with Google Cloud:
    - If using a user account:
      ```bash
      gcloud auth application-default login
      ```
    - If using a service account:
-
-     **macOS/Linux**
-
      ```bash
      export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/path/to/your/service-account.json"
      ```
-
-     **Windows (PowerShell)**
-
-     ```powershell
-     $env:GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="C:\path\to\your\service-account.json"
-     ```
-
 3. Make sure your account or service account has these IAM roles:
    - Cloud Trace Agent
    - Monitoring Metric Writer
@@ -205,12 +176,11 @@ Sends telemetry directly to Google Cloud services. No collector needed.
    }
    ```
 2. Run Gemini CLI and send prompts.
-3. View logs, metrics, and traces:
+3. View logs and metrics:
    - Open the Google Cloud Console in your browser after sending prompts:
-     - Logs (Logs Explorer): https://console.cloud.google.com/logs/
-     - Metrics (Metrics Explorer):
-       https://console.cloud.google.com/monitoring/metrics-explorer
-     - Traces (Trace Explorer): https://console.cloud.google.com/traces/list
+     - Logs: https://console.cloud.google.com/logs/
+     - Metrics: https://console.cloud.google.com/monitoring/metrics-explorer
+     - Traces: https://console.cloud.google.com/traces/list
 
 ### Collector-based export (advanced)
 
@@ -238,12 +208,11 @@ forward data to Google Cloud.
    - Save collector logs to `~/.gemini/tmp/<projectHash>/otel/collector-gcp.log`
    - Stop collector on exit (e.g. `Ctrl+C`)
 3. Run Gemini CLI and send prompts.
-4. View logs, metrics, and traces:
+4. View logs and metrics:
    - Open the Google Cloud Console in your browser after sending prompts:
-     - Logs (Logs Explorer): https://console.cloud.google.com/logs/
-     - Metrics (Metrics Explorer):
-       https://console.cloud.google.com/monitoring/metrics-explorer
-     - Traces (Trace Explorer): https://console.cloud.google.com/traces/list
+     - Logs: https://console.cloud.google.com/logs/
+     - Metrics: https://console.cloud.google.com/monitoring/metrics-explorer
+     - Traces: https://console.cloud.google.com/traces/list
    - Open `~/.gemini/tmp/<projectHash>/otel/collector-gcp.log` to view local
      collector logs.
 
@@ -301,14 +270,14 @@ For local development and debugging, you can capture telemetry data locally:
 3. View traces at http://localhost:16686 and logs/metrics in the collector log
    file.
 
-## Logs, metrics, and traces
+## Logs and metrics
 
-The following section describes the structure of logs, metrics, and traces
-generated for Gemini CLI.
+The following section describes the structure of logs and metrics generated for
+Gemini CLI.
 
-The `session.id`, `installation.id`, `active_approval_mode`, and `user.email`
-(available only when authenticated with a Google account) are included as common
-attributes on all logs and metrics.
+The `session.id`, `installation.id`, and `user.email` (available only when
+authenticated with a Google account) are included as common attributes on all
+logs and metrics.
 
 ### Logs
 
@@ -351,8 +320,6 @@ Captures startup configuration and user prompt submissions.
 
 Tracks changes and duration of approval modes.
 
-##### Lifecycle
-
 - `approval_mode_switch`: Approval mode was changed.
   - **Attributes**:
     - `from_mode` (string)
@@ -363,15 +330,6 @@ Tracks changes and duration of approval modes.
     - `mode` (string)
     - `duration_ms` (int)
 
-##### Execution
-
-These events track the execution of an approval mode, such as Plan Mode.
-
-- `plan_execution`: A plan was executed and the session switched from plan mode
-  to active execution.
-  - **Attributes**:
-    - `approval_mode` (string)
-
 #### Tools
 
 Captures tool executions, output truncation, and Edit behavior.
@@ -391,21 +349,7 @@ Captures tool executions, output truncation, and Edit behavior.
     - `extension_name` (string, if applicable)
     - `extension_id` (string, if applicable)
     - `content_length` (int, if applicable)
-    - `metadata` (if applicable), which includes for the `AskUser` tool:
-      - `ask_user` (object):
-        - `question_types` (array of strings)
-        - `ask_user_dismissed` (boolean)
-        - `ask_user_empty_submission` (boolean)
-        - `ask_user_answer_count` (number)
-      - `diffStat` (if applicable), which includes:
-        - `model_added_lines` (number)
-        - `model_removed_lines` (number)
-        - `model_added_chars` (number)
-        - `model_removed_chars` (number)
-        - `user_added_lines` (number)
-        - `user_removed_lines` (number)
-        - `user_added_chars` (number)
-        - `user_removed_chars` (number)
+    - `metadata` (if applicable)
 
 - `gemini_cli.tool_output_truncated`: Output of a tool call was truncated.
   - **Attributes**:
@@ -518,7 +462,6 @@ Captures Gemini API requests, responses, and errors.
     - `reasoning` (string, optional)
     - `failed` (boolean)
     - `error_message` (string, optional)
-    - `approval_mode` (string)
 
 #### Chat and streaming
 
@@ -743,14 +686,12 @@ Routing latency/failures and slash-command selections.
   - **Attributes**:
     - `routing.decision_model` (string)
     - `routing.decision_source` (string)
-    - `routing.approval_mode` (string)
 
 - `gemini_cli.model_routing.failure.count` (Counter, Int): Counts model routing
   failures.
   - **Attributes**:
     - `routing.decision_source` (string)
     - `routing.error_message` (string)
-    - `routing.approval_mode` (string)
 
 ##### Agent runs
 
@@ -769,17 +710,6 @@ Agent lifecycle metrics: runs, durations, and turns.
   - **Attributes**:
     - `agent_name` (string)
 
-##### Approval Mode
-
-###### Execution
-
-These metrics track the adoption and usage of specific approval workflows, such
-as Plan Mode.
-
-- `gemini_cli.plan.execution.count` (Counter, Int): Counts plan executions.
-  - **Attributes**:
-    - `approval_mode` (string)
-
 ##### UI
 
 UI stability signals such as flicker count.
@@ -855,32 +785,6 @@ Optional performance monitoring for startup, CPU/memory, and phase timing.
     - `current_value` (number)
     - `baseline_value` (number)
 
-### Traces
-
-Traces offer a granular, "under-the-hood" view of every agent and backend
-operation. By providing a high-fidelity execution map, they enable precise
-debugging of complex tool interactions and deep performance optimization. Each
-trace captures rich, consistent metadata via custom span attributes:
-
-- `gen_ai.operation.name` (string): The high-level operation kind (e.g.
-  "tool_call", "llm_call").
-- `gen_ai.agent.name` (string): The service agent identifier ("gemini-cli").
-- `gen_ai.agent.description` (string): The service agent description.
-- `gen_ai.input.messages` (string): Input messages or metadata specific to the
-  operation.
-- `gen_ai.output.messages` (string): Output messages or metadata generated from
-  the operation.
-- `gen_ai.request.model` (string): The request model name.
-- `gen_ai.response.model` (string): The response model name.
-- `gen_ai.system_instructions` (json string): The system instructions.
-- `gen_ai.prompt.name` (string): The prompt name.
-- `gen_ai.tool.name` (string): The executed tool's name.
-- `gen_ai.tool.call_id` (string): The generated specific ID of the tool call.
-- `gen_ai.tool.description` (string): The executed tool's description.
-- `gen_ai.tool.definitions` (json string): The executed tool's description.
-- `gen_ai.conversation.id` (string): The current CLI session ID.
-- Additional user-defined Custom Attributes passed via the span's configuration.
-
 #### GenAI semantic convention
 
 The following metrics comply with [OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic conventions] for

docs/cli/themes.md

@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ using the `/theme` command within Gemini CLI:
   - `Default`
   - `Dracula`
   - `GitHub`
-  - `Solarized Dark`
 - **Light themes:**
   - `ANSI Light`
   - `Ayu Light`
   - `Default Light`
   - `GitHub Light`
   - `Google Code`
-  - `Solarized Light`
   - `Xcode`
 
 ### Changing themes
@@ -41,22 +39,22 @@ can change the theme using the `/theme` command.
 ### Theme persistence
 
 Selected themes are saved in Gemini CLI's
-[configuration](../reference/configuration.md) so your preference is remembered
-across sessions.
+[configuration](../get-started/configuration.md) so your preference is
+remembered across sessions.
 
 ---
 
 ## Custom color themes
 
-Gemini CLI lets you create your own custom color themes by specifying them in
-your `settings.json` file. This gives you full control over the color palette
+Gemini CLI allows you to create your own custom color themes by specifying them
+in your `settings.json` file. This gives you full control over the color palette
 used in the CLI.
 
 ### How to define a custom theme
 
 Add a `customThemes` block to your user, project, or system `settings.json`
 file. Each custom theme is defined as an object with a unique name and a set of
-nested configuration objects. For example:
+color keys. For example:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -65,52 +63,50 @@ nested configuration objects. For example:
       "MyCustomTheme": {
         "name": "MyCustomTheme",
         "type": "custom",
-        "background": {
-          "primary": "#181818"
-        },
-        "text": {
-          "primary": "#f0f0f0",
-          "secondary": "#a0a0a0"
-        }
+        "Background": "#181818",
+        ...
       }
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
-**Configuration objects:**
+**Color keys:**
 
-- **`text`**: Defines text colors.
-  - `primary`: The default text color.
-  - `secondary`: Used for less prominent text.
-  - `link`: Color for URLs and links.
-  - `accent`: Used for highlights and emphasis.
-  - `response`: Precedence over `primary` for rendering model responses.
-- **`background`**: Defines background colors.
-  - `primary`: The main background color of the UI.
-  - `diff.added`: Background for added lines in diffs.
-  - `diff.removed`: Background for removed lines in diffs.
-- **`border`**: Defines border colors.
-  - `default`: The standard border color.
-  - `focused`: Border color when an element is focused.
-- **`status`**: Colors for status indicators.
-  - `success`: Used for successful operations.
-  - `warning`: Used for warnings.
-  - `error`: Used for errors.
-- **`ui`**: Other UI elements.
-  - `comment`: Color for code comments.
-  - `symbol`: Color for code symbols and operators.
-  - `gradient`: An array of colors used for gradient effects.
+- `Background`
+- `Foreground`
+- `LightBlue`
+- `AccentBlue`
+- `AccentPurple`
+- `AccentCyan`
+- `AccentGreen`
+- `AccentYellow`
+- `AccentRed`
+- `Comment`
+- `Gray`
+- `DiffAdded` (optional, for added lines in diffs)
+- `DiffRemoved` (optional, for removed lines in diffs)
+
+You can also override individual UI text roles by adding a nested `text` object.
+This object supports the keys `primary`, `secondary`, `link`, `accent`, and
+`response`. When `text.response` is provided it takes precedence over
+`text.primary` for rendering model responses in chat.
 
 **Required properties:**
 
 - `name` (must match the key in the `customThemes` object and be a string)
 - `type` (must be the string `"custom"`)
-
-While all sub-properties are technically optional, we recommend providing at
-least `background.primary`, `text.primary`, `text.secondary`, and the various
-accent colors via `text.link`, `text.accent`, and `status` to ensure a cohesive
-UI.
+- `Background`
+- `Foreground`
+- `LightBlue`
+- `AccentBlue`
+- `AccentPurple`
+- `AccentCyan`
+- `AccentGreen`
+- `AccentYellow`
+- `AccentRed`
+- `Comment`
+- `Gray`
 
 You can use either hex codes (e.g., `#FF0000`) **or** standard CSS color names
 (e.g., `coral`, `teal`, `blue`) for any color value. See
@@ -145,35 +141,22 @@ custom theme defined in `settings.json`.
 
 ```json
 {
-  "name": "Gruvbox Dark",
+  "name": "My File Theme",
   "type": "custom",
-  "background": {
-    "primary": "#282828",
-    "diff": {
-      "added": "#2b3312",
-      "removed": "#341212"
-    }
-  },
-  "text": {
-    "primary": "#ebdbb2",
-    "secondary": "#a89984",
-    "link": "#83a598",
-    "accent": "#d3869b"
-  },
-  "border": {
-    "default": "#3c3836",
-    "focused": "#458588"
-  },
-  "status": {
-    "success": "#b8bb26",
-    "warning": "#fabd2f",
-    "error": "#fb4934"
-  },
-  "ui": {
-    "comment": "#928374",
-    "symbol": "#8ec07c",
-    "gradient": ["#cc241d", "#d65d0e", "#d79921"]
-  }
+  "Background": "#282A36",
+  "Foreground": "#F8F8F2",
+  "LightBlue": "#82AAFF",
+  "AccentBlue": "#61AFEF",
+  "AccentPurple": "#BD93F9",
+  "AccentCyan": "#8BE9FD",
+  "AccentGreen": "#50FA7B",
+  "AccentYellow": "#F1FA8C",
+  "AccentRed": "#FF5555",
+  "Comment": "#6272A4",
+  "Gray": "#ABB2BF",
+  "DiffAdded": "#A6E3A1",
+  "DiffRemoved": "#F38BA8",
+  "GradientColors": ["#4796E4", "#847ACE", "#C3677F"]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -194,18 +177,9 @@ untrusted sources.
 - Or, set it as the default by adding `"theme": "MyCustomTheme"` to the `ui`
   object in your `settings.json`.
 - Custom themes can be set at the user, project, or system level, and follow the
-  same [configuration precedence](../reference/configuration.md) as other
+  same [configuration precedence](../get-started/configuration.md) as other
   settings.
 
-### Themes from extensions
-
-[Extensions](../extensions/reference.md#themes) can also provide custom themes.
-Once an extension is installed and enabled, its themes are automatically added
-to the selection list in the `/theme` command.
-
-Themes from extensions appear with the extension name in parentheses to help you
-identify their source, for example: `shades-of-green (green-extension)`.
-
 ---
 
 ## Dark themes
@@ -234,10 +208,6 @@ identify their source, for example: `shades-of-green (green-extension)`.
 
 <img src="/assets/theme-github.png" alt="GitHub theme" width="600">
 
-### Solarized Dark
-
-<img src="/assets/theme-solarized-dark.png" alt="Solarized Dark theme" width="600">
-
 ## Light themes
 
 ### ANSI Light
@@ -260,10 +230,6 @@ identify their source, for example: `shades-of-green (green-extension)`.
 
 <img src="/assets/theme-google-light.png" alt="Google Code theme" width="600">
 
-### Solarized Light
-
-<img src="/assets/theme-solarized-light.png" alt="Solarized Light theme" width="600">
-
 ### Xcode
 
 <img src="/assets/theme-xcode-light.png" alt="Xcode Light theme" width="600">

docs/cli/trusted-folders.md

@@ -38,37 +38,6 @@ folder, a dialog will automatically appear, prompting you to make a choice:
 Your choice is saved in a central file (`~/.gemini/trustedFolders.json`), so you
 will only be asked once per folder.
 
-## Understanding folder contents: The discovery phase
-
-Before you make a choice, the Gemini CLI performs a **discovery phase** to scan
-the folder for potential configurations. This information is displayed in the
-trust dialog to help you make an informed decision.
-
-The discovery UI lists the following categories of items found in the project:
-
-- **Commands**: Custom `.toml` command definitions that add new functionality.
-- **MCP Servers**: Configured Model Context Protocol servers that the CLI will
-  attempt to connect to.
-- **Hooks**: System or custom hooks that can intercept and modify CLI behavior.
-- **Skills**: Local agent skills that provide specialized capabilities.
-- **Setting overrides**: Any project-specific configurations that override your
-  global user settings.
-
-### Security warnings and errors
-
-The trust dialog also highlights critical information that requires your
-attention:
-
-- **Security Warnings**: The CLI will explicitly flag potentially dangerous
-  settings, such as auto-approving certain tools or disabling the security
-  sandbox.
-- **Discovery Errors**: If the CLI encounters issues while scanning the folder
-  (e.g., a malformed `settings.json` file), these errors will be displayed
-  prominently.
-
-By reviewing these details, you can ensure that you only grant trust to projects
-that you know are safe.
-
 ## Why trust matters: The impact of an untrusted workspace
 
 When a folder is **untrusted**, the Gemini CLI runs in a restricted "safe mode"

docs/cli/tutorials.md

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# Tutorials
+
+This page contains tutorials for interacting with Gemini CLI.
+
+## Agent Skills
+
+- [Getting Started with Agent Skills](./tutorials/skills-getting-started.md)
+
+## Setting up a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server
+
+> [!CAUTION] Before using a third-party MCP server, ensure you trust its source
+> and understand the tools it provides. Your use of third-party servers is at
+> your own risk.
+
+This tutorial demonstrates how to set up an MCP server, using the
+[GitHub MCP server](https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server) as an example.
+The GitHub MCP server provides tools for interacting with GitHub repositories,
+such as creating issues and commenting on pull requests.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed and configured:
+
+- **Docker:** Install and run [Docker].
+- **GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT):** Create a new [classic] or
+  [fine-grained] PAT with the necessary scopes.
+
+[Docker]: https://www.docker.com/
+[classic]: https://github.com/settings/tokens/new
+[fine-grained]: https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new
+
+### Guide
+
+#### Configure the MCP server in `settings.json`
+
+In your project's root directory, create or open the
+[`.gemini/settings.json` file](../get-started/configuration.md). Within the
+file, add the `mcpServers` configuration block, which provides instructions for
+how to launch the GitHub MCP server.
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "github": {
+      "command": "docker",
+      "args": [
+        "run",
+        "-i",
+        "--rm",
+        "-e",
+        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
+        "ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
+      ],
+      "env": {
+        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Set your GitHub token
+
+> [!CAUTION] Using a broadly scoped personal access token that has access to
+> personal and private repositories can lead to information from the private
+> repository being leaked into the public repository. We recommend using a
+> fine-grained access token that doesn't share access to both public and private
+> repositories.
+
+Use an environment variable to store your GitHub PAT:
+
+```bash
+GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN="pat_YourActualGitHubTokenHere"
+```
+
+Gemini CLI uses this value in the `mcpServers` configuration that you defined in
+the `settings.json` file.
+
+#### Launch Gemini CLI and verify the connection
+
+When you launch Gemini CLI, it automatically reads your configuration and
+launches the GitHub MCP server in the background. You can then use natural
+language prompts to ask Gemini CLI to perform GitHub actions. For example:
+
+```bash
+"get all open issues assigned to me in the 'foo/bar' repo and prioritize them"
+```