Everything You Need to Know About Google Gemini CLI: Features, News, and Expert Insights
Gemini CLI was released by Google on June 25, 2025, as an open-source Apache-2.0 tool integrating Gemini 2.5 Pro into the terminal. Gemini 2.5 Pro in the CLI provides a 1,000,000-token context window and a free tier of up to 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 requests per day for personal Google accounts. The CLI runs natively on macOS, Linux, and Windows (no WSL) as an npm package requiring Node.js 18+, installable with npm install -g @google/gemini-cli. It includes built-in Google Search for real-time data and supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) to connect to external data sources and tools.