Gemini CLI AI Agent
by google-geminiAn open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
Gemini CLI is an open-source ai agent by google-gemini, written mainly in TypeScript, with 108,648 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026. The latest npm release is @google/gemini-cli 0.68.0, published Nov 10, 2026, with 446,599 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 1fe22af. Seen able to run shell commands, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. 1 published advisory for its package. Scan policy
What Gemini CLI can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 1fe22af, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Gemini CLI
AgenticMart scanned Gemini CLI on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to run shell commands.
Before you install
- Keep tool-call approval on, and run it in a container if you can.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by google-gemini on GitHub, 108,648 stars and 14,906 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Nov 1, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
Published advisories for @google/gemini-cli
From the OSV database, for this npm package. Check that your installed version is past any fix.
- CVE-2026-12537Gemini CLI: Remote Code Execution via workspace trust and tool allowlisting bypassesFixed in 0.39.1.
Gemini CLI is an open-source ai agent by google-gemini, written mainly in TypeScript. An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
At a glance
- Stars
- 109k
- Forks
- 15k
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- Apr 2025
- Last update
- Nov 1, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Gemini CLI
What is Gemini CLI?
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
Who maintains Gemini CLI?
Gemini CLI is maintained by google-gemini on GitHub (google-gemini/gemini-cli). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Gemini CLI safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Gemini CLI on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Gemini CLI use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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