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google-gemini/gemini-cli

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google-gemini/gemini-cli

Gemini CLI is a large, actively maintained open-source terminal AI agent for working with Gemini from the command line. It has high adoption, with 99,460 stars and 12,719 forks, and it is currently very active, with commits pushed on 2026-03-29. The repo is Apache 2.0 licensed and ships frequent preview, stable, and nightly releases.

GitHub

Stars99,460

Forks12,719

Default branchmain

Last pushed2026-03-29T22:17:11Z

Best maintainedDioNanos/gemini-cli-termux

Closest to upstreamDioNanos/gemini-cli-termux

Most feature-richWilliamWang1721/LLMs-Code

Most opinionatedWilliamWang1721/LLMs-Code

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gen-cli/gen-cli

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significant_divergence

Prefer this fork if you want a customized Gemini CLI with extension and IDE-companion emphasis. Prefer upstream if you want the latest fixes, release cadence, and lower long-term maintenance risk.

Likely purpose

A fork of Gemini CLI that appears to repurpose the project around custom agent workflows, extension support, and IDE-companion integration rather than tracking upstream closely.

Best for

Teams building a branded or productized CLI agent on top of Gemini CLI.; Users who want extension and IDE integration more than upstream feature parity.; Maintainers willing to own a heavily customized codebase.; Organizations that can absorb maintenance cost in exchange for tailored workflows.

Additional features

Extension-related workflows, including user extensions handling and workspace extension filtering.
IDE companion integration, including Firebase Studio-specific behavior.
CLI-side context filtering and port discovery logic.
Telemetry hardening with a rate limiter and high-water mark tracker.
More explicit logging around extension installation and shell output handling.
Expands API, schema, or SDK surface area for downstream integrations and generated clients.

Missing features

It is about 200 commits behind upstream, so recent upstream CLI features and fixes are likely missing.
Upstream's newest Gemini 3-oriented UX changes and recent terminal interaction improvements are not reflected here.
Recent sandbox and Windows-specific fixes from upstream are likely absent.
Upstream's preview, stable, and nightly release cadence appears to be from a much newer line than this fork's snapshot.
It trails upstream by 200 commits, so some recent upstream features and fixes are likely not present yet.

Strengths

Good fit for teams that want a more customized Gemini CLI foundation.
Appears oriented toward extension-driven and IDE-connected workflows.
Likely easier to adapt if you need telemetry or context-handling changes.
Large divergence means the fork can be optimized for its own product direction instead of upstream parity.

Risks

Very large divergence from upstream makes rebasing and future merges expensive.
The fork is stale relative to upstream, so security, sandbox, and UX fixes may lag.
Large deletions suggest some upstream behavior may have been removed or substantially rewritten.
Adopters should expect compatibility drift with upstream docs, releases, and extension assumptions.