| name | gemini |
| description | Gemini CLI one-shot prompts, summaries, generation, skills, hooks, MCP, or Gemma routing. |
| homepage | https://ai.google.dev/ |
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Gemini CLI
Use Gemini in headless one-shot mode. Positional text starts interactive mode; use -p/--prompt.
Quick start
gemini -p "Answer this question..."
gemini -m <model> -p "Prompt..."
gemini -p "Return JSON" --output-format json
- stdin appends to
-p: cat notes.md | gemini -p "Summarize"
Extensions
- List:
gemini --list-extensions
- Manage:
gemini extensions <command>
- Skills:
gemini skills <command>
- Hooks:
gemini hooks <command>
- MCP:
gemini mcp <command>
Notes
- If auth is required, run
gemini once interactively and follow the login flow.
- Avoid
--yolo for safety.