Gemini CLI Release Notes

• feat(ui): Show waiting MCP servers in ConfigInitDisplay by @werdnum in #13721
• Add usage limit remaining in /stats by @sehoon38 in #13843
• feat(shell): Standardize pager to 'cat' for shell execution by model by @galz10 in #13878
• chore/release: bump version to 0.20.0-nightly.20251127.5bed97064 by @gemini-cli-robot in #13877
• Revert to default LICENSE (Revert #13449) by @scidomino in #13876
• update(telemetry): OTel API response event with finish reasons by @kiranani in #13849
• feat(hooks): Hooks Comprehensive Integration Testing by @Edilmo in #9112
• chore: fix session browser test and skip hook system tests by @jackwotherspoon in #14099
• feat(telemetry): Add Semantic logging for to ApiRequestEvents by @kiranani in #13912
• test: Add verification for $schema property in settings schema by @maryamariyan in #13497
• Fixes /clear command to preserve input history for up-arrow navigation while still clearing the context window and screen by @korade-krushna in #14182
• fix(core): handle EPIPE error in hook runner when writing to stdin by @SandyTao520 in #14231

New Contributors

• @maryamariyan made their first contribution in #13497
• @korade-krushna made their first contribution in #14182

Full Changelog: v0.20.0-nightly.20251127.5bed97064...v0.20.0-nightly.20251201.2fe609cb6

Release notes

• fix: Exclude web-fetch tool from executing in default non-interactive mode to avoid CLI hang. by @MayV in #14244

• Always use MCP server instructions by @chrstnb in #14297

• feat: auto-execute simple slash commands on Enter by @jackwotherspoon in #13985

• chore/release: bump version to 0.20.0-nightly.20251201.2fe609cb6 by @gemini-cli-robot in #14304

• feat: Add startup profiler to measure and record application initialization phases. by @kevin-ramdass in #13638

• bug(core): Avoid stateful tool use in executor. by @joshualitt in #14305

• feat(themes): add built-in holiday theme 🎁 by @jackwotherspoon in #14301

• Updated ToC on docs intro; updated title casing to match Google style by @pcoet in #13717

• feat(a2a): Urgent fix - Process modelInfo agent message by @cocosheng-g in #14315

• feat(core): enhance availability routing with wrapped fallback and single-model policies by @adamfweidman in #13874

• chore(logging): log the problematic event for #12122 by @briandealwis in #14092

• fix: remove invalid type key in bug_report.yml by @fancive in #13576

• update screenshot by @Transient-Onlooker in #13976

• docs: Fix grammar error in Release Cadence (Nightly section) by @JuanCS-Dev in #13866

• fix(async): prevent missed async errors from bypassing catch handlers by @amsminn in #13714

• fix(zed-integration): remove extra field from acp auth request by @marcocondrache in #13646

• feat(cli): Documentation for model configs. by @joshualitt in #12967

• fix(ui): misaligned markdown table rendering by @dumbbellcode in #8336

• docs: Update 4 files by @g-samroberts in #13628

• bug(core): Ensure we use thinking budget on fallback to 2.5 by @joshualitt in #13596

• Remove useModelRouter experimental flag by @Adib234 in #13593

• docs: Ensure multiline JS objects are rendered properly. by @joshualitt in #13535

• Fix exp id logging by @owenofbrien in #13430

• Moved client id logging into createBasicLogEvent by @owenofbrien in #13607

• Restore bracketed paste mode after external editor exit by @scidomino in #13606

• feat(core): Add support for custom aliases for model configs. by @joshualitt in #13546

• feat(core): Add BaseLlmClient.generateContent. by @joshualitt in #13591

• Turn off alternate buffer mode by default. by @jacob314 in #13623

• fix(cli): Prevent stdout/stderr patching for extension commands by @chrstnb in #13600

• Improve test coverage for cli/src/ui/components by @megha1188 in #13598

• Update ink version to 6.4.6 by @jacob314 in #13631

• chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251122.42c2e1b21 by @gemini-cli-robot in #13637

• chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251123.dadd606c0 by @gemini-cli-robot in #13675

• chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251124.e177314a4 by @gemini-cli-robot in #13713

• fix(core): Fix context window overflow warning for PDF files by @kkitase in #13548

• feat :rephrasing the extension logging messages to run the explore command when there are no extensions installed by @JayadityaGit in #13740

• Improve code coverage for cli package by @megha1188 in #13724

• Add session subtask in /stats command by @Adib234 in #13750

• feat(core): Migrate chatCompressionService to model configs. by @joshualitt in #12863

• feat(hooks): Hook Telemetry Infrastructure by @Edilmo in #9082

• fix: (some minor improvements to configs and getPackageJson return behaviour) by @grMLEqomlkkU5Eeinz4brIrOVCUCkJuN in #12510

• feat(hooks): Hook Event Handling by @Edilmo in #9097

• feat(hooks): Hook Agent Lifecycle Integration by @Edilmo in #9105

• feat(core): Land bool for alternate system prompt. by @joshualitt in #13764

• bug(core): Add default chat compression config. by @joshualitt in #13766

• feat(model-availability): introduce ModelPolicy and PolicyCatalog by @adamfweidman in #13751

• feat(hooks): Hook System Orchestration by @Edilmo in #9102

• feat(config): add isModelAvailabilityServiceEnabled setting by @adamfweidman in #13777

• chore/release: bump version to 0.19.0-nightly.20251125.f6d97d448 by @gemini-cli-robot in #13782

• chore: remove console.error by @adamfweidman in #13779

• fix: Add $schema property to settings.schema.json by @sacrosanctic in #12763

• fix(cli): allow non-GitHub SCP-styled URLs for extension installation by @m0ps in #13800

• fix(resume): allow passing a prompt via stdin while resuming using --resume by @bl-ue in #13520

• feat(sessions): add /resume slash command to open the session browser by @bl-ue in #13621

• docs(sessions): add documentation for chat recording and session management by @bl-ue in #13667

• Fix TypeError: "URL.parse is not a function" for Node.js < v22 by @macarronesc in #13698

• fallback to flash for TerminalQuota errors by @sehoon38 in #13791

• Update Code Wiki README badge by @PatoBeltran in #13768

• Add Databricks auth support and custom header option to gemini cli by @AarushiShah in #11893

• Update dependency for modelcontextprotocol/sdk to 1.23.0 by @bbiggs in #13827

Release notes

• Add Databricks auth support and custom header option to gemini cli by @AarushiShah in #11893
• Update dependency for modelcontextprotocol/sdk to 1.23.0 by @bbiggs in #13827
• Update error codes when process exiting the gemini cli by @megha1188 in #13728
• chore(release): bump version to 0.20.0-nightly.20251126.d2a6cff4d by @gemini-cli-robot in #13835
• feat(core): Improve request token calculation accuracy by @SandyTao520 in #13824
• Changes in system instruction to adapt to gemini 3.0 to ensure that the CLI explains its actions before calling tools by @silviojr in #13810
• feat(hooks): Hook Tool Execution Integration by @Edilmo in #9108
• Add support for MCP server instructions behind config option by @chrstnb in #13432
• Update System Instructions for interactive vs non-interactive mode. by @aishaneeshah in #12315
• Add consent flag to Link command by @kevinjwang1 in #13832
• feat(mcp): Inject GoogleCredentialProvider headers in McpClient by @sai-sunder-s in #13783
• feat(core): implement towards policy-driven model fallback mechanism by @adamfweidman in #13781
• feat(core): Add configurable inactivity timeout for shell commands by @galz10 in #13531
• fix(auth): improve API key authentication flow by @galz10 in #13829
• feat(hooks): Hook LLM Request/Response Integration by @Edilmo in #9110

New Contributors

• @AarushiShah made their first contribution in #11893
• @aishaneeshah made their first contribution in #12315
• @sai-sunder-s made their first contribution in #13783

Full Changelog: v0.19.0-nightly.20251126.03845198c...v0.20.0-nightly.20251127.5bed97064