Gemini CLI Release Notes

What's Changed

• feat(commands): add /prompt-suggest slash command by @NTaylorMullen in #17264
• feat(cli): align hooks enable/disable with skills and improve completion by @sehoon38 in #16822
• docs: add CLI reference documentation by @leochiu-a in #17504
• chore(release): bump version to 0.28.0-nightly.20260128.adc8e11bb by @gemini-cli-robot in #17725
• feat(skills): final stable promotion cleanup by @abhipatel12 in #17726
• test(core): mock fetch in OAuth transport fallback tests by @jw409 in #17059
• feat(cli): include auth method in /bug by @erikus in #17569
• Add a email privacy note to bug_report template by @nemyung in #17474
• Rewind documentation by @Adib234 in #17446
• fix: verify audio/video MIME types with content check by @maru0804 in #16907
• feat(core): add support for positron ide ( #15045 ) by @kapsner in #15047
• /oncall dedup - wrap texts to nextlines by @sehoon38 in #17782
• fix(admin): rename advanced features admin setting by @skeshive in #17786
• [extension config] Make breaking optional value non-optional by @chrstnb in #17785
• Fix docs-writer skill issues by @g-samroberts in #17734
• fix(core): suppress duplicate hook failure warnings during streaming by @abhipatel12 in #17727
• test: add more tests for AskUser by @jackwotherspoon in #17720
• feat(cli): enable activity logging for non-interactive mode and evals by @SandyTao520 in #17703
• feat(core): add support for custom deny messages in policy rules by @allenhutchison in #17427
• Fix unintended credential exposure to MCP Servers by @Adib234 in #17311
• feat(extensions): add support for custom themes in extensions by @spencer426 in #17327
• fix: persist and restore workspace directories on session resume by @korade-krushna in #17454
• Update release notes pages for 0.26.0 and 0.27.0-preview. by @g-samroberts in #17744
• feat(ux): update cell border color and created test file for table rendering by @devr0306 in #17798
• Change height for the ToolConfirmationQueue. by @jacob314 in #17799
• feat(cli): add user identity info to stats command by @sehoon38 in #17612
• fix(ux): fixed off-by-some wrapping caused by fixed-width characters by @devr0306 in #17816
• feat(cli): update undo/redo keybindings to Cmd+Z/Alt+Z and Shift+Cmd+Z/Shift+Alt+Z by @scidomino in #17800
• fix(evals): use absolute path for activity log directory by @SandyTao520 in #17830
• test: add integration test to verify stdout/stderr routing by @ved015 in #17280
• fix(cli): list installed extensions when update target missing by @tt-a1i in #17082
• fix(cli): handle PAT tokens and credentials in git remote URL parsing by @afarber in #14650
• fix(core): use returnDisplay for error result display by @Nubebuster in #14994
• Fix detection of bun as package manager by @Randomblock1 in #17462
• feat(cli): show hooksConfig.enabled in settings dialog by @abhipatel12 in #17810
• feat(cli): Display user identity (auth, email, tier) on startup by @yunaseoul in #17591
• fix: prevent ghost border for AskUserDialog by @jackwotherspoon in #17788
• docs: mark A2A subagents as experimental in subagents.md by @adamfweidman in #17863
• Resolve error thrown for sensitive values by @chrstnb in #17826
• fix(admin): Rename secureModeEnabled to strictModeDisabled by @skeshive in #17789
• feat(ux): update truncate dots to be shorter in tables by @devr0306 in #17825
• fix(core): resolve DEP0040 punycode deprecation via patch-package by @ATHARVA262005 in #17692
• feat(plan): create generic Checklist component and refactor Todo by @Adib234 in #17741
• Cleanup post delegate_to_agent removal by @gundermanc in #17875
• fix(core): use GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL to isolate shadow git repo configuration - Fixes by @bdmorgan in #17877
• by @cocosheng-g in #17803
• Disable mouse tracking e2e by @alisa-alisa in #17880
• fix(cli): use correct setting key for Cloud Shell auth by @sehoon38 in #17884
• chore: revert IDE specific ASCII logo by @jackwotherspoon in #17887
• Revert "fix(core): resolve DEP0040 punycode deprecation via patch-package" by @sehoon38 in #17898
• Refactoring of disabling of mouse tracking in e2e tests by @alisa-alisa in #17902
• feat(core): Add GOOGLE_GENAI_API_VERSION environment variable support by @deyim in #16177
• feat(core): Isolate and cleanup truncated tool outputs by @SandyTao520 in #17594
• Create skills page, update commands, refine docs by @g-samroberts in #17842
• feat: preserve EOL in files by @Thomas-Shephard in #16087
• Fix HalfLinePaddedBox in screenreader mode. by @jacob314 in #17914
• bug(ux) vim mode fixes. Start in insert mode. Fix bug blocking F12 and ctrl-X in vim mode. by @jacob314 in #17938
• feat(core): implement interactive and non-interactive consent for OAuth by @ehedlund in #17699
• perf(core): optimize token calculation and add support for multimodal tool responses by @abhipatel12 in #17835
• refactor(hooks): remove legacy tools.enableHooks setting by @abhipatel12 in #17867
• feat(ci): add npx smoke test to verify installability by @bdmorgan in #17927
• feat(core): implement dynamic policy registration for subagents by @abhipatel12 in #17838
• feat: Implement background shell commands by @galz10 in #14849
• feat(admin): provide actionable error messages for disabled features by @skeshive in #17815
• Fix bugs where Rewind and Resume showed Ugly and 100X too verbose content. by @jacob314 in #17940
• Fix broken link in docs by @chrstnb in #17959
• feat(plan): reuse standard tool confirmation for AskUser tool by @jerop in #17864
• feat(core): enable overriding CODE_ASSIST_API_VERSION with env var by @lottielin in #17942
• run npx pointing to the specific commit SHA by @sehoon38 in #17970
• Add allowedExtensions setting by @kevinjwang1 in #17695
• feat(plan): refactor ToolConfirmationPayload to union type by @jerop in #17980
• lower the default max retries to reduce contention by @sehoon38 in #17975
• fix(core): ensure YOLO mode auto-approves complex shell commands when parsing fails by @abhipatel12 in #17920
• Fix broken link. by @g-samroberts in #17972
• Support ctrl-C and Ctrl-D correctly Refactor so InputPrompt has priority over AppContainer for input handling. by @jacob314 in #17993
• Fix truncation for AskQuestion by @jacob314 in #18001
• fix(workflow): update maintainer check logic to be inclusive and case-insensitive by @bdmorgan in #18009
• Fix Esc cancel during streaming by @LyalinDotCom in h...

What's Changed

• fix: PDF token estimation (#16494) by @korade-krushna in #16527
• chore(release): bump version to 0.26.0-nightly.20260114.bb6c57414 by @gemini-cli-robot in #16604
• docs: clarify F12 to open debug console by @jackwotherspoon in #16570
• docs: Remove .md extension from internal links in architecture.md by @medic-code in #12899
• Add an experimental setting for extension config by @chrstnb in #16506
• feat: add Rewind Confirmation dialog and Rewind Viewer component by @Adib234 in #15717
• fix(a2a): Don't throw errors for GeminiEventType Retry and InvalidStream. by @ehedlund in #16541
• prefactor: add rootCommands as array so it can be used for policy parsing by @abhipatel12 in #16640
• remove unnecessary key bindings by @scidomino in #16646
• docs(skills): use body-file in pr-creator skill for better reliability by @abhipatel12 in #16642
• chore(automation): recursive labeling for workstream descendants by @bdmorgan in #16609
• feat: introduce 'skill-creator' built-in skill and CJS management tools by @NTaylorMullen in #16394
• chore(automation): remove automated PR size and complexity labeler by @bdmorgan in #16648
• refactor(skills): replace 'project' with 'workspace' scope by @NTaylorMullen in #16380
• Docs: Update release notes for 1/13/2026 by @jkcinouye in #16583
• Simplify paste handling by @scidomino in #16654
• chore(automation): improve scheduled issue triage discovery and throughput by @bdmorgan in #16652
• fix(acp): run exit cleanup when stdin closes by @codefromthecrypt in #14953
• feat(scheduler): add types needed for event driven scheduler by @abhipatel12 in #16641
• Remove unused rewind key binding by @scidomino in #16659
• Remove sequence binding by @scidomino in #16664
• feat(cli): undeprecate the --prompt flag by @alexaustin007 in #13981
• chore: update dependabot configuration by @cosmopax in #13507
• feat(config): add 'auto' alias for default model selection by @sehoon38 in #16661
• Enable & disable agents by @sehoon38 in #16225
• cleanup: Improve keybindings by @scidomino in #16672
• Add timeout for shell-utils to prevent hangs. by @jacob314 in #16667
• feat(plan): add experimental 'plan' approval mode by @jerop in #16650
• feat(cli): add security consent prompts for skill installation by @NTaylorMullen in #16549
• fix: replace 3 consecutive periods with ellipsis character by @Vist233 in #16587
• chore(automation): ensure status/need-triage is applied and never cleared automatically by @bdmorgan in #16657
• fix: Handle colons in skill description frontmatter by @maru0804 in #16345
• refactor(core): harden skill frontmatter parsing by @NTaylorMullen in #16705
• feat(skills): add conflict detection and warnings for skill overrides by @NTaylorMullen in #16709
• feat(scheduler): add SchedulerStateManager for reactive tool state by @abhipatel12 in #16651
• chore(automation): enforce 'help wanted' label permissions and update guidelines by @bdmorgan in #16707
• fix(core): resolve circular dependency via tsconfig paths by @sehoon38 in #16730
• chore/release: bump version to 0.26.0-nightly.20260115.6cb3ae4e0 by @gemini-cli-robot in #16738
• fix(automation): correct status/need-issue label matching wildcard by @bdmorgan in #16727
• fix(automation): prevent label-enforcer loop by ignoring all bots by @bdmorgan in #16746
• Add links to supported locations and minor fixes by @g-samroberts in #16476
• feat(policy): add source tracking to policy rules by @allenhutchison in #16670
• feat(automation): enforce ' maintainer only' and fix bot loop by @bdmorgan in #16751
• Make merged settings non-nullable and fix all lints related to that. by @jacob314 in #16647
• fix(core): prevent ModelInfo event emission on aborted signal by @sehoon38 in #16752
• Replace relative paths to fix website build by @chrstnb in #16755
• Restricting to localhost by @cocosheng-g in #16548
• fix(cli): add explicit dependency on color-convert by @sehoon38 in #16757
• fix(automation): robust label enforcement with permission checks by @bdmorgan in #16762
• fix(cli): prevent OOM crash by limiting file search traversal and adding timeout by @galz10 in #16696
• fix(cli): safely handle /dev/tty access on macOS by @korade-krushna in #16531
• docs: clarify workspace test execution in GEMINI.md by @mattKorwel in #16764
• Add support for running available commands prior to MCP servers loading by @Adib234 in #15596
• feat(plan): add experimental 'plan' approval mode by @jerop in #16753
• feat(scheduler): add functional awaitConfirmation utility by @abhipatel12 in #16721
• fix(infra): update maintainer rollup label to 'workstream-rollup' by @bdmorgan in #16809
• fix(infra): use GraphQL to detect direct parents in rollup workflow by @bdmorgan in #16811
• chore(workflows): rename label-workstream-rollup workflow by @bdmorgan in #16818
• skip simple-mcp-server.test.ts by @scidomino in #16842
• Steer outer agent to use expert subagents when present by @gundermanc in #16763
• Fix race condition by awaiting scheduleToolCalls by @chrstnb in #16759
• cleanup: Organize key bindings by @scidomino in #16798
• feat(core): Add generalist agent. by @joshualitt in #16638
• perf(ui): optimize text buffer and highlighting for large inputs by @NTaylorMullen in #16782
• fix(core): fix PTY descriptor shell leak by @galz10 in #16773
• feat(plan): enforce strict read-only policy and halt execution on violation by @jerop in #16849
• remove need-triage label from bug_report template by @sehoon38 in #16864
• fix(core): truncate large telemetry log entries by @sehoon38 in #16769
• docs(extensions): add Agent Skills support and mark feature as experimental by @NTaylorMullen in #16859
• fix(core): surface warnings for invalid hook event names in configuration (#16788) by @sehoon38 in #16873
• feat(plan): remove read_many_files from approval mode policies by @jerop in #16876
• feat(admin): implement admin controls polling and restart prompt by @skeshive in #16627
• Remove LRUCache class migrating to mnemoist by @jacob314 in #16872
• feat(settings): rename negative settings to positive naming (disable* -> enable*) by @afarber in #14142
• refactor(cli): unify shell confirmation dialogs by @NTaylorMullen in #16828
• feat(agent): enable agent skills by default by @NTaylorMullen in #16736
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What's Changed

• feat(core): improve activate_skill tool and use lowercase XML tags by @NTaylorMullen in #16009
• Add initiation method telemetry property by @gundermanc in #15818
• chore(release): bump version to 0.25.0-nightly.20260107.59a18e710 by @gemini-cli-robot in #16048
• Hx support by @kevinfjiang in #16032
• [Skills] Foundation: Centralize management logic and feedback rendering by @NTaylorMullen in #15952
• Introduce GEMINI_CLI_HOME for strict test isolation by @NTaylorMullen in #15907
• [Skills] Multi-scope skill enablement and shadowing fix by @NTaylorMullen in #15953
• policy: extract legacy policy from core tool scheduler to policy engine by @abhipatel12 in #15902
• Enhance TestRig with process management and timeouts by @NTaylorMullen in #15908
• Update troubleshooting doc for UNABLE_TO_GET_ISSUER_CERT_LOCALLY by @sehoon38 in #16069
• Add keytar to dependencies by @chrstnb in #15928
• Simplify extension settings command by @chrstnb in #16001
• feat(admin): implement extensions disabled by @skeshive in #16024
• Core data structure updates for Rewind functionality by @Adib234 in #15714
• feat(hooks): simplify hook firing with HookSystem wrapper methods by @ved015 in #15982
• Add exp.gws_experiment field to LogEventEntry by @gsquared94 in #16062
• Revert "feat(admin): implement extensions disabled" by @chrstnb in #16082
• feat(core): Decouple enabling hooks UI from subsystem. by @joshualitt in #16074
• docs: add docs for hooks + extensions by @abhipatel12 in #16073
• feat(core): Preliminary changes for subagent model routing. by @joshualitt in #16035
• Optimize CI workflow: Parallelize jobs and cache linters by @NTaylorMullen in #16054
• Add option to fallback for capacity errors in ProQuotaDi… by @sehoon38 in #16050
• feat: add confirmation details support + jsonrpc vs http rest support by @adamfweidman in #16079
• fix(workflows): fix and limit labels for pr-triage.sh script by @jacob314 in #16096
• Fix and rename introspection agent -> cli help agent by @scidomino in #16097
• Docs: Changelogs update 20260105 by @jkcinouye in #15937
• enable cli_help agent by default by @scidomino in #16100
• Optimize json-output tests with mock responses by @NTaylorMullen in #16102
• Fix CI for forks by @scidomino in #16113
• Reduce nags about PRs that reference issues but don't fix them. by @jacob314 in #16112
• feat(cli): add filepath autosuggestion after slash commands by @jasmeetsb in #14738
• Add upgrade option for paid users by @cayden-google in #15978
• [Skills] UX Polishing: Transparent feedback and CLI refinements by @NTaylorMullen in #15954
• Polish: Move 'Failed to load skills' warning to debug logs by @NTaylorMullen in #16142
• feat(cli): export chat history in /bug and prefill GitHub issue by @NTaylorMullen in #16115
• bug(core): fix issue with overrides to bases. by @joshualitt in #15255
• enableInteractiveShell for external tooling relying on a2a server by @DavidAPierce in #16080
• Reapply "feat(admin): implement extensions disabled" ( #16082 ) by @skeshive in #16109
• bug(core): Fix spewie getter in hookTranslator.ts by @joshualitt in #16108
• feat(hooks): add mcp_context to BeforeTool and AfterTool hook inputs by @vrv in #15656
• Add extension linking capabilities in cli by @kevinjwang1 in #16040
• Update the page's title to be consistent and show in site. by @kschaab in #16174
• docs: correct typo in bufferFastReturn JSDoc ("accomodate" → "accommodate") by @minglu7 in #16056
• fix: typo in MCP servers settings description by @alphanota in #15929
• fix: yolo should auto allow redirection by @abhipatel12 in #16183
• fix(cli): disableYoloMode shouldn't enforce default approval mode against args by @psinha40898 in #16155
• feat: add native Sublime Text support to IDE detection by @phreakocious in #16083
• refactor(core): extract ToolModificationHandler from scheduler by @abhipatel12 in #16118
• Add support for Antigravity terminal in terminal setup utility by @raky291 in #16051
• feat(core): Wire up model routing to subagents. by @joshualitt in #16043
• feat(cli): add /agents slash command to list available agents by @adamfweidman in #16182
• docs(cli): fix includeDirectories nesting in configuration.md by @maru0804 in #15067
• feat: implement file system reversion utilities for rewind by @Adib234 in #15715
• Always enable redaction in GitHub actions. by @gundermanc in #16200
• fix: remove unsupported 'enabled' key from workflow config by @Han5991 in #15611
• docs: Remove redundant and duplicate documentation files by @liqzheng in #14699
• docs: shorten run command and use published version by @dsherret in #16172
• test(command-registry): increase initialization test timeout by @wszqkzqk in #15979
• Ensure TERM is set to xterm-256color by @falouu in #15828
• The telemetry.js script should handle paths that contain spaces by @JohnJAS in #12078
• ci: guard links workflow from running on forks by @wtanaka in #15461
• ci: guard nightly release workflow from running on forks by @wtanaka in #15463
• Support @ suggestions for subagenets by @sehoon38 in #16201
• feat(hooks): Support explicit stop and block execution control in model hooks by @SandyTao520 in #15947
• Refine Gemini 3 system instructions to reduce model verbosity by @NTaylorMullen in #16139
• chore: clean up unused models and use consts by @sehoon38 in #16246
• Always enable bracketed paste by @scidomino in #16179
• refactor: migrate clearCommand hook calls to HookSystem by @ved015 in #16157
• refactor: migrate app containter hook calls to hook system by @ishaanxgupta in #16161
• Show settings source in extensions lists by @chrstnb in #16207
• feat(skills): add pr-creator skill and enable skills by @NTaylorMullen in #16232
• fix: handle Shift+Space in Kitty keyboard protocol terminals by @tt-a1i in #15767
• feat(core, ui): Add /agents refresh command. by @joshualitt in #16204
• feat(core): add local experiments override via GEMINI_EXP by @kevin-ramdass in #16181
• feat(ui): reduce home directory warning noise and add opt-out setting by @NTaylorMullen in #16229
• refactor: migrate chatCompressionService to use HookSystem by @ved015 in #16259
• fix: properly use systemMessage for hooks in UI by @jackwotherspoon in #16250
• Infer modifyOtherKeys support by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cl ...

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