From cb76b08e31630d41c006323e8de211d7f14aaebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "N. Taylor Mullen" <ntaylormullen@google.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:54:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add /docs command and update UI (#1297)

---
 packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx     |  2 +-
 packages/cli/src/ui/components/Tips.tsx       |  3 +--
 .../cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
index 779eefcd..e43e9e5e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const Footer: React.FC<FooterProps> = ({
           </Text>
         ) : (
           <Text color={Colors.AccentRed}>
-            no sandbox <Text color={Colors.Gray}>(see docs)</Text>
+            no sandbox <Text color={Colors.Gray}>(see /docs)</Text>
           </Text>
         )}
       </Box>
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Tips.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Tips.tsx
index 5d73bff1..fc10acaf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Tips.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Tips.tsx
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ export const Tips: React.FC<TipsProps> = ({ config }) => {
         <Text bold color={Colors.AccentPurple}>
           /help
         </Text>{' '}
-        for more information. Full documentation can be found at
-        https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/index.md.
+        for more information.
       </Text>
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts
index 66dfe213..c78859bc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/slashCommandProcessor.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,28 @@ export const useSlashCommandProcessor = (
           setShowHelp(true);
         },
       },
+      {
+        name: 'docs',
+        description: 'open full Gemini CLI documentation in your browser',
+        action: async (_mainCommand, _subCommand, _args) => {
+          const docsUrl =
+            'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/index.md';
+          if (process.env.SANDBOX && process.env.SANDBOX !== 'sandbox-exec') {
+            addMessage({
+              type: MessageType.INFO,
+              content: `Please open the following URL in your browser to view the documentation:\n${docsUrl}`,
+              timestamp: new Date(),
+            });
+          } else {
+            addMessage({
+              type: MessageType.INFO,
+              content: `Opening documentation in your browser: ${docsUrl}`,
+              timestamp: new Date(),
+            });
+            await open(docsUrl);
+          }
+        },
+      },
       {
         name: 'clear',
         description: 'clear the screen and conversation history',