gemini-cli/packages/cli
Taylor Mullen a588d5cd10 Prevent UI hang on long tool confirmations.
Problem:
When a tool confirmation dialog appeared for a potentially long-running
operation (e.g., `npm install`), accepting the confirmation would cause
the UI to appear to hang. The confirmation dialog would remain visible,
and no further UI updates would occur until the long-running task
completed. This provided a poor user experience as the application
seemed unresponsive.

Fix:
This change addresses the issue by ensuring the UI is updated to remove
the confirmation dialog *before* the long-running operation begins.
It also marks the tool as executing so a spinner can be shown.

Fixes https://b.corp.google.com/issues/415844994

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   - Gemini, your friendly neighborhood code-slinger
2025-05-06 22:38:30 -07:00
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Dockerfile.sandbox fix: set .npmrc in HOME dir before publishing (#206) 2025-04-28 18:16:42 -07:00
README.md docs: Add setup instructions for API key to README (#1) 2025-04-17 11:59:12 -07:00
index.ts feat: add alias to the cli bin directive (#126) 2025-04-23 01:04:34 +00:00
package.json Fix an issue where types/react was a different version from our main … (#231) 2025-04-30 16:33:43 -07:00
tsconfig.json fix: use flat config for react eslint plugin (#265) 2025-05-06 08:48:26 -07:00
vitest.config.ts Fix an issue where types/react was a different version from our main … (#231) 2025-04-30 16:33:43 -07:00

README.md

Gemini Code CLI

This package contains the core command-line interface for Gemini Code.

Setup

  1. Get a Gemini API Key: Obtain your API key from Google AI Studio: https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
  2. Set Environment Variable: Set the GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable to your obtained key. You can do this temporarily in your current shell session:
    export GEMINI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
    
    Or add it to your shell's configuration file (like ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, or ~/.profile) for persistence:
    echo 'export GEMINI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"' >> ~/.bashrc # Or your preferred shell config file
    source ~/.bashrc # Reload the config
    
    Replace "YOUR_API_KEY" with your actual key.

Building

To build only the CLI package, navigate to this directory (packages/cli) and run:

npm run build

This command executes the TypeScript compiler (tsc) as defined in this package's package.json. Ensure dependencies have been installed from the root directory (npm install) first.

Running

To start the Gemini Code CLI directly from this directory:

npm start

This command executes node dist/gemini.js as defined in this package's package.json.

Debugging

To debug the CLI application using VS Code:

  1. Start the CLI in debug mode from this directory (packages/cli):
    npm run debug
    
    This command runs node --inspect-brk dist/gemini.js, pausing execution until a debugger attaches.
  2. In VS Code (opened at the root of the monorepo), use the "Attach" launch configuration (found in .vscode/launch.json). This configuration is set up to attach to the Node.js process listening on port 9229, which is the default port used by --inspect-brk.