addyosmani/gemini-cli-tips resource

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A curated guide of ~30 tips and tricks for effectively using Google's Gemini CLI, an agentic AI coding assistant in the terminal. It covers setup, custom commands, MCP server extensions, memory, checkpointing, and scripting workflows.

Use cases

• learn how to use gemini cli effectively
• gemini cli tips and tricks
• how to set up gemini.md for persistent context
• create custom slash commands in gemini cli
• extend gemini cli with mcp servers
• run gemini cli in headless scripting mode
• best practices for agentic coding in the terminal

When to choose

• you use or plan to use Gemini CLI and want to get more out of it
• you want a quick reference for advanced Gemini CLI features like MCP, checkpointing, and YOLO mode
• you are onboarding a team to terminal-based AI coding assistants

When to avoid

• you need the Gemini CLI tool itself rather than documentation about it
• you use a different AI coding assistant like Claude Code or Codex CLI
• you want an exhaustive official reference rather than a community tips guide

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learning-resource · maturity active

developer-tools cli agent-framework prompt-engineering developer-tools artificial-intelligence tutorials cli cross-platform gemini-cli tips-and-tricks cheatsheet agentic-coding guide google-gemini command-line ai-agents

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