# addyosmani/gemini-cli-tips

Gemini CLI Tips and Tricks

Repository: https://github.com/addyosmani/gemini-cli-tips
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gemini-cli-tips
License Family: other
Topics: gemini, gemini-api, gemini-cli
Last push: 2025-10-19T03:25:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 47, release rhythm 35, longevity 22
- inputs: {"age_days": 319, "days_push": 318, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2368, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:41.635520+00:00)

## What it is
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

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, agent-framework, prompt-engineering
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, tutorials
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: gemini-cli, tips-and-tricks, cheatsheet, agentic-coding, guide, google-gemini, command-line, ai-agents

## Member repositories
- addyosmani/gemini-cli-tips (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.635520+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:35:28.702994+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/addyosmani/gemini-cli-tips (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:41.635520+00:00, sha 4b0d6faa27a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.