Changelog

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Current releases

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Latest stable release: v0.31.0

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

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Highlights

• Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: Gemini CLI now supports the new Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview model.
• Experimental Browser Agent: We’ve introduced a new experimental browser agent to directly interact with web pages and retrieve context.
• Policy Engine Updates: The policy engine has been expanded to support project-level policies, MCP server wildcards, and tool annotation matching, providing greater control over tool executions.
• Web Fetch Enhancements: A new experimental direct web fetch tool has been implemented, alongside rate-limiting features for enhanced security.
• Improved Plan Mode: Plan Mode now includes support for custom storage directories, automatic model switching, and summarizing work after execution.

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What’s Changed

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Recent announcements

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v0.31.0 - 2026-02-27

• Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: Gemini CLI now supports the new Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview model (#19676 by @sehoon38).
• Experimental Browser Agent: We’ve introduced a new experimental browser agent to interact with web pages (#19284 by @gsquared94).
• Policy Engine Updates: The policy engine now supports project-level policies, MCP server wildcards, and tool annotation matching (#18682 by @Abhijit-2592, #20024 by @jerop).
• Web Fetch Improvements: We’ve implemented an experimental direct web fetch feature and added rate limiting to mitigate DDoS risks (#19557 by @mbleigh, #19567 by @mattKorwel).

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v0.30.0 - 2026-02-25

• SDK & Custom Skills: Introduced the initial SDK package, enabling dynamic system instructions, SessionContext for SDK tool calls, and support for custom skills (#18861 by @mbleigh).
• Policy Engine Enhancements: Added a new --policy flag for user-defined policies, introduced strict seatbelt profiles, and deprecated --allowed-tools in favor of the policy engine (#18500 by @allenhutchison).
• UI & Themes: Added a generic searchable list for settings and extensions, new Solarized themes, text wrapping for markdown tables, and a clean UI toggle prototype (#19064 by @rmedranollamas).
• Vim & Terminal Interaction: Improved Vim support to feel more complete and added support for Ctrl-Z terminal suspension (#18755 by @ppgranger, #18931 by @scidomino).

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v0.29.0 - 2026-02-17

• Plan Mode: A new comprehensive planning capability with /plan, enter_plan_mode tool, and dedicated documentation (#17698 by @Adib234, #18324 by @jerop).
• Gemini 3 Default: We’ve removed the preview flag and enabled Gemini 3 by default for all users (#18414 by @sehoon38).
• Extension Exploration: New UI and settings to explore and manage extensions more easily (#18686 by @sripasg).
• Admin Control: Administrators can now allowlist specific MCP server configurations (#18311 by @skeshive).

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v0.28.0 - 2026-02-10

• Slash Command: We’ve added a new /prompt-suggest slash command to help you generate prompt suggestions (#17264 by @NTaylorMullen).
• IDE Support: Gemini CLI now supports the Positron IDE (#15047 by @kapsner).
• Customization: You can now use custom themes in extensions, and we’ve implemented automatic theme switching based on your terminal’s background (#17327 by @spencer426, #17976 by @Abhijit-2592).
• Authentication: We’ve added interactive and non-interactive consent for OAuth, and you can now include your auth method in bug reports (#17699 by @ehedlund, #17569 by @erikus).

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v0.27.0 - 2026-02-03

• Event-Driven Architecture: The CLI now uses a new event-driven scheduler for tool execution, resulting in a more responsive and performant experience (#17078 by @abhipatel12).
• Enhanced User Experience: This release includes queued tool confirmations, and expandable large text pastes for a smoother workflow.
• New /rewind Command: Easily navigate your session history with the new /rewind command (#15720 by @Adib234).
• Linux Clipboard Support: You can now paste images on Linux with Wayland and X11 (#17144 by @devr0306).

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v0.26.0 - 2026-01-27

• Agents and Skills: We’ve introduced a new skill-creator skill (#16394 by @NTaylorMullen), enabled agent skills by default, and added a generalist agent to improve task routing (#16638 by @joshualitt).
• UI/UX Improvements: You can now “Rewind” through your conversation history (#15717 by @Adib234) and use a new /introspect command for debugging.
• Core and Scheduler Refactoring: The core scheduler has been significantly refactored to improve performance and reliability (#16895 by @abhipatel12), and numerous performance and stability fixes have been included.

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