Release v0.2.0-preview.0

What's Changed

• fix(docs): update authentication documentation to reflect available options by @bulkypanda in #6361
• Read and write files through Zed by @ConradIrwin in #6169
• fix(tools): Handle special characters in file paths for glob and read_many_files by @galz10 in #6507
• feat(sessions): Introduce core ChatRecordingService for automatic conversation saving by @bl-ue in #5221
• feat(settings): enhance settings management with generic setter and display hel… by @ali-aljufairi in #6202
• fix(settings) : Disable showing statics in the dialog by @ali-aljufairi in #5998
• Changes to add tool_type as dimension by @agarwalravikant in #6538
• fix: ensure consistent theme behavior between local and CI test runs by @bulkypanda in #6358
• feat: add file change tracking to session metrics by @bulkypanda in #6094
• fix: add privacy settings hook and tests by @bulkypanda in #6360
• feat(ui): implement message queuing during streaming responses by @akhil29 in #6049
• feat: Show /ide subcommands based on connection status instead of ideMode boolean by @skeshive in #6496
• feat: Add IDE client to /bug & /about if IDE mode is enabled by @skeshive in #6567
• feat: restart MCP servers on /mcp refresh by @rmedranollamas in #5479
• fix(#5605): .env file loaded after settings are parsed by @hugomurillomtz in #6494
• Log all session metadata by @owenofbrien in #6423
• fix(core): harden user account caching by @mboshernitsan in #6501
• Remove checking for a condition just for logging by @anj-s in #6503
• Fix locale-specific date formatting issue in environmentContext.ts by @lifefloating in #5889
• fix(ide): Fix bug where companion extension was not being installed on Windows correctly by @skeshive in #6576
• fix(paste) incorrect handling of \\n in pastes by @jacob314 in #6532
• feat(core): Cleanup after migrating tools. by @joshualitt in #6199
• feat(ui): add hideFooter setting to hide footer from UI by @jackwotherspoon in #6505
• docs: Update mcpServers configuration documentation by @yoichiro in #6556
• Remove unnecessary promiuse usage. by @scidomino in #6585
• feat(core): refactor shell execution to use node-pty by @galz10 in #6491
• Get ToolRegistry from config instead of passing it by @scidomino in #6592
• update(opentelemetry): Upgrade OTel dependencies by @kiranani in #6540
• feat(core): Add skipNextSpeakerCheck setting by @SandyTao520 in #6589
• fix: allow re-auth with another google account by @bulkypanda in #6544
• fix(ide): Correctly identify IDE process when run from terminal by @skeshive in #6566
• Fix IDE Companion Connection in Proxy Environments by @Blackoutta in #6308
• feat: auto-approve compatible pending tools when allow always is selected by @bulkypanda in #6519
• Update shell service integration tests by @galz10 in #6598

New Contributors

• @bl-ue made their first contribution in #5221
• @yoichiro made their first contribution in #6556
• @kiranani made their first contribution in #6540
• @Blackoutta made their first contribution in #6308

Full Changelog: v0.1.22...v0.2.0-preview.0

Release v0.1.22

What's Changed

• chore(release): v0.1.21 by @mattKorwel in #6207
• Log CLI version and git commit hash (v2) by @owenofbrien in #6176
• Update versioning script to also bump version for companion extension so they stay in sync by @skeshive in #6075
• Docs: update overview of Gemini CLI GitHub Actions by @jerop in #6198
• [ide-mode] Suggest the extension name in the installation messages by @chrstnb in #6182
• chore(vscode): Add eslint as a recommended extension by @richieforeman in #6196
• /chat save command saves empty conversations with only system context by @trycatchkamal in #6121
• bug(cli): Exclude only specific tests. by @joshualitt in #6244
• [ide-mode] Add docs on running the vscode companion extension locally by @chrstnb in #6145
• Update IDE integration context toggle shortcut to ctrl+G by @skeshive in #6245
• feat: Allow combining -p and stdin for prompt input by @wietsevenema in #4406
• [ide-mode] Write port to file in ide-server by @chrstnb in #5811
• Fix release notes generation by @skeshive in #6233
• feat: Show untrusted status in the Footer by @shrutip90 in #6210
• docs: remove reference to Gemini Code Assist for Workspace by @scidomino in #6247
• [ide-mode] Support multi-folder workspaces by @chrstnb in #6177
• feat(core): Migrate web-search, write-file, and discovered-tool. by @joshualitt in #6188
• feat(core): refactor shell execution to use node-pty by @galz10 in #6088
• feat(triage): Improve GitHub issue triage workflows by @jerop in #6120
• bug(mcp): catch errors reported by GitHub MCP by @leehagoodjames in #6194
• Prevent writing outside of the workspace roots by @scidomino in #6178
• fix(#5340): unable to load chats with weird characters by @hugomurillomtz in #5969
• Fix flake due to using wait instead of waitFor by @jacob314 in #6277
• Fix bug where RadioButtonSelect treated an omitted isFocus parameter by @jacob314 in #6274
• Fix license notice generation script to include transitive dependencies by @skeshive in #6272
• IDE integration Gemini command multi-folder support + bump version by @skeshive in #6265
• Show /ide enable & /ide disable commands based on connection status by @skeshive in #6248
• update docs by @JayadityaGit in #6204
• fix: console patcher initialised in main by @hritan in #6252
• Fix flaky test for SettingsDialog. by @jacob314 in #6294
• Stylize diff line numbers & characters by @miguelsolorio in #6269
• fix: update issue dedup workflow by @gsquared94 in #6275
• feat(shell): Include disallowed commands in block reason by @cornmander in #6278
• fix: pendingSlashCommandHistoryItems corrected to properly memoize updates by @psinha40898 in #6282
• Add session id to session summary and /bug template by @owenofbrien in #6313
• fix(input) ctrl-j support was lost switching to keyBindings.ts by @jacob314 in #6305
• chore: remove duplicated lockfile by @Brooooooklyn in #6291
• feat(core): Migrate MockTools to declarative pattern. by @joshualitt in #6197
• fix(ui): Fix hang in chat save confirmation dialog by @flowernotfound in #6312
• feat(about): Add the IDE Client's display name to /about by @evanotero in #6311
• Revert #6088 by @galz10 in #6328
• fix(input) Resolve cases where escape was broken by @jacob314 in #6304
• Update quota-and-pricing.md to clarify billing by @blanca-delgado-parra in #6092
• Fix shell tool description to be os-specific by @scidomino in #6335
• fixes for oauth spec - adds github oauth support. Resource paramater. by @emeryray2002 in #6281
• fix(input): Handle numpad enter key in kitty protocol terminals by @deepankarsharma in #6341
• fix: improve robustness of gemini mcp add command by @jackwotherspoon in #6332
• use toMatchSnapshot in test by @scidomino in #6344
• fix: allow user to use responseSchema as well. by @wanlin31 in #6336
• fix: handle multiline output in issue dedup workflow by @gsquared94 in #6338
• Check for pending tool calls before appending IDE Context by @evanotero in #6317
• Update semantic color tokens by @miguelsolorio in #6253
• [ide-mode] Fix path delimiter for multi-root workspaces on Windows by @sunnyps in #6273
• Add support for HTTP OpenTelemetry exporters by @bbiggs in #6357
• Revert "Update semantic color tokens" by @jacob314 in #6365
• feat(oauth): Make oauth client a singleton to survive cache failures by @mboshernitsan in #6348
• Fix integration test. by @cornmander in #6403
• Fix missing import in ide integration tests. by @cornmander in #6407
• feat(cli): Introduce arguments for shell execution in custom commands by @abhipatel12 in #5966
• Fix several IDE mode integration tests by @cornmander in #6408
• chore(compiler): Enable strict property access TS compiler flag. by @richieforeman in #6255
• Add vi globals to fix integration tests. by @cornmander in #6445
• Fix URL truncation in CLI display components #5902 by @lifefloating in #5925
• Sends Gemini CLI Client install id to Vertex and Gemini. by @uttamkanodia14 in #6217
• fix(commands): Respect YOLO mode in custom slash commands by @abhipatel12 in #6441
• Revert "Show /ide enable & /ide disable commands based on connection status" by @skeshive in #6486
• Disable failing IDE tests. by @cornmander in #6481
• feat(client/compression): Log telemetry when compressing chat context. by @richieforeman in #6195
• Log start session event through telemetry/loggers by @bbiggs in #6431
• bug(core): Do not throw validation errors when building tools in nonInteractiveToolExecutor. by @joshualitt in #6363
• feat(filesearch): Introduce non-recursive file search strategy by @brychanrobot in #6087
• Add MCP Root change notifications by @jakemac53 in #6502
• fix: GCA creds loading order by @gsquared94 in #6498

New Contributors

• @trycatchkamal made their first contribution in #6121
• @wietsevenema made their first contribution in #4406
• @hugomurillomtz made their first contribution in #5969
• @hritan made their first contribution in #6252
• @Brooooooklyn made their first contribution in #6291
• @evanotero made their first contribution in #6311
• @blanca-delgado-parra made their first contribution in #6092
• @sunnyps made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/...

Release v0.1.21

What's Changed

• feat(cli): add hideBanner setting to disable startup banner by @krikera in #2803
• Fix duplicate help text for build targets in Makefile by @nick-popovic in #4092
• Show stderr output from mcp servers in debug mode by @bbiggs in #4049
• Fix markdown heading level issue by @doggy8088 in #3381
• Add documentation for the /extensions command by @bbiggs in #4051
• Introduce VSCode companion extension by @chrstnb in #3917
• Add feature flag for IDE integration by @skeshive in #3927
• fix(docs): clarify global installation in readme by @swissspidy in #3781
• updated '/auth' to use new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #3797
• Don't start uncompressed history with a function response by @scidomino in #4141
• fix(checkpoint): Prevent silent failure and enable for non-Git projects by @abhipatel12 in #4144
• Refactor MCP code for reuse and testing by @scidomino in #3880
• Fix circular reference JSON serialization in telemetry logging by @bdmorgan in #4150
• Make @ command sort file without extension name by @SandyTao520 in #4158
• Introduce loop detection service that breaks simple loop by @SandyTao520 in #3919
• Log the 2 types of loop detection by @SandyTao520 in #4193
• Migrate /privacy to new architecture by @abhipatel12 in #4202
• Pure refactor: Consolidate isWithinRoot() function calling. by @scidomino in #4163
• Update to yargs v18 by @swissspidy in #3759
• migrate /about by @abhipatel12 in #4207
• Roadmap release by @srithreepo in #4178
• feat: add a warning that shows if user uses node -v <20 #2930 by @devpool007 in #3371
• Fix: Standardize capitalization for "Troubleshooting Guide" in README by @Jvr2022 in #2763
• Adds the user's active file in the IDE to the footer by @skeshive in #4154
• [ide-mode] Stream notifications when the active file changes by @chrstnb in #4147
• Enable tool summarization only when explicitly set in settings.json by @anj-s in #4140
• feat(tool): sort tool list alphabetically for deterministic output by @sambhavKhanna in #3095
• Include api key in header instead of in the URL by @SandyTao520 in #4240
• Revert Node <20 warning by @swissspidy in #4244
• Upload VSIX of companion VS Code extension by @skeshive in #4241
• Revert "Update to yargs v18 (#3759)" by @NTaylorMullen in #4252
• updated /stats to use new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4146
• Add support for allowed/excluded MCP server names in settings by @chrstnb in #4135
• update /extensions to new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4229
• Set port dynamically in VSCode extension and read from it in gemini-cli and send initial notification by @chrstnb in #4255
• [ide-mode] Thread active file through to system prompt by @chrstnb in #4264
• Update MaxSizedBox.tsx by @elvinagam in #2233
• Improve altName completion behavior in slash commands by @Lee-WonJun in #4227
• Clarifies that Gemini Code Assist, when offered through the Google De… by @cdemeke in #3086
• refactor: Optimize the display information of "/chat list" and "/chat resume" by @HunDun0Ben in #2857
• migrate compress command by @abhipatel12 in #4271
• Move MCP slash command to new system by @emeryray2002 in #3678
• feat(cli): clear input buffer on CTRL+C when not executing commands by @matias-casal in #1729
• Run model availability check in the background to speed up startup by @SandyTao520 in #4256
• chore: update numbering in release-docker.yaml by @ramonfigueiredo in #4249
• update /docs to new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4133
• Revert "[ide-mode] Thread active file through to system prompt" by @chrstnb in #4308
• Include companion VS Code extension VSIX as part of build/release by @skeshive in #4254
• update /tools to new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4236
• fix: update google/genai to v1.9.0 and switch to parametersJsonSchema for MCP related tools by @wanlin31 in #4176
• Minor UX updates for IDE mode by @skeshive in #4311
• Add /ide status & /ide install commands to manage IDE integration by @skeshive in #4265
• update /editor to new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4153
• Minor refactoring of IDE companion server by @skeshive in #4331
• update /bug to new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4246
• updated /quit to use new slash command arch by @haroldmciver-go in #4259
• Fix resetting loop counts on every other event by @SandyTao520 in #4348
• bug(ux): update context percentage when /clear command is run by @nsalerni in #4162
• [ide-mode] Add active file to user model request by @chrstnb in #4312
• Logging surface field in the start_session_event. Also logging sessio… by @uttamkanodia14 in #4362
• (fix) - regression to quit shortcut from command migration by @abhipatel12 in #4374
• Update companionPort not existing to be a warning so the user can still proceed with running /ide install by @skeshive in #4382
• Fix ANSI escape crash in text buffer (#3987) by @azorlu80 in #3999
• feat(cli): add explicit proxy option in cli by @warjiang in #2526
• Fix link for checkpointing doc for --checkpointing by @meteorcloudy in #4304
• Zed integration by @ConradIrwin in #4266
• Fix #4220: allow up/down arrow to toggle history when only one sugges… by @goldyonatan in #4377
• Add numbers to selection list by @miguelsolorio in #4320
• Update ESLint and related packages to latest versions by @seuros in #4296
• fix: remove direct gaxios dependency by @swissspidy in #4289
• Test/add loadcodeassist mock by @kamja44 in #4287
• migrate restore command by @abhipatel12 in #4388
• Migrate /corgi by @abhipatel12 in #4419
• fix(cli): not show update avaialble messages when running gemini-cli locally by @y-okt in #4052
• feat(ui): hide cursor when terminal is unfocused by @Lyonk71 in #4012
• Light theme color improvements by @miguelsolorio in #4396
• feat(auth): Enhance OAuth callback for robust Docker support by @chux0519 in #3532
• (fix): broken releases and e2e workflows by @abhipatel12 in #4428
• feat(cli): allow executing commands on perfect match by @haroldmciver-go in #4397
• MCP OAuth Part 1 - OAuth Infrastructure by @emeryray2002 in #4316
• Implement loop check with LLM by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/g...

Release v0.1.19-nightly.250814.514e883a

What's Changed

• make tag required for /chat by @sethtroisi in #2904
• Reduce the threshold for when we compress history. by @vachan-shetty in #2898
• help: add shift+tab tip by @abhipatel12 in #2892
• Update notification template by @eddie-santos in #3035
• Fix typo in README by @mpcarolin in #3061
• feat(workflows): add automated and scheduled PR triage by @jerop in #3062
• refactor(ci): improve pr triage by @jerop in #3082
• docs: fix typos in CONTRIBUTING.md by @acktsap in #2722
• fix: remove unnecessary whitespace by @joshmoon827 in #2781
• Use AccentBlue: 'blue' in ANSI theme instead of hard-coded #0000FF by @fnune in #3100
• fix: show ctrl+s shortcut to expand debug console #2002 by @devpool007 in #2491
• feat(cli): update ascii art for smaller screens by @rmedranollamas in #3117
• fix(client): get model from config in flashFallbackHandler by @SunskyXH in #2118
• Fixed Google User Id pass to Clearcut by @bdmorgan in #3147
• Add and improve JSDoc comments for core tool methods by @joshmoon827 in #3128
• Refactor text-buffer to use reducer by @SandyTao520 in #2652
• Releasing: Utilizing Github Actions and Tagging for release. by @mattKorwel in #2852
• fix tagging for nightly by @mattKorwel in #3202
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3204
• chore: typo fixes by @kumar-mithlesh in #3203
• ci: update issue templates to use GitHub alert by @jackwotherspoon in #3167
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3206
• Signing tags by @mattKorwel in #3254
• Mk sign nightly release commits by @mattKorwel in #3264
• fix a command usage issue in deployment.md
  by @doggy8088 in #2862
• Doc: update gemini-cli README.md to require Node.js version 20+ by @nedn in #3247
• feat: Update minimum Node.js version to 20 by @mattKorwel in #3277
• fix typos in diverse files by @didier-durand in #3284
• Mk nohup by @mattKorwel in #3285
• fix: small typo by @0ldh in #3183
• fix(cli): Group cancelled tool call responses to prevent API errors by @NTaylorMullen in #3333
• Relase: Clean up and condensing by @mattKorwel in #3321
• cleaning up prompts for release by @mattKorwel in #3335
• fix(core): Sanitize tool parameters to fix 400 API errors by @BigUncle in #3300
• Fix #2922: Prevent @ concatenation to valid paths in shellmode. by @siba2893 in #2932
• feat: Handle inline content modification in tool scheduler by @adamfweidman in #2883
• Update @google/genai -> 1.8.0 by @NTaylorMullen in #3339
• feat: add user startup warnings, add home directory check by @psinha40898 in #3056
• feat: YOLO mode shorctut displayed inside /help by @devpool007 in #3367
• Release misc by @mattKorwel in #3418
• feat(core): improve error messages in isCommandAllowed by @y-okt in #3349
• fix: respect env variables in .env for settings.json variable substitution by @jackwotherspoon in #3416
• Fix nested markdown Rendering for table headers and rows #3331 by @zfflxx in #3362
• @file don't respect config respectGitIgnore=false (#3382) by @zfflxx in #3387
• feat: add .svg support by @PugazhendhiDev in #3229
• Migrate Gemini CLI Action workflows to Direct WIF authentication by @jerop in #3456
• Re-enable backticks in shell tool usage. by @NTaylorMullen in #3360
• Add excludeTools and includeTools to mcpServers config by @jdemeulenaere in #2976
• Add new test to verify that when an Authorization header is provided by @gennadiycivil in #3023
• Add --allowed_mcp_server_names flag by @teeler in #3464
• fix: EditTool can clobber human edits to the same file. by @mainroach in #3043
• Update README.md to show API key usage for Vertex by @chrisheecho in #3060
• Remove unneeded code. by @scidomino in #3467
• fix(cli): Prevent Tab from auto-executing incomplete slash commands by @sambhavKhanna in #2919
• refactor: rename allowed_mcp_server_names to allowed-mcp-server-names by @teeler in #3469
• feature(commands) - Refactor Slash Command + Vision For the Future by @abhipatel12 in #3175
• Enable Gemini CLI to reuse user's auth in Cloud Shell by @mboshernitsan in #3070
• Initialize MCP tools once at start up instead of every time we auth. by @scidomino in #3483
• Fix typo and add tests for auth validation. by @scidomino in #3491
• Fix double "esc" bug in Auth dialog by @scidomino in #3493
• Release and Packaging: Clean up by @mattKorwel in #3489
• chore: add general usage message to --help message by @jackwotherspoon in #3500
• ci: disable scheduled jobs in forked repo by @warjiang in #3093
• Fix infinite loop in start.js on Windows by @SandyTao520 in #3506
• style: Format execution time as minutes, seconds by @Aisha630 in #2707
• Preserve recent history when compressing. by @scidomino in #3049
• Fix nightly Release by @mattKorwel in #3511
• Improve Function Call argument validation and typing by @scidomino in #2881
• Don't enforce leading slash since that's not true on Windows by @scidomino in #3545
• Improve auth env var validation logic and messaging to detect settings that confuse GenAI SDK by @mboshernitsan in #1381
• Add a command line option to enable and list extensions by @bbiggs in #3191
• fix: Honor DEBUG and CLI_TITLE environment variables by @mboshernitsan in #3560
• refactor: consolidate all flags to use hyphens (deprecate underscore flags) by @jackwotherspoon in #3541
• Fix bad request in model check by @SandyTao520 in #3568
• fix(auth): do not blindly default to API key auth by @swissspidy in #3235
• chore(deps): Add Dependabot config by @swissspidy in #2972
• chore: add CodeQL analysis by @swissspidy in #2992
• Fix version of shell-quote by @scidomino in #3557
• chore(deps): bump gaxios from 6.7.1 to 7.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #3592
• chore(deps): bump yargs from 17.7.2 to 18.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3590
• chore(deps-dev): bump esbuild from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3586
• chore(deps-dev): bump globals from 16.2.0 to 16.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3587
• chore(deps): bump mime-types and @types/mime-types by @dependabot[bot] in #3582
• chore(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 1 to 2...

Release v0.1.20

What's Changed

• ensure sandbox build script is cross-platform by @wldoooon in #2603
• chore(usage telemetry): Freshen up Clearcut logging by @richieforeman in #6013
• chore(vscode): Add Build & Launch CLI option to vscode project by @richieforeman in #6027
• chore(ci): do not "fail fast" on Node tests by @sethvargo in #6053
• chore(ci): Ensure release workflow is consistent and not vulnerable to injection attacks by @sethvargo in #6059
• [ide-mode] Update installation logic and nudge by @chrstnb in #6068
• Switch from useInput to useKeypress. by @jacob314 in #6056
• Launch VS Code IDE Integration by @skeshive in #6063
• Create Docs Pages based on github documentation by @srithreepo in #6083
• feat: add --approval-mode parameter by @bulkypanda in #6024
• Upgrade integration tests to use Vitest by @scidomino in #6021
• chore(ci): Ensure e2e workflow is consistent and not vulnerable to injection attacks by @sethvargo in #6098
• chore(ci): Ensure stale and no-response workflows are consistent and not vulnerable to injection attacks by @sethvargo in #6097
• Show OpenTelemetry SDK initialization & shutdown in debug mode only by @jerop in #6096
• chore(ci): Ensure docs-gen workflow are not vulnerable to injection attacks by @sethvargo in #6100
• chore: update bash to follow shellcheck recommendations by @sethvargo in #6102
• chore(ci): Ensure action and community workflows are consistent and not vulnerable to injection attacks by @sethvargo in #6107
• chore(ci): Ensure triage workflows are consistent by @sethvargo in #6108
• chore(ci): Ensure ci workflows is consistent and not vulnerable to injection attacks by @sethvargo in #6109

New Contributors

• @krikera made their first contribution in #2803
• @nick-popovic made their first contribution in #4092
• @elvinagam made their first contribution in #2233
• @Lee-WonJun made their first contribution in #4227
• @cdemeke made their first contribution in #3086
• @HunDun0Ben made their first contribution in #2857
• @matias-casal made their first contribution in #1729
• @ramonfigueiredo made their first contribution in #4249
• @wanlin31 made their first contribution in #4176
• @nsalerni made their first contribution in #4162
• @azorlu80 made their first contribution in #3999
• @meteorcloudy made their first contribution in #4304
• @ConradIrwin made their first contribution in #4266
• @goldyonatan made their first contribution in #4377
• @seuros made their first contribution in #4296
• @kamja44 made their first contribution in #4287
• @Lyonk71 made their first contribution in #4012
• @chux0519 made their first contribution in #3532
• @osbornesec made their first contribution in #3417
• @ali-aljufairi made their first contribution in #2639
• @cole-miller made their first contribution in #3680
• @ljxfstorm made their first contribution in #3501
• @Seydulla made their first contribution in #3409
• @Han5991 made their first contribution in #3288
• @agmsb made their first contribution in #4458
• @xwjdsh made their first contribution in #3520
• @jeanphi-baconnais made their first contribution in #2973
• @jsoref made their first contribution in #3497
• @darkdarkcocoa made their first contribution in #2260
• @boylin0 made their first contribution in #1949
• @olk made their first contribution in #4538
• @slhck made their first contribution in #2004
• @smhendrickson made their first contribution in #4689
• @aramova made their first contribution in #4733
• @ashwinpvg made their first contribution in #4748
• @timalsinaditya made their first contribution in #2203
• @galz10 made their first contribution in #4811
• @LyalinDotCom made their first contribution in #4950
• @HyeladiBassi made their first contribution in #1601
• @LeeroyDing made their first contribution in #4972
• @flowernotfound made their first contribution in #2401
• @jamesewoo made their first contribution in #5042
• @lzrdGreen made their first contribution in #4979
• @naaa760 made their first contribution in #4966
• @Dannyzen made their first contribution in #4727
• @shamso-goog made their first contribution in #4852
• @ava-cassiopeia made their first contribution in #5120
• @yaksh1 made their first contribution in #5027
• @scato3 made their first contribution in #5185
• @Kazunari001 made their first contribution in #5187
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Release v0.1.19-nightly.250813.9d023be1

What's Changed

• make tag required for /chat by @sethtroisi in #2904
• Reduce the threshold for when we compress history. by @vachan-shetty in #2898
• help: add shift+tab tip by @abhipatel12 in #2892
• Update notification template by @eddie-santos in #3035
• Fix typo in README by @mpcarolin in #3061
• feat(workflows): add automated and scheduled PR triage by @jerop in #3062
• refactor(ci): improve pr triage by @jerop in #3082
• docs: fix typos in CONTRIBUTING.md by @acktsap in #2722
• fix: remove unnecessary whitespace by @joshmoon827 in #2781
• Use AccentBlue: 'blue' in ANSI theme instead of hard-coded #0000FF by @fnune in #3100
• fix: show ctrl+s shortcut to expand debug console #2002 by @devpool007 in #2491
• feat(cli): update ascii art for smaller screens by @rmedranollamas in #3117
• fix(client): get model from config in flashFallbackHandler by @SunskyXH in #2118
• Fixed Google User Id pass to Clearcut by @bdmorgan in #3147
• Add and improve JSDoc comments for core tool methods by @joshmoon827 in #3128
• Refactor text-buffer to use reducer by @SandyTao520 in #2652
• Releasing: Utilizing Github Actions and Tagging for release. by @mattKorwel in #2852
• fix tagging for nightly by @mattKorwel in #3202
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3204
• chore: typo fixes by @kumar-mithlesh in #3203
• ci: update issue templates to use GitHub alert by @jackwotherspoon in #3167
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3206
• Signing tags by @mattKorwel in #3254
• Mk sign nightly release commits by @mattKorwel in #3264
• fix a command usage issue in deployment.md
  by @doggy8088 in #2862
• Doc: update gemini-cli README.md to require Node.js version 20+ by @nedn in #3247
• feat: Update minimum Node.js version to 20 by @mattKorwel in #3277
• fix typos in diverse files by @didier-durand in #3284
• Mk nohup by @mattKorwel in #3285
• fix: small typo by @0ldh in #3183
• fix(cli): Group cancelled tool call responses to prevent API errors by @NTaylorMullen in #3333
• Relase: Clean up and condensing by @mattKorwel in #3321
• cleaning up prompts for release by @mattKorwel in #3335
• fix(core): Sanitize tool parameters to fix 400 API errors by @BigUncle in #3300
• Fix #2922: Prevent @ concatenation to valid paths in shellmode. by @siba2893 in #2932
• feat: Handle inline content modification in tool scheduler by @adamfweidman in #2883
• Update @google/genai -> 1.8.0 by @NTaylorMullen in #3339
• feat: add user startup warnings, add home directory check by @psinha40898 in #3056
• feat: YOLO mode shorctut displayed inside /help by @devpool007 in #3367
• Release misc by @mattKorwel in #3418
• feat(core): improve error messages in isCommandAllowed by @y-okt in #3349
• fix: respect env variables in .env for settings.json variable substitution by @jackwotherspoon in #3416
• Fix nested markdown Rendering for table headers and rows #3331 by @zfflxx in #3362
• @file don't respect config respectGitIgnore=false (#3382) by @zfflxx in #3387
• feat: add .svg support by @PugazhendhiDev in #3229
• Migrate Gemini CLI Action workflows to Direct WIF authentication by @jerop in #3456
• Re-enable backticks in shell tool usage. by @NTaylorMullen in #3360
• Add excludeTools and includeTools to mcpServers config by @jdemeulenaere in #2976
• Add new test to verify that when an Authorization header is provided by @gennadiycivil in #3023
• Add --allowed_mcp_server_names flag by @teeler in #3464
• fix: EditTool can clobber human edits to the same file. by @mainroach in #3043
• Update README.md to show API key usage for Vertex by @chrisheecho in #3060
• Remove unneeded code. by @scidomino in #3467
• fix(cli): Prevent Tab from auto-executing incomplete slash commands by @sambhavKhanna in #2919
• refactor: rename allowed_mcp_server_names to allowed-mcp-server-names by @teeler in #3469
• feature(commands) - Refactor Slash Command + Vision For the Future by @abhipatel12 in #3175
• Enable Gemini CLI to reuse user's auth in Cloud Shell by @mboshernitsan in #3070
• Initialize MCP tools once at start up instead of every time we auth. by @scidomino in #3483
• Fix typo and add tests for auth validation. by @scidomino in #3491
• Fix double "esc" bug in Auth dialog by @scidomino in #3493
• Release and Packaging: Clean up by @mattKorwel in #3489
• chore: add general usage message to --help message by @jackwotherspoon in #3500
• ci: disable scheduled jobs in forked repo by @warjiang in #3093
• Fix infinite loop in start.js on Windows by @SandyTao520 in #3506
• style: Format execution time as minutes, seconds by @Aisha630 in #2707
• Preserve recent history when compressing. by @scidomino in #3049
• Fix nightly Release by @mattKorwel in #3511
• Improve Function Call argument validation and typing by @scidomino in #2881
• Don't enforce leading slash since that's not true on Windows by @scidomino in #3545
• Improve auth env var validation logic and messaging to detect settings that confuse GenAI SDK by @mboshernitsan in #1381
• Add a command line option to enable and list extensions by @bbiggs in #3191
• fix: Honor DEBUG and CLI_TITLE environment variables by @mboshernitsan in #3560
• refactor: consolidate all flags to use hyphens (deprecate underscore flags) by @jackwotherspoon in #3541
• Fix bad request in model check by @SandyTao520 in #3568
• fix(auth): do not blindly default to API key auth by @swissspidy in #3235
• chore(deps): Add Dependabot config by @swissspidy in #2972
• chore: add CodeQL analysis by @swissspidy in #2992
• Fix version of shell-quote by @scidomino in #3557
• chore(deps): bump gaxios from 6.7.1 to 7.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #3592
• chore(deps): bump yargs from 17.7.2 to 18.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3590
• chore(deps-dev): bump esbuild from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3586
• chore(deps-dev): bump globals from 16.2.0 to 16.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3587
• chore(deps): bump mime-types and @types/mime-types by @dependabot[bot] in #3582
• chore(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 1 to 2...

Release v0.1.19

What's Changed

• Add tests for useAtCompletion reset logic by @SandyTao520 in #5639
• Update a couple more witty phrases by @chrstnb in #5641
• Detect and warn about cyclic tool refs when schema depth errors are encountered by @jakemac53 in #5609
• refactor: use google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli action by @gsquared94 in #5643
• docs(setup-github): Inform user of the next steps after running slash command by @leehagoodjames in #5644
• doc(lint): fix docs on how to run linter in "fix" mode by @leehagoodjames in #5647
• docs: add GitHub Integration section to README by @jerop in #5649
• fix:missing coreTool in new workflow setup by @gsquared94 in #5656
• fix(core): Treat .mts files as TypeScript modules instead of video files by @yashv6655 in #5492
• feat(file-search): Add support for non-recursive file search by @brychanrobot in #5648
• feat: Enable /setup-github to always run, and error appropriately by @leehagoodjames in #5653
• feat(mcp): add gemini mcp commands for add, remove and list by @jackwotherspoon in #5481
• fix: improve error handling and path processing in memory discovery by @akhil29 in #5175
• [ide-mode] Add support for in-IDE diff handling in the CLI by @chrstnb in #5603
• Fix to send user tool confirmation decision for yolo or non interacti… by @agarwalravikant in #5677
• feat(core): Introduce DeclarativeTool and ToolInvocation. by @joshualitt in #5613
• fix: Restore user input when the user cancels response by @shishu314 in #5601
• bug(tests): fix test errors by @leehagoodjames in #5678
• Add hint to enable IDE integration for users running in VS Code by @skeshive in #5610
• Add detection of tools with bad schemas and automatically omit them with a warning by @jakemac53 in #5694
• Add integration test for maximum schema depth error handling by @jakemac53 in #5685
• tests: fix e2e tests by @jackwotherspoon in #5706
• bug(core): Prompt engineering for truncated read_file. by @joshualitt in #5161
• [ide-mode] Support rendering in-IDE diffs using the edit tool by @chrstnb in #5618
• feat(cli): get the run-gemini-cli version from the GitHub API by @sethvargo in #5708
• experiment: Add feature exp flag for folder trust by @shrutip90 in #5709
• fix(core): Improve errors in situations where the command spawn does … by @richieforeman in #5723
• feat: Improve @-command file path completion with fzf integration by @DevMassive in #5650
• Fix(tests): update mcp_server_cyclic_schema test by @NTaylorMullen in #5733
• fix(actions): swap gha bot for cla allowlisted gemini-cli-robot by @agmsb in #5730
• fix(logging): Ensure sandbox startup messages are routed to stderr by @allenhutchison in #5725
• feat(agent): Introduce Foundational Subagent Architecture by @abhipatel12 in #1805
• Add a context percentage threshold setting for auto compression by @jakemac53 in #5721
• feat: open repo secrets page in addition to README by @leehagoodjames in #5684
• Fix(core): Use Flash for next speaker check by @SandyTao520 in #5786
• Migrate EditTool, GrepTool, and GlobTool to DeclarativeTool by @joshualitt in #5744
• feat(cli): Allow Exiting Authentication Menu with CTRL+C (SIGINT) by @dizzydroid in #4482
• fix(tests): add missing deps in cli to fix sandbox runs by @agmsb in #5742
• fix: re render context usage indicator by @psinha40898 in #5102
• Include Schema Error Handling for Vertex and Google Auth methods by @adamfweidman in #5780
• Add new folderTrust setting that the users can enable or disable by @shrutip90 in #5798
• Few IDE integration polishes by @skeshive in #5727
• avoid loading and initializing CLI config twice in non-interactive mode by @jakemac53 in #5793
• README + reduce required VS Code version for companion extension by @skeshive in #5719
• update: google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli version in workflows by @gsquared94 in #5802
• chore(vscode settings): Update VsCode settings for quality-of-life by @richieforeman in #5806
• perf(filesearch): Use async fzf for non-blocking file search by @brychanrobot in #5771
• fix(core): Replace flaky performance tests with robust correctness tests by @allenhutchison in #5795
• chore(telemetry): Log FIREBASE_STUDIO when using Gemini CLI within Firebase Studio by @richieforeman in #5790
• chore(vscode): Add recommended extensions list to vscode settings. by @richieforeman in #5810
• feat(ui): Improve UI layout adaptation for narrow terminals by @galz10 in #5651
• Use semantic colors in themes by @miguelsolorio in #5796
• Add echo tool to automated triage workflow by @jerop in #5809
• fix: MCP servers allowed in settings do not show up in /mcp command by @laurentsimon in #5324
• fix(cli) - Move logging into CodeAssistServer by @shishu314 in #5781
• feat(quality): Reset when seeing a new type of Markdown element by @SandyTao520 in #5820
• docs: Improve local telemetry example by @jerop in #5818
• feat(telemetry): Prevent memory leak in ClearcutLogger by @galz10 in #5734
• Fix for git issue 5657 to add lines of code added/removed telemetry by @agarwalravikant in #5823
• fix: properly report tool errors in telemetry by @akhil29 in #5688
• fix(core): Add missing mnemonist dependency by @galz10 in #5841
• [ide-mode] Hide diff options when active diff is not focused by @chrstnb in #5808
• [ide-mode] Wire up env variables to sandbox by @chrstnb in #5804
• [ide-mode] Close all open diffs when the CLI gets closed by @chrstnb in #5792
• Add FolderTrustDialog that shows on launch and enables folderTrust setting by @shrutip90 in #5815
• fix(cli) - Adding logging for response and error in LoggingContentGenerator by @shishu314 in #5842
• Use slash command instead of context drawer to display open files in editor to reduce flickering in the UI by @skeshive in #5858
• Fix excessive console logging + remove unnecessary try catch by @skeshive in #5860
• Add a request queue to the tool scheduler by @jakemac53 in #5845
• feat: Add option to hide line numbers in code blocks by @galz10 in #5857
• Add MCP Roots support by @jakemac53 in #5856
• chore(release): v0.1.18 by @NTaylorMullen in #5864
• fix(core): restrict oauth_creds.json file permissions by @briandealwis in #5245
• feat(chat): Add overwrite confirmation dialog to /chat save by @flowernotfound in #5686
• Centralize Key Binding Logic and Refactor (Reopen) by @Lee-WonJun in #5356
• feat: add humorous ...

Release v0.1.18-nightly.250812.26fe587b

What's Changed

• make tag required for /chat by @sethtroisi in #2904
• Reduce the threshold for when we compress history. by @vachan-shetty in #2898
• help: add shift+tab tip by @abhipatel12 in #2892
• Update notification template by @eddie-santos in #3035
• Fix typo in README by @mpcarolin in #3061
• feat(workflows): add automated and scheduled PR triage by @jerop in #3062
• refactor(ci): improve pr triage by @jerop in #3082
• docs: fix typos in CONTRIBUTING.md by @acktsap in #2722
• fix: remove unnecessary whitespace by @joshmoon827 in #2781
• Use AccentBlue: 'blue' in ANSI theme instead of hard-coded #0000FF by @fnune in #3100
• fix: show ctrl+s shortcut to expand debug console #2002 by @devpool007 in #2491
• feat(cli): update ascii art for smaller screens by @rmedranollamas in #3117
• fix(client): get model from config in flashFallbackHandler by @SunskyXH in #2118
• Fixed Google User Id pass to Clearcut by @bdmorgan in #3147
• Add and improve JSDoc comments for core tool methods by @joshmoon827 in #3128
• Refactor text-buffer to use reducer by @SandyTao520 in #2652
• Releasing: Utilizing Github Actions and Tagging for release. by @mattKorwel in #2852
• fix tagging for nightly by @mattKorwel in #3202
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3204
• chore: typo fixes by @kumar-mithlesh in #3203
• ci: update issue templates to use GitHub alert by @jackwotherspoon in #3167
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3206
• Signing tags by @mattKorwel in #3254
• Mk sign nightly release commits by @mattKorwel in #3264
• fix a command usage issue in deployment.md
  by @doggy8088 in #2862
• Doc: update gemini-cli README.md to require Node.js version 20+ by @nedn in #3247
• feat: Update minimum Node.js version to 20 by @mattKorwel in #3277
• fix typos in diverse files by @didier-durand in #3284
• Mk nohup by @mattKorwel in #3285
• fix: small typo by @0ldh in #3183
• fix(cli): Group cancelled tool call responses to prevent API errors by @NTaylorMullen in #3333
• Relase: Clean up and condensing by @mattKorwel in #3321
• cleaning up prompts for release by @mattKorwel in #3335
• fix(core): Sanitize tool parameters to fix 400 API errors by @BigUncle in #3300
• Fix #2922: Prevent @ concatenation to valid paths in shellmode. by @siba2893 in #2932
• feat: Handle inline content modification in tool scheduler by @adamfweidman in #2883
• Update @google/genai -> 1.8.0 by @NTaylorMullen in #3339
• feat: add user startup warnings, add home directory check by @psinha40898 in #3056
• feat: YOLO mode shorctut displayed inside /help by @devpool007 in #3367
• Release misc by @mattKorwel in #3418
• feat(core): improve error messages in isCommandAllowed by @y-okt in #3349
• fix: respect env variables in .env for settings.json variable substitution by @jackwotherspoon in #3416
• Fix nested markdown Rendering for table headers and rows #3331 by @zfflxx in #3362
• @file don't respect config respectGitIgnore=false (#3382) by @zfflxx in #3387
• feat: add .svg support by @PugazhendhiDev in #3229
• Migrate Gemini CLI Action workflows to Direct WIF authentication by @jerop in #3456
• Re-enable backticks in shell tool usage. by @NTaylorMullen in #3360
• Add excludeTools and includeTools to mcpServers config by @jdemeulenaere in #2976
• Add new test to verify that when an Authorization header is provided by @gennadiycivil in #3023
• Add --allowed_mcp_server_names flag by @teeler in #3464
• fix: EditTool can clobber human edits to the same file. by @mainroach in #3043
• Update README.md to show API key usage for Vertex by @chrisheecho in #3060
• Remove unneeded code. by @scidomino in #3467
• fix(cli): Prevent Tab from auto-executing incomplete slash commands by @sambhavKhanna in #2919
• refactor: rename allowed_mcp_server_names to allowed-mcp-server-names by @teeler in #3469
• feature(commands) - Refactor Slash Command + Vision For the Future by @abhipatel12 in #3175
• Enable Gemini CLI to reuse user's auth in Cloud Shell by @mboshernitsan in #3070
• Initialize MCP tools once at start up instead of every time we auth. by @scidomino in #3483
• Fix typo and add tests for auth validation. by @scidomino in #3491
• Fix double "esc" bug in Auth dialog by @scidomino in #3493
• Release and Packaging: Clean up by @mattKorwel in #3489
• chore: add general usage message to --help message by @jackwotherspoon in #3500
• ci: disable scheduled jobs in forked repo by @warjiang in #3093
• Fix infinite loop in start.js on Windows by @SandyTao520 in #3506
• style: Format execution time as minutes, seconds by @Aisha630 in #2707
• Preserve recent history when compressing. by @scidomino in #3049
• Fix nightly Release by @mattKorwel in #3511
• Improve Function Call argument validation and typing by @scidomino in #2881
• Don't enforce leading slash since that's not true on Windows by @scidomino in #3545
• Improve auth env var validation logic and messaging to detect settings that confuse GenAI SDK by @mboshernitsan in #1381
• Add a command line option to enable and list extensions by @bbiggs in #3191
• fix: Honor DEBUG and CLI_TITLE environment variables by @mboshernitsan in #3560
• refactor: consolidate all flags to use hyphens (deprecate underscore flags) by @jackwotherspoon in #3541
• Fix bad request in model check by @SandyTao520 in #3568
• fix(auth): do not blindly default to API key auth by @swissspidy in #3235
• chore(deps): Add Dependabot config by @swissspidy in #2972
• chore: add CodeQL analysis by @swissspidy in #2992
• Fix version of shell-quote by @scidomino in #3557
• chore(deps): bump gaxios from 6.7.1 to 7.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #3592
• chore(deps): bump yargs from 17.7.2 to 18.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3590
• chore(deps-dev): bump esbuild from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3586
• chore(deps-dev): bump globals from 16.2.0 to 16.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3587
• chore(deps): bump mime-types and @types/mime-types by @dependabot[bot] in #3582
• chore(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 1 to 2...

Release v0.1.18-nightly.250811.2865a527

What's Changed

• make tag required for /chat by @sethtroisi in #2904
• Reduce the threshold for when we compress history. by @vachan-shetty in #2898
• help: add shift+tab tip by @abhipatel12 in #2892
• Update notification template by @eddie-santos in #3035
• Fix typo in README by @mpcarolin in #3061
• feat(workflows): add automated and scheduled PR triage by @jerop in #3062
• refactor(ci): improve pr triage by @jerop in #3082
• docs: fix typos in CONTRIBUTING.md by @acktsap in #2722
• fix: remove unnecessary whitespace by @joshmoon827 in #2781
• Use AccentBlue: 'blue' in ANSI theme instead of hard-coded #0000FF by @fnune in #3100
• fix: show ctrl+s shortcut to expand debug console #2002 by @devpool007 in #2491
• feat(cli): update ascii art for smaller screens by @rmedranollamas in #3117
• fix(client): get model from config in flashFallbackHandler by @SunskyXH in #2118
• Fixed Google User Id pass to Clearcut by @bdmorgan in #3147
• Add and improve JSDoc comments for core tool methods by @joshmoon827 in #3128
• Refactor text-buffer to use reducer by @SandyTao520 in #2652
• Releasing: Utilizing Github Actions and Tagging for release. by @mattKorwel in #2852
• fix tagging for nightly by @mattKorwel in #3202
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3204
• chore: typo fixes by @kumar-mithlesh in #3203
• ci: update issue templates to use GitHub alert by @jackwotherspoon in #3167
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3206
• Signing tags by @mattKorwel in #3254
• Mk sign nightly release commits by @mattKorwel in #3264
• fix a command usage issue in deployment.md
  by @doggy8088 in #2862
• Doc: update gemini-cli README.md to require Node.js version 20+ by @nedn in #3247
• feat: Update minimum Node.js version to 20 by @mattKorwel in #3277
• fix typos in diverse files by @didier-durand in #3284
• Mk nohup by @mattKorwel in #3285
• fix: small typo by @0ldh in #3183
• fix(cli): Group cancelled tool call responses to prevent API errors by @NTaylorMullen in #3333
• Relase: Clean up and condensing by @mattKorwel in #3321
• cleaning up prompts for release by @mattKorwel in #3335
• fix(core): Sanitize tool parameters to fix 400 API errors by @BigUncle in #3300
• Fix #2922: Prevent @ concatenation to valid paths in shellmode. by @siba2893 in #2932
• feat: Handle inline content modification in tool scheduler by @adamfweidman in #2883
• Update @google/genai -> 1.8.0 by @NTaylorMullen in #3339
• feat: add user startup warnings, add home directory check by @psinha40898 in #3056
• feat: YOLO mode shorctut displayed inside /help by @devpool007 in #3367
• Release misc by @mattKorwel in #3418
• feat(core): improve error messages in isCommandAllowed by @y-okt in #3349
• fix: respect env variables in .env for settings.json variable substitution by @jackwotherspoon in #3416
• Fix nested markdown Rendering for table headers and rows #3331 by @zfflxx in #3362
• @file don't respect config respectGitIgnore=false (#3382) by @zfflxx in #3387
• feat: add .svg support by @PugazhendhiDev in #3229
• Migrate Gemini CLI Action workflows to Direct WIF authentication by @jerop in #3456
• Re-enable backticks in shell tool usage. by @NTaylorMullen in #3360
• Add excludeTools and includeTools to mcpServers config by @jdemeulenaere in #2976
• Add new test to verify that when an Authorization header is provided by @gennadiycivil in #3023
• Add --allowed_mcp_server_names flag by @teeler in #3464
• fix: EditTool can clobber human edits to the same file. by @mainroach in #3043
• Update README.md to show API key usage for Vertex by @chrisheecho in #3060
• Remove unneeded code. by @scidomino in #3467
• fix(cli): Prevent Tab from auto-executing incomplete slash commands by @sambhavKhanna in #2919
• refactor: rename allowed_mcp_server_names to allowed-mcp-server-names by @teeler in #3469
• feature(commands) - Refactor Slash Command + Vision For the Future by @abhipatel12 in #3175
• Enable Gemini CLI to reuse user's auth in Cloud Shell by @mboshernitsan in #3070
• Initialize MCP tools once at start up instead of every time we auth. by @scidomino in #3483
• Fix typo and add tests for auth validation. by @scidomino in #3491
• Fix double "esc" bug in Auth dialog by @scidomino in #3493
• Release and Packaging: Clean up by @mattKorwel in #3489
• chore: add general usage message to --help message by @jackwotherspoon in #3500
• ci: disable scheduled jobs in forked repo by @warjiang in #3093
• Fix infinite loop in start.js on Windows by @SandyTao520 in #3506
• style: Format execution time as minutes, seconds by @Aisha630 in #2707
• Preserve recent history when compressing. by @scidomino in #3049
• Fix nightly Release by @mattKorwel in #3511
• Improve Function Call argument validation and typing by @scidomino in #2881
• Don't enforce leading slash since that's not true on Windows by @scidomino in #3545
• Improve auth env var validation logic and messaging to detect settings that confuse GenAI SDK by @mboshernitsan in #1381
• Add a command line option to enable and list extensions by @bbiggs in #3191
• fix: Honor DEBUG and CLI_TITLE environment variables by @mboshernitsan in #3560
• refactor: consolidate all flags to use hyphens (deprecate underscore flags) by @jackwotherspoon in #3541
• Fix bad request in model check by @SandyTao520 in #3568
• fix(auth): do not blindly default to API key auth by @swissspidy in #3235
• chore(deps): Add Dependabot config by @swissspidy in #2972
• chore: add CodeQL analysis by @swissspidy in #2992
• Fix version of shell-quote by @scidomino in #3557
• chore(deps): bump gaxios from 6.7.1 to 7.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #3592
• chore(deps): bump yargs from 17.7.2 to 18.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3590
• chore(deps-dev): bump esbuild from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3586
• chore(deps-dev): bump globals from 16.2.0 to 16.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3587
• chore(deps): bump mime-types and @types/mime-types by @dependabot[bot] in #3582
• chore(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 1 to 2...

Release v0.1.18-nightly.250810.c632ec8b

What's Changed

• make tag required for /chat by @sethtroisi in #2904
• Reduce the threshold for when we compress history. by @vachan-shetty in #2898
• help: add shift+tab tip by @abhipatel12 in #2892
• Update notification template by @eddie-santos in #3035
• Fix typo in README by @mpcarolin in #3061
• feat(workflows): add automated and scheduled PR triage by @jerop in #3062
• refactor(ci): improve pr triage by @jerop in #3082
• docs: fix typos in CONTRIBUTING.md by @acktsap in #2722
• fix: remove unnecessary whitespace by @joshmoon827 in #2781
• Use AccentBlue: 'blue' in ANSI theme instead of hard-coded #0000FF by @fnune in #3100
• fix: show ctrl+s shortcut to expand debug console #2002 by @devpool007 in #2491
• feat(cli): update ascii art for smaller screens by @rmedranollamas in #3117
• fix(client): get model from config in flashFallbackHandler by @SunskyXH in #2118
• Fixed Google User Id pass to Clearcut by @bdmorgan in #3147
• Add and improve JSDoc comments for core tool methods by @joshmoon827 in #3128
• Refactor text-buffer to use reducer by @SandyTao520 in #2652
• Releasing: Utilizing Github Actions and Tagging for release. by @mattKorwel in #2852
• fix tagging for nightly by @mattKorwel in #3202
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3204
• chore: typo fixes by @kumar-mithlesh in #3203
• ci: update issue templates to use GitHub alert by @jackwotherspoon in #3167
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in #3206
• Signing tags by @mattKorwel in #3254
• Mk sign nightly release commits by @mattKorwel in #3264
• fix a command usage issue in deployment.md
  by @doggy8088 in #2862
• Doc: update gemini-cli README.md to require Node.js version 20+ by @nedn in #3247
• feat: Update minimum Node.js version to 20 by @mattKorwel in #3277
• fix typos in diverse files by @didier-durand in #3284
• Mk nohup by @mattKorwel in #3285
• fix: small typo by @0ldh in #3183
• fix(cli): Group cancelled tool call responses to prevent API errors by @NTaylorMullen in #3333
• Relase: Clean up and condensing by @mattKorwel in #3321
• cleaning up prompts for release by @mattKorwel in #3335
• fix(core): Sanitize tool parameters to fix 400 API errors by @BigUncle in #3300
• Fix #2922: Prevent @ concatenation to valid paths in shellmode. by @siba2893 in #2932
• feat: Handle inline content modification in tool scheduler by @adamfweidman in #2883
• Update @google/genai -> 1.8.0 by @NTaylorMullen in #3339
• feat: add user startup warnings, add home directory check by @psinha40898 in #3056
• feat: YOLO mode shorctut displayed inside /help by @devpool007 in #3367
• Release misc by @mattKorwel in #3418
• feat(core): improve error messages in isCommandAllowed by @y-okt in #3349
• fix: respect env variables in .env for settings.json variable substitution by @jackwotherspoon in #3416
• Fix nested markdown Rendering for table headers and rows #3331 by @zfflxx in #3362
• @file don't respect config respectGitIgnore=false (#3382) by @zfflxx in #3387
• feat: add .svg support by @PugazhendhiDev in #3229
• Migrate Gemini CLI Action workflows to Direct WIF authentication by @jerop in #3456
• Re-enable backticks in shell tool usage. by @NTaylorMullen in #3360
• Add excludeTools and includeTools to mcpServers config by @jdemeulenaere in #2976
• Add new test to verify that when an Authorization header is provided by @gennadiycivil in #3023
• Add --allowed_mcp_server_names flag by @teeler in #3464
• fix: EditTool can clobber human edits to the same file. by @mainroach in #3043
• Update README.md to show API key usage for Vertex by @chrisheecho in #3060
• Remove unneeded code. by @scidomino in #3467
• fix(cli): Prevent Tab from auto-executing incomplete slash commands by @sambhavKhanna in #2919
• refactor: rename allowed_mcp_server_names to allowed-mcp-server-names by @teeler in #3469
• feature(commands) - Refactor Slash Command + Vision For the Future by @abhipatel12 in #3175
• Enable Gemini CLI to reuse user's auth in Cloud Shell by @mboshernitsan in #3070
• Initialize MCP tools once at start up instead of every time we auth. by @scidomino in #3483
• Fix typo and add tests for auth validation. by @scidomino in #3491
• Fix double "esc" bug in Auth dialog by @scidomino in #3493
• Release and Packaging: Clean up by @mattKorwel in #3489
• chore: add general usage message to --help message by @jackwotherspoon in #3500
• ci: disable scheduled jobs in forked repo by @warjiang in #3093
• Fix infinite loop in start.js on Windows by @SandyTao520 in #3506
• style: Format execution time as minutes, seconds by @Aisha630 in #2707
• Preserve recent history when compressing. by @scidomino in #3049
• Fix nightly Release by @mattKorwel in #3511
• Improve Function Call argument validation and typing by @scidomino in #2881
• Don't enforce leading slash since that's not true on Windows by @scidomino in #3545
• Improve auth env var validation logic and messaging to detect settings that confuse GenAI SDK by @mboshernitsan in #1381
• Add a command line option to enable and list extensions by @bbiggs in #3191
• fix: Honor DEBUG and CLI_TITLE environment variables by @mboshernitsan in #3560
• refactor: consolidate all flags to use hyphens (deprecate underscore flags) by @jackwotherspoon in #3541
• Fix bad request in model check by @SandyTao520 in #3568
• fix(auth): do not blindly default to API key auth by @swissspidy in #3235
• chore(deps): Add Dependabot config by @swissspidy in #2972
• chore: add CodeQL analysis by @swissspidy in #2992
• Fix version of shell-quote by @scidomino in #3557
• chore(deps): bump gaxios from 6.7.1 to 7.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #3592
• chore(deps): bump yargs from 17.7.2 to 18.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3590
• chore(deps-dev): bump esbuild from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3586
• chore(deps-dev): bump globals from 16.2.0 to 16.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3587
• chore(deps): bump mime-types and @types/mime-types by @dependabot[bot] in #3582
• chore(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 1 to 2...