The Sequence Engineering #676: Hacking with Gemini CLI
Some quick hacks and tips about the new AI-powered CLI.
Today we are going to cover one of the most exciting AI releases of last week. Gemini CLI brings Google’s advanced Gemini 2.5 Pro model to the developer terminal, blending powerful language capabilities with intuitive command-line tools. Its architecture—built around a ReAct loop, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and extensible plugins—provides rich interpretability by logging every decision, exposing internal memory, and letting users trace each “Thought” and “Action.” This essay explores how these components integrate to make Gemini CLI transparent, trustworthy, and easy to debug, all without leaving your shell.