Google's new AI agent for developers
The US-based tech giant Google is launching Gemini CLI, an open-source AI agent that helps developers with coding and is equipped to do tasks, including content generation and deep research.
The AI agent, which will go live on June 25 globally, is also integrated with the tech major’s coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist, which the users can access for free as well as subscribe to. Users can make 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 model requests per day for free.
CLI refers to the command line interface, which is used by developers for communicating with the operating system through text prompts. Most of us would have seen the IT support teams work on the black screens, giving cryptic commands to solve issues and manage complex systems. That screen is CLI.
Speaking at the global media roundtable, which ET was a part of, Taylor Mullen, senior staff software engineer, explained that it requires memorising hundreds of cryptic commands, as a single typo could mean failure. Gemini CLI aims to simplify this for the developers.
Mullen said that Gemini CLI removes the need to learn cryptic commands and programming languages, as the agent gives developers access to the Gemini model. “You can tell your computer what you want to achieve rather than struggling with how to say it in the computer's native tone,” he said. In addition to using it for maintenance, which is the case right now, using Gemini CLI, developers can also use it for solving problems and coding.
Gemini CLI can also be used to generate code that is specific to your needs. “Under your supervision, it can read your entire project and understand the dependencies. It understands your coding patterns and the function definitions from inside your project. And this means that the code it generates is not a generic boilerplate; it's tailored to your specific project and your specific conventions,” Muller said. The tool also supports extensions such as the model context protocol.
Talking about the Indian market, Ryan J Salva, senior director, product management, said that India is one of the largest development centres across Bengaluru and Hyderabad and is served through the APAC data centres.
The AI agent, which will go live on June 25 globally, is also integrated with the tech major’s coding assistant, Gemini Code Assist, which the users can access for free as well as subscribe to. Users can make 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 model requests per day for free.
CLI refers to the command line interface, which is used by developers for communicating with the operating system through text prompts. Most of us would have seen the IT support teams work on the black screens, giving cryptic commands to solve issues and manage complex systems. That screen is CLI.
Speaking at the global media roundtable, which ET was a part of, Taylor Mullen, senior staff software engineer, explained that it requires memorising hundreds of cryptic commands, as a single typo could mean failure. Gemini CLI aims to simplify this for the developers.
Mullen said that Gemini CLI removes the need to learn cryptic commands and programming languages, as the agent gives developers access to the Gemini model. “You can tell your computer what you want to achieve rather than struggling with how to say it in the computer's native tone,” he said. In addition to using it for maintenance, which is the case right now, using Gemini CLI, developers can also use it for solving problems and coding.
Gemini CLI can also be used to generate code that is specific to your needs. “Under your supervision, it can read your entire project and understand the dependencies. It understands your coding patterns and the function definitions from inside your project. And this means that the code it generates is not a generic boilerplate; it's tailored to your specific project and your specific conventions,” Muller said. The tool also supports extensions such as the model context protocol.
Talking about the Indian market, Ryan J Salva, senior director, product management, said that India is one of the largest development centres across Bengaluru and Hyderabad and is served through the APAC data centres.
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