Release v0.24.0-preview.0

What's Changed

• chore(core): refactor model resolution and cleanup fallback logic by @adamfweidman in #15228
• Add Folder Trust Support To Hooks by @sehoon38 in #15325
• Record timestamp with code assist metrics. by @gundermanc in #15439
• feat(policy): implement dynamic mode-aware policy evaluation by @abhipatel12 in #15307
• fix(core): use debugLogger.debug for startup profiler logs by @NTaylorMullen in #15443
• feat(ui): Add security warning and improve layout for Hooks list by @SandyTao520 in #15440
• fix #15369, prevent crash on unhandled EIO error in readStdin cleanup by @ElecTwix in #15410
• chore: improve error messages for --resume by @jackwotherspoon in #15360
• chore: remove clipboard file by @jackwotherspoon in #15447
• Implemented unified secrets sanitization and env. redaction options by @gundermanc in #15348
• feat: automatic /model persistence across Gemini CLI sessions by @niyasrad in #13199
• refactor(core): remove deprecated permission aliases from BeforeToolHookOutput by @StoyanD in #14855
• fix: add missing type field to MCPServerConfig by @jackwotherspoon in #15465
• Make schema validation errors non-fatal by @jacob314 in #15487
• chore: limit MCP resources display to 10 by default by @jackwotherspoon in #15489
• Add experimental in-CLI extension install and uninstall subcommands by @chrstnb in #15178
• feat: Add A2A Client Manager and tests by @adamfweidman in #15485
• feat: terse transformations of image paths in text buffer by @psinha40898 in #4924
• Security: Project-level hook warnings by @sehoon38 in #15470
• Added modifyOtherKeys protocol support for tmux by @ved015 in #15524
• chore(core): fix comment typo by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in #15558
• feat: Show snowfall animation for holiday theme by @sehoon38 in #15494
• do not persist the fallback model by @sehoon38 in #15483
• Resolve unhandled promise rejection in ide-client.ts by @Adib234 in #15587
• fix(core): handle checkIsRepo failure in GitService.initialize by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in #15574
• fix(cli): add enableShellOutputEfficiency to settings schema by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in #15560
• Manual nightly version bump to 0.24.0-nightly.20251226.546baf993 by @galz10 in #15594
• refactor(core): extract static concerns from CoreToolScheduler by @abhipatel12 in #15589
• fix(core): enable granular shell command allowlisting in policy engine by @abhipatel12 in #15601
• chore/release: bump version to 0.24.0-nightly.20251227.37be16243 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15612
• refactor: deprecate legacy confirmation settings and enforce Policy Engine by @abhipatel12 in #15626
• Migrate console to coreEvents.emitFeedback or debugLogger by @Adib234 in #15219
• Exponential back-off retries for retryable error without a specified … by @sehoon38 in #15684
• feat(agents): add support for remote agents and multi-agent TOML files by @adamfweidman in #15437
• Update wittyPhrases.ts by @segyges in #15697
• refactor(auth): Refactor non-interactive mode auth validation & refresh by @skeshive in #15679
• Revert "Update wittyPhrases.ts (#15697)" by @abhipatel12 in #15719
• fix(hooks): deduplicate agent hooks and add cross-platform integration tests by @abhipatel12 in #15701
• Implement support for tool input modification by @gundermanc in #15492
• Add instructions to the extensions update info notification by @chrstnb in #14907
• Add extension settings info to /extensions list by @chrstnb in #14905
• Agent Skills: Implement Core Skill Infrastructure & Tiered Discovery by @NTaylorMullen in #15698
• chore: remove cot style comments by @abhipatel12 in #15735
• feat(agents): Add remote agents to agent registry by @sehoon38 in #15711
• feat(hooks): implement STOP_EXECUTION and enhance hook decision handling by @SandyTao520 in #15685
• Fix build issues caused by year-specific linter rule by @gundermanc in #15780
• fix(core): handle unhandled promise rejection in mcp-client-manager by @kamja44 in #14701
• log fallback mode by @sehoon38 in #15817
• Agent Skills: Implement Autonomous Activation Tool & Context Injection by @NTaylorMullen in #15725
• fix(core): improve shell command with redirection detection by @galz10 in #15683
• Add security docs by @abhipatel12 in #15739
• feat: add folder suggestions to /dir add command by @jackwotherspoon in #15724
• Agent Skills: Implement Agent Integration and System Prompt Awareness by @NTaylorMullen in #15728
• chore: cleanup old smart edit settings by @abhipatel12 in #15832
• Agent Skills: Status Bar Integration for Skill Counts by @NTaylorMullen in #15741
• fix(core): mock powershell output in shell-utils test by @galz10 in #15831
• Agent Skills: Unify Representation & Centralize Loading by @NTaylorMullen in #15833
• Unify shell security policy and remove legacy logic by @abhipatel12 in #15770
• feat(core): restore MessageBus optionality for soft migration (Phase 1) by @abhipatel12 in #15774
• feat(core): Standardize Tool and Agent Invocation constructors (Phase 2) by @abhipatel12 in #15775
• feat(core,cli): enforce mandatory MessageBus injection (Phase 3 Hard Migration) by @abhipatel12 in #15776
• Agent Skills: Extension Support & Security Disclosure by @NTaylorMullen in #15834
• feat(hooks): implement granular stop and block behavior for agent hooks by @SandyTao520 in #15824
• Agent Skills: Add gemini skills CLI management command by @NTaylorMullen in #15837
• refactor: consolidate EditTool and SmartEditTool by @abhipatel12 in #15857
• fix(cli): mock fs.readdir in consent tests for Windows compatibility by @NTaylorMullen in #15904
• refactor(core): Extract and integrate ToolExecutor by @abhipatel12 in #15900
• Fix terminal hang when user exits browser without logging in by @gundermanc in #15748
• fix: avoid SDK warning by not accessing .text getter in logging by @ved015 in #15706
• Make default settings apply by @devr0306 in #15354
• chore: rename smart-edit to edit by @abhipatel12 in #15923
• Opt-in to persist model from /model by @sehoon38 in #15820
• fix: prevent /copy crash on Windows by skipping /dev/tty by @ManojINaik in #15657
• Support context injection via SessionStart hook. by @gundermanc in #15746
• Fix order of preflight by @scidomino in #15941
• Fix failing unit tests by @gundermanc in #15940
• fix(cli): resolve paste issue on Windows terminals. by @scidomino in #15932
• Agent Skills: Imp...

Release v0.23.0

What's Changed

• Code assist service metrics. by @gundermanc in #15024
• chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251216.bb0c0d8ee by @gemini-cli-robot in #15121
• Docs by @Roaimkhan in #15103
• Use official ACP SDK and support HTTP/SSE based MCP servers by @SteffenDE in #13856
• Remove foreground for themes other than shades of purple and holiday. by @jacob314 in #14606
• chore: remove repo specific tips by @jackwotherspoon in #15164
• chore: remove user query from footer in debug mode by @jackwotherspoon in #15169
• Disallow unnecessary awaits. by @gundermanc in #15172
• Add one to the padding in settings dialog to avoid flicker. by @jacob314 in #15173
• feat(core): introduce remote agent infrastructure and rename local executor by @adamfweidman in #15110
• feat(cli): Add /auth logout command to clear credentials and auth state by @CN-Scars in #13383
• (fix) Automated pr labeller by @DaanVersavel in #14885
• feat: launch Gemini 3 Flash in Gemini CLI ⚡️⚡️⚡️ by @scidomino in #15196
• Refactor: Migrate console.error in ripGrep.ts to debugLogger by @Adib234 in #15201
• chore: update a2a-js to 0.3.7 by @adamfweidman in #15197
• chore(core): remove redundant isModelAvailabilityServiceEnabled toggle and clean up dead code by @adamfweidman in #15207
• feat(core): Late resolve GenerateContentConfigs and reduce mutation. by @joshualitt in #14920
• Respect previewFeatures value from the remote flag if undefined by @sehoon38 in #15214
• feat(ui): add Windows clipboard image support and Alt+V paste workaround by @jacob314 in #15218
• chore(core): remove legacy fallback flags and migrate loop detection by @adamfweidman in #15213
• fix(ui): Prevent eager slash command completion hiding sibling commands by @SandyTao520 in #15224
• Docs: Update Changelog for Dec 17, 2025 by @jkcinouye in #15204
• Code Assist backend telemetry for user accept/reject of suggestions by @gundermanc in #15206
• fix(cli): correct initial history length handling for chat commands by @SandyTao520 in #15223
• chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251218.739c02bd6 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15231
• Change detailed model stats to use a new shared Table class to resolve robustness issues. by @jacob314 in #15208
• feat: add agent toml parser by @abhipatel12 in #15112
• Add core tool that adds all context from the core package. by @jacob314 in #15238
• (docs): Add reference section to hooks documentation by @abhipatel12 in #15159
• feat(hooks): add support for friendly names and descriptions by @abhipatel12 in #15174
• feat: Detect background color by @jacob314 in #15132
• add 3.0 to allowed sensitive keywords by @scidomino in #15276
• feat: Pass additional environment variables to shell execution by @galz10 in #15160
• Remove unused code by @scidomino in #15290
• Handle all 429 as retryableQuotaError by @sehoon38 in #15288
• Remove unnecessary dependencies by @scidomino in #15291
• fix: prevent infinite loop in prompt completion on error by @galz10 in #14548
• fix(ui): show command suggestions even on perfect match and sort them by @SandyTao520 in #15287
• feat(hooks): reduce log verbosity and improve error reporting in UI by @abhipatel12 in #15297
• feat: simplify tool confirmation labels for better UX by @NTaylorMullen in #15296
• chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251219.70696e364 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15301
• feat(core): Implement JIT context memory loading and UI sync by @SandyTao520 in #14469
• feat(ui): Put "Allow for all future sessions" behind a setting off by default. by @jacob314 in #15322
• fix(cli):change the placeholder of input during the shell mode by @JayadityaGit in #15135
• Validate OAuth resource parameter matches MCP server URL by @galz10 in #15289
• docs(cli): add System Prompt Override (GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD) by @ashmod in #9515
• more robust command parsing logs by @scidomino in #15339
• Introspection agent demo by @scidomino in #15232
• fix(core): sanitize hook command expansion and prevent injection by @SandyTao520 in #15343
• fix(folder trust): add validation for trusted folder level by @adamfweidman in #12215
• fix(cli): fix right border overflow in trust dialogs by @galz10 in #15350
• fix(policy): fix bug where accepting-edits continued after it was turned off by @jacob314 in #15351
• fix: prevent infinite relaunch loop when --resume fails (#14941) by @Ying-xi in #14951
• chore/release: bump version to 0.21.0-nightly.20251220.41a1a3eed by @gemini-cli-robot in #15352
• feat(telemetry): add clearcut logging for hooks by @abhipatel12 in #15405
• fix(core): Add .geminiignore support to SearchText tool by @xyrolle in #13763
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 0843d9a to release/v0.23.0-preview.0-pr-15443 to patch version v0.23.0-preview.0 and create version 0.23.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15445
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 9cdb267 to release/v0.23.0-preview.1-pr-15494 to patch version v0.23.0-preview.1 and create version 0.23.0-preview.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15592
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 37be162 to release/v0.23.0-preview.2-pr-15601 to patch version v0.23.0-preview.2 and create version 0.23.0-preview.3 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15603
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 07e597d to release/v0.23.0-preview.3-pr-15684 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in #15734
• fix(patch): cherry-pick c31f053 to release/v0.23.0-preview.4-pr-16004 to patch version v0.23.0-preview.4 and create version 0.23.0-preview.5 by @gemini-cli-robot in #16027
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 788bb04 to release/v0.23.0-preview.5-pr-15817 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in #16038

New Contributors

• @Roaimkhan made their first contribution in #15103
• @SteffenDE made their first contribution in #13856
• @CN-Scars made their first contribution in #13383
• @Ying-xi made their first contribution in #14951
• @xyrolle made their first contribution in #13763

Full Changelog: v0.22.5...v0.23.0

Release v0.23.0-preview.6

What's Changed

• fix(patch): cherry-pick 788bb04 to release/v0.23.0-preview.5-pr-15817 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in #16038

Full Changelog: v0.23.0-preview.5...v0.23.0-preview.6

Release v0.23.0-preview.5

What's Changed

• fix(patch): cherry-pick c31f053 to release/v0.23.0-preview.4-pr-16004 to patch version v0.23.0-preview.4 and create version 0.23.0-preview.5 by @gemini-cli-robot in #16027

Full Changelog: v0.23.0-preview.4...v0.23.0-preview.5

Release v0.24.0-nightly.20260103.30f5c4af4

What's Changed

• Fix build issues caused by year-specific linter rule by @gundermanc in #15780
• fix(core): handle unhandled promise rejection in mcp-client-manager by @kamja44 in #14701
• log fallback mode by @sehoon38 in #15817
• Agent Skills: Implement Autonomous Activation Tool & Context Injection by @NTaylorMullen in #15725
• fix(core): improve shell command with redirection detection by @galz10 in #15683
• Add security docs by @abhipatel12 in #15739
• feat: add folder suggestions to /dir add command by @jackwotherspoon in #15724
• Agent Skills: Implement Agent Integration and System Prompt Awareness by @NTaylorMullen in #15728
• chore: cleanup old smart edit settings by @abhipatel12 in #15832
• Agent Skills: Status Bar Integration for Skill Counts by @NTaylorMullen in #15741
• fix(core): mock powershell output in shell-utils test by @galz10 in #15831

Full Changelog: v0.24.0-nightly.20251231.05049b5ab...v0.24.0-nightly.20260103.30f5c4af4

Release v0.24.0-nightly.20251231.05049b5ab

What's Changed

• chore/release: bump version to 0.24.0-nightly.20251227.37be16243 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15612
• refactor: deprecate legacy confirmation settings and enforce Policy Engine by @abhipatel12 in #15626
• Migrate console to coreEvents.emitFeedback or debugLogger by @Adib234 in #15219
• Exponential back-off retries for retryable error without a specified … by @sehoon38 in #15684
• feat(agents): add support for remote agents and multi-agent TOML files by @adamfweidman in #15437
• Update wittyPhrases.ts by @segyges in #15697
• refactor(auth): Refactor non-interactive mode auth validation & refresh by @skeshive in #15679
• Revert "Update wittyPhrases.ts (#15697)" by @abhipatel12 in #15719
• fix(hooks): deduplicate agent hooks and add cross-platform integration tests by @abhipatel12 in #15701
• Implement support for tool input modification by @gundermanc in #15492
• Add instructions to the extensions update info notification by @chrstnb in #14907
• Add extension settings info to /extensions list by @chrstnb in #14905
• Agent Skills: Implement Core Skill Infrastructure & Tiered Discovery by @NTaylorMullen in #15698
• chore: remove cot style comments by @abhipatel12 in #15735
• feat(agents): Add remote agents to agent registry by @sehoon38 in #15711
• feat(hooks): implement STOP_EXECUTION and enhance hook decision handling by @SandyTao520 in #15685

New Contributors

• @segyges made their first contribution in #15697

Full Changelog: v0.24.0-nightly.20251227.37be16243...v0.24.0-nightly.20251231.05049b5ab

Release v0.23.0-preview.4

What's Changed

• fix(patch): cherry-pick 07e597d to release/v0.23.0-preview.3-pr-15684 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in #15734

Full Changelog: v0.23.0-preview.3...v0.23.0-preview.4

Release v0.22.5

What's Changed

• fix(patch): cherry-pick 07e597d to release/v0.22.4-pr-15684 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in #15733

Full Changelog: v0.22.4...v0.22.5

Release v0.24.0-nightly.20251227.37be16243

What's Changed

• chore(core): fix comment typo by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in #15558
• feat: Show snowfall animation for holiday theme by @sehoon38 in #15494
• do not persist the fallback model by @sehoon38 in #15483
• Resolve unhandled promise rejection in ide-client.ts by @Adib234 in #15587
• fix(core): handle checkIsRepo failure in GitService.initialize by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in #15574
• fix(cli): add enableShellOutputEfficiency to settings schema by @Mapleeeeeeeeeee in #15560
• Manual nightly version bump to 0.24.0-nightly.20251226.546baf993 by @galz10 in #15594
• refactor(core): extract static concerns from CoreToolScheduler by @abhipatel12 in #15589
• fix(core): enable granular shell command allowlisting in policy engine by @abhipatel12 in #15601

New Contributors

• @Mapleeeeeeeeeee made their first contribution in #15558

Full Changelog: v0.21.0-nightly.20251226.546baf993...v0.24.0-nightly.20251227.37be16243

Release v0.23.0-preview.3

What's Changed

• fix(patch): cherry-pick 37be162 to release/v0.23.0-preview.2-pr-15601 to patch version v0.23.0-preview.2 and create version 0.23.0-preview.3 by @gemini-cli-robot in #15603

Full Changelog: v0.23.0-preview.2...v0.23.0-preview.3