gemini
steipete/clawdis
Gemini CLI for one-shot prompts, summaries, generation, and routing via skills, hooks, or MCP.
What is gemini?
Gemini CLI enables headless, one-shot interactions with Google's Gemini models. Use it for quick prompts, content generation, summaries, and extensible workflows through skills, hooks, and MCP integrations.
- Execute one-shot prompts with `-p/--prompt` flag
- Pipe stdin to append context to prompts
- Select models with `-m/--model` and format output as JSON or other formats
- Manage extensions, skills, hooks, and MCP integrations
- Route requests through Gemma or other configured models
How to install gemini
npx skills add https://github.com/steipete/clawdis --skill gemini- Gemini CLI binary installed (via Homebrew: `brew install gemini-cli`)
- Google authentication configured (run `gemini` interactively once to log in)
How to use gemini
- 1.Install Gemini CLI using Homebrew or your package manager
- 2.Run `gemini` once interactively to authenticate with Google
- 3.Use `gemini -p "your prompt"` for one-shot queries
- 4.Pipe input with `cat file.md | gemini -p "Summarize"`
- 5.Explore extensions with `gemini --list-extensions` and manage with `gemini extensions <command>`
- 6.Configure skills, hooks, and MCP as needed for your workflow
Use cases
- Summarize documents or notes from the command line
- Generate content or answers in batch or scripted workflows
- Integrate Gemini into shell pipelines for text processing
- Extend functionality with custom skills and hooks
- Connect to external tools via MCP for enhanced capabilities
- CLI-first developers and engineers
- DevOps and automation specialists
- Content creators working in terminal environments
- Teams building AI-powered workflows and integrations
gemini FAQ
Run `gemini` once interactively and follow the login flow to set up Google authentication.
Yes, use the `-p/--prompt` flag for headless one-shot mode and pipe stdin to append context.
Use the `-m/--model` flag to specify which model to use, e.g., `gemini -m <model> -p "Prompt"`
Use `--output-format json` for JSON output, or other formats depending on your needs.
The `--yolo` flag bypasses safety checks; avoid it for security and safety reasons.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from steipete/clawdis.
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Gemini CLI
Use Gemini in headless one-shot mode. Positional text starts interactive mode; use -p/--prompt.
Quick start
gemini -p "Answer this question..."gemini -m <model> -p "Prompt..."gemini -p "Return JSON" --output-format json- stdin appends to
-p:cat notes.md | gemini -p "Summarize"
Extensions
- List:
gemini --list-extensions - Manage:
gemini extensions <command> - Skills:
gemini skills <command> - Hooks:
gemini hooks <command> - MCP:
gemini mcp <command>
Notes
- If auth is required, run
geminionce interactively and follow the login flow. - Avoid
--yolofor safety.
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