Gemini CLI Tutorial: Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started

steps

1. Navigate to the Gemini CLI GitHub repository
   Open your browser and visit the Gemini CLI GitHub repository.

2. Clone the repository
   Use the Git command to clone the repository locally.

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   git clone https://github.com/example/gemini-cli.git

3. Install dependencies
   Navigate into the cloned repository folder and install required dependencies using npm.

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   cd gemini-cli
   npm install

4. Verify the installation
   Run the following command to ensure the CLI tool is installed successfully:

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   node index.js --help

   The expected output should display a help menu listing available CLI commands.

steps

1. Edit configuration files
   Open the config.json file in the gemini-cli directory. Here, you can specify tool integrations, such as Google Workspace or Canva MCP servers:

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   {
       "googleWorkspace": {
           "apiKey": "your-google-api-key"
       },
       "canvaMCP": {
           "accessToken": "your-canva-access-token"
       }
   }

2. Set environment variables
   To streamline API key management, consider setting environment variables:

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   export GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
   export CANVA_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-canva-access-token

3. Test the configuration
   Run the following test command to verify that all tools are integrated correctly:

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   node index.js test-config

   You should see confirmation messages for each tool integration.

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1. Connect to cloud services
   Use built-in extensions to access services like Google Drive:

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   node index.js drive list-files

2. Automate code reviews
   With GitHub Actions, set up pipelines for automatic code reviews:

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   node index.js review code --repo https://github.com/example/example-repo

3. Generate multimedia content
   Work with Canva MCP servers to create marketing materials:

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   node index.js canva create-presentation --template-id 12345

4. Organize study and course materials
   Use Gemini CLI's search functionality to organize educational resources:

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   node index.js docs organize --folder /path/to/course/materials