Commands in Gemini CLI

Gemini CLI provides a variety of commands to manage models, memory, settings, and more. Here is a guide to the most common commands.

The /model Command

Select your Gemini CLI model. The /model command lets you configure the model used by Gemini CLI, giving you more control over your results.

The /memory Command

Manage the AI’s instructional context (hierarchical memory loaded from GEMINI.md files).

• add: Adds text to the AI’s memory. Usage: /memory add <text>
• list: Lists the paths of the GEMINI.md files in use.
• refresh: Reloads the hierarchical memory from all GEMINI.md files.
• show: Displays the full, concatenated content of the current hierarchical memory.

Essential Utility Commands

• /clear: Clear the terminal screen and session history. (Shortcut: Ctrl+L)
• /help: Display help information and available commands.
• /quit: Exit the CLI.
• /settings: Open the settings editor to modify behavior and appearance.

Conversation Management

• /chat list: List saved conversation checkpoints.
• /chat save <tag>: Save the current conversation.
• /chat resume <tag>: Resume from a checkpoint.
• /chat share <file>: Export conversation to Markdown or JSON.

Basics & Shortcuts

Add context: Use @ to specify files for context (e.g., @src/file.ts).
Shell mode: Execute shell commands via ! (e.g., !npm test).

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+C: Quit application
• Ctrl+Enter: New line
• Enter: Send message
• Up/Down: Cycle prompt history