Gemini CLI 0.29.0

What's Changed

• fix: remove ask_user tool from non-interactive modes
• fix(cli): allow restricted.env loading in untrusted sandboxed folders
• Encourage agent to utilize ecosystem tools to perform work
• feat(plan): unify workflow location in system prompt to optimize caching
• feat(core): enable getUserTierName in config
• feat(core): add default execution limits for subagents
• Fix issue where agent gets stuck at interactive commands.
• chore(release): bump version to 0.29.0-nightly.20260203.71f46f116
• feat(core): remove hardcoded policy bypass for local subagents
• feat(plan): implement plan slash command
• feat: increase ask_user label limit to 16 characters
• Add information about the agent skills lifecycle and clarify docs-writer skill metadata.
• feat(core): add enter_plan_mode tool
• Stop showing an error message in /plan
• fix(hooks): remove unnecessary logging for hook registration
• fix(mcp): ensure MCP transport is closed to prevent memory leaks
• feat(skills): implement linking for agent skills
• Changelogs for 0.27.0 and 0.28.0-preview0
• chore: correct docs as skills and hooks are stable
• feat(admin): Implement admin allowlist for MCP server configurations
• fix(core): add retry logic for transient SSL/TLS errors (#17318)
• Add support for /extensions config command
• fix(core): handle non-compliant mcpbridge responses from Xcode 26.3
• feat(cli): Add W, B, E Vim motions and operator support
• fix: Windows Specific Agent Quality & System Prompt
• feat(plan): support replace tool in plan mode to edit plans
• Improving memory tool instructions and eval testing
• fix(cli): color extension link success message green
• undo
• feat(plan): add guidance on iterating on approved plans vs creating new plans
• feat(plan): fix invalid tool calls in plan mode
• feat(plan): integrate planning artifacts and tools into primary workflows
• Fix permission check
• ux(polish) autocomplete in the input prompt
• fix: resolve infinite loop when using 'Modify with external editor'
• feat: expand verify-release to macOS and Windows
• feat(plan): implement support for MCP servers in Plan mode
• chore: update folder trust error messaging
• feat(plan): create a metric for execution of plans generated in plan mode
• perf(ui): optimize stripUnsafeCharacters with regex
• feat(context): implement observation masking for tool outputs
• feat(core,cli): implement session-linked tool output storage and cleanup
• Shorten temp directory
• feat(plan): add behavioral evals for plan mode
• Add extension registry client
• Enable extension config by default
• Automatically generate change logs on release
• Remove previewFeatures and default to Gemini 3
• feat(admin): apply MCP allowlist to extensions & gemini mcp list command
• fix(cli): improve focus navigation for interactive and background shells
• Add shortcuts hint and panel for discoverability
• fix(config): treat system settings as read-only during migration and warn user
• feat(plan): add positive test case and update eval stability policy
• fix- windows: add shell: true for spawnSync to fix EINVAL with.cmd editors
• bug(core): Fix bug when saving plans.
• Refactor atCommandProcessor
• feat(core): implement persistence and resumption for masked tool outputs
• refactor: simplify tool output truncation to single config
• bug(core): Ensure storage is initialized early, even if config is not.
• chore: Update build-and-start script to support argument forwarding
• fix(core): prevent subagent bypass in plan mode
• feat(cli): add WebSocket-based network logging and streaming chunk support
• feat(cli): update approval modes UI
• fix(cli): reload skills and agents on extension restart
• fix(core): expand excludeTools with legacy aliases for renamed tools
• feat(core): overhaul system prompt for rigor, integrity, and intent alignment
• Patch for generate changelog docs yaml file
• Code review fixes for show question mark pr.
• fix(cli): add SS3 Shift+Tab support for Windows terminals
• chore: remove redundant planning prompt from final shell
• docs: require pr-creator skill for PR generation
• chore: update colors for ask_user dialog
• feat(core): exempt high-signal tools from output masking
• refactor(core): remove memory tool instructions from Gemini 3 prompt
• chore: remove feedback instruction from system prompt
• feat(context): add remote configuration for tool output masking thresholds
• feat(core): pause agent timeout budget while waiting for tool confirmation
• refactor(config): remove experimental.enableEventDrivenScheduler setting
• feat(cli): truncate shell output in UI history and improve active shell display
• refactor(cli): switch useToolScheduler to event-driven engine
• fix(core): correct escaped interpolation in system prompt
• propagate abortSignal
• feat(core): conditionally include ctrl+f prompt based on interactive shell setting
• fix(core): ensure enter_plan_mode tool registration respects experimental.plan
• feat(core): transition sub-agents to XML format and improve definitions
• docs: Add Plan Mode documentation
• chore: strengthen validation guidance in system prompt
• Fix newline insertion bug in replace tool
• fix(evals): update save_memory evals and simplify tool description
• chore(evals): update validation_fidelity_pre_existing_errors to USUALLY_PASSES
• fix: shorten tool call IDs and fix duplicate tool name in truncated output filenames
• feat(cli): implement atomic writes and safety checks for trusted folders
• Remove relative docs links
• docs: add legacy snippets convention to GEMINI.md
• fix(chore): Support linting for cjs
• feat: move shell efficiency guidelines to tool description
• Added "" as default value, since getText() used to expect a string only and thus crashed when undefined... Fixes #18076
• Allow @-includes outside of workspaces (with permission)
• chore: make ask_user header description more clear
• refactor(core): model-dependent tool definitions
• Harded code assist converter.
• bug(core): Fix minor bug in migration logic.
• feat: enable plan mode experiment in settings
• refactor: push isValidPath() into parsePastedPaths()
• fix(cli): correct 'esc to cancel' position and restore duration display
• feat(cli): add DevTools integration with gemini-cli-devtools
• chore: remove unused exports and redundant hook files
• Fix number of lines being reported in rewind confirmation dialog
• feat(cli): disable folder trust in headless mode
• Disallow unsafe type assertions
• Change event type for release
• feat: handle multiple dynamic context filenames in system prompt
• Properly parse at-commands with narrow non-breaking spaces
• refactor(core): centralize core tool definitions and support model-specific schemas
• feat(core): Render memory hierarchically in context.
• feat: Ctrl+O to expand paste placeholder
• fix(cli): Improve header spacing
• Feature/quota visibility 16795
• Inline thinking bubbles with summary/full modes
• docs: remove TOC marker from Plan Mode header
• fix(ui): remove redundant newlines in Gemini messages
• test(cli): fix AppContainer act() warnings and improve waitFor resilience
• refactor(core): refine Security & System Integrity section in system prompt
• Fix layout rounding.
• docs(skills): enhance pr-creator safety and interactivity
• test(core): remove hardcoded model from TestRig
• feat(core): optimize sub-agents system prompt intro
• feat(cli): update approval mode labels and shortcuts per latest UX spec
• fix(plan): update persistent approval mode setting
• fix: move toasts location to left side
• feat(routing): restrict numerical routing to Gemini 3 family
• fix(ide): fix ide nudge setting
• fix(core): standardize tool formatting in system prompts
• chore: consolidate to green in ask user dialog
• feat: add extensionsExplore setting to enable extensions explore UI.
• feat(cli): defer devtools startup and integrate with F12
• ui: update & subdue footer colors and animate progress indicator
• test: add model-specific snapshots for coreTools
• ci: shard windows tests and fix event listener leaks
• fix: allow ask_user tool in yolo mode
• feat: redact disabled tools from system prompt (#13597)
• Update Gemini.md to use the curent year on creating new files
• Code review cleanup for thinking display
• fix(cli): hide scrollbars when in alternate buffer copy mode
• Fix issues with rip grep
• fix(cli): fix history navigation regression after prompt autocomplete
• chore: cleanup unused and add unlisted dependencies in packages/cli
• Fix issue where Gemini CLI creates tests in a new file
• feat(telemetry): Ensure experiment IDs are included in OpenTelemetry logs
• fix(patch): cherry-pick e9a9474 to release/v0.29.0-preview.0-pr-18840 to patch version v0.29.0-preview.0 and create version 0.29.0-preview.1
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 08e8eea to release/v0.29.0-preview.1-pr-18855 to patch version v0.29.0-preview.1 and create version 0.29.0-preview.2
• fix(patch): cherry-pick d0c6a56 to release/v0.29.0-preview.2-pr-18976 to patch version v0.29.0-preview.2 and create version 0.29.0-preview.3
• fix(patch): cherry-pick e5ff202 to release/v0.29.0-preview.3-pr-19254 to patch version v0.29.0-preview.3 and create version 0.29.0-preview.4
• fix(patch): cherry-pick 9590a09 to release/v0.29.0-preview.4-pr-18771 to patch version v0.29.0-preview.4 and create version 0.29.0-preview.5