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Google closes Gemini CLI, users migrate to Qwen Code

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Google is discontinuing its Gemini CLI request service on June 18, redirecting users to its closed-source Antigravity CLI. The original Gemini CLI, an Apache-2.0 licensed project, garnered significant community engagement with over 100,000 GitHub stars and 6,000 pull requests. Alibaba's Qwen Code, a fork of the Gemini CLI, is now considered the open-source successor. AI

IMPACT The shift from an open-source to a closed-source CLI may impact community contributions and the development of AI tooling.

RANK_REASON Google is discontinuing a CLI tool and directing users to a new, closed-source alternative.

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Google closes Gemini CLI, users migrate to Qwen Code

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    On June 18 Google ends request service for the Apache-2.0 Gemini CLI for AI Pro, Ultra, and free users, steering them to Antigravity CLI, a closed-source Go rew

    On June 18 Google ends request service for the Apache-2.0 Gemini CLI for AI Pro, Ultra, and free users, steering them to Antigravity CLI, a closed-source Go rewrite without feature parity at launch. The original drew more than 100,000 GitHub stars and over 6,000 external pull req…

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