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v0.36.0-nightly.20260406.15298b28c

Gemini CLI
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Summary

This release introduces significant new capabilities, including a background memory service for skill extraction and context-aware persistent policy approvals. Numerous bug fixes address stability, particularly around shell output, Windows sandboxing, and UI rendering issues like flicker and spacing. Users will also benefit from improved configuration options like default environment variable values and enhanced tool confirmation UIs.

New Features

  • Added background memory service for skill extraction.
  • Implemented high-signal PR regression check for evaluations.
  • Enabled support for default values for environment variables.
  • Implemented background process monitoring and inspection tools.
  • Landed ContextCompressionService for improved context handling.
  • Enabled scoping of subagent workspace directories via AsyncLocalStorage.
  • Implemented context-aware persistent policy approvals.
  • Migrated nonInteractiveCli to LegacyAgentSession.
  • Enabled "TerminalBuffer" mode to solve flicker in the UI.
  • Implemented minimalist sandbox status labels.
  • Added browser agent metrics collection.
  • Enabled compact tool output by default.
  • Enabled scrollbar support for the input prompt.
  • Discourage update topic tool for simple tasks.
  • Enhanced tool confirmation UI and selection layout.
  • Added support for the `/about` command in ACP.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed shell output display issues.
  • Resolved unwanted vertical spacing around various tool output treatments.
  • Brought back input box and footer visibility when in copy mode.
  • Prevented crash in AnsiOutputText when handling non-array data.
  • Fixed computer-use model detection for analyze_screenshot in the browser agent.
  • Handled all InvalidStreamError types gracefully in the prompt.
  • Fixed crash when the vim editor is not found in PATH on Windows.
  • Cleared stale retry/loading state after cancellation.
  • Fixed unsafe type assertions in Core File System operations.
  • Hid model quota information in /stats and refactored quota display.
  • Fixed table styling issues in the UI.
  • Passed includeDirectories to sandbox configuration.
  • Removed broken PowerShell translation and fixed native __write in the Windows sandbox.
  • Fixed Windows sandbox reliability and resolved integration test failures.
  • Ensured sandbox approvals are correctly persisted and matched for proactive expansions.
  • Fixed restoration of topic headers.
  • Ensured the global temp directory is always included in sandbox allowed paths.
  • Fixed detection of uninitialized lines.
  • Injected skill system instructions into subagent prompts if activated.

Improvements

  • Optimized Terminal Serializer performance.
  • Enabled auto configuration of memory.
  • Moved project memory directory under the tmp directory.
  • Enabled the 'Other' option for the yes/no question type.
  • Prioritized summary for topics.
  • Showed color output.
  • Updated ink version to 6.6.7.
  • Updated stale browser agent documentation.
  • Fixed CI execution on Windows and resolved exposed platform failures.
  • Disabled the pr-eval workflow when no steering changes are detected.

Related Documentation

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