In this video, I'll be covering the two latest updates to Gemini CLI, version 0.30 and version 0.31, packed with new features like SDK support, an experimental browser agent, policy engine upgrades, and more.

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Key Takeaways:

🚀 Gemini CLI versions 0.30 and 0.31 bring a massive set of new features and improvements.
🛠️ A new SDK package has been introduced, allowing developers to build custom tools and skills on top of Gemini CLI.
🔒 The policy engine has been significantly upgraded with new flags, strict seatbelt profiles, project level policies, and MCP server wildcards.
🌐 An experimental browser agent now lets you interact with web pages directly from the CLI.
🤖 Version 0.31 adds support for the new Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview model right inside the terminal.
🎨 UI improvements include searchable settings, new Solarized themes, text wrapping for tables, and better Vim support.
⚡ Web fetch got faster and safer with direct fetch support and rate limiting to prevent DDoS risks.

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Gemini CLI versions 0.30 and 0.31 were released back-to-back with significant new features. Version 0.30 introduces an initial SDK package enabling developers to build on top of Gemini CLI with dynamic system instructions, session context for tool calls, and custom skills support. The policy engine received major upgrades including a new --policy flag, strict seatbelt profiles, and deprecation of the old --allowed-tools flag. UI improvements include a searchable settings list, solarized themes, markdown table text wrapping, and better Vim support. Version 0.31 adds support for the Gemini 2.5 Pro preview model, an experimental browser agent for interacting with web pages directly from the terminal, project-level policies, MCP server wildcards, tool annotation matching, and an experimental direct web fetch feature with rate limiting.

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