Gemini CLI

Manual install

If your machine does not have the gemini command yet, install Gemini CLI for your system first. If Gemini CLI is already installed, go straight to manual setup.

Download the Node.js installer from nodejs.org, or choose one package-manager command:

winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS

choco install nodejs-lts

scoop install nodejs-lts

Open a new terminal:

node -v
npm -v

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

gemini --version

Download the Node.js installer from nodejs.org, or install it with Homebrew:

brew install node

Open a new terminal:

node -v
npm -v

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

gemini --version

Use the Linux installation guidance on nodejs.org or install it from NodeSource, then continue.

node -v
npm -v

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

gemini --version

Manual setup

If you are not using CC Switch, create Gemini CLI’s .env manually. Use the Gemini-compatible root Base URL without appending /v1, and use a token from the Gemini CLI group.

Create and enter the configuration directory.
cmd
```
mkdir %USERPROFILE%\.gemini
cd %USERPROFILE%\.gemini
```
bash
```
mkdir -p ~/.gemini
cd ~/.gemini
```
bash
```
mkdir -p ~/.gemini
cd ~/.gemini
```

Create or update .env.

GEMINI_API_KEY=sk-your-token
GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL=https://api.qiuqiutoken.net

Close all Gemini CLI terminal windows, open a new terminal, then start Gemini CLI from your project.
cmd
```
cd your-project-folder
gemini
```
bash
```
cd your-project-folder
gemini
```
bash
```
cd your-project-folder
gemini
```