Release v0.1.9-nightly.250708.a4097ae6

What's Changed

• make tag required for /chat by @sethtroisi in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2904
• Reduce the threshold for when we compress history. by @vachan-shetty in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2898
• help: add shift+tab tip by @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2892
• Update notification template by @eddie-santos in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3035
• Fix typo in README by @mpcarolin in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3061
• feat(workflows): add automated and scheduled PR triage by @jerop in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3062
• refactor(ci): improve pr triage by @jerop in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3082
• docs: fix typos in CONTRIBUTING.md by @acktsap in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2722
• fix: remove unnecessary whitespace by @joshmoon827 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2781
• Use AccentBlue: 'blue' in ANSI theme instead of hard-coded #0000FF by @fnune in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3100
• fix: show ctrl+s shortcut to expand debug console #2002 by @devpool007 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2491
• feat(cli): update ascii art for smaller screens by @rmedranollamas in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3117
• fix(client): get model from config in flashFallbackHandler by @SunskyXH in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2118
• Fixed Google User Id pass to Clearcut by @bdmorgan in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3147
• Add and improve JSDoc comments for core tool methods by @joshmoon827 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3128
• Refactor text-buffer to use reducer by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2652
• Releasing: Utilizing Github Actions and Tagging for release. by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2852
• fix tagging for nightly by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3202
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3204
• chore: typo fixes by @kumar-mithlesh in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3203
• ci: update issue templates to use GitHub alert by @jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3167
• Mk nightly relase tag formatting by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3206
• Signing tags by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3254
• Mk sign nightly release commits by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3264
• fix a command usage issue in deployment.md by @doggy8088 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2862
• Doc: update gemini-cli README.md to require Node.js version 20+ by @nedn in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3247
• feat: Update minimum Node.js version to 20 by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3277
• fix typos in diverse files by @didier-durand in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3284
• Mk nohup by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3285
• fix: small typo by @0ldh in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3183
• fix(cli): Group cancelled tool call responses to prevent API errors by @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3333
• Relase: Clean up and condensing by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3321
• cleaning up prompts for release by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3335
• fix(core): Sanitize tool parameters to fix 400 API errors by @BigUncle in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3300
• Fix #2922: Prevent @ concatenation to valid paths in shellmode. by @siba2893 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2932
• feat: Handle inline content modification in tool scheduler by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2883
• Update @google/genai -> 1.8.0 by @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3339
• feat: add user startup warnings, add home directory check by @psinha40898 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3056
• feat: YOLO mode shorctut displayed inside /help by @devpool007 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3367
• Release misc by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3418
• feat(core): improve error messages in isCommandAllowed by @y-okt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3349
• fix: respect env variables in .env for settings.json variable substitution by @jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3416
• Fix nested markdown Rendering for table headers and rows #3331 by @zfflxx in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3362
• @file don't respect config respectGitIgnore=false (#3382) by @zfflxx in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3387
• feat: add .svg support by @PugazhendhiDev in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3229
• Migrate Gemini CLI Action workflows to Direct WIF authentication by @jerop in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3456
• Re-enable backticks in shell tool usage. by @NTaylorMullen in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3360
• Add excludeTools and includeTools to mcpServers config by @jdemeulenaere in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2976
• Add new test to verify that when an Authorization header is provided by @gennadiycivil in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3023
• Add --allowed_mcp_server_names flag by @teeler in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3464
• fix: EditTool can clobber human edits to the same file. by @mainroach in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3043
• Update README.md to show API key usage for Vertex by @chrisheecho in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3060
• Remove unneeded code. by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3467
• fix(cli): Prevent Tab from auto-executing incomplete slash commands by @sambhavKhanna in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2919
• refactor: rename allowed_mcp_server_names to allowed-mcp-server-names by @teeler in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3469
• feature(commands) - Refactor Slash Command + Vision For the Future by @abhipatel12 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3175
• Enable Gemini CLI to reuse user's auth in Cloud Shell by @mboshernitsan in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3070
• Initialize MCP tools once at start up instead of every time we auth. by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3483
• Fix typo and add tests for auth validation. by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3491
• Fix double "esc" bug in Auth dialog by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3493
• Release and Packaging: Clean up by @mattKorwel in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3489

New Contributors

• @mpcarolin made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3061
• @acktsap made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2722
• @joshmoon827 made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2781
• @fnune made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3100
• @rmedranollamas made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3117
• @SunskyXH made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2118
• @kumar-mithlesh made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3203
• @jackwotherspoon made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3167
• @nedn made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3247
• @didier-durand made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3284
• @0ldh made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3183
• @BigUncle made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3300
• @siba2893 made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2932
• @adamfweidman made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2883
• @y-okt made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3349
• @zfflxx made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3362
• @PugazhendhiDev made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3229
• @gennadiycivil made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3023
• @mainroach made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3043
• @chrisheecho made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/3060
• @sambhavKhanna made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2919

Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.1.9...v0.1.9-nightly.250708.a4097ae6