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Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

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Post by hi_hi »

I may not have fully grasped this, but on the surface, it looks like they want me to have an AI agents inserted directly into my git workflow...like right there with all my wonderful juicy code? Is that correct?

Isn't this a recipe for disaster, or is all the FUD around agents wrecking havoc getting to me? I love Claude Code, but it can be somewhat bonkers and is at least at arms length from doing any real damage to my code (assuming I'm following good dev practices, and don't let it loose on my wider filesystem).

Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

#33

Post by HatchedLake721 »

hi_hi wrote: post #31

I may not have fully grasped this, but on the surface, it looks like they want me to have an AI agents inserted directly into my git workflow...like right there with all my wonderful juicy code? Is that correct? Isn't this a recipe for disaster, or is all the FUD around agents wrecking havoc getting to me? I love Claude Code, but it can be somewhat bonkers and is at least at arms length from doing any real damage to…

What’s wrong with receiving code/security/MR review comments from AI?

Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

#34

Post by dcre »

artdigital wrote: post #13

I wonder why they call this `gemini cli`, it's not really a CLI anymore when it's primarily used through GitHub, is it? Why not follow Claude Code naming with this and just call it `gemini github action` or `run gemini`?

My guess is that it was built by the Gemini CLI team and institutional pressures caused this name, either to make sure they get credit, or to avoid making it sound like they’re taking over a very broad product area.

Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

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Post by ryoshu »

radarsat1 wrote: post #27
turblety wrote: post #2

> 7. Google One and Ultra plans, Gemini for Workspace plans These plans currently apply only to the use of Gemini web-based products provided by Google-based experiences (for example, the Gemini web app or the Flow video editor). These plans do not apply to the API usage which powers the Gemini CLI. Supporting these plans is under active consideration for future support. Again, with the complicated subscription. Plea…

I'm honestly a bit confused by the free tier of Gemini. I've been using it with different agents (Aider, and then Crush), and I hit the rate limits FAST. Like, after maybe 5 or 6 requests it just blows up. Then I can try again quite a few times, and it hits the limit. Then eventually I guess I hit my daily limit and it just stops working until the next day. I mean this has been enough to get my feet wet and have some…

With Gemini CLI I blow through Pro requests in Glad I didn't add an API key. I've had friends who did and ended up with $xxx in charges because the models can't think or use tools properly.

Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

#36

Post by energy123 »

thecupisblue wrote: post #8

Wait, is this CLI or is this a github action or is this a github application? Also, I thought Jules was the "coding agent" they are working on. Now this is taking it over or is this like another case of Google self-competing? Someone needs to take charge at this company with a strong vision, because they are all over the place and spreading themselves thin, which in turn spreads thin the customer/brand equity. At thi…

They need a boundary between their research culture and their software culture. One org, two cultures.

The chaos you describe is actually a significant positive in research environments. It's not spreading oneself thin, it is diversifying and decorrelating ones' efforts. You can't centrally plan all innovation.

But for the interface between the customer and the research output, which is a software and product problem, that definitely needs a different approach.

Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

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Post by apwell23 »

brtkwr wrote: post #25
artdigital wrote: post #13

I wonder why they call this `gemini cli`, it's not really a CLI anymore when it's primarily used through GitHub, is it? Why not follow Claude Code naming with this and just call it `gemini github action` or `run gemini`?

I wondered the same thing, naming things is hard but they've royally screwed up the naming here.

not surprising from a company that greenlighted the name 'bard' for their AI.

Re: Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

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Post by barrkel »

thecupisblue wrote: post #8

Wait, is this CLI or is this a github action or is this a github application? Also, I thought Jules was the "coding agent" they are working on. Now this is taking it over or is this like another case of Google self-competing? Someone needs to take charge at this company with a strong vision, because they are all over the place and spreading themselves thin, which in turn spreads thin the customer/brand equity. At thi…

Jules works in a VM, asynchronously, on a separate checkout of the code.

Gemini CLI works synchronously with the user (unless you YOLO) and in your own directory on your own machine on your own checkout.

Two different modalities.

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