Build agents with
Gemini CLI
Use Google's Gemini CLI to create and run agent squads. Fast, multimodal, and with a generous free tier.
Free tier
Multimodal
Fast responses
Setup Steps
01
Install Gemini CLI
Install Google's Gemini CLI tool
npm install -g @google/generative-ai-cli 02
Configure API key
Get your API key from Google AI Studio
gemini config set api-key YOUR_API_KEY 03
Install Squads CLI
Install the Squads CLI globally
npm install -g squads-cli 04
Initialize agents
Create the agent structure
squads init Tips for Gemini CLI
Get API key for free
Visit Google AI Studio to get your free API key with generous rate limits.
https://aistudio.google.com/apikey Use with squads run
Run agents using Gemini as the execution engine.
squads run research --llm gemini Multimodal support
Gemini can analyze images, videos, and audio files.
gemini "Analyze this chart" --image chart.png Check outputs
Agent outputs are saved to .agents/outputs/ for review.
ls .agents/outputs/ Ready to build?
Initialize your project and start building
npm install -g squads-cli && squads init