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Gemini CLI v0.68.0 isn't tuned for Gemini 4, and counts down rate limits

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Gemini CLI v0.68.0: the README now says Gemini CLI is for Gemini Code Assist on Google Cloud and isn't tuned for Gemini 4, rate limits show a live countdown, gemini extensions validate checks an extension before you ship it, and fixes for /restore, rootless Podman, Windows and Claude Code hook migration. Release notes: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.68.0 Compare: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.67.0...v0.68.0 README: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/v0.68.0/README.md

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0:00Gemini CLI isn't tuned for Gemini 4
0:14Free and Google AI Pro accounts moved to Antigravity CLI
0:29Don’t benchmark Gemini models with Gemini CLI
0:4301: When the model is busy
0:45A rate limit now shows a countdown
0:54The model you pick stays picked
1:07/model lists Auto, and Gemini 2.5 Flash stays 2.5 Flash
1:2202: Extensions
1:23gemini extensions validate checks an extension before you ship it
1:37Two installs of one extension can’t mix their files
1:5103: Your files and your machine
1:53/restore respects your other git excludes
2:08Rootless Podman sandboxes keep your file ownership
2:25Windows path checks ignore drive-letter case
2:4004: Hooks and editors
2:42gemini hooks migrate carries Claude Code’s SubagentStop
2:55ACP editors get the full history before a session loads
3:09Which CLI to run

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Gemini CLI v0.68.0 opens its README with a warning. Gemini CLI is built for Gemini Code Assist on Google Cloud, and it isn't tuned for Gemini 4 models such as Argon.
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Gemini CLI v0.68.0 isn't tuned for Gemini 4, and counts down rate limits

README.md Enterprise Code Assist only
Not optimized for Gemini 4+
Not tuned for the Gemini 4 series, for example Gemini 4 Argon

README.md · #29995
Free accounts and Google AI Pro and Ultra moved to Antigravity CLI on June 18. The README now sends those accounts to Antigravity, scripts and CI to Gemini API CLI, and Code Assist teams to Gemini CLI.
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> who it is for 2026-11-10

agy Antigravity CLI · free, Google AI Pro and Ultra, Gemini 4 Argon gemini-api Gemini API CLI · stateless commands for scripts, CI and agents gemini Gemini CLI · Code Assist Standard and Enterprise

README.md · #29995
Its agent harness isn’t tuned for Gemini 4 and later, so the scores it produces are unrepresentative. If your company has a Code Assist Standard or Enterprise license, your access stays the same.
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> who it is for 2026-11-10

Not for model benchmarksIts harness isn’t tuned for Gemini 4+ and produces unrepresentative scores.

Code Assist Standard and Enterprise: your access remains unchanged.

README.md · #29995
When the model is busy.
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> when the model is busy 2026-11-10

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When the model is busy
When you hit a rate limit, the first retry stayed hidden, and Gemini CLI looked hung. Now it says so at once and counts down the seconds to the next attempt.
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> when the model is busy 2026-11-10

⠏ Rate limit reached. Cooling down... Retrying in 12s (Attempt 1/3)

packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useLoadingIndicator.ts · #30012
After a capacity error, a cancel or a rewind, a Pro model you chose could quietly switch to Flash while the footer still said Pro. Now a fallback lasts one turn, then your model comes back.
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> when the model is busy 2026-11-10

gemini-3.1-pro-preview → gemini-3-flash-preview ✓ a capacity error falls back for one turn ✓ cancel and /rewind keep your model

packages/core/src/fallback/handler.ts · #30059
Auto now appears in the model menu even without preview access. Asking for Gemini 2.5 Flash gets you 2.5 Flash, and dotted names like Gemini 3.1 Pro now get multimodal tool responses.
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> when the model is busy 2026-11-10

✓ Auto shows without preview access ✓ --model gemini-2.5-flash is kept as asked ✓ Gemini 3.1 and later get multimodal tool responses

packages/core/src/config/defaultModelConfigs.ts · #29998 #30057 #29982
Extensions.
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> extensions 2026-11-10

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Extensions
A new command, gemini extensions validate, checks a local extension before you install or publish it. It checks the manifest, the context file paths, the version number and every MCP server definition.
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> extensions 2026-11-10

$ gemini extensions validate ./my-extension gemini-extension.json · context file paths semver · MCP server transports and URLs

packages/cli/src/commands/extensions/validate.ts · #29980
Installing the same extension twice at once could leave files from both versions in one folder. Now a lock makes the second install wait, then stop. A failed release download also cleans up after itself.
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> extensions 2026-11-10

two installs, one folder, files from both ✓ a per-extension lock stops the second install ✓ a failed release download leaves no partial file

packages/cli/src/config/extension-manager.ts · #30039 #30100
Your files and your machine.
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> your files and your machine 2026-11-10

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Your files and your machine
With checkpointing on, /restore could delete or roll back files you had excluded outside .gitignore. Now the checkpoint repo also honors the git info exclude file and your global excludes file.
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> your files and your machine 2026-11-10

files excluded outside .gitignore deleted or rolled back ✓ .git/info/exclude ✓ your global core.excludesFile

packages/core/src/services/gitService.ts · #30034
Under rootless Podman, files the sandbox wrote into your workspace belonged to another user ID, so your own edits failed. Now Gemini CLI passes keep-id, and the sandbox user is you.
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> your files and your machine 2026-11-10

EACCES on files the sandbox wrote $ podman run --userns=keep-id …

packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox.ts · #30118
On Windows, a lowercase drive letter from VS Code put files outside your own project. Path checks now ignore case there, IDE detection falls back to PowerShell, and secure file reads handle an odd Windows file stat.
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> your files and your machine 2026-11-10

✓ c:\Users and C:\Users are the same root ✓ IDE lookup falls back to PowerShell CIM ✓ secure reads handle zero-device file stats

packages/core/src/utils/fileUtils.ts · #29999 #30006 #30044
Hooks and editors.
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> hooks and editors 2026-11-10

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Hooks and editors
Moving over from Claude Code? gemini hooks migrate now maps the SubagentStop event to AfterAgent, and when Stop and SubagentStop both land there, it keeps both sets of hooks.
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> hooks and editors 2026-11-10

Stop → AfterAgent SubagentStop → AfterAgent both sets of hooks kept

packages/cli/src/commands/hooks/migrate.ts · #30111
Editors that talk to Gemini CLI over the Agent Client Protocol now get the whole conversation before a loaded session answers. The VS Code companion cleans up after itself, and @ file search accepts a leading slash.
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> hooks and editors 2026-11-10

✓ session/load waits for history replay ✓ the VS Code companion disposes what it registers ✓ @ file search accepts a leading slash

packages/cli/src/acp/acpSessionManager.ts · #30112 #29994 #29987
Here’s where I land. On a free or Google AI Pro account, I’d run Antigravity CLI. On Code Assist, I’d upgrade to v0.68.0 for the rate limit countdown alone. The full list is in the release notes.
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> which cli to run 2026-11-10

Google AI Pro or free → Antigravity CLI Code Assist on Google Cloud → Gemini CLI v0.68.0

Full list: the Gemini CLI v0.68.0 release notes on GitHub

README.md · releases/tag/v0.68.0