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Gemini CLI v0.40.0
Released · Google
Announcements: v0.40.0 - 2026-04-28
What the release notes say
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Offline Search and Themes: Bundled ripgrep for offline search support and added GitHub-style colorblind themes ( #25342 by @scidomino, #15504 by @Z1xus).
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Advanced Resource and Memory Management: Introduced MCP resource tools and transitioned to a prompt-driven, four-tier memory management system ( #25395 by @ruomengz, #25716 by @SandyTao520).
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UX and Local Models: Enabled topic update narrations by default and streamlined Gemma local model setup with gemini gemma ( #25586 by @gundermanc, #25498 by @Samee24).