Using Gemini CLI with lite.computer

Q: Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Gemini CLI?

In ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md, a context file Gemini CLI reads at the start of each session.

Gemini CLI is Google's open-source agent for the terminal. It uses Gemini models and works on the files in the folder where you start it, so it suits developers who want pages written from the command line.

Google still ships new releases, and it runs with a Gemini API key, Vertex AI, or a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise license. Since June 18, 2026, people who sign in with a personal Google account use the Antigravity CLI.

Made byGoogle

Runs onA terminal on your Mac

Where pages goInto the folder you start it in

App commandsYes, all twenty

Standing instructions~/.gemini/GEMINI.md

CostFree with a Gemini API key, or pay-as-you-go, Vertex AI or a Code Assist license

Also calledgemini

Set it up

In lite.computer, click your name at the bottom of the sidebar and open the Agent Helper. Copy the paragraph it gives you and paste it into ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md, so every session knows where your Showspace is.
Give Gemini CLI the app's commands by running the line below once, in a terminal.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace. Start a new gemini session and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

Run once, in a terminal

gemini mcp add --scope user --transport http lite-computer http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp

Keep --transport http so Gemini CLI connects to the address.

Try this prompt

Paste into Gemini CLI

Build an interactive onboarding guide for this repository: tabs for setup, architecture and common tasks, a clickable diagram of the main folders, and a copy button on every command. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace, then open it in lite.computer.

Good to know

For lite.computer, Google Antigravity is the Google agent we recommend. We use it ourselves, it saves pages straight into your Showspace, and its CLI uses all twenty of the app's commands. See Google Antigravity. With a personal Google account, the Antigravity CLI is the route, and it reads the same ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md.
The command saves the connection in ~/.gemini/settings.json under httpUrl. If an older lite-computer entry sits there or in a project's .gemini/settings.json, remove it and run the command again.
Gemini CLI creates images with Google's Nano Banana extension. Install it with gemini extensions install https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/nanobanana, set NANOBANANA_API_KEY to your Gemini API key, and restart Gemini CLI. Then ask for photos or illustrations and have them built into the page.
We have not tested Gemini CLI with lite.computer ourselves. These instructions are based on research. Try saving one HTML page to your Showspace first. If a step needs correcting, email hello@lite.computer.

Questions

Does Gemini CLI work with lite.computer?

Yes. Running with a Gemini API key, Vertex AI or a Code Assist license, it saves HTML pages into your Showspace, and lite.computer shows each one as it lands. One line in a terminal lets it open pages and arrange windows in the app as well.

Is Gemini CLI still available?

Yes. Google still releases it, and it runs with a Gemini API key, Vertex AI or a Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise license. Since June 18, 2026, free, Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra accounts use the Antigravity CLI, covered on Google Antigravity.

Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Gemini CLI?

In ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md, a context file Gemini CLI reads at the start of each session.

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Last checked September 14, 2026.