Gemini CLI Weekly Update [v0.28.1]: Custom Themes, Background Shells, and Integrations

[srithreepo]

Here is Gemini CLI’s February 12th weekly update for v0.28.0

• ⚙️ Extension Settings: Gemini CLI extensions now support extension settings, allowing users to be prompted on installation to set API keys, base URLs, passwords, etc. (blog, gif)
• 🎨 Custom Themes for Extensions: Extensions can now contribute custom themes via a themes property in their gemini-extension.json. These themes are automatically discovered and listed in the /theme selection dialog. (pr, @spencer426)
• 🎉Gemini CLI Extensions:
  • Miro:
    • Link Gemini CLI to Miro boards to build diagrams, extract context, generate code, and track tasks using natural language.
  • Apiiro:
    • Integrate Apiiro Guardian Agent to secure code, query risks, analyze repositories, and manage findings directly within Gemini CLI
• 💻 Background Shell Commands: You can now run shell commands in the background, which is useful for long-running tasks. (pr, gif @galz10)
• ⌨️ Undo/Redo Keybindings: Updated undo/redo keybindings to Cmd+Z/Alt+Z and Shift+Cmd+Z/Shift+Alt+Z for a more native editing experience. (pr , by @scidomino)
• 🧩 Skill Discovery Alias: Added .agents/skills directory alias to streamline skill discovery and management. (pr , @NTaylorMullen)
• 📂 Directory Persistence on Resume: Fixed an issue where directories added via /dir add were not saved across sessions. Now, added directories are correctly persisted and restored when using the --resume flag. (pr, @korade-krushna )
• 📚 CLI Reference Documentation: Comprehensive improvements to CLI reference documentation covering all commands, options, and parameters. (pr, @leochiu-a)
• Other Updates:
  • 🆔 User Identity Display: Your authentication status, email, and tier are now displayed on startup and with the stats command.
  • 🛡️ Folder Trust: When opening Gemini CLI in a folder for the first time surfaces a trust dialog. This is now enabled by default.
• Small features, Polish, Reliability & Bug Fixes: A large amount of changes, smaller features, UI updates, reliability and bug fixes + general polish made it in this week!

[jwdalshlsh987]

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[aniruddhaadak80]

From my point of view, update posts like this become much more useful when they also call out migration or compatibility notes for the new extension and configuration surface area. Features like extension settings and custom themes are powerful, but users and extension authors usually need one short section on what changed operationally and what can break older assumptions. That extra context tends to reduce a lot of repeated support questions.

[jwdalshlsh987]