Gemini CLI v0.30.0: Gemini 3.1 and Enhanced Terminal Control

[srithreepo]

Here is Gemini CLI’s February 25th weekly update for v0.30.0

• ✨Gemini 3.1: - Over the past week we started rolling out Gemini 3.1. In the coming days, all usage of Gemini 3 will automatically shift to Gemini 3.1, ensuring you have access to our latest and most capable model by default (image)
• ✨Gemini 3 by Default: To make it more discoverable, we have removed the previewFeatures requirement for our latest models. Gemini CLI now defaults to Auto (Gemini 3) family and you can continue to choose Auto (Gemini 2.5) Remove previewFeatures and default to Gemini 3 #18414 @sehoon38
  • For Gemini Code Assist users your administrator will still need to enable Preview Release Channels for you to access Gemini 3.
• 🎉Gemini CLI Extensions:
  • Neo4J: Generate Cypher queries using natural language, and build sophisticated GraphRAG applications within Gemini CLI
    • gemini extensions install https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j
  • Atlassian:Connect Atlassian Rovo MCP Server with Gemini CLI to sync, search, and automate Atlassian apps such Jira, Compass, and Confluence using natural language
    • gemini extensions install https://github.com/atlassian/atlassian-mcp-server
• 🖱️ Enhanced Drag-and-Drop Workflow - Giving you more seamless file handling when you drag and drop. (gif)
  • Cross-Platform Reliability: Vastly improved drag-and-drop support across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Dropping files into the CLI is now smoother and more reliable than ever. Fix drag and drop escaping #18965, @scidomino
  • External File Support: You can now drag and drop files from outside your current workspace. To keep things secure, the CLI will explicitly ask for permission before accessing files from external directories. Allow @-includes outside of workspaces (with permission) #18470, @scidomino
• 🤔Inline Thinking: Thinking bubbles now support summary and full modes for better visibility into the model's process. (gif, Inline thinking bubbles with summary/full modes #18033 @LyalinDotCom
• 💤Ctrl+z to Suspend - Posix users can now suspend by hitting ctrl+z and take back their terminal. Once you're ready to resume, you can foreground it with the fg command. feat(cli): support Ctrl-Z suspension #18931, @scidomino
• ⏳Default Retention Rates - Chat sessions have a 30 day TTL by default now. A custom retention can be configured via /settings “Keep chat history” feat(cleanup): enable 30-day session retention by default #18854 @skeshive
• 📜 Policy Engine Transition: We are deprecating --allowed-tools and excludeTools in lieu of policy engine in the coming weeks feat(cli): deprecate --allowed-tools and excludeTools in favor of policy engine #18508 @Abhijit-2592).
• 🗺️ Plan Mode (Experimental):
  • 🧠 Sequential Planning: Formalized a new 5-phase sequential planning workflow to enhance agentic execution and strategy feat(core): formalize 5-phase sequential planning workflow #18759 @jerop).
• 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!

[GrayXu]

the MaaS availability of Gemini 3.1 Pro is completely different from that of Gemini 3.0 Pro.

hope we can keep the -m option to force specify version , rather than frequent error code 503 of 3.1 pro.