Key highlights for week of 7/28/2025

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• 🎉Gemini CLI GitHub Actions 🎉: Integrate Gemini CLI into your GitHub workflow. Let it triage issues, review your code or act on your behalf with @gemini-cli (repo, @jerop, @galz10 and team)
  • Invoke /setup-github to configure (pr by @JeromeJu).
  • Announcement: https://blog.google/technology/developers/introducing-gemini-cli-github-actions/
• ‼️ More Power, Fewer Limits: We're increasing Gemini 2.5 Pro usage for everyone.
• Multi-Directory Support (video, blog):
  • --include-directories to boot Gemini CLI with multiple directories (pr by @y-okt)
  • /directory to add new directories while running (pr by @y-okt)
• Gemini Confirms Memories: When Gemini remembers something it will now ask you for your permission (pr by @olcan)
• Auto GEMINI.md Creation (blog): Use /init to generate tailored project instructions (video, pr by @shamso-goog)
• Extension Slash Commands: Extensions can now provide custom slash commands via .toml files (pr by @taeold)
• Auto Updates: Gemini CLI will now automatically update when new versions become available (pr by @galz10)
• Better GEMINI.md Imports: Now import any file type into your GEMINI.md with @ and do so in more locations (pr by @bniladridas)
• Delete Chats: Delete saved conversation checkpoints with /chat delete (pr by @flowernotfound)
• Emacs Support: Gemini now offers Emacs as a default external editor option (pr by @dynamicwebpaige)
• Small features, Polish, Reliability & Bug Fixes: A large amount changes, smaller features, UI updates, reliability and bug fixes + general polish made it in this week!

Release: v0.1.18