Use gemini through PTY. Prefer headless mode for automation and one-off tasks. Use the interactive TUI only when the user explicitly wants it or when you need the /model picker.
Using Gemini CLI is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ai-tooling sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/using-gemini-cli/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when the user asks to use Gemini CLI, mentions `gemini -p`, wants Gemini in non-interactive mode, wants a `flash` or `pro` Gemini run, needs project-scoped session discovery, or wants to continue an older Gemini session from the terminal instead of the interactive TUI.
The Using Gemini CLI skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/using-gemini-cli curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/using-gemini-cli/SKILL.md \ -o ~/.claude/skills/using-gemini-cli/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/using-gemini-cli/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/using-gemini-cli/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\using-gemini-cli\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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