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docs: Add Gemini CLI compatibility instructions #12

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@dguido

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Research into Gemini CLI compatibility for these skills.

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Skills Compatibility

Gemini CLI v0.23.0+ has experimental Agent Skills support. Our skills work via the
gemini-cli-skillz bridge extension
with no modifications needed.

Key differences:

  • Gemini only supports name and description in frontmatter (no allowed-tools)
  • No plugin.json wrapper
  • Tool restrictions are CLI-level, not per-skill

User setup:

# Enable experimental skills
gemini  # then /settings → search "Skills" → enable

# Install skillz bridge
gemini extensions add gemini-cli-skillz

Security Extension (Complementary)

Gemini CLI also has a security extension
that provides vulnerability scanning:

  • /security:analyze - analyze code changes for vulnerabilities
  • /security:scan-deps - OSV-Scanner integration for dependency vulnerabilities
  • 90% precision, 93% recall on OpenSSF CVE Benchmark
  • GitHub Actions integration for PR reviews

This could complement our security audit skills.

Proposed Changes

  1. Add docs/gemini-cli.md with installation instructions
  2. Mention security extension as complementary tool
  3. Update README.md to note Gemini CLI compatibility

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