There’s no shortage of AI tools emerging to assist developers, but many come with unnecessary complexity or raise privacy concerns.

geni.dev takes a refreshing approach: it’s a CLI assistant built on top of Google Gemini — but it's simpler, safer, and focused on one thing — helping developers directly from their terminal.

Let’s explore how geni CLI is different from official Google Gemini CLI.

🚫 No Login Required

Unlike the official Gemini CLI, which requires signing in with your Google account and managing authentication...

geni.dev works without any login.

No accounts. No tokens. No friction.

It’s ready the moment you install it.

✅ Just Ask – No Flags or Quotes

With geni, you don’t need to wrap prompts in quotes or use verbose flags.

🟢 Using geni:

C:\> geni how to undo git commit? 

🔴 With Gemini CLI:

C:\> gemini -p "how to undo git commit?" 

No -p, no quotes, no mental overhead. It feels like talking to your terminal — the way it should be.

🔐 Safer by Design – No Local File Access

Unlike some AI tools that try to be too smart by scanning your local files, shell history, or running processes...

🛑 geni.dev never touches your system.

It’s strictly a question-answer interface — like using ChatGPT, but without leaving the terminal.

This makes it perfect for developers who value privacy or work in enterprise or secure environments.

⚙️ No Setup Required – API Key is Optional

You don’t need a Google Gemini API key to use geni. It just works out of the box.

You can still provide your own Gemini API key if you want more control or extended usage — but it’s totally optional.

💡 Install and go — no config needed.

🧪 Open Source and Transparent

Geni is open source — check it out on GitHub. You know what you are installing.

🎯 Built for One Thing: Fast Q&A

Geni does one job and does it well. It’s not trying to manage workflows, edit your files, or serve as a chat app.

It’s a quick and easy way to ask technical questions — nothing more, nothing less.

That simplicity makes it fast, reliable, and distraction-free.

⚡ Built for Developers, by Developers

Geni is not trying to be an all-purpose AI. It’s focused on developer productivity. Ask about:

• Git, Docker, Kubernetes
• Linux commands and bash scripting
• AWS, Terraform, and DevOps tools
• Regex, curl, and more

No switching tabs. No Stack Overflow rabbit holes. Just get an answer, keep working.

🧠 Built with Gemini, but Streamlined

Yes — geni.dev CLI is powered by Google Gemini under the hood.

But unlike the official Gemini CLI, geni offers a lightweight developer-first experience without bloated config or unnecessary complexity.

It wraps the power of Gemini in a clean, fast, and focused interface.

🚀 Try It Out

npm install -g geni

And then just start asking:

geni how to rebase git branch?
geni docker remove all stopped containers
geni kubectl port-forward service

If you're a developer who lives in the terminal and values:
Speed, Simplicity, Safety, Privacy.

Then give geni.dev a try.