Getting Started with Antigravity CLI

--- title: Getting Started with Antigravity CLI published: true series: agy date: 2026-05-20 20:14:07 UTC tags: googleio,geminicli,antigravitycli,googleantigravity canonical_url: https://medium.com/google-cloud/getting-started-with-antigravity-cli-26c5da90951f --- This article covers the initial setup and configuration for the Antigravity CLI on a stock Linux Environment.  #### What is Antigravity CLI? The Google Antigravity CLI is a lightweight Terminal User Interface (TUI) that allows developers to invoke, monitor, and interact with Google Antigravity AI agents directly from the command line. It pairs with Antigravity 2.0 to offer the same core agentic capabilities — like multi-step reasoning, tool calling, and sub-agents — without the overhead of a desktop application. More information is available here: [Google Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/docs/cli-getting-started) #### What Happened to Gemini CLI? One door closes and another one opens. There was significant overlap with functionality with Gemini CLI- so that project has been sunsetted. For transition information- here are the details: [An important update: Transitioning Gemini CLI to Antigravity CLI](https://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/) ```plaintext https://developers.googleblog.com/an-important-update-transitioning-gemini-cli-to-antigravity-cli/ ``` #### What about my Gemini CLI Plugins/Skills/Settings? Detailled migration information is available here: [Google Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/docs/gcli-migration) #### Download and Install agy CLI The main download page is here: [Google Antigravity](https://antigravity.google/download) For a terminal window/ shell install: ```shell curl -fsSL https://antigravity.google/cli/install.sh | bash ``` This will start the installation process: ```console xbill9@penguin:~$ curl -fsSL https://antigravity.google/cli/install.sh | bash ⠋ Detecting system environment... ✓ Platform detected: linux_amd64 ⠋ Querying release repository... ✓ Latest available version: 1.0.0 ⠋ Downloading release package... ✓ Download complete and checksum verified. ⠋ Extracting binary from archive... ⠋ Configuring shell environment... I0520 12:45:41.951534 14248 installer.go:27] Running Antigravity CLI setup... I0520 12:45:41.951720 14248 installer.go:147] Appending PATH export to profile /home/xbill9/.bashrc: export PATH="/home/xbill9/.local/bin:$PATH" I0520 12:45:41.951931 14248 installer.go:184] Successfully updated shell profile: /home/xbill9/.bashrc I0520 12:45:41.951995 14248 installer.go:147] Appending PATH export to profile /home/xbill9/.profile: export PATH="/home/xbill9/.local/bin:$PATH" I0520 12:45:41.952068 14248 installer.go:184] Successfully updated shell profile: /home/xbill9/.profile Warning: /home/xbill9/.local/bin is not present in your active PATH. To use the 'agy' CLI globally, please manually add it to your shell profile: echo 'export PATH="/home/xbill9/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc ✅ Antigravity CLI binary placed successfully at /home/xbill9/.local/bin/agy Note: The binary is installed, but it is not in your active PATH. Please follow the instructions above to add it, then restart your terminal session. ``` #### Testing the Antigravity CLI Environment Once you have the package installed — you can test the startup of Antigravity CLI. You will need to authenticate with a Google Project or your Google Account:  Then step through the process:   And finally the One time code:  #### Initial Configuration Once you have installed and authenticated. Step through initial configuration:  #### Are we There Yet!?!? If all the stars align and you do the correct sacrifices to the pagan Gods then at this point you should be able to start up the agy CLI and get down to business. Instead of **gemini** the startup command is **agy:** ```console xbill@penguin:~$ agy ```  #### All Right Already! Can you actually do something with Antigravity CLI? Fire up that terminal window and get to work: ```markdown > what can I do at Google I/O ? ▸ Thought Process Considering User Intent Depending on your developer focus, you can tailor your Google I/O experience into a specialized learning journey. Here is a breakdown of the core developer pathways and exactly what you can do in each: ────── ### 🚀 Journey 1: The AI & Agent Developer If you want to build intelligent, autonomous, and highly context-aware systems: • Master Gemini 3.5: Explore the latest APIs to leverage massive context windows, multimodal inputs (text, image, audio, video), and enhanced coding capabilities. • Develop with Antigravity 2.0: Learn how to use this new agent-first development platform to build autonomous, goal-oriented systems that can run multi-step reasoning workflows directly in production. • Integrate Firebase Genkit: Dive into sessions showing how to build, test, and run AI-powered features using TypeScript/JavaScript or Go in a developer-friendly framework. ### 📱 Journey 2: The Mobile & Spatial Developer If you build apps for phones, tablets, foldables, and wear: • Design for Android XR: Start building immersive, spatial experiences for upcoming smart glasses and headsets using your existing knowledge of Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. • Adopt Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP): Learn best practices for sharing business logic, networking, and data storage between iOS and Android. • Implement On-Device AI: Watch deep dives on using Gemini Nano locally on Android devices to handle tasks like smart replies, summarization, and translation without requiring network calls. ### 🌐 Journey 3: The Modern Web Developer If you are dedicated to building fast, beautiful, and accessible web applications: • Build with Built-in Browser AI: Discover how to utilize Chrome’s new built-in AI APIs (leveraging local on-device models) directly within your web apps. • Leverage Modern CSS & Web Performance: Explore upcoming browser APIs, new layout models, and how to track modern Core Web Vitals to deliver ultra-premium web experiences. • Rely on Baseline: Learn how the "Baseline" initiative makes it easy to identify which modern web features are universally supported across Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. ### ☁️ Journey 4: The Cloud & Backend Engineer If you manage deployment, scalability, and developer workflows: • Deploy with Firebase App Hosting: Try out the next-generation hosting platform that automatically detects, builds, and deploys server-rendered frameworks like Next.js, Angular, and Nuxt. • Scale AI Workloads on GKE: Learn how to optimize Kubernetes for high-performance AI inference and custom model fine-tuning. • Utilize Vertex AI Agent Builder: Build enterprise-grade agents grounded in private data sources with zero machine-learning experience required. ────── ### How to Take Action Now 1. Bookmark your path: Go to the Google I/O Session Catalog https://io.google/2026/program/ and filter by your chosen pathway. 2. Access Codelabs: Go to io.google/codelabs https://io.google to access step-by-step programming tutorials for all these new technologies. 3. Engage with Google Experts: Visit the digital developer forums or official Discord channels to ask questions and discuss lessons with the engineers who built these products. ``` Get high level **agy e** nvironment info: ```plaintext >/help ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Antigravity CLI general commands shortcuts (←/→ or tab to cycle) Antigravity CLI understands your codebase, makes edits with your permission, and executes commands — right from your terminal. Version 1.0.0 xbill@glitnir.com Workspace: ~ Project: /home/xbill9 Conversation: 86603edc-f09c-45c1-93ba-3143c49e9035 Quick Reference / Type / to see available commands ``` You can switch between models: ```plaintext ▄▀▀▄ Antigravity CLI 1.0.0 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ xbill@glitnir.com ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Gemini 3.5 Flash (High) ▄▀▀ ▀▀▄ ~ ▄▀▀ ▀▀▄ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── > /model ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Switch Model > Gemini 3.5 Flash (High) (current) Gemini 3.5 Flash (Medium) Gemini 3.1 Pro (High) Gemini 3.1 Pro (Low) Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Thinking) Claude Opus 4.6 (Thinking) GPT-OSS 120B (Medium) ``` Get Context info: ```plaintext >/context ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └ Context Usage ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Gemini 3.5 Flash (High) · 29.9k/1.0M tokens □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ (2.9%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Token usage by category □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ◉ User messages: 14 tokens (0.0%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ◉ Agent responses: 6.2k tokens (0.6%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ◉ Tool calls: 153 tokens (0.0%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ⛁ System prompt: 7.5k tokens (0.7%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ⛁ System tools: 15.4k tokens (1.5%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ⛁ Subagents: 662 tokens (0.1%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Free space: 1.0M (97.1%) □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ ⊠ Checkpoint buffer: 516 tokens (not counted in usage) Checkpoints (1) · /rewind └ Checkpoint 1 (active, in context): steps 0–4 ``` Check your quota: ```plaintext >/usage ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └ Model Quota Gemini 3.1 Pro (Low) ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ 100% Quota available Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Thinking) ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ 100% Quota available Claude Opus 4.6 (Thinking) ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ 100% Quota available GPT-OSS 120B (Medium) ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ ███████████ 100% Quota available ``` #### Summary Antigravity CLI was introduced as a compliment to the existing GUI based IDE versions.Some transition information was provided for Gemini CLI users. Antigravity CLI was then installed from the official Google sources. A sample query was tested and some common slash commands were highlighted. Good-bye Gemini CLI- it was nice to know you! Hello Antigravity CLI- I am sure we can be friends! When one door closes- another one opens. * * *