# Gemini CLI Guide: 1M Token Context and Who Can Still Use It

DevFeed: [Gemini CLI Guide: 1M Token Context and Who Can Still Use It](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gemini-cli-guide-1m-token-context-and-who-can-still-use-it-77591.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.developersdigest.tech/blog/gemini-cli-guide>)

Author: Developers Digest

Published: 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Developers Digest](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developers-digest.md>)

Topics: [AI in frontend development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-in-frontend-development.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [context window](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/context-window.md>)

Tags: [ai-coding-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-tools.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [context-window](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/context-window.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [gemini-api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini-api.md>), [gemini-cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini-cli.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>), [vertex-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vertex-ai.md>)

## AI overview

Google's Gemini CLI provides a 1 million token context window in the terminal. The guide covers setup and use with TypeScript projects and notes that access is limited to paid Gemini API keys, Vertex AI, and Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise.

## Source excerpt

Google's Gemini CLI brings a 1 million token context window to your terminal, but since June 18, 2026 it only serves paid Gemini API keys, Vertex AI and Gemini Code Assist Standard/Enterprise. Here is how to set it up and use it for TypeScript projects.