January 16, 2026
AI Impact Summary
Vertex AI Workbench v2 Feature Preview : The Gemini CLI is available in Vertex AI Workbench instances. The Gemini CLI is an open source AI agent that provides access to Gemini directly in a terminal. You can use the Gemini CLI to do tasks like the following: Create a new notebook. Run notebook cells. Write and edit a notebook's code and text cells. Explain code and technical concepts. Interact with a Vertex AI Workbench instance's local file system, including performing complex file operations that span multiple files based on a single, high-level instruction. Run basic shell commands. Run commands to interact with other Google Cloud services, such as Vertex AI and BigQuery. To get started, see Use the Gemini CLI .
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Vertex AI Workbench v2 Feature Preview : The Gemini CLI is available in Vertex AI Workbench instances. The Gemini CLI is an open source AI agent that provides access to Gemini directly in a terminal. You can use the Gemini CLI to do tasks like the following: Create a new notebook. Run notebook cells. Write and edit a notebook's code and text cells. Explain code and technical concepts. Interact with a Vertex AI Workbench instance's local file system, including performing complex file operations that span multiple files based on a single, high-level instruction. Run basic shell commands. Run commands to interact with other Google Cloud services, such as Vertex AI and BigQuery. To get started, see Use the Gemini CLI .
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