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Ability to optionally use forked gemini-cli

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#487 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

@oprudkyi is already working on this.

Since Mar 29, 2026.

  • #488 by @oprudkyi — open

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
github-actions, typescript
Domain
ci-cd

Research direction

Start by tracing the existing gemini_cli_version input and vars.GEMINI_CLI_VERSION handling in the action. Add the analogous gemini_cli_package input with @google/gemini-cli as its default, and verify that selecting a forked package changes the package used by the action.

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Description

area/configuration area/github-action github_actions kind/enhancement
TL;DR

add inputs.gemini_cli_package defaulted to @google/gemini-cli

Detailed design

similar to gemini_cli_version, vars.GEMINI_CLI_VERSION

Additional information

I will provide PR

Dominant language
TypeScript
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