Useful Custom Instructions for ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md

GEMINI.md

Default Instructions for Gemini CLI

Useful Command-Line Tools

GitHub

• Use the gh command-line to interact with GitHub.

Markdown

• Use the glow command-line to present markdown content.

JSON

• Use the jq command to read and extract information from JSON files.

RipGrep

• The rg (ripgrep) command is available for fast searches in text files.

Clipboard

• Pipe content into pbcopy to copy it into the clipboard. Example: echo "hello" | pbcopy.
• Pipe from pbpaste to get the contents of the clipboard. Example: pbpaste > fromclipboard.txt.

Python

• Unless instructed otherwise, always use the uv Python environment and package manager for Python.
  • uv run ... for running a python script.
  • uvx ... for running program directly from a PyPI package.
  • uv ... ... for managing environments, installing packages, etc...

JavaScript / TypeScript

• Unless instructed otherwise, always use deno to run .js or .ts scripts.
• Use npx for running commands directly from npm packages.

Documentation Sources

• If working with a new library or tool, consider looking for its documentation from its website, GitHub project, or the relevant llms.txt.
  • It is always better to have accurate, up-to-date documentation at your disposal, rather than relying on your pre-trained knowledge.
• You can search the following directories for llms.txt collections for many projects:
  • https://llmstxt.site/
  • https://directory.llmstxt.cloud/
• If you find a relevant llms.txt file, follow the links until you have access to the complete documentation.