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DockTerm vs Gemini CLI
CLI-only AI agent without UI overlay for prompts.
Which to pick
Pick DockTerm if you want…
- Terminal workspace for Claude Code
- A free, open-source tool
- Integrations with Claude Code or Git (on DockTerm's list, not Gemini CLI's)
Pick Gemini CLI if you want…
- Terminal-first AI agent
- Integrations with Homebrew, MacPorts or Anaconda (on Gemini CLI's list, not DockTerm's)
Side by side
- What it is
- DockTerm:DockTerm is a free, open source terminal workspace for Claude Code. On macOS, munu brings its permission prompts to you, even over fullscreen apps.
- Gemini CLI:Gemini CLI is an open-source AI agent that lets you run Google Gemini models directly from the terminal.
- Best for
- DockTerm:Terminal workspace for Claude Code
- Gemini CLI:Terminal-first AI agent
- Who it’s for
- DockTerm:Developers who run Claude Code every day and want a calm, local terminal workspace with no telemetry.
- Gemini CLI:Developers who work primarily in the command line and need AI assistance.
- Pricing
- DockTerm:Free
- Gemini CLI:Freemium
- Open source
- DockTerm:Yes, 29 GitHub stars
- Gemini CLI:Yes, 107,216 GitHub stars
- Works with
- DockTerm:Claude Code, Git
- Gemini CLI:Homebrew, MacPorts, Anaconda
DockTerm features
- munu brings the question to you (macOS). On macOS, munu brings Claude's permission prompts down from the notch, even over fullscreen apps, so you can answer them where you are.
- Real terminal panes. Every pane is a real terminal running your own claude session, with tabs, splits and grids.
- Diff review and simple Git. See Claude's changes as a diff, then stage and commit with simple Git built in.
- MCP, skills and agents view. Read-only panels for connectors, plugins, skills and subagents with secrets masked.
- Chat mode. Read a pane's Claude transcript as a clean chat over the running terminal, and reply from a composer.
- Live subagent view. See the subagents Claude starts and what each one is doing, live.
Gemini CLI features
- Free tier. 60 requests per minute and 1,000 requests per day with a personal Google account.
- Gemini 3 models. Access to Gemini 3 with improved reasoning and up to 1 M token context.
- Built-in tools. Google Search grounding, file operations, shell commands, and web fetching.
- MCP support. Model Context Protocol enables custom integrations and extensions.
- Multiple install methods. Install via npx, npm, Homebrew, MacPorts, or Anaconda.
- Open source. Released under the Apache 2.0 license.
DockTerm vs Gemini CLI FAQ
Is DockTerm or Gemini CLI free?+
DockTerm is free. Gemini CLI has a free plan and paid plans.
Is DockTerm or Gemini CLI open source?+
Yes, both are open source: DockTerm (munvard/dockterm on GitHub, MIT license) and Gemini CLI (google-gemini/gemini-cli on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do DockTerm and Gemini CLI integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: DockTerm lists Claude Code and Git; Gemini CLI lists Homebrew, MacPorts and Anaconda.
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