Handoff Gemini

Handoff to Gemini CLI

Delegate tasks to Google Gemini CLI to save Claude context.

When to Use Gemini

Prerequisites

# Install Gemini CLI (Google)
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
# Or via: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli

Handoff Process

1. Prepare Context

## Task for Gemini
**Goal**: [What needs to be done]
**Files**: [Which files to analyze]
**Output**: [What format to return]

2. Generate Command

Pass the prompt with -p (non-interactive). Reference files or directories inline with @<path>, or pipe content via stdin. There is no -f flag.

# Analyze a directory (@ reads it recursively)
gemini -p "Summarize the components in @src/"

# Research task (no file context)
gemini -p "Research best practices for [topic]"

# Document analysis (single file via @)
gemini -p "Extract key points from @docs/spec.md"

# Large or generated context via stdin
cat docs/spec.md | gemini -p "Extract key points"

Note: A src/**/*.ts-style glob only expands if the shell has globstar enabled (shopt -s globstar in bash). Prefer a directory reference like @src/, which Gemini reads recursively without relying on shell globbing.

3. Provide Instructions

• Why Gemini is suitable
• Expected output
• How to continue workflow

Example

## Task: Research API Best Practices

**Command:**
gemini -p "Research REST API versioning strategies. Summarize pros/cons."

**After:**
- Review research
- Share relevant findings
- Implement chosen strategy

Benefits

• Token Savings: Research tasks don't consume Claude context
• Long Context: Handles very large documents
• Specialization: Use each AI's strengths