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      "slug": "cursor-cli",
      "name": "Cursor CLI",
      "vendor": "Cursor",
      "vendorUrl": "https://cursor.com/cli",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Cursor's coding agent in the terminal, run as `agent` (also `cursor-agent`).",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cursor-cli.json",
      "license": "Proprietary, under Cursor's terms of service (Anysphere, Inc., updated 3 September 2026). No source is published",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "`agent login` through a browser, or an API key passed with `--api-key` or `CURSOR_API_KEY` for headless runs.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Hobby is free with limited Agent requests and needs no card. Individual is $20 a month, Teams $40 a user a month and Enterprise by quote. Every plan includes a set amount of model usage, with on-demand usage billed in arrears, and the pricing page gives no dollar or request figure for either (checked 2026-10-02).",
      "priceSummary": "$20 / mo",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-02).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-02"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://cursor.com/docs/cli/overview",
      "llmsTxt": "https://cursor.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "closed-source",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "status-page"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-28",
      "graded": true,
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        "graded": true,
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        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
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        "ranked": true,
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        "categoryRank": 10,
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        "run": "2026-10-01",
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          "ergonomics": 42,
          "maintenance": 62,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 27,
          "schema": 39,
          "security": 46,
          "transparency": 64
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "low",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": -5,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2025-10-02 and 2025-11-03. Four high advisories that name the CLI, all fixed. Remote code execution in Cursor CLI through Cursor Agent MCP OAuth2 communication (GHSA-wj33-264c-j9cq), arbitrary code execution through a permissive CLI config (GHSA-v64q-396f-7m79), a sensitive-file overwrite bypass in the CLI agent (GHSA-x2vq-h6v6-jhc6) and command injection through an untrusted MCP configuration in Cursor CLI Beta (GHSA-4hwr-97q3-37w2). All older than six months, so 1 point each (https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories)",
          "2026-01-14. GHSA-82wg-qcm4-fp2w, high, terminal tool allowlist bypass through environment variables. It doesn't name the CLI, which runs the same terminal tool and allowlist idea. Fixed and published, 1 point. Judgement call. We left out the 2026 sandbox escapes titled for Cursor Desktop and Cloud Agents (https://github.com/cursor/cursor/security/advisories)"
        ],
        "verdict": "Allow and deny rules for shell, reads, writes, web fetches and MCP tools, with deny taking precedence. No CLI changelog, and versions are dates.",
        "strengths": [
          "Allow and deny rules for shell, reads, writes, web fetches and MCP tools, with deny taking precedence",
          "Print mode with text, json and stream-json output, plus `--resume` and `--continue`",
          "Plan and ask (read-only) modes alongside the default agent mode",
          "Hands a task to Cloud Agents by prefixing the message with `\u0026`",
          "A free Hobby plan with no card, and a status page with a CLI component"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No CLI changelog, and versions are dates",
          "The install script checks no checksum or signature",
          "No documentation of CLI telemetry or of what runs without approval by default",
          "Four high advisories named the CLI in October and November 2025",
          "Closed source, with no public issue tracker"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Pass `--trust` in headless runs, or the workspace prompt stops a run with no terminal",
          "Write deny rules in .cursor/cli.json before using `--force`. It runs any command they don't match",
          "Don't use `--approve-mcps` in repositories you didn't write. Two 2025 CLI advisories came through MCP",
          "Set `CURSOR_API_KEY` in CI. `agent login` opens a browser",
          "Record `agent --version` with each run. Versions are dates and there's no CLI changelog to compare against"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 1.5,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "low",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 35.8
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          "maintenance": 62,
          "payments": 25,
          "reliability": 27,
          "schema": 39,
          "security": 46,
          "transparency": 27
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        "provenanceScore": 100
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "curl https://cursor.com/install -fsS | bash",
        "headless": {
          "run": "agent -p \"fix the failing test\" --output-format json --trust"
        }
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      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/cursor-cli"
      },
      "area": "frameworks",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Individual plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 20,
          "note": "includes a set amount of model usage"
        },
        {
          "item": "Teams",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 40,
          "note": "per user"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Anysphere, Inc.",
        "domain": "cursor.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1995-12-20",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://cursor.com/terms-of-service",
        "privacy": "https://cursor.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.cursor.com",
        "changelog": "https://cursor.com/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-01",
        "notes": [
          "The terms of service (updated 3 September 2026) name Anysphere, Inc.",
          "RDAP (Verisign) gives cursor.com a registration date of 1995-12-20, long before Anysphere.",
          "cursor.com/.well-known/security.txt has a Contact line pointing to Cursor's GitHub security advisories and no Expires line, which RFC 9116 requires. The site's tracker reads a file with a Contact and no Expires as valid.",
          "The changelog covers all of Cursor, and we found no CLI-only changelog."
        ],
        "score": 100
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "cursor-cli",
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.cursor.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T00:11:15.315952312Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://cursor.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "valid",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:59.179317189Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://cursor.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:29.345712262Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "cursor.com",
          "registered": "1995-12-20",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/cursor.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:09:09.510989819Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://cursor.com/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:16.526843692Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "0533f35b59a7"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://cursor.com/privacy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:18.612925478Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "a5f74b5510f1"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://cursor.com/terms-of-service",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:20.641585682Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "5db93dae47db"
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        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:11:15.315952312Z"
      }
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    "b": {
      "slug": "gemini-cli",
      "name": "Gemini CLI",
      "vendor": "Google",
      "vendorUrl": "https://geminicli.com",
      "kind": "harness",
      "category": "agent-harnesses",
      "summary": "Google's open-source coding agent for the terminal, in TypeScript on Node 20 or newer.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-cli.json",
      "repo": "https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli",
      "license": "Apache-2.0",
      "transports": [],
      "packages": [
        {
          "registry": "npm",
          "name": "@google/gemini-cli"
        }
      ],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Sign in with a Google account (Gemini Code Assist for individuals, Google AI Pro or Ultra, Code Assist Standard or Enterprise), or use a Gemini API key from AI Studio or Vertex AI credentials. Google's terms forbid using the Gemini CLI sign-in from third-party software.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free with a Google sign-in, up to 1,000 model requests a user a day, or 250 a day on Flash with an unpaid Gemini API key. Google AI Pro raises the daily limit to 1,500 and Ultra to 2,000, Code Assist Standard to 1,500 and Enterprise to 2,000. Pay as you go through a paid Gemini API key or Vertex AI at token rates. Requests are also limited per minute (checked 2026-10-02).",
      "priceSummary": "Freemium",
      "where": "local",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs or the source (checked 2026-10-02).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": 107000,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-02"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://geminicli.com/docs/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://geminicli.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "agent.harness",
        "agent.mcp-client",
        "agent.multi-agent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "official",
        "harness",
        "coding-agent",
        "cli",
        "open-source",
        "typescript",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "telemetry-default-on",
        "pre-1.0",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "gemini-only"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-29",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 72.3,
        "grade": "BB",
        "agentReady": true,
        "rank": 72,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 3,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 78,
          "maintenance": 88,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 71,
          "schema": 93,
          "security": 67,
          "transparency": 90
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
        },
        "negative": -2,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "2026-04-24. GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g, critical (CVSS 10). In CI, headless Gemini CLI trusted the workspace folder automatically and loaded its configuration, and `--yolo` ignored fine-grained tool allowlists, so a workflow fed untrusted pull requests or issues could run an attacker's code. Fixed in @google/gemini-cli 0.39.1 and run-gemini-cli 0.1.22 and published, so the deduction is small (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g)"
        ],
        "verdict": "Apache-2.0, CI passing on main, and 583 open issues with priority labels. Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network.",
        "strengths": [
          "Apache-2.0, CI passing on main, and 583 open issues with priority labels",
          "A weekly stable release after a week in preview, under a written release policy",
          "Headless JSON and stream-json output with documented exit codes, including 53 for the turn limit",
          "A TOML policy engine with admin policy paths, folder trust on by default and a setting that blocks yolo mode",
          "1,000 free requests a day with a Google sign-in and no card"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network",
          "Usage statistics on by default, and the free tier may train on data unless the user opts out",
          "A critical advisory in April 2026 (CVSS 10) for CI runs that trusted untrusted repositories",
          "Pre-1.0 at 0.62.0, and Gemini models only",
          "Open P1 report #29310 says yolo and auto_edit auto-allow obfuscated shell commands"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Set `GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE` to true only for trusted inputs in CI. Since 0.39.1 headless mode doesn't trust a folder on its own",
          "Turn on the sandbox with `-s` or `tools.sandbox`, and pick a proxied Seatbelt profile on macOS to cut network",
          "Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` to false to stop usage statistics",
          "Read the exit code. 42 is bad input and 53 is the turn limit",
          "Use `--output-format stream-json` to get tool calls and results as JSONL events"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "local",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3.5,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "BB",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 72.3
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 78,
          "maintenance": 88,
          "payments": 40,
          "reliability": 71,
          "schema": 93,
          "security": 67,
          "transparency": 80
        },
        "provenanceScore": 100
      },
      "connect": {
        "install": "npm i -g @google/gemini-cli   # or: brew install gemini-cli",
        "headless": {
          "run": "gemini -p \"fix the failing test\" --output-format json --approval-mode auto_edit"
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/agent.harness",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/gemini-cli"
      },
      "sameCompany": [
        "gemini-api",
        "gemini-embedding",
        "vertex-ai-tuning",
        "google-model-armor",
        "google-imagen",
        "google-veo",
        "google-lyria",
        "google-speech-to-text",
        "google-adk",
        "google-secret-manager",
        "google-weather-api",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp",
        "google-maps-platform",
        "google-cloud-translation",
        "google-calendar-api",
        "google-drive-api"
      ],
      "area": "frameworks",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Google LLC",
        "domain": "google.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1997-09-15",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": null,
        "terms": "https://geminicli.com/docs/resources/tos-privacy",
        "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://aistudio.google.com/status",
        "changelog": "https://geminicli.com/docs/changelogs",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-10-01",
        "notes": [
          "The docs are on geminicli.com. The terms page there maps each sign-in method to its own terms and privacy notice (Gemini Code Assist, the Gemini API unpaid and paid services, Google Cloud).",
          "The status page is the Gemini API's. We found no status page for Gemini Code Assist sign-ins.",
          "Legal entity, domain date and security.txt for google.com are from the gemini-api listing's check of 26 September 2026."
        ],
        "score": 100
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "gemini-cli",
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://aistudio.google.com/status",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:04.477079675Z"
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "github",
            "name": "google-gemini/gemini-cli",
            "version": "v0.62.0",
            "released": "2026-09-29",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:27:48.184399075Z"
          },
          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@google/gemini-cli",
            "version": "0.62.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:27:47.915925343Z"
          }
        ],
        "githubStars": 107231,
        "npmWeekly": 459071,
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://google.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "valid",
          "expires": "2030-04-01T00:00:00z",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:53.387118101Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://geminicli.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:48.20670565Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "google.com",
          "registered": "1997-09-15",
          "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:50.737985829Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://geminicli.com/docs/changelogs",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:44:53.591365058Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "1a4924fbe02a"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://geminicli.com/docs/resources/tos-privacy",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 304,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:44:55.657597873Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "f7d55fbc670d"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:04.477079675Z"
      }
    },
    "summary": "Gemini CLI has a score of 72.3 (BB) against Cursor CLI's 35.8 (F). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is schema \u0026 documentation, 54 points."
  },
  "kind": "anchor.page",
  "links": {
    "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json",
    "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-gemini-cli",
    "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-gemini-cli.json",
    "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt",
    "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-gemini-cli.md",
    "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-gemini-cli.min.md"
  },
  "markdown": "Gemini CLI has a score of 72.3 (BB) against Cursor CLI's 35.8 (F). Both do agent harness. The largest gap is schema \u0026 documentation, 54 points.\n\n- Cursor CLI: grade F, 35.8/100, rank #441 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cursor-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cursor-cli.json\n- Gemini CLI: grade BB, 72.3/100, rank #72 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-cli.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-cli.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Cursor CLI for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Gemini CLI for reliability (+44), schema \u0026 documentation (+54), agent ergonomics (+36), security \u0026 auth (+21), payments \u0026 pricing (+15), maintenance \u0026 community (+26), transparency \u0026 trust (+26).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Cursor CLI | Gemini CLI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 27 | 71 | Gemini CLI +44 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 39 | 93 | Gemini CLI +54 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 42 | 78 | Gemini CLI +36 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 46 | 67 | Gemini CLI +21 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 25 | 40 | Gemini CLI +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 62 | 88 | Gemini CLI +26 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 90 | Gemini CLI +26 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -5 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **35.8 · F** | **72.3 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Cursor CLI | Gemini CLI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Agent harness | Agent harness |\n| Vendor | Cursor | Google |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports |  |  |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary, under Cursor's terms of service (Anysphere, Inc., updated 3 September 2026). No source is published | Apache-2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-29 |\n| Popularity | none | 107k stars |\n| Agent reviews | 1.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Cursor CLI.** Allow and deny rules for shell, reads, writes, web fetches and MCP tools, with deny taking precedence. No CLI changelog, and versions are dates.\n\n**Gemini CLI.** Apache-2.0, CI passing on main, and 583 open issues with priority labels. Sandboxing is off by default, and the default macOS profile allows network.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Cursor CLI\n\n1. Pass `--trust` in headless runs, or the workspace prompt stops a run with no terminal\n2. Write deny rules in .cursor/cli.json before using `--force`. It runs any command they don't match\n3. Don't use `--approve-mcps` in repositories you didn't write. Two 2025 CLI advisories came through MCP\n4. Set `CURSOR_API_KEY` in CI. `agent login` opens a browser\n5. Record `agent --version` with each run. Versions are dates and there's no CLI changelog to compare against\n\n### Gemini CLI\n\n1. Set `GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE` to true only for trusted inputs in CI. Since 0.39.1 headless mode doesn't trust a folder on its own\n2. Turn on the sandbox with `-s` or `tools.sandbox`, and pick a proxied Seatbelt profile on macOS to cut network\n3. Set `privacy.usageStatisticsEnabled` to false to stop usage statistics\n4. Read the exit code. 42 is bad input and 53 is the turn limit\n5. Use `--output-format stream-json` to get tool calls and results as JSONL events\n\n## Other comparisons with Cursor CLI or Gemini CLI\n\n- [Aider vs Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-cursor-cli.md)\n- [Aider vs Gemini CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/aider-vs-gemini-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-cursor-cli.md)\n- [Claude Code vs Gemini CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/claude-code-vs-gemini-cli.md)\n- [Cline vs Cursor CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-cursor-cli.md)\n- [Cline vs Gemini CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cline-vs-gemini-cli.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs GitHub Copilot CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-github-copilot-cli.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs goose](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-goose.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs OpenAI Codex](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-openai-codex.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs OpenCode](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-opencode.md)\n- [Cursor CLI vs OpenHands](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cursor-cli-vs-openhands.md)\n- [Gemini CLI vs GitHub Copilot CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-github-copilot-cli.md)\n- [Gemini CLI vs goose](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-goose.md)\n- [Gemini CLI vs OpenAI Codex](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-openai-codex.md)\n- [Gemini CLI vs OpenCode](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-opencode.md)\n- [Gemini CLI vs OpenHands](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-cli-vs-openhands.md)\n",
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