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Gemini CLI Tool Mapping

Skills use Claude Code tool names. When you encounter these in a skill, use your platform equivalent:

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Overview

Gemini CLI Tool Mapping

Skills use Claude Code tool names. When you encounter these in a skill, use your platform equivalent:

Skill references	Gemini CLI equivalent
`Read` (file reading)	`read_file`
`Write` (file creation)	`write_file`
`Edit` (file editing)	`replace`
`Bash` (run commands)	`run_shell_command`
`Grep` (search file content)	`grep_search`
`Glob` (search files by name)	`glob`
`TodoWrite` (task tracking)	`write_todos`
`Skill` tool (invoke a skill)	`activate_skill`
`WebSearch`	`google_web_search`
`WebFetch`	`web_fetch`
`Task` tool (dispatch subagent)	No equivalent — Gemini CLI does not support subagents

No subagent support

Gemini CLI has no equivalent to Claude Code's Task tool. Skills that rely on subagent dispatch (subagent-driven-development, dispatching-parallel-agents) will fall back to single-session execution via executing-plans.

Additional Gemini CLI tools

These tools are available in Gemini CLI but have no Claude Code equivalent:

Tool	Purpose
`list_directory`	List files and subdirectories
`save_memory`	Persist facts to GEMINI.md across sessions
`ask_user`	Request structured input from the user
`tracker_create_task`	Rich task management (create, update, list, visualize)
`enter_plan_mode` / `exit_plan_mode`	Switch to read-only research mode before making changes