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+# Gemini CLI for the enterprise
+
+This document outlines configuration patterns and best practices for deploying
+and managing Gemini CLI in an enterprise environment. By leveraging system-level
+settings, administrators can enforce security policies, manage tool access, and
+ensure a consistent experience for all users.
+
+> **A note on security:** The patterns described in this document are intended
+> to help administrators create a more controlled and secure environment for
+> using Gemini CLI. However, they should not be considered a foolproof security
+> boundary. A determined user with sufficient privileges on their local machine
+> may still be able to circumvent these configurations. These measures are
+> designed to prevent accidental misuse and enforce corporate policy in a
+> managed environment, not to defend against a malicious actor with local
+> administrative rights.
+
+## Centralized configuration: The system settings file
+
+The most powerful tools for enterprise administration are the system-wide
+settings files. These files allow you to define a baseline configuration
+(`system-defaults.json`) and a set of overrides (`settings.json`) that apply to
+all users on a machine. For a complete overview of configuration options, see
+the [Configuration documentation](../get-started/configuration.md).
+
+Settings are merged from four files. The precedence order for single-value
+settings (like `theme`) is:
+
+1. System Defaults (`system-defaults.json`)
+2. User Settings (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)
+3. Workspace Settings (`<project>/.gemini/settings.json`)
+4. System Overrides (`settings.json`)
+
+This means the System Overrides file has the final say. For settings that are
+arrays (`includeDirectories`) or objects (`mcpServers`), the values are merged.
+
+**Example of merging and precedence:**
+
+Here is how settings from different levels are combined.
+
+- **System defaults `system-defaults.json`:**
+
+  ```json
+  {
+    "ui": {
+      "theme": "default-corporate-theme"
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "includeDirectories": ["/etc/gemini-cli/common-context"]
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+- **User `settings.json` (`~/.gemini/settings.json`):**
+
+  ```json
+  {
+    "ui": {
+      "theme": "user-preferred-dark-theme"
+    },
+    "mcpServers": {
+      "corp-server": {
+        "command": "/usr/local/bin/corp-server-dev"
+      },
+      "user-tool": {
+        "command": "npm start --prefix ~/tools/my-tool"
+      }
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "includeDirectories": ["~/gemini-context"]
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+- **Workspace `settings.json` (`<project>/.gemini/settings.json`):**
+
+  ```json
+  {
+    "ui": {
+      "theme": "project-specific-light-theme"
+    },
+    "mcpServers": {
+      "project-tool": {
+        "command": "npm start"
+      }
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "includeDirectories": ["./project-context"]
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+- **System overrides `settings.json`:**
+  ```json
+  {
+    "ui": {
+      "theme": "system-enforced-theme"
+    },
+    "mcpServers": {
+      "corp-server": {
+        "command": "/usr/local/bin/corp-server-prod"
+      }
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "includeDirectories": ["/etc/gemini-cli/global-context"]
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+This results in the following merged configuration:
+
+- **Final merged configuration:**
+  ```json
+  {
+    "ui": {
+      "theme": "system-enforced-theme"
+    },
+    "mcpServers": {
+      "corp-server": {
+        "command": "/usr/local/bin/corp-server-prod"
+      },
+      "user-tool": {
+        "command": "npm start --prefix ~/tools/my-tool"
+      },
+      "project-tool": {
+        "command": "npm start"
+      }
+    },
+    "context": {
+      "includeDirectories": [
+        "/etc/gemini-cli/common-context",
+        "~/gemini-context",
+        "./project-context",
+        "/etc/gemini-cli/global-context"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+**Why:**
+
+- **`theme`**: The value from the system overrides (`system-enforced-theme`) is
+  used, as it has the highest precedence.
+- **`mcpServers`**: The objects are merged. The `corp-server` definition from
+  the system overrides takes precedence over the user's definition. The unique
+  `user-tool` and `project-tool` are included.
+- **`includeDirectories`**: The arrays are concatenated in the order of System
+  Defaults, User, Workspace, and then System Overrides.
+
+- **Location**:
+  - **Linux**: `/etc/gemini-cli/settings.json`
+  - **Windows**: `C:\ProgramData\gemini-cli\settings.json`
+  - **macOS**: `/Library/Application Support/GeminiCli/settings.json`
+  - The path can be overridden using the `GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH`
+    environment variable.
+- **Control**: This file should be managed by system administrators and
+  protected with appropriate file permissions to prevent unauthorized
+  modification by users.
+
+By using the system settings file, you can enforce the security and
+configuration patterns described below.
+
+### Enforcing system settings with a wrapper script
+
+While the `GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH` environment variable provides
+flexibility, a user could potentially override it to point to a different
+settings file, bypassing the centrally managed configuration. To mitigate this,
+enterprises can deploy a wrapper script or alias that ensures the environment
+variable is always set to the corporate-controlled path.
+
+This approach ensures that no matter how the user calls the `gemini` command,
+the enterprise settings are always loaded with the highest precedence.
+
+**Example wrapper script:**
+
+Administrators can create a script named `gemini` and place it in a directory
+that appears earlier in the user's `PATH` than the actual Gemini CLI binary
+(e.g., `/usr/local/bin/gemini`).
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Enforce the path to the corporate system settings file.
+# This ensures that the company's configuration is always applied.
+export GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH="/etc/gemini-cli/settings.json"
+
+# Find the original gemini executable.
+# This is a simple example; a more robust solution might be needed
+# depending on the installation method.
+REAL_GEMINI_PATH=$(type -aP gemini | grep -v "^$(type -P gemini)$" | head -n 1)
+
+if [ -z "$REAL_GEMINI_PATH" ]; then
+  echo "Error: The original 'gemini' executable was not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Pass all arguments to the real Gemini CLI executable.
+exec "$REAL_GEMINI_PATH" "$@"
+```
+
+By deploying this script, the `GEMINI_CLI_SYSTEM_SETTINGS_PATH` is set within
+the script's environment, and the `exec` command replaces the script process
+with the actual Gemini CLI process, which inherits the environment variable.
+This makes it significantly more difficult for a user to bypass the enforced
+settings.
+
+## Restricting tool access
+
+You can significantly enhance security by controlling which tools the Gemini
+model can use. This is achieved through the `tools.core` and `tools.exclude`
+settings. For a list of available tools, see the
+[Tools documentation](../tools/index.md).
+
+### Allowlisting with `coreTools`
+
+The most secure approach is to explicitly add the tools and commands that users
+are permitted to execute to an allowlist. This prevents the use of any tool not
+on the approved list.
+
+**Example:** Allow only safe, read-only file operations and listing files.
+
+```json
+{
+  "tools": {
+    "core": ["ReadFileTool", "GlobTool", "ShellTool(ls)"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Blocklisting with `excludeTools`
+
+Alternatively, you can add specific tools that are considered dangerous in your
+environment to a blocklist.
+
+**Example:** Prevent the use of the shell tool for removing files.
+
+```json
+{
+  "tools": {
+    "exclude": ["ShellTool(rm -rf)"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Security note:** Blocklisting with `excludeTools` is less secure than
+allowlisting with `coreTools`, as it relies on blocking known-bad commands, and
+clever users may find ways to bypass simple string-based blocks. **Allowlisting
+is the recommended approach.**
+
+### Disabling YOLO mode
+
+To ensure that users cannot bypass the confirmation prompt for tool execution,
+you can disable YOLO mode at the policy level. This adds a critical layer of
+safety, as it prevents the model from executing tools without explicit user
+approval.
+
+**Example:** Force all tool executions to require user confirmation.
+
+```json
+{
+  "security": {
+    "disableYoloMode": true
+  }
+}
+```
+
+This setting is highly recommended in an enterprise environment to prevent
+unintended tool execution.
+
+## Managing custom tools (MCP servers)
+
+If your organization uses custom tools via
+[Model-Context Protocol (MCP) servers](../core/tools-api.md), it is crucial to
+understand how server configurations are managed to apply security policies
+effectively.
+
+### How MCP server configurations are merged
+
+Gemini CLI loads `settings.json` files from three levels: System, Workspace, and
+User. When it comes to the `mcpServers` object, these configurations are
+**merged**:
+
+1.  **Merging:** The lists of servers from all three levels are combined into a
+    single list.
+2.  **Precedence:** If a server with the **same name** is defined at multiple
+    levels (e.g., a server named `corp-api` exists in both system and user
+    settings), the definition from the highest-precedence level is used. The
+    order of precedence is: **System > Workspace > User**.
+
+This means a user **cannot** override the definition of a server that is already
+defined in the system-level settings. However, they **can** add new servers with
+unique names.
+
+### Enforcing a catalog of tools
+
+The security of your MCP tool ecosystem depends on a combination of defining the
+canonical servers and adding their names to an allowlist.
+
+### Restricting tools within an MCP server
+
+For even greater security, especially when dealing with third-party MCP servers,
+you can restrict which specific tools from a server are exposed to the model.
+This is done using the `includeTools` and `excludeTools` properties within a
+server's definition. This allows you to use a subset of tools from a server
+without allowing potentially dangerous ones.
+
+Following the principle of least privilege, it is highly recommended to use
+`includeTools` to create an allowlist of only the necessary tools.
+
+**Example:** Only allow the `code-search` and `get-ticket-details` tools from a
+third-party MCP server, even if the server offers other tools like
+`delete-ticket`.
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcp": {
+    "allowed": ["third-party-analyzer"]
+  },
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "third-party-analyzer": {
+      "command": "/usr/local/bin/start-3p-analyzer.sh",
+      "includeTools": ["code-search", "get-ticket-details"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### More secure pattern: Define and add to allowlist in system settings
+
+To create a secure, centrally-managed catalog of tools, the system administrator
+**must** do both of the following in the system-level `settings.json` file:
+
+1.  **Define the full configuration** for every approved server in the
+    `mcpServers` object. This ensures that even if a user defines a server with
+    the same name, the secure system-level definition will take precedence.
+2.  **Add the names** of those servers to an allowlist using the `mcp.allowed`
+    setting. This is a critical security step that prevents users from running
+    any servers that are not on this list. If this setting is omitted, the CLI
+    will merge and allow any server defined by the user.
+
+**Example system `settings.json`:**
+
+1. Add the _names_ of all approved servers to an allowlist. This will prevent
+   users from adding their own servers.
+
+2. Provide the canonical _definition_ for each server on the allowlist.
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcp": {
+    "allowed": ["corp-data-api", "source-code-analyzer"]
+  },
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "corp-data-api": {
+      "command": "/usr/local/bin/start-corp-api.sh",
+      "timeout": 5000
+    },
+    "source-code-analyzer": {
+      "command": "/usr/local/bin/start-analyzer.sh"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+This pattern is more secure because it uses both definition and an allowlist.
+Any server a user defines will either be overridden by the system definition (if
+it has the same name) or blocked because its name is not in the `mcp.allowed`
+list.
+
+### Less secure pattern: Omitting the allowlist
+
+If the administrator defines the `mcpServers` object but fails to also specify
+the `mcp.allowed` allowlist, users may add their own servers.
+
+**Example system `settings.json`:**
+
+This configuration defines servers but does not enforce the allowlist. The
+administrator has NOT included the "mcp.allowed" setting.
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "corp-data-api": {
+      "command": "/usr/local/bin/start-corp-api.sh"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+In this scenario, a user can add their own server in their local
+`settings.json`. Because there is no `mcp.allowed` list to filter the merged
+results, the user's server will be added to the list of available tools and
+allowed to run.
+
+## Enforcing sandboxing for security
+
+To mitigate the risk of potentially harmful operations, you can enforce the use
+of sandboxing for all tool execution. The sandbox isolates tool execution in a
+containerized environment.
+
+**Example:** Force all tool execution to happen within a Docker sandbox.
+
+```json
+{
+  "tools": {
+    "sandbox": "docker"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+You can also specify a custom, hardened Docker image for the sandbox by building
+a custom `sandbox.Dockerfile` as described in the
+[Sandboxing documentation](./sandbox.md).
+
+## Controlling network access via proxy
+
+In corporate environments with strict network policies, you can configure Gemini
+CLI to route all outbound traffic through a corporate proxy. This can be set via
+an environment variable, but it can also be enforced for custom tools via the
+`mcpServers` configuration.
+
+**Example (for an MCP server):**
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "proxied-server": {
+      "command": "node",
+      "args": ["mcp_server.js"],
+      "env": {
+        "HTTP_PROXY": "http://proxy.example.com:8080",
+        "HTTPS_PROXY": "http://proxy.example.com:8080"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Telemetry and auditing
+
+For auditing and monitoring purposes, you can configure Gemini CLI to send
+telemetry data to a central location. This allows you to track tool usage and
+other events. For more information, see the
+[telemetry documentation](./telemetry.md).
+
+**Example:** Enable telemetry and send it to a local OTLP collector. If
+`otlpEndpoint` is not specified, it defaults to `http://localhost:4317`.
+
+```json
+{
+  "telemetry": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "target": "gcp",
+    "logPrompts": false
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Note:** Ensure that `logPrompts` is set to `false` in an enterprise setting to
+avoid collecting potentially sensitive information from user prompts.
+
+## Authentication
+
+You can enforce a specific authentication method for all users by setting the
+`enforcedAuthType` in the system-level `settings.json` file. This prevents users
+from choosing a different authentication method. See the
+[Authentication docs](./authentication.md) for more details.
+
+**Example:** Enforce the use of Google login for all users.
+
+```json
+{
+  "enforcedAuthType": "oauth-personal"
+}
+```
+
+If a user has a different authentication method configured, they will be
+prompted to switch to the enforced method. In non-interactive mode, the CLI will
+exit with an error if the configured authentication method does not match the
+enforced one.
+
+### Restricting logins to corporate domains
+
+For enterprises using Google Workspace, you can enforce that users only
+authenticate with their corporate Google accounts. This is a network-level
+control that is configured on a proxy server, not within Gemini CLI itself. It
+works by intercepting authentication requests to Google and adding a special
+HTTP header.
+
+This policy prevents users from logging in with personal Gmail accounts or other
+non-corporate Google accounts.
+
+For detailed instructions, see the Google Workspace Admin Help article on
+[blocking access to consumer accounts](https://support.google.com/a/answer/1668854?hl=en#zippy=%2Cstep-choose-a-web-proxy-server%2Cstep-configure-the-network-to-block-certain-accounts).
+
+The general steps are as follows:
+
+1.  **Intercept Requests**: Configure your web proxy to intercept all requests
+    to `google.com`.
+2.  **Add HTTP Header**: For each intercepted request, add the
+    `X-GoogApps-Allowed-Domains` HTTP header.
+3.  **Specify Domains**: The value of the header should be a comma-separated
+    list of your approved Google Workspace domain names.
+
+**Example header:**
+
+```
+X-GoogApps-Allowed-Domains: my-corporate-domain.com, secondary-domain.com
+```
+
+When this header is present, Google's authentication service will only allow
+logins from accounts belonging to the specified domains.
+
+## Putting it all together: example system `settings.json`
+
+Here is an example of a system `settings.json` file that combines several of the
+patterns discussed above to create a secure, controlled environment for Gemini
+CLI.
+
+```json
+{
+  "tools": {
+    "sandbox": "docker",
+    "core": [
+      "ReadFileTool",
+      "GlobTool",
+      "ShellTool(ls)",
+      "ShellTool(cat)",
+      "ShellTool(grep)"
+    ]
+  },
+  "mcp": {
+    "allowed": ["corp-tools"]
+  },
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "corp-tools": {
+      "command": "/opt/gemini-tools/start.sh",
+      "timeout": 5000
+    }
+  },
+  "telemetry": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "target": "gcp",
+    "otlpEndpoint": "https://telemetry-prod.example.com:4317",
+    "logPrompts": false
+  },
+  "advanced": {
+    "bugCommand": {
+      "urlTemplate": "https://servicedesk.example.com/new-ticket?title={title}&details={info}"
+    }
+  },
+  "privacy": {
+    "usageStatisticsEnabled": false
+  }
+}
+```
+
+This configuration:
+
+- Forces all tool execution into a Docker sandbox.
+- Strictly uses an allowlist for a small set of safe shell commands and file
+  tools.
+- Defines and allows a single corporate MCP server for custom tools.
+- Enables telemetry for auditing, without logging prompt content.
+- Redirects the `/bug` command to an internal ticketing system.
+- Disables general usage statistics collection.

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+# Ignoring files
+
+This document provides an overview of the Gemini Ignore (`.geminiignore`)
+feature of the Gemini CLI.
+
+The Gemini CLI includes the ability to automatically ignore files, similar to
+`.gitignore` (used by Git) and `.aiexclude` (used by Gemini Code Assist). Adding
+paths to your `.geminiignore` file will exclude them from tools that support
+this feature, although they will still be visible to other services (such as
+Git).
+
+## How it works
+
+When you add a path to your `.geminiignore` file, tools that respect this file
+will exclude matching files and directories from their operations. For example,
+when you use the `@` command to share files, any paths in your `.geminiignore`
+file will be automatically excluded.
+
+For the most part, `.geminiignore` follows the conventions of `.gitignore`
+files:
+
+- Blank lines and lines starting with `#` are ignored.
+- Standard glob patterns are supported (such as `*`, `?`, and `[]`).
+- Putting a `/` at the end will only match directories.
+- Putting a `/` at the beginning anchors the path relative to the
+  `.geminiignore` file.
+- `!` negates a pattern.
+
+You can update your `.geminiignore` file at any time. To apply the changes, you
+must restart your Gemini CLI session.
+
+## How to use `.geminiignore`
+
+To enable `.geminiignore`:
+
+1. Create a file named `.geminiignore` in the root of your project directory.
+
+To add a file or directory to `.geminiignore`:
+
+1. Open your `.geminiignore` file.
+2. Add the path or file you want to ignore, for example: `/archive/` or
+   `apikeys.txt`.
+
+### `.geminiignore` examples
+
+You can use `.geminiignore` to ignore directories and files:
+
+```
+# Exclude your /packages/ directory and all subdirectories
+/packages/
+
+# Exclude your apikeys.txt file
+apikeys.txt
+```
+
+You can use wildcards in your `.geminiignore` file with `*`:
+
+```
+# Exclude all .md files
+*.md
+```
+
+Finally, you can exclude files and directories from exclusion with `!`:
+
+```
+# Exclude all .md files except README.md
+*.md
+!README.md
+```
+
+To remove paths from your `.geminiignore` file, delete the relevant lines.