Using Antigravity CLI

Settings

Antigravity CLI provides a flexible configuration system to customize workspace behavior, safety restrictions, editor preferences, visual style, and performance:

• Configuration file: Stored in a plain JSON file at ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/settings.json.
• Settings panel: Type /config or /settings to open a full-screen overlay menu listing all available options:
  • Select a setting to open its list of options or a text input field.
  • Immediately save your selection to the disk and return to the main list.
• Overrides: Certain settings can be overridden at launch using CLI flags (such as --sandbox or --dangerously-skip-permissions):
  • The settings menu displays an indicator showing where the override came from (for example, Sandbox Mode on overridden by --sandbox).
  • You can still edit the persistent setting on disk, but the current session enforces the command-line override until restarted.

Quick tips

The following table summarizes common shortcuts and commands:

Action/Feature	Tip/Command
Auto-complete to file paths	@ triggers path suggestions
Clear prompt	Type esc esc to clear your prompt box (when no streaming is active)
Terminal commands	Use ! at the start of your prompt to run terminal commands directly
Help	Type ? to get help and list all slash commands
Reduce noise from tool calls	Set verbosity to low in /config to minimize outputs from numerous tool calls
Manage permissions	Control permissions using /config or /permissions
Go back in conversation	Use /rewind or /undo to rewind the conversation history
Fork conversation	Use /fork to spin up a separate workspace and branch the conversation from an earlier point
Clear conversation	Use /clear to clear the prompt and start a new conversation session
Resume conversation	Use /resume to list and resume previous conversation logs
Auto-save resume	When you close the CLI, it automatically prints the exact command needed to resume that specific session

Keybindings

Antigravity CLI supports custom keybindings. You can edit them by typing /keybindings or modifying the JSON file directly:

• File location: ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/keybindings.json.
• Reset: To reset to default, delete the keybindings.json file.

Default keybindings

Action/Command	Keys	Purpose
Clear TUI screen	ctrl+l	Clear terminal output
Enter / submit	enter	Submit prompts or choices
Escape / cancel	ctrl+c, esc	Stop stream, close menus, or clear prompt
Exit CLI	ctrl+d	Terminate CLI TUI session
Suspend CLI	ctrl+z	Push CLI session to terminal background
Edit command	e	Open editor to edit proposed terminal command
Confirm no	n	Decline terminal command execution
Confirm yes	y	Approve terminal command execution
Open editor	ctrl+g	Edit prompt inside your default shell editor
Paste text	ctrl+v	Paste text from your clipboard
Redo text edit	ctrl+shift+z	Redo last undone text change
Undo text edit	ctrl+_, ctrl+shift+-	Undo last text change
Yank (copy)	ctrl+y	Yank/copy selected text
Navigate down	down	Scroll down in menu lists
Go to bottom	ctrl+end	Jump TUI view directly to the bottom
Go to top	ctrl+home	Jump TUI view directly to the top
Navigate left	left	Move prompt cursor left
Page down	pgdown, shift+down	Scroll TUI page down
Page up	pgup, shift+up	Scroll TUI page up
Navigate right	right	Move prompt cursor right
Tab / focus	tab	Auto-complete choices or switch component focus
Navigate up	up	Scroll up in menu lists
Insert newline	alt+enter, ctrl+j, shift+enter	Add newline to prompt without submitting

You can map a single action to many keybindings in the JSON file. To disable keybindings, set the list to empty (for example, []). If the file is malformed, the CLI uses the valid parts and falls back to defaults for the broken actions.

Note

Important: Keybindings cli.exit and cli.enter can’t be disabled.