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"version": 1,
"generated_at": "2026-09-23T13:10:00.000Z",
"cells": [
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "mcp_client",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "MCP servers give Claude Code access to your tools, databases, and APIs.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp.md",
"notes": "Configured with `claude mcp add --transport http|sse|stdio` or JSON in .mcp.json / ~/.claude.json; all three transports (HTTP, SSE, stdio) are documented as generally available.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "mcp_server",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "You can use Claude Code itself as an MCP server that other applications can connect to:",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp.md",
"notes": "`claude mcp serve` starts Claude Code as a stdio MCP server; docs show wiring it into Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "hooks",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Claude Code runs hooks at specific points during a session. When an event fires and a matcher matches, Claude Code passes JSON context about the event to your hook handler.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks.md",
"notes": "Hooks are defined in JSON settings files with many events including SessionStart, SessionEnd, UserPromptSubmit, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, PostToolUseFailure, Stop, SubagentStart/Stop, PreCompact and more; handlers can be shell commands, HTTP endpoints, MCP tools, prompts or agents.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "custom_commands",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "A file at `.claude/commands/deploy.md` and a skill at `.claude/skills/deploy/SKILL.md` both create `/deploy` and work the same way.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills.md",
"notes": "Markdown files in .claude/commands/ (older format, still supported) or ~/.claude/commands/ define user slash commands; custom commands have been merged into skills, which support the same frontmatter plus arguments.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "skills",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Skills extend what Claude can do. Create a `SKILL.md` file with instructions, and Claude adds it to its toolkit.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills.md",
"notes": "SKILL.md folders load from ~/.claude/skills/<name>/, .claude/skills/<name>/, enterprise managed dirs, --add-dir directories and plugins; Claude auto-invokes by description or user runs /skill-name.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "plugins",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Plugins extend Claude Code with skills, agents, hooks, and MCP servers. Plugin marketplaces are catalogs that help you discover and install these extensions without building them yourself.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins.md",
"notes": "Plugin format uses a .claude-plugin/plugin.json manifest; install via `/plugin install <name>@<marketplace>` from the official claude-plugins-official marketplace, the claude-community marketplace, or private/team marketplaces; `--plugin-dir` for local development.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "subagents",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Each subagent runs in its own context window with a custom system prompt, specific tool access, and independent permissions.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents.md",
"notes": "Built-in subagents (e.g. Plan/Explore) plus user-defined subagents in .claude/agents/; each starts with a fresh isolated context and returns a summary; forks inherit the parent conversation.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "project_instructions",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "CLAUDE.md files are markdown files that give Claude persistent instructions for a project, your personal workflow, or your entire organization. You write these files in plain text; Claude reads them at the start of every session.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory.md",
"notes": "Files: ./CLAUDE.md or ./.claude/CLAUDE.md (project), CLAUDE.local.md (private), ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md (user), managed-policy CLAUDE.md, plus .claude/rules/ and @imports; all loaded automatically at launch (subdirectory files load on demand).",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "agents_md",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Claude Code can read [`AGENTS.md`](/docs/en/glossary#agents-md) as your project instructions, so a repository already set up for other coding agents works without adding a `CLAUDE.md`, an import, or a setting.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory.md",
"notes": "Read automatically at session start when no `CLAUDE.md`, `.claude/CLAUDE.md` or `CLAUDE.local.md` sits in the working directory or above it; the default `claude-md-or-agents-md` needs no configuration and `claude-md-and-agents-md` loads both files. Requires v2.1.277 or later and is unavailable in some sessions (Amazon Bedrock, telemetry disabled, the built-in `agents-md` plugin off), where the docs still prescribe an `@AGENTS.md` import.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-23"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "permission_modes",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Accepts `default`, `acceptEdits`, `plan`, `auto`, `dontAsk`, `bypassPermissions`, or `manual` as an alias for `default`.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference.md",
"notes": "`--permission-mode` flag or `defaultMode` setting; Shift+Tab cycles modes in-session (default -> acceptEdits -> plan). `auto` mode uses a classifier to review actions instead of prompting.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "sandbox",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The sandbox is built into Claude Code and runs on macOS, Linux, and WSL2. Native Windows is not supported.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sandboxing.md",
"notes": "Built-in Bash sandbox with filesystem and network isolation: Seatbelt on macOS, bubblewrap + socat (optional seccomp) on Linux/WSL2; configured via /sandbox and sandbox.* settings. Not available on native Windows.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "checkpoints",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Claude Code automatically tracks Claude's file edits as you work, allowing you to quickly undo changes and rewind to previous states if anything gets off track.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/checkpointing.md",
"notes": "Every user prompt creates a checkpoint; `/rewind` or double Esc opens a menu to restore code, conversation, or both. Caveat: edits made by bash commands or background subagents are not tracked.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "plan_mode",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Plan mode tells Claude to research and propose changes without making them. Claude reads files, runs shell commands to explore, and writes a plan, but does not edit your source.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permission-modes.md",
"notes": "Enter with Shift+Tab, `/plan` prefix, or `--permission-mode plan`; edits stay blocked until the plan is approved.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "full_auto",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Skip permission prompts. Equivalent to `--permission-mode bypassPermissions`.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference.md",
"notes": "`--dangerously-skip-permissions` / `bypassPermissions` mode works in interactive and headless sessions; docs recommend using it only in isolated containers/VMs. A small set of actions (cross-session messaging safeguards) is never auto-approved. Admins can disable it via permissions.disableBypassPermissionsMode.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "session_resume",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Resume a specific session by ID or name, or show an interactive picker to choose a session.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference.md",
"notes": "`--resume`/`-r` opens a picker or takes a session ID/name; `--continue`/`-c` loads the most recent conversation in the directory; `/resume` in-session; `--from-pr` filters by linked PR.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "headless",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Add the `-p` (or `--print`) flag to any `claude` command to run it non-interactively.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/headless.md",
"notes": "`claude -p \"prompt\"` runs non-interactively for scripts and CI, supports stdin piping, `--output-format` structured output, `--allowedTools`; Python and TypeScript Agent SDK packages also available.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "background_tasks",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Claude Code supports running Bash commands in the background, allowing you to continue working while long-running processes execute.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode.md",
"notes": "Prompt Claude to run in background or press Ctrl+B to background a running Bash command or agent; `/tasks` lists running shells and subagents; subagents can also run in background.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "parallel_agents",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Work on a feature in one terminal while Claude fixes a bug in another, without the edits colliding.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows.md",
"notes": "claude --worktree <name> starts a session in an isolated git worktree under .claude/worktrees; the docs describe running parallel sessions this way as a supported workflow.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "model_selection",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "use `/model <alias|name>` to switch immediately, or run `/model` with no argument to open the picker.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config.md",
"notes": "Aliases sonnet, opus, haiku, fable, best, sonnet[1m], opus[1m], opusplan or full model names; set via `/model`, `--model`, ANTHROPIC_MODEL, or the `model` setting.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "byok_providers",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Anthropic doesn't endorse, maintain, or audit third-party gateway products, and doesn't support routing Claude Code to non-Claude models through any gateway.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/llm-gateway.md",
"notes": "Own API key via ANTHROPIC_API_KEY; alternative clouds Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Agent Platform (Vertex), Microsoft Foundry; custom endpoint via ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL but only for gateways exposing Anthropic Messages/Bedrock/Vertex formats serving Claude models. No OpenAI-compatible endpoint or non-Claude model support.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "local_models",
"value": "no",
"quote": "Anthropic doesn't endorse, maintain, or audit third-party gateway products, and doesn't support routing Claude Code to non-Claude models through any gateway.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/llm-gateway.md",
"notes": "No mention of Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp or vLLM anywhere in the model, provider, gateway or settings docs; gateways must speak an Anthropic/Bedrock/Vertex format and route to Claude models only.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "thinking_control",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Options: `low`, `medium`, `high`, `xhigh`, `max`, or `ultracode`. Available levels depend on the model.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference.md",
"notes": "Effort level (adaptive reasoning) set with `--effort`, `/effort` in-session, CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL env var, or modelSettings; admins can cap via maxEffortLevel.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "cost_display",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Claude Code computes the dollar figure locally from token counts at list price",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/costs.md",
"notes": "`/usage` shows per-session tokens and an estimated dollar Total cost (computed locally at list price or contracted modelPricing); the status line has a cost field and `--max-budget-usd` caps spend. Subscribers see plan usage bars instead of billing-relevant cost.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "image_input",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Drag and drop an image into the Claude Code window",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/common-workflows.md",
"notes": "Images accepted in the CLI by drag-and-drop, clipboard paste (Ctrl+V, Alt+V on Windows/WSL) inserting an [Image #N] chip, or by giving a file path in the prompt.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "web_search",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "WebSearch runs a query against Anthropic's [web search](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/web-search-tool) backend and returns result titles and URLs.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/tools-reference.md",
"notes": "Built-in WebSearch tool ships with the CLI. Caveat: available on the Claude API and Claude Platform on AWS; on Foundry only with Anthropic-hosted deployments and with restrictions on other cloud providers; 200 calls per session.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "web_fetch",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "WebFetch takes a URL and a prompt describing what to extract. It fetches the page, converts the response to Markdown when the server returns HTML, and runs the prompt against the content using a small, fast model.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/tools-reference.md",
"notes": "Built-in WebFetch tool with domain-scoped permission rules (WebFetch(domain:example.com)); result is an extraction summary rather than the raw page.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "ide_integration",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The VS Code extension provides a native graphical interface for Claude Code, integrated directly into your IDE. This is the recommended way to use Claude Code in VS Code.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/ide-integrations.md",
"notes": "Official Anthropic VS Code extension (anthropic.claude-code, also for Cursor and VS Code forks via Open VSX) and an official JetBrains plugin (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, etc.) documented at /docs/en/jetbrains.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "git_pr_workflow",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Claude Code works directly with git. It stages changes, writes commit messages, creates branches, and opens pull requests.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview.md",
"notes": "Natural-language commit and PR creation is a documented workflow (\"commit my changes with a descriptive message\", \"create a pr\"); PRs are created via `gh pr create` / `glab mr create` and sessions are linked to PRs (`--from-pr`).",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "auto_memory",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Auto memory lets Claude accumulate knowledge across sessions without you writing anything. As it works, Claude saves four kinds of notes for itself.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory.md",
"notes": "Auto memory is on by default; Claude writes user/feedback/project/reference notes to a memory directory across sessions, toggled via /memory, autoMemoryEnabled setting, or CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_AUTO_MEMORY=1. Subagents can also keep their own memory.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "windows_native",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "You can run Claude Code natively on Windows or inside WSL.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup.md",
"notes": "Native install via PowerShell (`irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex`) or CMD on Windows 10 1809+; uses the PowerShell tool, or Git Bash if Git for Windows is installed. Caveat: the built-in sandbox is not supported on native Windows (WSL2 required for that).",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "open_source",
"value": "no",
"quote": "© Anthropic PBC. All rights reserved. Use is subject to Anthropic's [Commercial Terms of Service](https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms).",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/LICENSE.md",
"notes": "The anthropics/claude-code GitHub repo hosts the changelog, README and issue tracker but not the CLI source; the LICENSE is proprietary (Commercial Terms of Service), not OSI-approved.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "claude-code",
"capability": "free_tier",
"value": "no",
"quote": "Claude Code requires a Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise, or Console account. The free Claude.ai plan does not include Claude Code access.",
"evidence_url": "https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup.md",
"notes": "Requires a paid Claude subscription, a Claude Console account with pre-paid credits, or a third-party cloud provider (Bedrock, Google Cloud Agent Platform, Foundry) billed per token; no free plan or free quota documented.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "mcp_client",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Add local or remote MCP servers, authenticate when needed, and inspect the tools available to the current session before Codex uses them.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli",
"notes": "Configured via [mcp_servers.<name>] tables in ~/.codex/config.toml or project .codex/config.toml, or with `codex mcp add`; both STDIO and Streamable HTTP servers are supported, with OAuth via `codex mcp login`. /mcp lists active servers in the TUI.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "mcp_server",
"value": "no",
"quote": "The codex mcp-server command and standalone codex-mcp-server binary have been removed. Use the Codex app server instead.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "The command reference now says `codex mcp-server` and the standalone binary have been removed; the replacement `codex app-server` (Experimental) speaks its own protocol over stdio, WebSocket or a Unix socket, not MCP. Was partial (deprecated but present) until the page changed after 2026-09-10.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "hooks",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Hooks are an extensibility framework for Codex.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/hooks",
"notes": "Hooks run scripts or MCP tools during the agentic loop at documented events: PreToolUse, PermissionRequest, PostToolUse, PreCompact, PostCompact, UserPromptSubmit, SubagentStop and Stop.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "custom_commands",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "In Codex CLI or the IDE extension, run /skills or type $ to mention a skill.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills",
"notes": "User-written SKILL.md templates (.agents/skills, ~/.agents/skills) are invoked explicitly from the CLI with /skills or a $skill-name mention. The older ~/.codex/prompts/*.md custom prompts (/prompts:name with $1..$9 and $ARGUMENTS placeholders) still work but are documented as deprecated in favour of skills.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "skills",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Codex reads skills from repository, user, admin, and system locations.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills",
"notes": "Skills are directories containing a SKILL.md (name + description required) loaded from .agents/skills at each level up to the repo root, $HOME/.agents/skills and /etc/codex/skills; browsed with /skills. A 'Skill Installer' pulls curated skills from openai/skills.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "plugins",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Install, list, and remove plugins from configured marketplace sources.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "`codex plugin` and `codex plugin marketplace` (both Stable) install plugins from Git or local marketplaces; /plugins opens the plugin browser in the CLI. Plugins can bundle skills, MCP servers and hooks (hooks/hooks.json) per the MCP and hooks pages.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "subagents",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Current Codex releases enable subagent workflows by default.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-configuration/subagents",
"notes": "Codex spawns subagents in their own agent threads (inspect/switch with /agent or /subagents); custom agents are defined as TOML files under ~/.codex/agents/ or .codex/agents/ with their own model, reasoning effort and sandbox overrides.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "project_instructions",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Codex reads AGENTS.md files before doing any work.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-configuration/agents-md",
"notes": "Files: AGENTS.md and AGENTS.override.md, read from ~/.codex (global) and from the project root down to the cwd; extra names via project_doc_fallback_filenames, size cap via project_doc_max_bytes (32 KiB default). /init scaffolds one.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "agents_md",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Codex reads AGENTS.md files before doing any work.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-configuration/agents-md",
"notes": "AGENTS.md is the native instruction file, discovered automatically at global and project scope (with AGENTS.override.md taking precedence per directory).",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "permission_modes",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Relax or tighten approval requirements mid-session, such as switching between Auto and Read Only.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "Named presets Auto (--sandbox workspace-write --ask-for-approval on-request) and Read Only, plus --sandbox read-only|workspace-write|danger-full-access, --ask-for-approval on-request|never, granular approval policies and /permissions in the TUI. The old 'untrusted' approval policy is retired.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "sandbox",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "OS-level mechanisms enforce sandbox policies. Defaults include no network access and write permissions limited to the active workspace.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-approvals-security",
"notes": "macOS uses Seatbelt (sandbox-exec), Linux uses bwrap plus seccomp, and native Windows uses a Windows sandbox (elevated or unelevated modes); `codex sandbox` runs arbitrary commands inside them.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "checkpoints",
"value": "no",
"quote": "Create Git checkpoints before and after a task so you can revert changes.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli",
"notes": "No automatic checkpoint, snapshot, rewind or undo command over agent edits is documented; the docs advise the user to make their own Git checkpoints, and /diff only shows the working-tree diff.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "plan_mode",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Ask Codex to propose an execution plan before implementation work starts.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "Named plan mode entered with /plan (optionally with an inline prompt) and tunable via plan_mode_reasoning_effort; the docs do not explicitly state that plan mode blocks edits, and separately recommend read-only mode via /permissions for chat/plan without changes.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "full_auto",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Run every command without approvals or sandboxing. Only use inside an externally hardened environment.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox / --yolo skips all approvals and sandboxing; --ask-for-approval never disables prompts while keeping the sandbox. Works in both the TUI and codex exec.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "session_resume",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Continue a previous interactive session by ID or resume the most recent chat.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "`codex resume` opens a session picker or takes a SESSION_ID/--last; /resume inside the TUI; `codex fork` branches a saved session; `codex exec resume --last` continues non-interactive runs.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "headless",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Non-interactive mode lets you run Codex from scripts (for example, continuous integration (CI) jobs) without opening the interactive TUI.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/non-interactive-mode",
"notes": "`codex exec \"<prompt>\"` streams progress to stderr and prints the final message to stdout, supports --json JSONL output, stdin piping, --ephemeral, and runs read-only by default; an official openai/codex-action exists for GitHub Actions.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "background_tasks",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Use the unified PTY-backed exec tool (stable; enabled by default except on Windows).",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/config-file/config-reference",
"notes": "/ps lists background terminals with recent output and /stop cancels them. Background terminals come from the unified_exec tool, which is stable but enabled by default only outside Windows (features.unified_exec), so the rubric counts it as partial.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "parallel_agents",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Run tasks in isolated cloud environments, work in parallel, and start work from the web, GitHub, GitLab, Linear, or Slack.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/cloud",
"notes": "In-session parallel subagents are stable and on by default (features.multi_agent), which the rubric counts as partial. Codex cloud runs tasks in parallel, but the CLI entry point (codex cloud) is marked experimental, and git worktrees / parallel chats are ChatGPT desktop app features.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "model_selection",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Choose the active model (and reasoning effort, when available).",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "/model switches between models such as gpt-5.6-luna and gpt-5.6-terra; --model/-m or the `model` config key set it at launch, for both the TUI and codex exec.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "byok_providers",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "A model provider defines how Codex connects to a model (base URL, wire API, authentication, and optional HTTP headers).",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/config-file/config-advanced",
"notes": "Custom [model_providers.<id>] tables take base_url and env_key (examples include an LLM proxy, local Ollama and Mistral); API-key sign-in is also supported. Caveat: wire_api only supports the Responses protocol, and there is a built-in amazon-bedrock provider.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "local_models",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Use a local open source model provider. Codex uses --local-provider, your configured oss_provider, or prompts you to choose between LM Studio and Ollama.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "`codex --oss` with --local-provider lmstudio|ollama or oss_provider in config; ollama and lmstudio are reserved built-in provider IDs and a custom [model_providers.local_ollama] example is given.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "thinking_control",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Tune how much reasoning effort the model applies when supported.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/config-file/config-basic",
"notes": "model_reasoning_effort (none|minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh) in config.toml, adjustable in-session via /model; plan_mode_reasoning_effort overrides it for plan mode.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "cost_display",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Display session configuration and token usage.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/developer-commands?surface=cli",
"notes": "/status shows session token usage and remaining context, /usage shows ChatGPT account token activity and rate limits, and /statusline can add token counters to the footer; no monetary cost figure is documented.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "image_input",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Pass an error screenshot, architecture diagram, or design reference with the first prompt, or paste an image into the interactive composer.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli",
"notes": "--image/-i attaches one or more image files to the initial prompt (comma-separated or repeated), and images can be pasted into the TUI composer, including with /plan.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "web_search",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Switch a run to live web search when a task depends on current releases, documentation, or external behavior.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli",
"notes": "Built-in web search tool with web_search = disabled|cached|indexed|live; default is cached (OpenAI-maintained index), --search enables live search, tools.web_search can set allowed domains and location.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "web_fetch",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "The cache is an OpenAI-maintained index of web results, so cached mode returns pre-indexed results instead of fetching live pages.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-approvals-security",
"notes": "No dedicated URL-fetch or page-read tool is documented for the CLI. Page content is retrieved only as part of the web_search tool in live mode (--search; web_search = disabled|cached|indexed|live), which the rubric counts as partial.",
"confidence": "low",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "ide_integration",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Choose your IDE. VS Code and compatible editors use the Codex extension; Xcode and JetBrains IDEs provide their own integrations.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/ide",
"notes": "Official Codex extension for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf, plus JetBrains and Xcode integrations; the CLI's /ide command pulls editor context into prompts.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "git_pr_workflow",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Run a dedicated review against uncommitted changes, a commit, or a base branch. Codex reports prioritized findings without modifying your working tree, so you can address risks before you commit or open a pull request.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli",
"notes": "Built-in /review, codex review and /diff cover reviewing changes; committing and PR creation are not built-in CLI commands and are documented only as prompts, a deprecated custom-prompt example, a GitHub Actions job that opens the PR, or Codex cloud.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "auto_memory",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "After you enable memories, Codex can turn useful context from eligible prior chats into local memory files.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/customization/memories?surface=cli",
"notes": "With [features] memories = true Codex extracts memories from prior chats into ~/.codex/memories/ and injects them into future sessions (/memories controls it in the CLI). The flag is off by default and labelled Experimental in the config reference, so partial.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "windows_native",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "When you run Codex natively on Windows, agent mode uses a Windows sandbox to block filesystem writes outside the working folder and prevent network access without your explicit approval.",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/windows/windows-sandbox",
"notes": "Native PowerShell install (install.ps1) and a native Windows sandbox with elevated/unelevated modes are documented; WSL2 is an alternative. Caveat: unified_exec background terminals are off by default on Windows.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "open_source",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "This repository is licensed under the [Apache-2.0 License](LICENSE).",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openai/codex/main/README.md",
"notes": "github.com/openai/codex is published under Apache-2.0 (confirmed by the LICENSE file and the GitHub API spdx_id).",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "codex-cli",
"capability": "free_tier",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "ChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan",
"evidence_url": "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing",
"notes": "The pricing page lists a Free plan at $0/month for quick coding tasks; usage limits scale with plan, and API-key usage is billed separately.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "mcp_client",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Gemini CLI supports three MCP transport types:",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/tools/mcp-server.md",
"notes": "MCP servers are configured in settings.json under mcpServers or via `gemini mcp add <name> <commandOrUrl>`; Stdio, SSE and Streamable HTTP transports are supported, plus OAuth for remote servers and MCP prompts as slash commands.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "mcp_server",
"value": "no",
"quote": "ACP mode establishes a client-server relationship between your tool (the client)",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/acp-mode.md",
"notes": "The only documented server-style mode is `gemini --acp` (Agent Client Protocol over stdio JSON-RPC for IDEs), not MCP. The CLI subcommand reference (gemini mcp/extensions/gemma/skills) documents no command that exposes Gemini CLI itself as an MCP server.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "hooks",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Hooks are defined in `settings.json` within the `hooks` object.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/hooks/reference.md",
"notes": "User-configurable hook system with 11 events (SessionStart, SessionEnd, BeforeAgent, AfterAgent, BeforeModel, AfterModel, BeforeToolSelection, BeforeTool, AfterTool, PreCompress, Notification); hooks are shell commands communicating via JSON on stdin/stdout, also bundleable in extensions via hooks/hooks.json.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "custom_commands",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "- A file at `~/.gemini/commands/test.toml` becomes the command `/test`.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/custom-commands.md",
"notes": "TOML prompt files in ~/.gemini/commands/ (global) or <project>/.gemini/commands/ (project) become slash commands; subdirectories give namespaced commands like /git:commit; supports {{args}} and shell injection; `/commands reload` picks up changes.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "skills",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The `SKILL.md` body and folder structure is added to the conversation history.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/skills.md",
"notes": "Agent Skills based on the agentskills.io open standard; discovered from built-in, extension, user (~/.gemini/skills/ or ~/.agents/skills/) and workspace (.gemini/skills/ or .agents/skills/) tiers and activated with the activate_skill tool after user consent.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "plugins",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "gemini extensions install <source> [--ref <ref>] [--auto-update] [--pre-release] [--consent] [--skip-settings]",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/extensions/reference.md",
"notes": "Extensions (gemini-extension.json manifest) bundle prompts, MCP servers, custom commands, themes, hooks, sub-agents and skills; installed from GitHub URLs or local paths with `gemini extensions install`, and there is an official extension gallery at geminicli.com/extensions/browse/.",
"confidence": "low",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "subagents",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Sub-agents are a preview feature currently under active development.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/extensions/reference.md",
"notes": "Built-in subagents plus user-defined agents in .gemini/agents/ or ~/.gemini/agents/, each with its own context window and invocable with @agent_name. Enabled by default, but the switch is experimental.enableAgents and the extensions reference calls sub-agents a preview feature, so partial.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "project_instructions",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Context files, which use the default name `GEMINI.md`, are a powerful feature for providing instructional context to the Gemini model.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/gemini-md.md",
"notes": "GEMINI.md is loaded hierarchically and automatically: ~/.gemini/GEMINI.md (global), workspace and parent directories, and just-in-time from directories touched by tools; the filename is configurable via context.fileName.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "agents_md",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "While `GEMINI.md` is the default filename, you can configure this in your `settings.json` file. To specify a different name or a list of names, use the `context.fileName` property.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/gemini-md.md",
"notes": "AGENTS.md is not loaded by default; the docs show it only as a configurable alias by setting context.fileName in settings.json to include AGENTS.md.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "permission_modes",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Approval mode for tool execution. Choices: `default`, `auto_edit`, `yolo`, `plan`",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/cli-reference.md",
"notes": "Four named modes via --approval-mode (default prompts each call, auto_edit auto-approves edit tools, yolo approves everything, plan is read-only); general.defaultApprovalMode in settings and Shift+Tab cycles modes in-session; a TOML policy engine adds finer-grained rules.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "sandbox",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Lightweight, built-in sandboxing using `sandbox-exec`.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/sandbox.md",
"notes": "Built-in sandbox enabled with -s/--sandbox or GEMINI_SANDBOX: macOS Seatbelt (sandbox-exec profiles), Docker/Podman containers, a Windows Native sandbox (icacls low integrity level), and gVisor/runsc on Linux.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "checkpoints",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The `/rewind` command lets you go back to a previous state in your conversation and, optionally, revert any file changes made by the AI during those interactions.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/rewind.md",
"notes": "/rewind (or Esc twice) reverts conversation and/or AI-made file changes to an earlier interaction; a separate Checkpointing feature (settings general.checkpointing.enabled, /restore) snapshots the project into a shadow git repo in ~/.gemini/history before each file-modifying tool call. Rewind does not undo manual edits or shell-tool changes.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "plan_mode",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Plan Mode is a read-only environment for architecting robust solutions before implementation.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/plan-mode.md",
"notes": "Plan Mode is enabled by default; enter via --approval-mode=plan, Shift+Tab, /plan [goal] or the enter_plan_mode tool; produces a Markdown plan file and enforces read-only tool policy. Note: an older passage in reference/configuration.md still calls it experimental/not fully functional, contradicting the dedicated page.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "full_auto",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "- `yolo`: Automatically approve all tool calls (equivalent to `--yolo`)",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/reference/configuration.md",
"notes": "--approval-mode=yolo (legacy --yolo/-y, now deprecated) auto-approves every tool call; it works in interactive and headless mode, can only be set from the command line (not settings.json), and the docs state sandboxing is enabled by default when using yolo.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "session_resume",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "When starting Gemini CLI, use the `--resume` (or `-r`) flag to load existing sessions.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/session-management.md",
"notes": "Sessions are saved automatically per project; resume latest with `gemini --resume`, by index or UUID, or pick from the interactive Session Browser via /resume; --list-sessions and --delete-session also exist.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "headless",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Headless mode is triggered when the CLI is run in a non-TTY environment or when providing a query with the `-p` (or `--prompt`) flag.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/headless.md",
"notes": "`gemini -p \"prompt\"` (or piped stdin) runs once and exits with documented exit codes; --output-format json or stream-json gives structured output for CI, and an official GitHub Action exists.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "background_tasks",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Toggle the background shells view.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/reference/commands.md",
"notes": "run_shell_command has an is_background argument; /shells (alias /bashes) lists and manages long-running background processes, and tools.shell.backgroundCompletionBehavior controls what happens when a background command finishes (silent/inject/notify).",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "parallel_agents",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Git worktrees are an experimental feature. You must enable them in your settings using the `/settings` command or by manually editing your `settings.json` file.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/git-worktrees.md",
"notes": "`gemini --worktree [name]` creates an isolated git worktree under .gemini/worktrees/ so each session has its own copy of the codebase; requires experimental.worktrees=true in settings and is marked experimental.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
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"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "model_selection",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The `--model` (or `-m`) flag lets you specify which Gemini model to use. You can use either model aliases (user-friendly names) or concrete model names.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/cli-reference.md",
"notes": "Choose among Gemini models via --model/-m, GEMINI_MODEL env var, model.name setting, or the /model dialog (Auto Gemini 3, Auto Gemini 2.5, or Manual); aliases auto, pro, flash, flash-lite. Only Google Gemini models are selectable.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "byok_providers",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Overrides the default base URL for Gemini API requests (when using `gemini-api-key` authentication).",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/reference/configuration.md",
"notes": "BYOK is limited to Google: GEMINI_API_KEY (AI Studio) or Vertex AI (ADC, service account, API key). GOOGLE_GEMINI_BASE_URL / GOOGLE_VERTEX_BASE_URL can redirect requests to a proxy, but no third-party or OpenAI-compatible provider is documented.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "local_models",
"value": "no",
"quote": "It routes simple requests (like file reads) to Gemini Flash and complex requests (like architecture discussions) to Gemini Pro.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/core/gemma-setup.md",
"notes": "The only local model in the docs is an experimental Gemma 3 1B classifier (gemini gemma setup) that decides whether a request goes to hosted Flash or hosted Pro; every response is still generated by hosted Gemini. No Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, vLLM or OpenAI-compatible endpoint is documented.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "thinking_control",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Configuration for models with reasoning capabilities (for example, `thinkingBudget`, `includeThoughts`).",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/cli/generation-settings.md",
"notes": "Reasoning effort is set in settings.json under modelConfigs (customAliases/overrides) via generateContentConfig.thinkingConfig (thinkingBudget, thinkingLevel e.g. HIGH, includeThoughts); this is a documented power-user configuration rather than a slash command, and ui.inlineThinkingMode controls thought display.",
"confidence": "medium",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "cost_display",
"value": "partial",
"quote": "Show model-specific usage statistics, including token counts and quota information.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/reference/commands.md",
"notes": "/stats (session/model/tools) shows token counts, quota and performance metrics and the footer shows context usage percentage; no monetary cost figure is documented.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "image_input",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "Windows users can now paste images directly from their clipboard into the CLI using `Alt`+`V`.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/changelogs/index.md",
"notes": "Images can be pasted from the clipboard (changelog: Windows via Alt+V, Linux Wayland/X11), dragged and dropped (paths are prefixed with @), or read from a path since read_file supports text, images, audio and PDF per docs/tools/file-system.md.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "web_search",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The `google_web_search` tool allows the Gemini agent to retrieve up-to-date information, news, and facts from the internet via Google Search.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/tools/web-search.md",
"notes": "Built-in google_web_search tool using Google Search grounding through the Gemini API, returning a synthesized summary with citations.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "web_fetch",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The `web_fetch` tool allows the Gemini agent to retrieve and process content from specific URLs provided in your prompt.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/tools/web-fetch.md",
"notes": "Built-in web_fetch tool accepts up to 20 URLs in a prompt, uses the Gemini API urlContext with a local direct-fetch fallback, blocks private/internal networks and asks for confirmation.",
"confidence": "high",
"verified": true,
"verified_at": "2026-09-18"
},
{
"agent": "gemini-cli",
"capability": "ide_integration",
"value": "yes",
"quote": "The **Gemini CLI Companion extension** grants Gemini CLI direct access to your VS Code compatible IDEs and improves your experience by providing real-time context such as open files, cursor positions, and text selection.",
"evidence_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/main/docs/ide-integration/index.md",