How to Use Gemini CLI Plan Mode for Safer Agentic Coding
One of the most persistent anxieties in agentic coding is the “what is this thing about to do to my repo?” problem. You describe a task. The agent starts executing. And somewhere between your request and the outcome, files get modified, commands get run, and irreversible things happen — sometimes incorrectly. Google just shipped a thoughtful solution to this problem in Gemini CLI: plan mode. Plan mode restricts the AI agent to read-only tools until you explicitly approve its proposed plan. No file writes. No command execution. Just analysis and a detailed proposal — which you review, approve (or reject), and then execute with confidence. ...