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Gemini CLI v0.34.0 Plan Mode: Read-Only Reasoning with ask_user Clarification and MCP Context Before Any Write
Shipped March 17 2026, Gemini CLI's Plan Mode (activated via /plan or Shift+Tab) puts the agent in a read-only state where it can navigate code, grep patterns, and pull read-only MCP tools (GitHub issues, Postgres schemas, Google Docs) but cannot modify files. The new ask_user tool lets it pause and prompt you with targeted questions before finalizing a plan. Only after explicit approval does it exit plan mode and begin writes, eliminating the common failure where eager agents overwrite files based on misunderstood intent.
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