A simple command line interface for interacting with Google Gemini (Previously Bard), written in Rust.

This CLI allows you to save chat history as a Markdown file at a specified absolute or relative path in realtime

and handles graceful exit with Ctrl+C.

You need to have Rust and Cargo installed on your system. If you don't have them, you can install them from the official Rust website.

Install from cargo. Add -f at the end to force update. (cargo install bard-rs -f)

cargo install bard-rs

or

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/Alfex4936/Bard-rs
   

2. Change the working directory:

   cd Bard-rs
   

3. Build the project:

   cargo build --release
   

The executable binary file will be located in the target/release folder.

Before using the Google Gemini CLI, you need to obtain your session cookie. To get the session cookie, follow these steps:

1. Go to Google Gemini in Chrome.
2. Open Chrome Developer Tools (F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I).
3. Go to the "Application" tab.
4. Under "Storage" > "Cookies", click on "https://gemini.google.com".
5. Find the cookies with the name __Secure-1PSID (Must) and __Secure-1PSIDTS (Optional), and copy the values.

Now you can use the Google Gemini CLI:

Supported options: -s (__Secure-1PSID cookie), -t (__Secure-1PSIDTS cookie), -m (if present, it'll print other Gemini's responses for your prompt), -p (if present with path, it'll save your chat history as markdown.), -e (if present with .env file location, it'll use that session cookie)

It'll save as your first prompt message. (eg: "Hey yo" -> gemini_hey_yo.md)

bard-rs --psid <your_psid> --psidts <your_psidts> --path ./

bard-rs --psid <your_psid> --path ./

Replace <your_psid> and <your_psidts> with the value you copied from the Developer Tools.

If you don't want to save the chat history as a Markdown file, skip --path:

bard-rs -p <your_psid>

If you don't want to pass that long session in terminal, use .env file (refer to .env_sample)

bard-rs -e .env -p ./

If you prefer not to specify a path, bard-rs will automatically search for the .env file in the following locations: the argument-provided path, the current working directory, and the directory of the bard-rs binary.

(GEMINI_HISTORY is required in .env if you want to save the chat history as markdown file everytime.)

bard-rs

above command is same as bard-rs -e .env

.env file must contain PSID key. (it is derived from __Secure-1PSID)

![IMPORTANT] Need __Secure-1PSID and __Secure-1PSIDTS

! using echo PSID=... > .env might cause encoding problem that dotenv cannot read and end up causing no session key error.

PSID=~.

1. Clear your cookies. (In Chrome, DevTools - Application - Cookies)
2. Login again.
3. Obtain new __Secure-1PSID (Seems like typically contains a numerical identifier representing the logged-in user.)

• Type your message and press Enter to send it to Google Gemini.
• Type !reset to reset the conversation.
• Type !exit to exit the CLI.
• Type !show to see other Gemini's answers for your last message.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Credits:

• acheong08 - Inspired by this Python version.