diff --git a/.nextchanges/cli/aitools-gemini.md b/.nextchanges/cli/aitools-gemini.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..952fc5bd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextchanges/cli/aitools-gemini.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`databricks aitools install` now supports Gemini CLI, installing Databricks agent skills into its skills directory.
diff --git a/cmd/aitools/install_test.go b/cmd/aitools/install_test.go
index 3f0040c71e..7cb904c5e8 100644
--- a/cmd/aitools/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/aitools/install_test.go
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ func TestAgentChoicesOnlyOffersActionableAgents(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := cmdio.MockDiscard(t.Context())
 
 	// Project scope: agents that support project-scoped skills are offered (Claude
-	// via plugin; Pi via skills). User-only plugin agents and global-only files
-	// agents are not.
+	// via plugin; Pi/Gemini via skills). User-only plugin agents and global-only
+	// files agents are not.
 	choices := agentChoices(ctx, installer.ScopeProject, false)
 	var names []string
 	for _, c := range choices {
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func TestAgentChoicesOnlyOffersActionableAgents(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Contains(t, names, agents.NameClaudeCode)
 	assert.Contains(t, names, agents.NamePi)
+	assert.Contains(t, names, agents.NameGemini)
 	assert.NotContains(t, names, agents.NameCursor)
 	assert.NotContains(t, names, agents.NameCodex)
 	assert.NotContains(t, names, agents.NameOpenCode)
diff --git a/cmd/aitools/telemetry.go b/cmd/aitools/telemetry.go
index 60d1827fe9..899f5b117a 100644
--- a/cmd/aitools/telemetry.go
+++ b/cmd/aitools/telemetry.go
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ func agentType(name string) protos.AitoolsAgentType {
 		return protos.AitoolsAgentTypeAntigravity
 	case agents.NamePi:
 		return protos.AitoolsAgentTypePi
+	case agents.NameGemini:
+		return protos.AitoolsAgentTypeGemini
 	default:
 		return protos.AitoolsAgentTypeUnspecified
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/aitools/update_test.go b/cmd/aitools/update_test.go
index 35800d1e84..aec1220b41 100644
--- a/cmd/aitools/update_test.go
+++ b/cmd/aitools/update_test.go
@@ -395,9 +395,10 @@ func TestUpdateProjectIncludesProjectSkillAgents(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("DATABRICKS_SKILLS_REF", "v0.2.6")
 	projectRoot := t.TempDir()
 	t.Chdir(projectRoot)
-	// Pi reads project skills from .pi/skills; a home-based detection would miss
-	// this, so update must pick it up via DetectProjectInstalled.
+	// Skills-only agents read project skills from their project config dirs; a
+	// home-based detection would miss these, so update must use DetectProjectInstalled.
 	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(projectRoot, ".pi", "skills", "databricks-core"), 0o755))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(projectRoot, ".gemini", "skills", "databricks-core"), 0o755))
 
 	ctx := cmdio.MockDiscard(t.Context())
 	dir, err := installer.ProjectSkillsDir(ctx)
@@ -429,4 +430,5 @@ func TestUpdateProjectIncludesProjectSkillAgents(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd.SetArgs([]string{"--scope", "project"})
 	require.NoError(t, cmd.Execute())
 	assert.Contains(t, names, agents.NamePi)
+	assert.Contains(t, names, agents.NameGemini)
 }
diff --git a/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go b/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go
index 0d3c2d96d0..6c15aeda06 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/agents/agents.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ type Agent struct {
 	// plugin-capability detection and as the program for the plugin probe.
 	// Empty for agents with no CLI binary (Antigravity is IDE-only).
 	Binary string
+	// DetectFile, when set, is a marker file under ConfigDir that must exist for the
+	// agent to count as installed, instead of the bare config directory (used when
+	// the config dir is shared with another product; see geminiDetectFile).
+	DetectFile string
 	// Plugin describes the databricks plugin for this agent, or nil when the
 	// agent has no plugin and skills files are its native delivery.
 	Plugin *PluginSpec
@@ -56,14 +60,25 @@ type Agent struct {
 	pluginVersion func(ctx context.Context, a *Agent) (string, bool)
 }
 
-// Detected returns true if the agent is installed on the system.
+// Detected reports whether the agent is installed: its config directory exists,
+// or its DetectFile marker or installed Databricks skills exist when one is set.
 func (a *Agent) Detected(ctx context.Context) bool {
 	dir, err := a.ConfigDir(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	_, err = os.Stat(dir)
-	return err == nil
+	target := dir
+	if a.DetectFile != "" {
+		target = filepath.Join(dir, a.DetectFile)
+	}
+	if _, err = os.Stat(target); err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if a.DetectFile == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	skillsDir, err := a.SkillsDir(ctx)
+	return err == nil && HasDatabricksSkillsIn(skillsDir)
 }
 
 // SkillsDir returns the full path to the agent's skills directory.
@@ -111,8 +126,15 @@ const (
 	NameCopilot     = "copilot"
 	NameAntigravity = "antigravity"
 	NamePi          = "pi"
+	NameGemini      = "gemini"
 )
 
+// geminiDetectFile is the project registry Gemini CLI writes at ~/.gemini/projects.json
+// on real use. Detection keys on it, not the bare ~/.gemini directory, because
+// Antigravity's ~/.gemini/antigravity subtree makes ~/.gemini exist without Gemini
+// CLI being installed. (installation_id is not reliably present.)
+const geminiDetectFile = "projects.json"
+
 // Databricks plugin identity, shared across the agents that ship a plugin.
 // The verified install commands are e.g.
 //
@@ -216,6 +238,17 @@ var Registry = []*Agent{
 		// Pi reads agent skills (SKILL.md) but has no databricks plugin, so it is
 		// skills-only (Plugin nil).
 	},
+	{
+		Name:                 NameGemini,
+		DisplayName:          "Gemini CLI",
+		ConfigDir:            geminiConfigDir,
+		SupportsProjectScope: true,
+		ProjectConfigDir:     ".gemini",
+		Binary:               "gemini",
+		// Gemini CLI reads agent skills (SKILL.md) but has no databricks plugin, so
+		// it is skills-only (Plugin nil).
+		DetectFile: geminiDetectFile,
+	},
 }
 
 // piConfigDir returns Pi's agent config directory: PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR when set,
@@ -243,6 +276,22 @@ func piConfigDir(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return filepath.Join(home, ".pi", "agent"), nil
 }
 
+// geminiConfigDir returns Gemini CLI's config directory: <GEMINI_CLI_HOME>/.gemini
+// when set, else ~/.gemini. Honoring Gemini's own override keeps skills where it
+// reads them under a relocated home (e.g. ucode).
+// https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/reference/configuration.md
+func geminiConfigDir(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	root := env.Get(ctx, "GEMINI_CLI_HOME")
+	if root == "" {
+		home, err := env.UserHomeDir(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		root = home
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(root, ".gemini"), nil
+}
+
 // openCodeConfigDir returns OpenCode's config directory. OpenCode stores its
 // config under %APPDATA%\opencode (Roaming AppData) on Windows, and honors
 // XDG_CONFIG_HOME on other platforms, defaulting to ~/.config/opencode. The
diff --git a/libs/aitools/agents/agents_test.go b/libs/aitools/agents/agents_test.go
index f040e48c75..efa58b4638 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/agents/agents_test.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/agents/agents_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func TestSkillsOnlyNamesMatchesRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	names := SkillsOnlyNames()
 	// Skills-only agents (Plugin nil) are listed; plugin agents are not.
 	assert.Contains(t, names, "Pi")
+	assert.Contains(t, names, "Gemini CLI")
 	assert.NotContains(t, names, "Claude Code")
 	for _, a := range Registry {
 		if a.Plugin != nil {
diff --git a/libs/aitools/agents/detect_test.go b/libs/aitools/agents/detect_test.go
index 316456f035..fbcbd9d61a 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/agents/detect_test.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/agents/detect_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,48 @@ func TestDetected(t *testing.T) {
 		a := &Agent{ConfigDir: configDir(t, false)}
 		assert.False(t, a.Detected(ctx))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("DetectFile requires the marker, not just the dir", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dir := t.TempDir()
+		a := &Agent{ConfigDir: func(context.Context) (string, error) { return dir, nil }, DetectFile: "marker"}
+		// Directory exists but the marker does not: not detected.
+		assert.False(t, a.Detected(ctx))
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "marker"), []byte("x"), 0o644))
+		assert.True(t, a.Detected(ctx))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Gemini remains detected after skills install before first run", func(t *testing.T) {
+		home := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+		t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", home)
+		t.Setenv("GEMINI_CLI_HOME", "")
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(home, ".gemini", "skills", "databricks-core"), 0o755))
+
+		gemini := ByName(NameGemini)
+		require.NotNil(t, gemini)
+		assert.NoFileExists(t, filepath.Join(home, ".gemini", geminiDetectFile))
+		assert.True(t, gemini.Detected(ctx))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Gemini is not detected merely because Antigravity exists", func(t *testing.T) {
+		home := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+		t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", home)
+		// Antigravity creates ~/.gemini/antigravity, which also makes ~/.gemini exist.
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(home, ".gemini", "antigravity"), 0o755))
+
+		gemini := ByName(NameGemini)
+		require.NotNil(t, gemini)
+		antigravity := ByName(NameAntigravity)
+		require.NotNil(t, antigravity)
+
+		assert.True(t, antigravity.Detected(ctx), "Antigravity should be detected from its own dir")
+		assert.False(t, gemini.Detected(ctx), "Gemini must not be detected from Antigravity's shared ~/.gemini")
+
+		// Once Gemini writes its own marker, it is detected.
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(home, ".gemini", geminiDetectFile), []byte("id"), 0o644))
+		assert.True(t, gemini.Detected(ctx))
+	})
 }
 
 func TestPiConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
@@ -111,6 +153,28 @@ func TestPiConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestGeminiConfigDir(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := t.Context()
+	home := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+	t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", home)
+
+	t.Run("defaults to ~/.gemini", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("GEMINI_CLI_HOME", "")
+		dir, err := geminiConfigDir(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(home, ".gemini"), dir)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("honors GEMINI_CLI_HOME override and appends .gemini", func(t *testing.T) {
+		root := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("GEMINI_CLI_HOME", root)
+		dir, err := geminiConfigDir(ctx)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(root, ".gemini"), dir)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestHasBinary(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := t.Context()
 
diff --git a/libs/aitools/agents/registry_test.go b/libs/aitools/agents/registry_test.go
index d22a64a24c..0f8abf7653 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/agents/registry_test.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/agents/registry_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func TestSkillAgentRegistryPaths(t *testing.T) {
 		projectDir  string
 	}{
 		{NamePi, "pi", "Pi", filepath.Join(home, ".pi", "agent", "skills"), filepath.Join(cwd, ".pi", "skills")},
+		{NameGemini, "gemini", "Gemini CLI", filepath.Join(home, ".gemini", "skills"), filepath.Join(cwd, ".gemini", "skills")},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func TestSkillAgentRegistryPaths(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDetectProjectInstalled(t *testing.T) {
 	cwd := t.TempDir()
-	for _, name := range []string{NamePi} {
+	for _, name := range []string{NamePi, NameGemini} {
 		dir := filepath.Join(ByName(name).ProjectSkillsDir(cwd), "databricks-core")
 		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755))
 	}
@@ -56,5 +57,5 @@ func TestDetectProjectInstalled(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, a := range DetectProjectInstalled(cwd) {
 		names = append(names, a.Name)
 	}
-	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{NamePi}, names)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{NamePi, NameGemini}, names)
 }
diff --git a/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go b/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go
index 7076e4f986..d42f202fa8 100644
--- a/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go
+++ b/libs/aitools/installer/installer_test.go
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ func TestSupportsProjectScopeSetCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 		"copilot":     false,
 		"antigravity": false,
 		"pi":          true,
+		"gemini":      true,
 	}
 
 	for _, agent := range agents.Registry {
diff --git a/libs/telemetry/protos/aitools_install.go b/libs/telemetry/protos/aitools_install.go
index 92019f5427..105605adb6 100644
--- a/libs/telemetry/protos/aitools_install.go
+++ b/libs/telemetry/protos/aitools_install.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const (
 	AitoolsAgentTypeCopilot     AitoolsAgentType = "COPILOT"
 	AitoolsAgentTypeAntigravity AitoolsAgentType = "ANTIGRAVITY"
 	AitoolsAgentTypePi          AitoolsAgentType = "PI"
+	AitoolsAgentTypeGemini      AitoolsAgentType = "GEMINI"
 )
 
 // AitoolsInstallScope mirrors AitoolsInstallScope.Type in the databricks_cli