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gemini-cli vs paperclip
gemini-cli and paperclip share 6 technologies: Express, React, MCP, Zod, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
google-gemini
gemini-cli
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
TypeScript108.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 89e9d25What is gemini-cli built with?paperclipai
paperclip
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
TypeScript111kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 0eaabe5What is paperclip built with?In common
Only in gemini-cli
@agentclientprotocol/sdk
winston
- ink
@xterm/headless
- cli-spinners
- prompts
- lowlight
- js-yaml
- html-to-text
marked
- zod-to-json-schema
- OpenTelemetry
Only in paperclip
- Postgres
AWS S3- Tokio
- Vite
OpenAI- Anthropic
- Sentry
Svix
react-router-dom
yaml
- @opentelemetry/resources
@clack/prompts
- Drizzle
- hmac
- react-markdown
remark-gfm
- jsonschema
- @daytonaio/sdk
- three
- Better Auth
ai
- @ai-sdk/amazon-bedrock
- sharp
- dompurify
- opentelemetry
- pino
- Tailwind CSS
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
- Radix UI
motion
dnd-kit
- lexical
- @lezer/highlight
- Base UI
- cmdk
- CodeMirror
- Mermaid
react-resizable-panels
xterm
- Lucide
- @assistant-ui/react
Side by side
gemini-clipaperclip
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
gemini-cli735,894 lines written1,072 code files
paperclip3,133,031 lines written5,090 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
gemini-cli8.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI, Jules, and GitHub Copilot
paperclip17% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
gemini-cliLast push November 4, 20266,573 commits108,723 stars
paperclipLast push November 4, 20265,942 commits111,002 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
gemini-cli1,056 test files86.1% of its code files have a test that imports them
paperclip4,571 test files60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, gemini-cli or paperclip?
paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; gemini-cli has 735,894.
Which has more GitHub stars, gemini-cli or paperclip?
paperclip, with 111,002 stars; gemini-cli has 108,723.
The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub
Which has more tests, gemini-cli or paperclip?
paperclip, with 4,571 test files; gemini-cli has 1,056.
Which was updated more recently, gemini-cli or paperclip?
Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.
The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, gemini-cli or paperclip?
paperclip: an AI signed 17% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in gemini-cli, 8.2%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip
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