Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/google-gemini/gemini-cli/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/google-gemini/gemini-cli/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: gemini-cli and paperclip share 6 technologies: Express, React, MCP, Zod, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.

# gemini-cli vs paperclip

gemini-cli and paperclip share 6 technologies: Express, React, MCP, Zod, Ajv, and ajv-formats. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [google-gemini/gemini-cli](https://seerepo.com/r/google-gemini/gemini-cli): An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Express, React, MCP, Zod, Ajv, ajv-formats
- 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, Google, 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-cli | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 735,894 lines written, 1,072 code files | 3,133,031 lines written, 5,090 code files |
| Who writes it | 8.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Gemini CLI, Jules, and GitHub Copilot | 17% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 6,573 commits, 108,723 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,942 commits, 111,002 stars |
| Tests | 1,056 test files. 86.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,571 test files. 60.3% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, gemini-cli or paperclip?

paperclip, with 3,133,031 lines written; gemini-cli has 735,894.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

### 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](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

### Which has more tests, gemini-cli or paperclip?

paperclip, with 4,571 test files; gemini-cli has 1,056.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 0eaabe5](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

### 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](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip/ai)

## Sources

- google-gemini/gemini-cli: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 89e9d25 (https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/tree/89e9d25d67e7dc7cb0deb84ad2c3474b7a392d31)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 0eaabe5 (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/0eaabe5c0b37c99d827f78a1a8598e7b3534078a)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.