## What's Changed
* fix(ci): fix windows e2e tests by @galz10 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7749
* Fix issues where escape codes could end up on startup in the input prompt by @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7267
* prevent auto-execute on paste and preserve multi-line content in chat input by @Alish-0x in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/5834
* fix: handle vpc-sc violations in LoadCodeAssist method by @gsquared94 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7824
* feat(ui): improve discoverability of MCP slash commands by @rinilkunhiraman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/6080
* chore(release): v0.3.3 by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7854
* feat(ui): Introduce useUI Hook and UIContext by @Lyonk71 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/5488
* Fix(core): Do not retry if last chunk is empty with finishReason previous chunks are good by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7859
* Fix ctrl-c/esc while Authenticating. by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7879
* chore(release): v0.3.4 by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7902
* Allow for slash commands to opt-out of autocompletion and /help discovery. by @dewitt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7847
* add(logging): Add OTel logging for counting chars by @kiranani in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7903
* bug(core): Fix `Check Bundle Size` github action. by @joshualitt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7833
* Mention replacements for deprecated settings in settings.json by @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7913
* Pull contentGenerator out of GeminiClient and into Config. by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7825
* fix(ui): disable input prompt during tool confirmation by @Lyonk71 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7935
## New Contributors
* @Alish-0x made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/5834
* @rinilkunhiraman made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/6080
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.5.0-nightly.20250906.968e9389...v0.5.0-nightly.20250908.4693137b