## What's Changed
* Update error codes when process exiting the gemini cli by @megha1188 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13728
* chore(release): bump version to 0.20.0-nightly.20251126.d2a6cff4d by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13835
* feat(core): Improve request token calculation accuracy by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13824
* Changes in system instruction to adapt to gemini 3.0 to ensure that the CLI explains its actions before calling tools by @silviojr in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13810
* feat(hooks): Hook Tool Execution Integration by @Edilmo in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9108
* Add support for MCP server instructions behind config option by @chrstnb in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13432
* Update System Instructions for interactive vs non-interactive mode. by @aishaneeshah in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12315
* Add consent flag to Link command by @kevinjwang1 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13832
* feat(mcp): Inject GoogleCredentialProvider headers in McpClient by @sai-sunder-s in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13783
* feat(core): implement towards policy-driven model fallback mechanism by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13781
* feat(core): Add configurable inactivity timeout for shell commands by @galz10 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13531
* fix(auth): improve API key authentication flow by @galz10 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13829
* feat(hooks): Hook LLM Request/Response Integration by @Edilmo in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9110
* feat(ui): Show waiting MCP servers in ConfigInitDisplay by @werdnum in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13721
* Add usage limit remaining in /stats by @sehoon38 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13843
* feat(shell): Standardize pager to 'cat' for shell execution by model by @galz10 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13878
* chore/release: bump version to 0.20.0-nightly.20251127.5bed97064 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13877
* Revert to default LICENSE (Revert #13449) by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13876
* update(telemetry): OTel API response event with finish reasons by @kiranani in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13849
* feat(hooks): Hooks Comprehensive Integration Testing by @Edilmo in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/9112
* chore: fix session browser test and skip hook system tests by @jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14099
* feat(telemetry): Add Semantic logging for to ApiRequestEvents by @kiranani in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13912
* test: Add verification for $schema property in settings schema by @maryamariyan in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13497
* Fixes `/clear` command to preserve input history for up-arrow navigation while still clearing the context window and screen by @korade-krushna in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14182
* fix(core): handle EPIPE error in hook runner when writing to stdin by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14231
* fix: Exclude web-fetch tool from executing in default non-interactive mode to avoid CLI hang. by @MayV in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14244
* Always use MCP server instructions by @chrstnb in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14297
* feat: auto-execute simple slash commands on Enter by @jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13985
* chore/release: bump version to 0.20.0-nightly.20251201.2fe609cb6 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14304
* feat: Add startup profiler to measure and record application initialization phases. by @kevin-ramdass in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13638
* bug(core): Avoid stateful tool use in `executor`. by @joshualitt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14305
* feat(themes): add built-in holiday theme 🎁 by @jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14301
* Updated ToC on docs intro; updated title casing to match Google style by @pcoet in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13717
* feat(a2a): Urgent fix - Process modelInfo agent message by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14315
* feat(core): enhance availability routing with wrapped fallback and single-model policies by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13874
* chore(logging): log the problematic event for #12122 by @briandealwis in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14092
* fix: remove invalid type key in bug_report.yml by @fancive in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13576
* update screenshot by @Transient-Onlooker in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13976
* docs: Fix grammar error in Release Cadence (Nightly section) by @JuanCS-Dev in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13866
* fix(async): prevent missed async errors from bypassing catch handlers by @amsminn in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13714
* fix(zed-integration): remove extra field from acp auth request by @marcocondrache in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13646
* feat(cli): Documentation for model configs. by @joshualitt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12967
* fix(ui): misaligned markdown table rendering by @dumbbellcode in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/8336
* docs: Update 4 files by @g-samroberts in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13628
* fix: Conditionally add set -eEuo pipefail in setup-github command by @Smetalo in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/8550
* fix(cli): fix issue updating a component while rendering a different component by @jacob314 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14319
* Increase flakey test timeout by @chrstnb in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14377
* Remove references to deleted kind/bug label by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14383
* Don't fail test if we can't cleanup by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14389
* feat(core): Implement JIT context manager and setting by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14324
* Use polling for extensions-reload integration test by @chrstnb in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14391
* Add docs directive to GEMINI.md by @g-samroberts in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14327
* Hide sessions that don't have user messages by @bl-ue in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13994
* chore(ci): mark GitHub release as pre-release if not on "latest" npm channel by @ljxfstorm in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/7386
* fix(patch): cherry-pick d284fa6 to release/v0.20.0-preview.0-pr-14545 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14559
* fix(patch): cherry-pick 828afe1 to release/v0.20.0-preview.1-pr-14159 to patch version v0.20.0-preview.1 and create version 0.20.0-preview.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14733
* fix(patch): cherry-pick 171103a to release/v0.20.0-preview.2-pr-14742 to patch version v0.20.0-preview.2 and create version 0.20.0-preview.5 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14752
## New Contributors
* @aishaneeshah made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/12315
* @sai-sunder-s made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13783
* @maryamariyan made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13497
* @korade-krushna made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/14182
* @pcoet made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13717
* @Transient-Onlooker made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13976
* @JuanCS-Dev made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13866
* @marcocondrache made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13646
* @g-samroberts made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/13628
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.19.4...v0.20.0