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diff --git a/docs/cli/authentication.md b/docs/cli/authentication.md index 8e534d0b..d9adcfb1 100644 --- a/docs/cli/authentication.md +++ b/docs/cli/authentication.md @@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ The Gemini CLI requires you to authenticate with Google's AI services. On initia You can create a **`.gemini/.env`** file in your project directory or in your home directory. Creating a plain **`.env`** file also works, but `.gemini/.env` is recommended to keep Gemini variables isolated from other tools. +**Important:** Some environment variables (like `DEBUG` and `DEBUG_MODE`) are automatically excluded from project `.env` files to prevent interference with gemini-cli behavior. Use `.gemini/.env` files for gemini-cli specific variables. + Gemini CLI automatically loads environment variables from the **first** `.env` file it finds, using the following search order: 1. Starting in the **current directory** and moving upward toward `/`, for each directory it checks: |