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Gemini CLI 0.50.0: tool registry discovery, release pipeline fixes

Four merged PRs, three of which harden the npm release and CI verification pipeline. The only user-facing item is a tool registry discovery feature, which the notes list by PR title only with no description of behaviour.

PUBLISHED2026-07-08
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE1mo
SOURCES1
  • Tool registry discovery added (#28113) — the release notes give no detail beyond the PR title.
  • Release verification runs npm ci with scripts ignored (#28116).
  • CI no longer lets a workspace binary shadow the released one during verification (#28132).
  • CI guards against bad npm releases and promote-job crashes (#28147).
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