gh-dnvriend-gemini-google-search-tool-plugins-gemini-google-search-tool/commands/query.md

description, argument-hint

description	argument-hint
Query Gemini with Google Search grounding	prompt

Query Gemini with Google Search grounding for real-time web information with automatic citations.

Usage

gemini-google-search-tool query "PROMPT" [OPTIONS]

Arguments

• PROMPT: Search query (required, or use --stdin)
• --stdin / -s: Read prompt from stdin
• --add-citations: Add inline citation links to response
• --pro: Use gemini-2.5-pro (default: gemini-2.5-flash)
• --text / -t: Output markdown format (default: JSON)
• -v/-vv/-vvv: Verbosity (INFO/DEBUG/TRACE)

Examples

# Basic query
gemini-google-search-tool query "Who won euro 2024?"

# With inline citations
gemini-google-search-tool query "Latest AI news" --add-citations

# From stdin
echo "Climate change" | gemini-google-search-tool query --stdin

# Pro model with debug output
gemini-google-search-tool query "Quantum computing" --pro -vv

Output

JSON (default):

• response_text: AI response with grounding
• citations: Array of {index, uri, title}
• grounding_metadata: Search queries and supports (with -vv)

Markdown (--text):

• Response text followed by citations list