This error ( npm ERR! 404 ) indicates that npm couldn't find the specific file it was looking for on the server. For the Gemini CLI, this often happens when you use npx https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli and npm's session to GitHub is invalid. The solution is to to re-authenticate, clear the cache with npm cache clean --force , and then use the more reliable npm install -g @google/gemini-cli command.
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A: Yes, but you may need a Gemini client for Android (e.g., Deedum ) or iOS ( Gemini Browser ). Most smartphone browsers fail because they do not natively support the gemini:// protocol. This error ( npm ERR