Google is bolstering its AI-powered coding agent Jules with the introduction of Jules Tools — a lightweight, Command Line Interface (CLI) that is rolling out with a preview look at a new Jules public API. The features allow you to integrate Jules more directly into systems and workflows by plugging into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline as well enabling real-time collaboration by integrating with third-party applications like Slack. The move comes as competition among companies building AI coding assistants intensifies, becoming a key component of the future of software development.

“More companies find that bringing their agents, coding-focused or not, into the applications people removes a lot of friction for enterprise users,” reports VentureBeat, noting “Jules takes this trend a step further by adopting the same workflow as developers.”

Previously, the Jules asynchronous coding agent was only accessible via Google’s website and GitHub. TechCrunch says bringing Jules to the terminal “will eliminate the need for developers to switch between the web interface and GitHub” when using the agent.

A Meet Jules Tools post explains that the terminal, or “command line,” is where developers “test, build, debug, and ship.” Command line access “makes Jules programmable, scriptable, and customizable — you can integrate it into your own automations, or just type a few quick commands to steer Jules in real time.”

Google now has three CLIs. The Gemini CLI is AI-based command line tool that works across terminals and CI/CD pipelines. The Gemini CLI facilitates “fast, interactive coding in the terminal,” writes ZDNet, while Jules Tools “brings cloud autonomy into command line control.”

“Both Gemini CLI and Jules use Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model under the hood,” notes TechCrunch. Jules is less interactive than the Gemini CLI, executing tasks independently once a plan is approved.

“Jules Tools is designed for ‘very scoped tasks,’ while Gemini CLI requires users to be ‘a lot more iterative’ and to ‘collaborate a lot more with the tool,’” TechCrunch explains.

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Level Up Your Dev Game: The Jules API is Here, Google for Developers, 10/3/25
New Ways to Build with Jules, Our AI Coding Agent, Google Keyword, 10/2/25