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2026-10-24-gemini-cli-stable-keeps-the-full-ask-user-question-beside-the-answer

Stable keeps the full ask_user question beside the answer. The generated ask_user result display now retains the full question text beside its answer, including multiline formatting, rather than only a short header/category. The source explains that the dialog’s description disappears after closing. This changes the result display; it does not establish a new persistent consent mechanism or authorization policy.

Channel: tagged-release. Half: capability. Date: 2026-10-20.

Operator consequence: Use stable 0.65.0 for post-dialog review and preserve the question together with the answer in transcript/UI readers. A reviewer can inspect what was actually asked instead of reconstructing it from a short label. Audit integrations should keep this context while continuing to distinguish an answer from a grant of authority.

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Run: 2026-10-24-weekly-digest-2026-10-13_2026-10-24-frontier-v0

Finding ID: 2026-10-24-gemini-cli-stable-keeps-the-full-ask-user-question-beside-the-answer

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  1. Gemini CLI
    commit2026-10-24-gemini-cli-stable-keeps-the-full-ask-user-question-beside-the-answergithub.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/commit/53a625646ba7f17063e4c33de3a30102bece1876tagged commit file2026-10-24-gemini-cli-stable-keeps-the-full-ask-user-question-beside-the-answergoogle-gemini/gemini-cli / packages/core/src/tools/ask-user.ts#L212-L235tagged commit file2026-10-24-gemini-cli-stable-keeps-the-full-ask-user-question-beside-the-answergoogle-gemini/gemini-cli / packages/core/src/tools/ask-user.ts#L215-L246github release2026-10-24-gemini-cli-stable-keeps-the-full-ask-user-question-beside-the-answergoogle-gemini/gemini-cli / v0.65.0