refactor(app_controller): remove gemini_cli state and config

Drop the 11 gemini_cli sites: the ui_gemini_cli_path state field, the
gcli_path settable map entry, the _update_gcli_adapter method, the
project load/save gemini_cli binary_path entries, and the per-provider
gemini_cli guard at startup.

src/api_hooks.py

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ Thread Safety:
 
 Configuration:
  - `--enable-test-hooks`: Required for Hook API to be available
- - `gemini_cli` provider: Hook API is automatically available for synchronous HITL
 
 See Also:
  - docs/guide_tools.md for full API reference
@@ -938,8 +937,7 @@ class HookServer:
  def start(self) -> None:
   if self.thread and self.thread.is_alive():
    return
-  is_gemini_cli = _get_app_attr(self.app, 'current_provider', '') == 'gemini_cli'
-  if not _get_app_attr(self.app, 'test_hooks_enabled', False) and not is_gemini_cli:
+  if not _get_app_attr(self.app, 'test_hooks_enabled', False):
    return
   if not _has_app_attr(self.app, '_pending_gui_tasks'): _set_app_attr(self.app, '_pending_gui_tasks', [])
   if not _has_app_attr(self.app, '_pending_gui_tasks_lock'): _set_app_attr(self.app, '_pending_gui_tasks_lock', threading.Lock())

src/app_controller.py

@@ -571,8 +571,6 @@ def _handle_set_value(controller: 'AppController', task: dict):
  if item in controller._settable_fields:
   attr_name = controller._settable_fields[item]
   setattr(controller, attr_name, value)
-  if item == "gcli_path":
-   controller._update_gcli_adapter(str(value))
   return
  # Dict-key bracket notation: e.g. 'show_windows["Project Settings"]'
  if "[" in item and item.endswith("]"):
@@ -1081,7 +1079,6 @@ class AppController:
   self.ui_project_git_dir:           str = ""
   self.ui_project_system_prompt:     str = ""
   self.ui_project_execution_mode:    str = "native"
-  self.ui_gemini_cli_path:           str = "gemini"
   self.ui_word_wrap:                 bool = True
   self.ui_auto_add_history:          bool = False
   self.ui_separate_message_panel:    bool = False
@@ -1121,7 +1118,6 @@ class AppController:
    'project_git_dir':                   'ui_project_git_dir',
    'auto_add_history':                  'ui_auto_add_history',
    'disc_new_name_input':               'ui_disc_new_name_input',
-   'gcli_path':                         'ui_gemini_cli_path',
    'output_dir':                        'ui_output_dir',
    'files_base_dir':                    'ui_files_base_dir',
    'files':                             'ui_file_paths',
@@ -1313,7 +1309,7 @@ class AppController:
    "ui_new_ticket_target", "ui_new_ticket_deps", "ui_output_dir",
    "ui_files_base_dir", "ui_shots_base_dir", "ui_project_git_dir",
    "ui_project_system_prompt", "ui_project_execution_mode",
-   "ui_gemini_cli_path", "ui_word_wrap", "ui_auto_add_history",
+   "ui_word_wrap", "ui_auto_add_history",
    "ui_separate_message_panel", "ui_separate_response_panel",
    "ui_separate_tool_calls_panel", "ui_global_system_prompt",
    "ui_base_system_prompt", "ui_use_default_base_prompt",
@@ -1833,12 +1829,6 @@ class AppController:
    '_cb_create_track':                  self._cb_create_track,
   }
 
- def _update_gcli_adapter(self, path: str) -> None:
-  if not ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter:
-   ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter = ai_client.GeminiCliAdapter(binary_path=str(path))
-  else:
-   ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter.binary_path = str(path)
-
  def _trigger_gui_refresh(self):
   with self._pending_gui_tasks_lock:
    self._pending_gui_tasks.append({'action': 'set_comms_dirty'})
@@ -2019,8 +2009,6 @@ class AppController:
   self.ui_project_git_dir         = proj_meta.get("git_dir", "")
   self.ui_project_conductor_dir   = self.project.get('conductor', {}).get('dir', 'conductor')
   self.ui_project_system_prompt   = proj_meta.get("system_prompt", "")
-  self.ui_gemini_cli_path         = self.project.get("gemini_cli", {}).get("binary_path", "gemini")
-  self._update_gcli_adapter(self.ui_gemini_cli_path)
   self.ui_word_wrap               = proj_meta.get("word_wrap", True)
   self.ui_auto_add_history        = disc_sec.get("auto_add", False)
   self.ui_global_system_prompt    = self.config.get("ai", {}).get("system_prompt", "")
@@ -2722,11 +2710,6 @@ class AppController:
   # provider-SDK import) on the main thread during startup. _fetch_models
   # corrects the model against the live list after the first frame, off-thread.
   ai_client.set_provider(self._current_provider, self._current_model, validate=False)
-  if self._current_provider == "gemini_cli":
-   if not ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter:
-    ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter = ai_client.GeminiCliAdapter(binary_path=self.ui_gemini_cli_path)
-   else:
-    ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter.binary_path = self.ui_gemini_cli_path
   ai_client.confirm_and_run_callback = self._confirm_and_run
   ai_client.set_comms_log_callback(self._on_comms_entry)
   ai_client.tool_log_callback = self._on_tool_log
@@ -2929,7 +2912,6 @@ class AppController:
   proj["project"]["word_wrap"] = self.ui_word_wrap
   proj["project"]["auto_scroll_comms"] = self.ui_auto_scroll_comms
   proj["project"]["auto_scroll_tool_calls"] = self.ui_auto_scroll_tool_calls
-  proj.setdefault("gemini_cli", {})["binary_path"] = self.ui_gemini_cli_path
   proj.setdefault("agent", {}).setdefault("tools", {})
   for t_name in mcp_tool_specs.tool_names():
    proj["agent"]["tools"][t_name] = self.ui_agent_tools.get(t_name, True)
@@ -3212,7 +3194,6 @@ class AppController:
   self.ui_project_git_dir = proj_meta.get("git_dir", "")
   self.ui_project_system_prompt = proj_meta.get("system_prompt", "")
   self.ui_project_preset_name = proj_meta.get("active_preset")
-  self.ui_gemini_cli_path = self.project.get("gemini_cli", {}).get("binary_path", "gemini")
   self.ui_auto_add_history = proj.get("discussion", {}).get("auto_add", False)
   self.ui_auto_scroll_comms = proj.get("project", {}).get("auto_scroll_comms", True)
   self.ui_auto_scroll_tool_calls = proj.get("project", {}).get("auto_scroll_tool_calls", True)
@@ -4120,8 +4101,7 @@ class AppController:
   self.discussion_sent_markdown = event.stable_md
   self.discussion_sent_system_prompt = self.last_resolved_system_prompt
   ai_client.set_model_params(self.temperature, self.max_tokens, self.history_trunc_limit, self.top_p)
-  ai_client.set_agent_tools(self.ui_agent_tools)  # Force update adapter path right before send to bypass potential duplication issues
-  self._update_gcli_adapter(self.ui_gemini_cli_path)
+  ai_client.set_agent_tools(self.ui_agent_tools)
   # FR2 / Bug #1: per conductor/code_styleguides/error_handling.md section 3.1 (AND over OR),
   # we check result.ok instead of catching a ProviderError exception.
   result = ai_client.send(

src/gui_2.py

@@ -2937,13 +2937,6 @@ def render_provider_panel(app: App) -> None:
    | [===========                 ] 4096 Top-P: [1.00]       |
    | [======                      ] 8192 MaxTok: [8192]      |
    | History Truncation Limit:    |900000|                   |
-   | (If gemini_cli active):                                 |
-   | ---                                                     |
-   | Gemini CLI                                              |
-   | Session ID: cba123                                      |
-   | [Reset CLI Session]                                     |
-   | Binary Path:                                            |
-   | [C:\tools\gemini.exe_______________________] [Browse]   |
    +---------------------------------------------------------+
  """
  if app.perf_profiling_enabled: app.perf_monitor.start_component("_render_provider_panel")
@@ -3004,25 +2997,6 @@ def render_provider_panel(app: App) -> None:
  imgui.pop_id()
 
  ch, app.history_trunc_limit = imgui.input_int("History Truncation Limit", app.history_trunc_limit, 1024)
-
- if app.current_provider == "gemini_cli":
-  imgui.separator()
-  imgui.text("Gemini CLI")
-  sid = "None"
-  if hasattr(ai_client, "_gemini_cli_adapter") and ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter: sid = ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter.session_id or "None"
-  imgui.text("Session ID:"); imgui.same_line(); render_selectable_label(app, "gemini_cli_sid", sid, width=200)
-  if imgui.button("Reset CLI Session"): ai_client.reset_session()
-  imgui.text("Binary Path")
-  ch, app.ui_gemini_cli_path = imgui.input_text("##gcli_path", app.ui_gemini_cli_path)
-  imgui.same_line()
-  if imgui.button("Browse##gcli"):
-   r = hide_tk_root()
-   p = filedialog.askopenfilename(title="Select gemini CLI binary")
-   r.destroy()
-   if p: app.ui_gemini_cli_path = p
-  if ch:
-   if hasattr(ai_client, "_gemini_cli_adapter") and ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter:
-    ai_client._gemini_cli_adapter.binary_path = app.ui_gemini_cli_path
  if app.perf_profiling_enabled: app.perf_monitor.end_component("_render_provider_panel")
 
 def render_persona_selector_panel(app: App) -> None:

src/project_manager.py

@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ def default_project(name: str = "unnamed") -> Metadata:
   "files":       {"base_dir": ".", "paths": [], "tier_assignments": {}},
   "screenshots": {"base_dir": ".", "paths": []},
   "context_presets": {},
-  "gemini_cli":  {"binary_path": "gemini"},
-  "deepseek":    {"reasoning_effort": "medium"},
+   "deepseek":    {"reasoning_effort": "medium"},
   "agent":       {
    "tools": {
     "run_powershell":         True,