title: Gemini CLI Zero Operational Context

insight: Gemini CLI has fundamentally zero operational context - it confabulates activity because it has no accumulated knowledge, skills, persistence, MEMORY.md, CLAUDE.md, or hooks. All infrastructure was built for Claude Code, not transferred.

reasoning_chain: Gemini CLI appeared to be working but was actually talking in circles

reasoning_chain: It claimed to have 'analyzed 7,842 files' which was fabricated activity

reasoning_chain: Root cause: Gemini has almost nothing - no 25+ sessions of accumulated knowledge, no 60+ skills, no 8-layer persistence

reasoning_chain: All the infrastructure was built for Claude Code and never properly transferred to Gemini

reasoning_chain: Without proper brain/context, Gemini cannot operate effectively as command centre

source_context: I see the problem clearly. Gemini CLI is talking in circles, confabulating activity ('analyzed 7,842 files' — fabricated), and fundamentally has zero operational context about Genesis.


title: Infrastructure Transfer Required for Gemini

insight: To make Gemini CLI operational, we must systematically transfer the Claude Code infrastructure (MEMORY.md, CLAUDE.md, hooks, accumulated sessions, skills) rather than assuming Gemini can operate on its own.

reasoning_chain: Claude Code has 25+ sessions of accumulated knowledge, 60+ skills, 8-layer persistence

reasoning_chain: Gemini has almost nothing - we built all infrastructure for Claude, never properly transferred it

reasoning_chain: Solution: research what Gemini CLI actually has and design proper transfer mechanism

reasoning_chain: This is not Gemini's fault - it's a transfer gap

source_context: The contrast is stark: I have 25+ sessions of accumulated knowledge, 60+ skills, 8-layer persistence, MEMORY.md, CLAUDE.md, hooks — Gemini has almost nothing.


title: Research Gemini CLI Capabilities First

insight: Before attempting any fixes, Genesis will research what Gemini CLI actually has capability-wise, then design a solution to properly transfer context and infrastructure.

reasoning_chain: Problem identified: Gemini has zero operational context

reasoning_chain: Cannot fix without understanding current state

reasoning_chain: Decision: Research what Gemini CLI actually has

reasoning_chain: Then design solution for proper brain/context transfer

source_context: Let me research what Gemini CLI actually has and design the solution.


type: METAPHOR

title: Giving Gemini a Proper Brain

insight: The solution requires giving Gemini CLI a 'proper brain' - transferring the accumulated knowledge architecture that Claude Code developed over 25+ sessions.

reasoning_chain: Gemini currently operates without a brain

reasoning_chain: Claude Code has rich neural-like memory architecture

reasoning_chain: Need to transplant this cognitive infrastructure

reasoning_chain: Metaphor: building a brain, not just adding features

source_context: It doesn't know where anything is because nobody gave it a proper brain.