How to Switch Gemini CLI Accounts

Gemini CLI keeps its credentials and local configuration together under ~/.gemini, so switching accounts by hand means backing up and swapping that whole directory. aisw does this as one profile switch.

Before you start

Install aisw if you haven’t already:

brew tap burakdede/tap && brew install aisw

CLI method

1. Capture the account you’re currently signed into.

aisw init
aisw add gemini work --from-live

2. Add a second account.

aisw add gemini personal

Or with an API key:

aisw add gemini personal --api-key "$GEMINI_API_KEY"

3. Switch between them.

aisw use gemini work
aisw use gemini personal

4. Confirm the active profile.

aisw status

Desktop method (coming soon)

AI Switcher Desktop is currently in private testing and not yet available for public download. The steps below reflect the current build; use the CLI method above until it ships.

1. Open AI Switcher Desktop and go to Overview.
2. In the Gemini CLI column, select the profile you want and click Activate.
3. The state-mode badge always reads Isolated for Gemini — this is expected.

Common problems

If aisw add gemini <name> --from-live reports nothing to import, confirm Gemini CLI has actually completed a sign-in first — aisw can only capture credentials that already exist on disk.