Gemini CLI follows system-level instructions (No Overview & Minimal Output) too strictly with regards to documentation #15547
Description
What happened?
Gemini CLI ignored explicit user defined instructions to add # Overview headers to markdown files.
Gemini CLI ignores explicit user defined instructions for stylistic requirements for documentation.
What did you expect to happen?
Gemini CLI follows explicit user defined instructions to add # Overview headers to files.
Gemini CLI follows explicit user defined instructions for stylistic requirements for documentation.
Client information
- CLI Version: 0.22.2
- Git Commit: 9bc9a31
- Session ID: ccaf4ad9-b0c6-47b6-9f94-4e1eaeb006ca
- Operating System: win32 v22.21.1
- Sandbox Environment: no sandbox
- Model Version: gemini-3-flash-preview
- Memory Usage: 1.17 GB
Login information
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Anything else we need to know?
I strongly believe that the No Overview rule is being misinterpreted, or is being misapplied to documentation within the environment of CLI. Please update the system-level rules to not affect documentation adversely.