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docs: add vi mode shortcuts and clarify MCP/custom sandbox setup #23825

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Summary

The current docs still have a few helpful gaps that are not tracked by an issue:

  • document Gemini CLI vi mode shortcuts in the keyboard shortcut reference
  • add a small MCP SQLite quick start example to the README
  • clarify that BUILD_SANDBOX custom Dockerfile builds are only available when running Gemini CLI from source, and that npm installs need a prebuilt image

Motivation

A previous PR bundled these updates together with unrelated code fixes and also referenced docs issues that were already assigned or closed elsewhere. This issue tracks only the remaining docs work that still appears useful on its own.

Proposed docs updates

  • README.md: add a concise MCP quick start example using the SQLite server
  • docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts.md: add a vi mode shortcuts section
  • docs/cli/sandbox.md and docs/reference/configuration.md: clarify the BUILD_SANDBOX source-vs-npm limitation

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