Justin Poehnelt

Justin Poehnelt

Justin Poehnelt is a former Google engineer represented here by his public account of being terminated after creating the viral Google Workspace CLI [src-151].

Key facts

  • Source role: First-person account about Google Workspace CLI, open-source agent tooling, and internal platform tension [src-151].
  • Claim in source: Poehnelt says Google terminated him after the CLI went viral and attracted substantial developer use [src-151].
  • AI Watch handling: treat as a high-signal social post about agentic developer-tool disruption, but corroborate before using employment details in external commentary.

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Source references

  • [src-151] Justin Poehnelt – "Google Workspace CLI termination story" (2026-06-23)

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