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google-gemini/gemini-api-dev

Use this skill when building applications with Gemini API hosted models, including Gemini and Gemma 4, working with multimodal content (text, images, audio, video), implementing function calling, using structured outputs, or needing current model specifications. Covers SDK usage (google-genai for Python, @google/genai for JavaScript/TypeScript, com.google.genai:google-genai for Java, google.golang.org/genai for Go), model selection, and API capabilities.

What is gemini-api-dev?

gemini-api-dev is a Gemini CLI agent skill that use this skill when building applications with Gemini API hosted models, including Gemini and Gemma 4, working with multimodal content (text, images, audio, video), implementing function calling, using structured outputs, or needing current model specifications. Covers SDK usage (google-genai for Python, @google/genai for JavaScript/TypeScript, com.google.genai:google-genai for Java, google.golang.org/genai for Go), model selection, and API capabilities.

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npx skills add https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills/tree/main/skills/gemini-api-dev

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What does gemini-api-dev do?

Use this skill when building applications with Gemini API hosted models, including Gemini and Gemma 4, working with multimodal content (text, images, audio, video), implementing function calling, using structured outputs, or needing current model specifications. Covers SDK usage (google-genai for Python, @google/genai for JavaScript/TypeScript, com.google.genai:google-genai for Java, google.golang.org/genai for Go), model selection, and API capabilities.

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