gemini-api-dev
Installation
SKILL.md
Iron Law
ALWAYS FETCH CURRENT API DOCS BEFORE WRITING CODE — fetch https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/llms.txt first, then the specific capability page. Never generate Gemini API calls from memory; the API evolves rapidly.
Gemini API Development — Direct API (google-genai / @google/genai)
When to Use This Skill vs google-adk
| Use Case | This Skill | google-adk skill |
|---|---|---|
| Direct model API calls | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multimodal (image/audio/video) | ✅ | Partial |
| Embeddings API | ✅ | ❌ |
| Context caching | ✅ | ❌ |
| Code execution sandbox | ✅ | ❌ |
| Building structured AI agents | ❌ | ✅ |
| Session management / memory | ❌ | ✅ |
| Multi-agent orchestration | ❌ | ✅ |