gemini-api
gemini-api is an agent skill published by google, listed under building agents. It lives in the google/skills repository, which has 21,580 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-23.
Provides guidance on using the Gemini API on Agent Platform with the Google Gen AI SDK, covering SDK usage in Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, and C#, as well as capabilities such as multimodal inputs, tools, media generation, caching, batch prediction, and Live API.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads google/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add google/skills
What it connects to
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Maintenance
Use when the user asks about using Gemini in an enterprise environment or explicitly mentions Vertex AI, Google Cloud, or Agent Platform. Guides the usage of the Gemini API on Agent Platform with the Google Gen AI SDK. Covers SDK usage (Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, C#), capabilities like multimodal inputs, tools, media generation, caching, batch prediction, and Live API.
gemini-api compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-api (this page) | Use when the user asks about using Gemini in an enterprise environment or explicitly mentions Vertex AI, Goog… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| agent-platform-inference(same repository) | Connects to and performs inference with Google Cloud Agent Platform GenAI models, including First-Party Gemin… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| agent-platform-skill-registry(same repository) | Interact with the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Skill Registry to create and search for available skills.… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| gemini-agents-api(same repository) | Manages custom Agent resources on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Use when the user wants to programmatical… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| gemini-interactions-api(same repository) | Guides the usage of Gemini Interactions API on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Use when the user wants to u… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| gke-ai-troubleshooting-tpu-vbar-oom(same repository) | Diagnoses and prevents vbar_control_agent segfaults, out-of-memory (OOM) errors, and TPU device initializatio… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 | |
| google-cloud-solution-guided-gke-ai-migration(same repository) | Guides the migration of existing AI workloads (Cloud Run, Gemini API, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform) to se… | 21,580 | 2026-10-25 |
Skills from the same repository first, then others for this job by repository stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about gemini-api
- What does gemini-api do?
- Provides guidance on using the Gemini API on Agent Platform with the Google Gen AI SDK, covering SDK usage in Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, and C#, as well as capabilities such as multimodal inputs, tools, media generation, caching, batch prediction, and Live API.
- How do I install gemini-api?
- Run npx skills add google/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes gemini-api?
- google.
- Is gemini-api maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 21,580 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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