gemini-live-api-dev
gemini-live-api-dev is an agent skill published by google-gemini, listed under images, audio & video. It lives in the google-gemini/gemini-skills repository, which has 4,341 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
This repository provides tools and SDKs for integrating real-time, bidirectional streaming applications with the Gemini Live API. It supports WebSocket-based audio/video/text streaming, voice activity detection, background reasoning, asynchronous function calling, session management, ephemeral tokens, live transcription, and live translation. The SDKs include google-genai (Python) and @google/genai (JavaScript/TypeScript).
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads google-gemini/gemini-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-gemini/gemini-skills
Maintenance
Use this skill when building real-time, bidirectional streaming applications with the Gemini Live API, or migrating legacy Live models (2.0/2.5/3.1) to Gemini 3.8 Live. Covers WebSocket-based audio/video/text streaming, voice activity detection (VAD), background reasoning (extended thinking), asynchronous function calling, session management, ephemeral tokens, live transcription, and live translation. SDKs covered - google-genai (Python), @google/genai (JavaScript/TypeScript).
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Common questions about gemini-live-api-dev
- What does gemini-live-api-dev do?
- This repository provides tools and SDKs for integrating real-time, bidirectional streaming applications with the Gemini Live API. It supports WebSocket-based audio/video/text streaming, voice activity detection, background reasoning, asynchronous function calling, session management, ephemeral tokens, live transcription, and live translation. The SDKs include google-genai (Python) and @google/genai (JavaScript/TypeScript).
- How do I install gemini-live-api-dev?
- Run npx skills add google-gemini/gemini-skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes gemini-live-api-dev?
- google-gemini.
- Is gemini-live-api-dev maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 4,341 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-13. The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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