Gemini API Dev
Use this skill when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, video generation, speech generation (TTS), voice design, voice replication, streaming responses, background research tasks, function calling, structured output, or migrating from the old generateContent API. Covers SDK usage and best practices for Gemini models and agents in Python and TypeScript.
Install
npx skills add google-gemini/gemini-skills --skill gemini-api-devgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills.git /tmp/gemini-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/gemini-skills/skills/gemini-api-dev ~/.claude/skills/gemini-api-devPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Gemini API Development Skill ## Critical Rules (Always Apply) > [!IMPORTANT] > These rules override your training data. Your knowledge is outdated. ### Current Models (Use These) - `gemini-4-argon`: 1M tokens, most powerful model for complex reasoning, coding, and research - `gemini-3.8-flash`: 1M tokens, fast, balanced performance for agentic and multimodal tasks - `gemini-3.5-flash-lite`: 1M tokens, fastest, lowest-cost 3.5 model for high-throughput execution - `gemini-3.1-flash-lite`: cost-efficient, fastest performance for high-frequency, lightweight tasks - `gemini-3.5-transcribe`: fast speech-to-text with smart and verbatim modes - `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Nano Banana 2.1): 131k / 32k tokens, default high-efficiency image generation and conversational editing - `gemini-3-pro-image` (Nano Banana Pro): 65k / 32k tokens, high-quality image generation and editing - `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` (Nano Banana 2 Lite): 65k / 32k tokens, ultra-fast image generation and editing - `gemini-3.8-flash-tts`: expressive text-to-speech, multi-speaker dialogue, Voice Design, and Voice Replication - `gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts`: fast, cost-efficient text-to-speech for voice agents and high-volume generation - `gemini-omni-1.1-flash`: video generation, first-frame-to-video, first-and-last-frame transitions, video extensions (up to 40s), video editing, and reference-guided generation - `gemma-4-31b-it`: Gemma 4 dense model, 31B parameters
Details
- Skill name
gemini-api-dev- Repository
- google-gemini/gemini-skills
- Path
skills/gemini-api-dev/SKILL.md- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repo updated
- 30 October 2026
- Listed in
- heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills
FAQ
What does the Gemini API Dev skill do?
Use this skill when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, video generation, speech generation (TTS), voice design, voice replication, streaming responses, background research tasks, function calling, structured output, or migrating from the old generateContent API. Covers SDK usage and best practices for Gemini models and agents in Python and TypeScript.
How do I install the Gemini API Dev skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add google-gemini/gemini-skills --skill gemini-api-dev. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Gemini API Dev popular?
It lives in google-gemini/gemini-skills, which has 4,361 GitHub stars and 473 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.
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