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AI and Coding

Gemini CLI

The Gemini CLI is a powerful tool for AI assisted coding, it provides a generous daily usage quota for free.

Installation

To install the Gemini CLI, simply run the following command:

npm install -g gemini-cli

API Key

Get the API Key from here

Set it as an environment variable:

Bash

export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Windows PowerShell

$env:GEMINI_API_KEY = "AIs**********od"

Usage

Navigate to your project directory and run:

gemini

Monitor token usage

You can monitor your token usage by navigating to https://aistudio.google.com/usage

Usage Ideas

  • Documentation: Talk to the agent and build your documentation like this.

  • Boilerplate: Generate boilerplate code for your project using tools like for react use npx create-react-app my-app and then engage with the agent to customize it.