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Official agent skill

Gemini Interactions API

by JetBrains in JetBrains/skills

A skill your agent uses when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, streaming responses, background research tasks…

OfficialNo licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Gemini Interactions API

skills CLI
$ npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gemini-interactions-api -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install JetBrains/skills gemini-interactions-api --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JetBrains/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/gemini-interactions-api .claude/skills/gemini-interactions-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
gemini-interactions-api
GitHub stars
364
Token cost
~2.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
466 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
77
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, streaming responses, background research tasks…

  • Writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation
  • SKILL.md covers Supported Models & Agents, SDKs, Quick Start and Data Model, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls pip and npm
  • Multi-turn chat

What it does

Gemini Interactions API is an agent skill from JetBrains/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use this skill when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, streaming responses, background research tasks, function calling, structured output, or migrating from the old generateContent API. This skill covers the Interactions API, the recommended way to use Gemini models and agents in Python and TypeScript.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Structured output and tool calling, LLM API integration and Image generation. It works with Google Gemini, Python, TypeScript and JavaScript. The repository describes itself as: Curated agent skills collection verified by JetBrains.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation
  • Multi-turn chat
  • Multimodal understanding
  • Image generation

Example prompts

  • “/gemini-interactions-api”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e0f258b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pip
    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • ai.google.dev

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Gemini Interactions API loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 466 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~104
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 466 words (~2,462 tokens).

“The Interactions API is a unified interface for interacting with Gemini models and agents. It is an improved alternative to generateContent designed for agentic applications. Key capabilities include:”

— opening of SKILL.md by JetBrains
name
gemini-interactions-api
metadata.short-description
Use the Gemini Interactions API
metadata.author
Google Gemini
metadata.source
https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills/tree/main/skills/gemini-interactions-api

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in gemini-interactions-api of JetBrains/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e0f258b

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Questions about Gemini Interactions API

What does Gemini Interactions API do?

A skill your agent uses when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, streaming responses, background research tasks…. Gemini Interactions API is an agent skill from JetBrains/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use this skill when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, streaming responses, background research tasks, function calling, structured output, or migrating from the old generateContent API.

When should I use Gemini Interactions API?

Gemini Interactions API fits situations like: writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation; multi-turn chat; multimodal understanding; image generation.

How do I install Gemini Interactions API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gemini-interactions-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (gemini-interactions-api in JetBrains/skills) into .claude/skills/gemini-interactions-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gemini Interactions API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gemini-interactions-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (gemini-interactions-api in JetBrains/skills) into .agents/skills/gemini-interactions-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gemini Interactions API in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill gemini-interactions-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gemini-interactions-api, .gemini/skills/gemini-interactions-api, .github/skills/gemini-interactions-api and .opencode/skills/gemini-interactions-api in your project.

What does Gemini Interactions API need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gemini Interactions API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip and npm). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.

Does Gemini Interactions API access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: ai.google.dev. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Gemini Interactions API safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Gemini Interactions API use?

No licence was found for Gemini Interactions API or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Gemini Interactions API use?

About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Gemini Interactions API?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gemini Interactions API: Gemini Interactions API (Ayuilos/Miffan, 192 stars), Gemini API Dev (google-gemini/gemini-skills, 4.3k stars), Gemini API Dev (Ayuilos/Miffan, 192 stars) and Gemini Interactions API (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gemini Interactions API?

JetBrains (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in JetBrains/skills, which has 364 GitHub stars. The repository holds 77 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 29, 2026.

Source: JetBrains/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.