invoking-geminilisted

# Invoking Gemini Delegate tasks to Google's Gemini models when they offer advantages over Claude. ## When to Use Gemini **Image generation:** - Blog header images, illustrations, diagrams - Style-guided image creation (risograph, editorial, etc.) - Text rendering in images **Structured outputs:** - JSON Schema validation with property ordering guarantees - Pydantic model compliance - Strict schema adherence (enum values, required fields) **Cost optimization:** - Parallel batch processing (Gemini 3 Flash is lightweight) - High-volume simple tasks **Multi-modal tasks:** - Image analysis with JSON output - Video processing - Audio transcription with structure ## Setup ```bash uv pip install requests pydantic ``` **Credentials — Option A (recommended): Cloudflare AI Gateway** Source `/mnt/project/proxy.env` with `CF_ACCOUNT_ID`, `CF_GATEWAY_ID`, `CF_API_TOKEN`. Requests route through Cloudflare AI Gateway, bypassing IP blocks. Google API key stored in gateway via BYOK. **Credentials — Option B: Direct Google API** If no `proxy.env`, falls back to direct: `GOOGLE_API_KEY.txt` or `API_CREDENTIALS.json`. ## Image Generation Generate images using Gemini's native image models. This is the primary way to create illustrations, blog headers, diagrams, and visual content. ### Quick Start ```python import sys sys.path.append('/mnt/skills/user/invoking-gemini/scripts') from gemini_client import generate_image # One call — returns {"path": "...", "caption": "..."} or None r