gemini-live-api-dev — Skills

What it does

Bidirectional audio streaming — real-time mic-to-speaker conversations

Video streaming — send camera/screen frames alongside audio

Text input/output — send and receive text within a live session

Audio transcriptions — get text transcripts of both input and output audio

Voice Activity Detection (VAD) — automatic interruption handling

Native audio — thinking (with configurable thinkingLevel)

Function calling — synchronous tool use

gemini live api dev

Source

Repository: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills

gemini-live-api-dev FAQ

What does the gemini-live-api-dev skill do?

Use this skill when building real-time, bidirectional streaming applications with the Gemini Live API. Covers WebSocket-based audio/video/text streaming, voice activity detection (VAD), native audio features, function calling, session management, ephemeral tokens for client-side auth, live translation, and all Live API configuration options. SDKs covered - google-genai (Python), @google/genai (JavaScript/TypeScript). Bidirectional audio streaming — real-time mic-to-speaker conversations Video streaming — send camera/screen frames alongside audio

What does gemini-live-api-dev require?

When MCP tools are present, never fetch URLs manually. MCP provides up-to-date, indexed documentation that is more accurate and token-efficient than URL fetching. Configuration keys: TEXT, AUDIO, TURN_INCLUDES_ONLY_ACTIVITY.

How do I install gemini-live-api-dev?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills --skill gemini-live-api-dev --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills.

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