Don't Ingest Gemini Deep Research Reports Blindly — A Citation-Verification Acceptance Gate for MCP-Grounded Research
Now that Deep Research connects to MCP servers and File Search, you can ground research on your own data. This builds an acceptance gate that verifies, before any automated ingest, whether each citation resolves to a trusted source — with an allowlist, a grounding-coverage ratio, and categorized reject reasons, all in working code.
The Day @Canva Moved In With Gemini — A One-Week Field Note on Designing Through Conversation via the MCP Connector
Canva is now formally integrated with Google Gemini, and you can invoke `@Canva` from inside the Gemini app to generate, edit, and resize for social platforms in a single chat. Writing as the indie creator behind dolice.design, I share a week of operating notes on Brand Kit prompting and the new Magic Layers feature.
Gemini CLI with MCP Servers: A from File I/O to Database Queries
Learn how to connect MCP servers to Gemini CLI for hands-on file operations and database integration. Covers GEMINI.md configuration, filesystem, SQLite, and GitHub MCP with working examples.
Google AI Studio × Gemini API Production Guide — Reduce Input Costs by 90%
Master Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Complete production guide: Gemini 3/3.1 Pro, Context Caching, Batch Mode, MCP, Vertex AI integration, and cost optimization.
Building Custom MCP Servers for Gemini API — Extending AI Agents with TypeScript
Learn how to build custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in TypeScript and integrate them with Gemini API. Covers architecture, authentication, error handling, and production deployment patterns.
Wiring Gemini CLI into Your Shell and CI — Headless Runs and Session Resume
Move past interactive use of Gemini CLI: headless runs, JSON output, session resume, approval modes, and MCP integration. A practical guide to embedding it in shell scripts and CI, with lessons from real use.