When Gemini API Returns Mojibake: 4 Places to Check First
Mojibake in Gemini API responses almost never comes from the API itself — it lives in your client code. Walk through the four layers (HTTP decoding, streaming chunks, output encoding, surrogate pairs) where the corruption hides.
Custom Gemini API Agent Loop Without ADK — A Complete Production Guide to Tool Calling, Memory, and Parallel Execution
Build production-grade AI agents using Gemini API directly without Google ADK. This guide covers custom agent loops, tool calling patterns, sliding window memory, parallel execution, and battle-tested error recovery strategies.
Five Design Decisions to Make Before Putting gemini-2.5-pro-latest in Production
Running gemini-2.5-pro-latest in production is more than picking a fast model. Here are the five design decisions — versioning, retry, cost, fallback, observability — that I now resolve before any new service ships.
Tracing Gemini API in Production with OpenTelemetry: See Every Step of a Single Request
After three months of running Gemini API in production, plain logs stop telling you why latency, cost, or failures spike. This guide walks through wrapping Gemini in OpenTelemetry — Python and Node.js code, GenAI semantic conventions, sampling, and Grafana/Datadog wiring — so you can see the full anatomy of every request.
to Production Architecture for Gemini API 2026— Design Patterns for Building Scalable, Reliable AI Systems
A comprehensive guide to production-grade design patterns for Gemini API. Covers resilient API clients, multi-layer caching, multi-tenant design, observability, and cost control with complete code examples.
Building a Git Commit Message Generator with Gemini API — A Python Developer's Guide
Build a Python tool that reads git diffs and generates meaningful commit messages automatically using the Gemini API. Includes working code, clipboard integration, and Git hook setup.
Gemini API Multi-Turn Chat Breaking: Chat History Management Pitfalls and Fixes
When building multi-turn conversations with the Gemini API, longer chats cause token overflow, slowdowns, and context loss. Learn how to use ChatSession correctly with practical code examples for managing chat history.
Building an Automated Content Pipeline with Veo 3 & Lyria 3 Pro API — Mass-Producing Video + Music
Learn how to combine Veo 3 and Lyria 3 Pro APIs to automatically generate and merge video and music from text prompts. Covers setup, production-ready Python code, error handling, common pitfalls, and cost optimization strategies.
What You Can Build With the Gemini API Free Tier — Three Starter Projects With Code
A clear-eyed look at the Gemini API free tier limits and what you can actually build without paying anything. Includes three beginner-friendly projects with working Python code.
Gemini API × Kotlin Multiplatform: to Shared AI Logic for iOS and Android
A complete guide to integrating Gemini API with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for shared AI logic across iOS and Android. Covers Gradle setup, Ktor HTTP client, SwiftUI/Compose UI, secure API key management, multimodal image analysis, and production deployment.
Gemini API Returns Markdown — How to Get Plain Text Responses
Gemini API responses often contain Markdown symbols like **, ##, and -. Learn how to get clean plain text using response_mime_type, System Instructions, and post-processing with practical Python and TypeScript code examples.
Google Cloud Workflows × Gemini API Production Orchestration Guide: Timeouts, Retries, and Cost Control
A complete guide to orchestrating Gemini API calls in production using Google Cloud Workflows. Covers YAML step definitions, automatic retries, timeout configuration, and cost budget alerts with working code examples.