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Gemini API Tool use with Live API
Explains how to implement and integrate external tools into a real-time multimodal session using the Gemini Live API.
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Gemini API Tool use with Live API
Explains how to implement and integrate external tools into a real-time multimodal session using the Gemini Live API.
When To Use
Use when you need to enable a real-time multimodal agent to interact with external functions or services during a live session.
Reference Files
| File | Contains | Use For |
|---|---|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow. | Start here. |
docs/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-workflow-guide.md | An overview of supported tools for the Gemini Live API, including function calling and Google Search integration. | Questions about an overview of supported tools for the Gemini Live API, including function calling and Google Search integration. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-python-function-d.text | A Python code example demonstrating how to define function declarations for tool use within a Gemini Live API session. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python code example demonstrating how to define function declarations for tool use within a Gemini Live API session. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-javascript-functi.text | A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to define function declarations for tool use within the Gemini Live API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to define function declarations for tool use within the Gemini Live API. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-non-blocking-function-defi.text | A text representation of non-blocking and blocking function definitions for the Gemini API Live tool use. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A text representation of non-blocking and blocking function definitions for the Gemini API Live tool use. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-function-declarat.text | A text file defining non-blocking and blocking function declarations for use with the Gemini API Live tool use feature. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A text file defining non-blocking and blocking function declarations for use with the Gemini API Live tool use feature. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-function-response-scheduli.text | A Python code snippet demonstrating how to apply scheduling options like INTERRUPT, WHENIDLE, or SILENT to a non-blocking function response in the Gemini Live API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python code snippet demonstrating how to apply scheduling options like INTERRUPT, WHENIDLE, or SILENT to a non-bloc... |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-function-response-scheduli-2.text | A Node.js code example demonstrating how to apply non-blocking function response scheduling using the Google GenAI SDK. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Node.js code example demonstrating how to apply non-blocking function response scheduling using the Google GenAI SDK. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-python-google-sea.text | A Python script demonstrating how to enable Google Search tool use within a Gemini API Live session using the genai client. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Python script demonstrating how to enable Google Search tool use within a Gemini API Live session using the genai c... |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-google-search-nod.text | A Node.js code example demonstrating how to enable Google Search tool use within a Gemini API Live session. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A Node.js code example demonstrating how to enable Google Search tool use within a Gemini API Live session. |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-prompt.text | A text-based prompt example demonstrating how to configure Google Search and function declarations for the Gemini Live API. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A text-based prompt example demonstrating how to configure Google Search and function declarations for the Gemini Liv... |
examples/gemini-api-tool-use-with-live-gemini-api-live-tool-use-javascript-prompt.text | A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to configure Google Search and function declarations within a Gemini API Live API session. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JavaScript code snippet demonstrating how to configure Google Search and function declarations within a Gemini API... |
What This Skill Covers
- Tool use allows Live API to go beyond just conversation by enabling it to perform actions in the real-world and pull in external context while maintaining a...
- Main sections:
Overview of supported tools,Function calling,Python,JavaScript,Asynchronous function calling.
Workflow
- Open the most relevant file under
docs/for the exact documented workflow and wording. - Open
schemas/files for exact structured contracts. - Open
examples/files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests. - Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.
Canonical source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/live-api/tools