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GEMINI.md

GEMINI.md is the project context file convention used by the Google Gemini CLI to provide project-specific instructions, coding standards, architectural notes, and development workflows to the Gemini AI agent. The format follows a hierarchical, plain Markdown structure that the Gemini CLI loads automatically from the working directory and parent directories, layering global, project, and subproject context. It mirrors similar agent context conventions like CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md.

GEMINI.md is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include AI Agents, AI Copilot, Coding Standards, Context File, and Developer Workflow.

GEMINI.md’s developer surface includes documentation and 5 more developer resources.

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7.4/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 5/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
0 APIs 3 Agent Skills
AI AgentsAI CopilotCoding StandardsContext FileDeveloper WorkflowGeminiGoogleMarkdownStandard

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scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 7.4/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 5/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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Agent Skills 3

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

gemini-api-dev

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Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgentSkills
AgentSkills

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

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GitHubOrganization
 SourceCode
SourceCode

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: gemini-md
name: GEMINI.md
description: GEMINI.md is the project context file convention used by the Google Gemini CLI to provide project-specific instructions,
  coding standards, architectural notes, and development workflows to the Gemini AI agent. The format follows a hierarchical,
  plain Markdown structure that the Gemini CLI loads automatically from the working directory and parent directories, layering
  global, project, and subproject context. It mirrors similar agent context conventions like CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md.
kind: standard
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/gemini-md.png
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consumer
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gemini-md/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- AI Agents
- AI Copilot
- Coding Standards
- Context File
- Developer Workflow
- Gemini
- Google
- Markdown
- Standard
apis: []
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://google.github.io/gemini-cli/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/google-gemini
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/LICENSE
- name: Agent Skills
  url: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-skills
  type: AgentSkills
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com