Getting an API key
- Go to Google AI Studio.
- Sign in and create an API key.
- Pick a Google Cloud project when prompted, then copy the key.
Adding the connection
- Go to Connections and choose Gemini.
- Paste the API key.
- Save.
What you can select afterwards
Choose your models on Model Configurations. Language model — start with aflash model and move to pro only if the agent struggles with your prompt. A slow reply is heard as hesitation. See Google’s model list.
Related providers
Choose Vertex AI when you need Google Cloud billing, IAM controls, or data kept in a specific region.
Troubleshooting
The key is rejected
The key is rejected
Confirm you copied it from Google AI Studio rather than from the Google Cloud console. A Google Cloud service account is a different credential and belongs on the Google Cloud connection.
I connected Gemini but there are no voices
I connected Gemini but there are no voices
This connection drives the language model only. Voices come from Google Cloud or Gemini TTS, each connected separately.