Gemini Shell

A command-line interface for interacting with Google's Gemini AI model. This project provides a simple and interactive way to chat with the Gemini model directly from your terminal.

Features

• Interactive chat interface with Gemini AI
• Conversation history management
• Context-aware responses
• Graceful error handling
• Clean exit with Ctrl+C

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Google API key for Gemini

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/CollinsKipkemoi/gemini-shell.git
cd gemini-shell

2. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a .env file in the project root and add your Google API key:

GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage

Run the script:

python script.py

• Type your message and press Enter to chat with the AI
• Press Ctrl+C to exit the chat

Project Structure

gemini-shell/
├── script.py          # Main application file
├── requirements.txt   # Project dependencies
├── .env              # Environment variables (not tracked in git)
└── README.md         # This file

Dependencies

• google-generativeai: Google's official Gemini API client
• python-dotenv: Environment variable management
• datetime: Timestamp handling
• json: Data serialization

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Acknowledgments

• Google Gemini AI team for providing the API
• Python community for the excellent libraries used in this project