Real-time bidirectional streaming with Gemini over WebSockets for audio, video, and text conversations.
Automate repetitive workflows and reduce manual effort
Example: Generate reports, summarize documents, draft communications
Save 3-5 hours per week on routine tasks
Learn new skills, understand complex topics, get expert guidance
Example: Explain concepts, provide examples, suggest learning resources
Accelerate learning and skill development by 2x
Enhance output quality through reviews, suggestions, and refinements
Example: Review drafts, suggest improvements, catch errors
Improve work quality by 30-40% with less effort
Time estimate: 15-45 minutes depending on use case complexity
Prerequisites
Submit your Claude Code skill and start earning
epx add google-gemini/gemini-skills --skill gemini-live-api-devCompatible with
Supported agents
Supports audio input/output (16 kHz PCM), video frames, text, and automatic transcriptions with voice activity detection for interruption handling
Includes native audio features: affective dialog, proactive audio, and thinking mode; function calling for synchronous and asynchronous tool use; and Google Search grounding
Offers session management with context compression, resumption,
AI-first code editor with Composer
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versiongemini-live-api-devExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
epx add google-gemini/gemini-skills --skill gemini-live-api-devFetches gemini-live-api-dev from google-gemini/gemini-skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/gemini-live-api-dev
Restart Cursor to activate gemini-live-api-dev. Access via /gemini-live-api-devin your agent's command palette.
Learn more:View source on GitHubSkills CLI docsAbout CursorWhat are agent skills?
Steps
Common Pitfalls
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
✓ Use when
Use when skill capabilities match your task, clear ROI on time saved, and you can validate outputs. Best for repetitive tasks, learning, and quality improvement.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid when task requires deep expertise you can't validate, involves sensitive decisions, or when learning process is more valuable than speed of completion.
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Registry listing for gemini-live-api-dev matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
gemini-live-api-dev has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: gemini-live-api-dev is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
gemini-live-api-dev reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
Keeps context tight: gemini-live-api-dev is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
gemini-live-api-dev is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
We added gemini-live-api-dev from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
We added gemini-live-api-dev from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
gemini-live-api-dev is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Keeps context tight: gemini-live-api-dev is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
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