Gemini in VSCode - Setup
Overview
Estimated time: 15–25 minutes
Learn to set up and configure Google Gemini AI integration in Visual Studio Code for intelligent code assistance, generation, and analysis.
Learning Objectives
- Install and configure Gemini extension in VS Code
- Set up authentication and API access
- Understand basic Gemini AI features and capabilities
- Configure settings for optimal performance
Installation
Extension Installation
VS Code Marketplace
- Open VS Code
- Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
- Search for "Google Gemini"
- Install the official extension
- Reload VS Code
Command Line Installation
# Install via CLI
code --install-extension google.gemini-vscode
# Verify installation
code --list-extensions | grep geminiAuthentication Setup
// VS Code settings.json
{
"gemini.apiKey": "your-gemini-api-key",
"gemini.model": "gemini-pro",
"gemini.temperature": 0.1,
"gemini.maxTokens": 2048
}
Basic Features
Code Generation
Inline Suggestions
- Real-time code completion
- Context-aware suggestions
- Multi-language support
- Function and class generation
Chat Interface
- Interactive AI conversations
- Code explanation and analysis
- Debugging assistance
- Documentation generation