firebase-ai-logic-basics

Firebase AI Logic is a product of Firebase that allows developers to add gen AI to their mobile and web apps using client-side SDKs. You can call Gemini models directly from your app without managing a dedicated backend. Firebase AI Logic, which was previously known as "Vertex AI for Firebase", represents the evolution of Google's AI integration platform for mobile and web developers. It supports the two Gemini API providers: Use the Gemini Developer API as a default, and only Vertex AI Gemini API if the application requires it. The library is part of the standard Firebase Web SDK. npm install -g firebase@latest If you're in a firebase directory (with a firebase.json) the currently selected project will be marked with "current" using this command: npx -y firebase-tools@latest projects:list Ensure there's at least one app associated with the current project npx -y firebase-tools@latest apps:list Initialize AI logic SDK with the init command npx -y firebase-tools@latest init # Choose AI logic This will automatically enable the Gemini Developer API in the Firebase console. More info in Firebase AI Logic Getting Started Firebase AI Logic allows Gemini models to analyze image files directly from your app. This enables features like creating captions, answering questions about images, detecting objects, and categorizing images. Beyond images, Gemini can analyze other media types...