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So, as a member of an organization who pays for google workspace with gemini, I get the message `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable not found. Add that t
by ebiester 1y ago
So, as a member of an organization who pays for google workspace with gemini, I get the message `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable not found. Add that to your .env and try again, no reload needed!`
At the very least, we need better documentation on how to get that environment variable, as we are not on GCP and this is not immediately obvious how to do so. At the worst, it means that your users paying for gemini don't have access to this where your general google users do.
- cperry 1y agohttps://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/cli/authentication.md https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/c...
- ebiester 1y agoWhile I get my organization's IT department involved, I do wonder why this is built in a way that requires more work for people already paying google money than a free user.
- rtaylorgarlock 1y ago@ebiester, my wife's maiden name is E. Biester. I did a serious double take. Got you on X :)
- Maxious 1y agoI'd echo that having to get the IT section involved to create a google cloud project is not great UX when I have access to NotebookLM Pro and Gemini for Workplace already. Also this doco says GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID but the actual tool wants GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
- cperry 1y agoPR in flight to update docs (if not already in)
- thimabi 1y agoI believe Workspace users have to pay a separate subscription to use the Gemini CLI, the so-called “Gemini for Google Cloud”, which starts at an additional 19 dollars per month [^1]. If that’s really the case, it’s very disappointing to me. I expected access to Gemini CLI to be included in the normal Workspace subscription. [^1]: https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/cloudaicompanion.googleapis.com https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/...
- cperry 1y ago[edit] all lies - I got my wires crossed, free tier for Workspace isn't yet supported. sorry. you need to set the project and pay. this is WIP. Workspace users [edit: cperry was wrong] can get the free tier as well, just choose "More" and "Google for Work" in the login flow. It has been a struggle to get a simple flow that works for all users, happy to hear suggestions!
- rtaylorgarlock 1y agoI can imagine. Y'all didn't start simple like some of your competitors; 'intrapraneurial' efforts in existing contexts like yours come with well-documented struggles. Good work!
- Workaccount2 1y agoJust get a pop-up or something in place to make it dead simple, because workspace users are probably the core users of the product.
- thimabi 1y agoThanks for your clarification. I've been able to set up Gemini CLI with my Workspace account. Just a heads-up: your docs about authentication on Github say to place a GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID as an environment variable. However, what the Gemini CLI is actually looking for, from what I can tell, is a GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable with the name of a project (rather than its ID). You might want to fix that discrepancy between code and docs, because it might confuse other users as well. I don’t know what constraints made you all require a project ID or name to use the Gemini CLI with Workspace accounts. However, it would be far easier if this requirement were eliminated.
- fooey 1y agoworkspace accounts always seems like an unsupported mess at google, which is a very strange strategy