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Expand Up @@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ Before you begin, ensure you have the following:
* BigQuery User (`roles/bigquery.user`) (for executing queries and view metadata)
* Gemini for Google Cloud (`roles/cloudaicompanion.user`) (to use the conversational analytics API)

## Installation
## Getting Started

### Installation

To install the extension, use the command:

```bash
gemini extensions install https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/bigquery-conversational-analytics
```

## Configuration
### Configuration

Set the following environment variables before starting the Gemini CLI:

Expand All @@ -41,25 +43,37 @@ Set the following environment variables before starting the Gemini CLI:

Ensure [Application Default Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/gcloud) are available in your environment.

## **Usage Examples**
### Start Gemini CLI

To start the Gemini CLI, use the following command:

```bash
gemini
```

## Usage Examples

Interact with BigQuery using natural language right from your IDE:

* **Ask for insights**
* Ask for insights

* Using the tables under bigquery-public-data.google\_analytics\_sample , tell me the channels I should focus on and why?

## **Supported Tools**
## Supported Tools

This extension provides a comprehensive set of tools:

* `ask_data_insights`: Executes a SQL query.
* `ask_data_insights`: Perform data analysis, get insights, or answer complex questions about the contents of specific BigQuery tables.
* `search_catalog`: Find BigQuery tables relevant to users, natural language query.

## Additional Extensions

Find additional extensions to support your entire software development lifecycle at [github.com/gemini-cli-extensions](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions).
Find additional extensions to support your entire software development lifecycle at [github.com/gemini-cli-extensions](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions), including:
* [BigQuery Data Analytics](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/bigquery-data-analytics)
* and more!

## Troubleshooting

* "cannot execute binary file": Ensure the correct binary for your OS/Architecture has been downloaded. See [Installing the server](https://googleapis.github.io/genai-toolbox/getting-started/introduction/#installing-the-server) for more information.
* "✖ Error during discovery for server: MCP error -32000: Connection closed": The database connection has not been established. Ensure your configuration is set via environment variables.
* "✖ MCP ERROR: Error: spawn /Users/<USER>/.gemini/extensions/bigquery-conversational-analytics/toolbox ENOENT": The Toolbox binary did not download correctly. Ensure you are using Gemini CLI v0.6.0+.
* "cannot execute binary file": The Toolbox binary did not download correctly. Ensure the correct binary for your OS/Architecture has been downloaded. See [Installing the server](https://googleapis.github.io/genai-toolbox/getting-started/introduction/#installing-the-server) for more information.