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No need to constantly switch contexts to the GCP console for generating analytics insights. .\n* **Leverage prebuilt agent :** Access to advanced insights offered by a built-in agent behind  [Conversational Analytics API](https://cloud.google.com/gemini/docs/conversational-analytics-api/overview)\n\n## Prerequisites\n\nBefore you begin, ensure you have the following:\n\n* [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli) installed with version **+v0.6.0**.\n* Setup Gemini CLI [Authentication](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#-authentication-options).\n* A Google Cloud project with the **Data Analytics API with Gemini**, **Gemini for Google Cloud API** and **BigQuery API** enabled.\n* Ensure [Application Default Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/gcloud) are available in your environment.\n* IAM Roles:\n     * BigQuery User (`roles/bigquery.user`) (for executing queries and view metadata)\n     * Gemini for Google Cloud (`roles/cloudaicompanion.user`) (to use the conversational analytics API)\n\n## Getting Started\n\n### Installation\n\nTo install the extension, use the command:\n\n```bash\ngemini extensions install https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/bigquery-conversational-analytics\n```\n\n### Configuration\n\nSet the following environment variables before starting the Gemini CLI. These variables can be loaded from a `.env` file.\n\n```bash\nexport BIGQUERY_PROJECT=\"\u003cyour-gcp-project-id\u003e\"\nexport BIGQUERY_LOCATION=\"\u003cyour-dataset-location\u003e\"  # Optional\n```\n\nEnsure [Application Default Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/gcloud) are available in your environment.\n\n### Start Gemini CLI\n\nTo start the Gemini CLI, use the following command:\n\n```bash\ngemini\n```\n\n## Usage Examples\n\nInteract with BigQuery using natural language right from your IDE:\n\n* Ask for insights\n\n  * Using the tables under bigquery-public-data.google\\_analytics\\_sample , tell me the channels I should focus on and why?\n\n## Supported Tools\n\nThis extension provides a comprehensive set of tools:\n\n* `ask_data_insights`: Perform data analysis, get insights, or answer complex questions about the contents of specific BigQuery tables.\n* `search_catalog`: Find BigQuery tables relevant to users, natural language query.\n\n## Additional Extensions\n\nFind additional extensions to support your entire software development lifecycle at [github.com/gemini-cli-extensions](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions), including:\n* [BigQuery Data Analytics](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/bigquery-data-analytics)\n* and more!\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\nUse `gemini --debug` to enable debugging.\n\nCommon issues:\n\n* \"failed to find default credentials: google: could not find default credentials.\": Ensure [Application Default Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/gcloud) are available in your environment. See [Set up Application Default Credentials](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/external/set-up-adc) for more information.\n* \"✖ 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.\n* \"✖ 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+.\n* \"cannot execute binary file\": The Toolbox binary did not download correctly. Ensure the correct binary for your OS/Architecture has been downloaded. 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