Gemini Capstone Project

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Gemini Capstone Project

This course is part of Gemini for Developers Specialization

Instructor: Google DeepMind

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Build AI systems with tools and functions, manage costs, ensure security, and deploy scalable apps using Cloud Run.

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There are 2 modules in this course

This course provides an in-depth exploration of advanced AI agent development, focusing on function calling, tool integration, and orchestrating complex tasks. You will learn to define custom functions to extend the capabilities of large language models, architecting autonomous systems that combine built-in tools and structured output. The curriculum covers the entire lifecycle of a sophisticated AI application, from designing robust conversation flows with error handling to analyzing the economics of token usage. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

- Build multi-capability systems that combine custom functions, built-in tools, and intelligent model selection. - Define and integrate custom function schemas to allow your AI to interact with external data and services. - Create reliable, multi-step agent behaviors with proper asynchronous handling and security best practices. - Monitor token usage and project costs to ensure sustainable and cost-effective application scaling. - Launch your final AI application rapidly using Google Cloud Run integration for professional-grade hosting.

This module teaches you to build sophisticated AI agents by creating custom functions that extend the AI's capabilities beyond text generation. You'll learn the complete function calling mechanism, from defining function schemas to handling asynchronous execution and managing security considerations. The module shows you how to architect comprehensive AI agents that seamlessly combine custom functions, built-in tools, structured output, and intelligent model selection into autonomous systems. You'll design conversation flows that naturally orchestrate multiple capabilities, implement proper error handling, and create agents that can perform complex, multi-step tasks. By the end, you'll build an AI agent that demonstrates mastery of all course concepts and represents the current state-of-the-art in AI application development.

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3 videos2 readings2 assignments

The final module brings everything together, teaching you to launch AI applications that are both powerful and sustainable. You'll start by looking into the economics of AI, learning to analyze token usage and predict costs before they surprise you. Through practical exercises, you'll optimize your applications to reduce costs while maintaining quality. Then you'll learn about deploying directly to Cloud Run from AI Studio. You'll implement smart cost controls, usage limits, and monitoring to ensure your AI applications can scale sustainably. By module's end, you'll have deployed real applications and gained the confidence to rapidly iterate on ideas while keeping costs under control.

What's included

3 videos2 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 11 minutes

Planning to launch your AI application3 minutes
Understanding tokens and costs4 minutes
From code to cloud with ease4 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Easy deployment and monitoring10 minutes
Conclusion and next steps10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Production planning and deployment30 minutes
Activity: Deploy your AI-powered application60 minutes

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