WORKSHOP
Beyond the API: Hands-On Command-Line Mastery of Gemini
Date: 05-Nov-2025 | Time: 11:30 to 12:30 PM
Venue: Workshop Room 3, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore
FEES:
• Rs.299 for Pro pass holders
• Rs2699 for Standard Pass holders
• Rs2999 for all others
(Limited seats available)
Learn to code with Gemini CLI, configure Gemini CLI to use MCP(Model Context Protocol) tools, update settings, build an application, customize Gemini CLI and much more.

Shashi Ranjan
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Abhradip Mukherjee
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
- App Developers, Architects, Product Managers, DevOps, Engineers
- Installing and configuring Gemini CLI
- Exploring tools
- Built-in commands
- Configuring MCP Servers in Gemini CLI
- Customizing Gemini CLI via the GEMINI.md file
- Exploring a few use cases with Gemini CLI
- Working with a Github repository to perform common development tasks like code explanation/understanding, generating documentation, fixing issues and more.
- Build an app quickly using Gemini CLI and test the outcomes.
- Basic understanding of software engineering
- Ability to use command line interface (CLI)
- Note: For hands-on workshop, attendees should bring their own laptop with tools installed
Benefits/Takeaways of this workshop for the attendees (What will attendees do after attending the workshop which they were not able to do before attending this)
Hands-on experience learning to configure and code using Gemini CLI and MCP tools. It enables participants to quickly convert an idea into an application.
About Speakers
Shashi Ranjan is a technology industry veteran with over 22 years of experience specializing in Google Cloud Architecture, AI/GenAI design, and Cloud Automation. He has successfully led large-scale, multi-billion-dollar cloud projects for global enterprises and unicorns, working with organizations such as Google Cloud, VMware, IBM, and Oracle. His expertise lies in solving complex technical challenges and architecting systems that scale to support hundreds of millions of users.
A multi-award-winning professional and frequent keynote speaker, Shashi is recognized as a thought leader in cloud and AI technologies. He continues to drive innovation at the intersection of cloud, automation, and AI, sharing his insights to inspire organizations and professionals worldwide.
Abhradip Mukherjee has over 15 years of experience as a solution architect in leading Global System Integrator and Cloud hyperscaler organizations, with a focus on designing efficient and scalable enterprise architectures. A strong advocate for open source in the enterprise, he builds on his early contributions to the open-source community and the Free Software Foundation in India, bringing both technical expertise and a deep commitment to collaborative innovation.
Currently at Google, Abhradip advises large digital-native enterprises on effectively adopting Google Cloud and AI technologies. His work emphasizes practical strategies for driving digital transformation at scale, enabling organizations to innovate faster, optimize resources, and unlock the full potential of cloud and AI platforms.