Improve auth env var validation logic and messaging to detect settings that confuse GenAI SDK (#1381)

Co-authored-by: Scott Densmore <scottdensmore@mac.com>
Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Marat Boshernitsan
2025-07-08 09:37:10 -07:00
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8 changed files with 175 additions and 30 deletions

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@@ -47,18 +47,16 @@ The Gemini CLI requires you to authenticate with Google's AI services. On initia
gcloud auth application-default login
```
For more information, see [Set up Application Default Credentials for Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc).
- Set the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT`, `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION`, and `GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI` environment variables. In the following methods, replace `YOUR_PROJECT_ID` and `YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION` with the relevant values for your project:
- Set the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` environment variables. In the following methods, replace `YOUR_PROJECT_ID` and `YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION` with the relevant values for your project:
- You can temporarily set these environment variables in your current shell session using the following commands:
```bash
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT="YOUR_PROJECT_ID"
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION="YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION" # e.g., us-central1
export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=true
```
- For repeated use, you can add the environment variables to your [.env file](#persisting-environment-variables-with-env-files) or your shell's configuration file (like `~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, or `~/.profile`). For example, the following commands add the environment variables to a `~/.bashrc` file:
```bash
echo 'export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT="YOUR_PROJECT_ID"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION="YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=true' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```
- If using express mode:
@@ -66,12 +64,10 @@ The Gemini CLI requires you to authenticate with Google's AI services. On initia
- You can temporarily set these environment variables in your current shell session using the following commands:
```bash
export GOOGLE_API_KEY="YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY"
export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=true
```
- For repeated use, you can add the environment variables to your [.env file](#persisting-environment-variables-with-env-files) or your shell's configuration file (like `~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, or `~/.profile`). For example, the following commands add the environment variables to a `~/.bashrc` file:
```bash
echo 'export GOOGLE_API_KEY="YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=true' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```
4. **Cloud Shell:**