Practical AI with Google: A Solo Knowledge Worker's Guide to Gemini, AI Studio, and LLM APIs

Preface

1. Who is a Copilot for Whom?
2. Why is this Book Important to You? What is a Knowledge Worker?
3. Structure of This Book
4. Things Said and Things Left Unsaid
5. Acknowledgements

Part 1: For All Solo Knowledge Workers

Who This Book Is For

1. Freelance Creatives
2. Software Developers
3. AI for Marketing Tasks
4. Consultants and Researchers

The Rise of the AI-Powered Solo Knowledge Worker

1. AI Tools: Powering the Solo Revolution
2. AI Tool Categories for Solo Knowledge Workers (May 2025)
3. Beyond Automation: AI as Creative Catalyst, Market Navigator, and Personalization Engine
4. Independent Consultants
5. Programmers and Developers: Productivity Surge, Evolving Skillset
6. Wrap Up for AI Powers Solo Work Revolution

Key Concepts: LLMs, Generative AI, Multimodality

Google’s AI Ecosystem

1. Differences Between AI Support in Paid For Google Workspace and Free Apps Like Gmail, Calendar, and Docs
2. Conversational AI Using the Gemini App and Web App
3. Google NotebookLM
4. Google AI Studio

Gemini Integration with Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Meet, Google Drive, Google Calendar

1. Combining Gemini in Gmail with Google Docs, Drive, and Calendar
2. Combining Gemini with Google Calendar and Gmail
3. Using Gemini in a Google Doc Specifying a Design Document for a New Software Project
4. Using Gemini with Google Sheets
5. Wrap Up for Gemini Integration with Google WorkSpace Apps

Part 2 - Using Python Scripts

Python Introduction and Tutorial

1. A Whirlwind Tour of Python for the Curious Mind
2. Wrap Up for Introducing Python

First Steps Using Python with the Gemini Python Library

1. Prerequisites
2. Installation with uv
3. Authentication: Connecting Securely
4. Making Your First API Call: Text Generation
5. Wrap Up

Gemini Thinking Mode

1. When to Use Thinking Mode
2. Enabling Thinking Mode with the Python SDK
3. Example: demo_1.py - Advertising Strategy Brainstorm with Thinking Mode
4. Observing the Difference
5. Wrap Up

Using Gemini For Both Images and Text (Multimodal Capabilities)

1. Prerequisites and Setup
2. Combining Text and Images in Prompts
3. Example: photo_understanding.py - Analyzing an Image
4. Potential Applications
5. Wrap Up

Using Gemini to Write Python for Google Colab

1. Wrap Up

Part 3 - Building and Utilizing AI Agents

Introducing the gemini-cli: Your AI Agent in the Terminal

1. What is gemini-cli and Why It Matters for Solo Workers:
2. Getting Started: Installation and Setup:
3. Core Concepts and Commands
4. Practical Use Cases for the Solo Knowledge Worker:

An Introduction to AI Agentic Workflows Using gemini-cli

1. Beyond Single Prompts: Thinking in Workflows
2. Your First Agentic Workflow: The Automated Research Brief
3. The Content Repurposing Workflow: From Blog to Social Media
4. The Simple Data Analysis Workflow: From CSV to Insights

Knowledge Graphs with LadyBug and Gemini

1. Why Knowledge Graphs Matter for Solo Knowledge Workers
2. The LadyBug Embedded Graph Database
3. Building a Movie Knowledge Graph
4. Implementing a Text2Cypher Chain Manually
5. Asking Natural Language Questions
6. Running the Example
7. Wrap Up

Python Research Agent Using Google Agent Tool Kit

1. Overview of Google Agent Toolkit
2. Research Agent

Book Wrap Up