gh-jduncan-rva-skill-porter/examples/before-after/api-connector-converted/GEMINI.md

API Connector - Gemini CLI Extension

Connect to REST APIs, manage authentication, and process responses.

Features

• Make GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
• Automatic authentication header management
• JSON response parsing
• Rate limiting and retry logic
• Response caching

Configuration

Required:

• API_KEY: Your API authentication key

Optional:

• API_BASE_URL: Base URL (default: https://api.example.com)
• API_TIMEOUT: Timeout in ms (default: 30000)

Usage

"Get data from /users endpoint"
"POST this JSON to /api/create"
"Check the API status"

Safety

This extension operates in read-only mode:

• Cannot execute bash commands
• Cannot edit local files
• Cannot write files to disk

Only makes HTTP requests to configured API endpoints.