#89 Neil: Make Gemini CLI Your AI Co-Pilot With These Expert Methods

This guide is your blueprint for superior AI development. We cover 11 key techniques from setting up free authentication and project-wide standards to building custom slash commands, managing memory, and using checkpoints for fearless experimentation and rapid progress. 🤖

We'll talk about:

• Setting up a zero-cost development environment with secure authentication.
• Creating a "Project Constitution" to give the AI deep, persistent context.
• Building custom slash commands to automate your most repetitive workflows.
• Using the memory system and checkpoints for smarter, safer development.
• Leveraging multimodal (image) input for UI debugging and generation.
• Mastering context management techniques for the 1M token window.
• Implementing Test-Driven (TDD) and Beh ...