From 47780e984c36e494cbfe6f93d7bdf065184bf10b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cperry-goog <78765543+cperry-goog@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 16:18:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README (#1287)

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 ## Quickstart
 
 1. [Install Node 18+](https://nodejs.org/en/download).
-2. [Get an API key from Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/apikey).
-3. Set the API key in your shell using the following command, replacing `YOUR_API_KEY` with the API key you obtained: `export GEMINI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"`.
-4. Run the Gemini CLI from your shell using the following command: `npx https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli`
-5. Enjoy.
+2. Run the Gemini CLI from your shell using the following command: `npx https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli`
+3. When prompted, sign in with your Google account
+4. Enjoy!
+
+When you login with your Google account, you get up to 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 model requests per day using Gemini 2.5 Pro. Alternatively, if you prefer to use a specific model or need more capacity, you can:
+
+- [Get an API key from Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/apikey).
+- Set the API key in your shell using the following command, replacing `YOUR_API_KEY` with the API key you obtained: `export GEMINI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"` or store it in an .env file.
 
 ## Examples