February 2026 monthly summary for google-gemini/cookbook: Delivered a major LiveAPI Real-time Audio/Video Streaming Enhancements. Refactored the LiveAPI sample to improve asynchronous handling of audio and video streams, introduced a new class structure, updated audio handling methods, and improved session management for real-time interactions. The work included updating the GenAI client and migrating away from deprecated session calls to align with current APIs, reducing potential runtime issues. This investment improves real-time collaboration reliability, reduces latency, and sets the foundation for future streaming features and maintainability. Key commits include 2389db60b0ec32f10292a633352a6c4fe3d67cee.

January 2026 focused on architectural consolidation and reliability: unified HookSystem across Gemini CLI, migrated core hooks and related services, improved logging alignment with SDK, and expanded CLI I/O test coverage to ensure robust stdout/stderr handling. These changes reduce debt, improve integration, and boost overall reliability.

December 2025: Delivered TerminalCapabilityManager enhancement to support the modifyOtherKeys protocol, enabling dynamic enable/disable of the protocol based on terminal responses and improving user experience in tmux environments. Implemented in google-gemini/gemini-cli through commit 546baf9934a7d87e809ad40aba4b5d0cf5a652e0 (co-authored by Ishaan Gupta). This strengthens terminal capability handling, enabling smoother workflows in multi-terminal setups and reducing configuration friction. Business value includes improved UX for developers in tmux, higher reliability of terminal-capability interactions, and a foundation for broader protocol support. No other major features or bug fixes were documented this month.