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+{
+    "name": "Gemini Cookbook Dev Container",
+    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal:2",
+    "waitFor": "onCreateCommand",
+    "updateContentCommand": "python3 -m pip install ipywidgets",
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-toolsai.jupyter",
+                "ms-python.python",
+                "eamodio.gitlens"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+
+    "postCreateCommand": "sudo cp .devcontainer/welcome.txt /usr/local/etc/vscode-dev-containers/first-run-notice.txt"
+}
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+👋 Welcome to the Gemini API Cookbook! This repo is a collection of all the guides and examples for the Gemini API.
+    - To get started, make sure you have an API Key from [Google AI
+      studio](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey)
+    - Note that the notebooks were written to run in Google Colab, so they may
+      not always work in Codespaces
+    - Check out the 'README.md' file to know more