Filament Gemini Search

A Filament v4/v5 plugin that integrates Google Gemini API with Google Search Grounding to perform real-time web searches directly from your admin panel.

Gemini doesn't just generate text — it performs real Google searches, analyzes the results, and returns structured responses with verifiable sources.

Features

• Real-time web search via Gemini + Google Search Grounding
• Dedicated search page with Markdown result rendering
• Compact dashboard widget
• Clickable sources and links to found websites
• Search history stored in database
• Multi-language support (EN/FR)
• Full dark mode support
• Compatible with Filament v4 and v5

Getting a Gemini API Key

Step 1: Create a Google AI Studio Account

1. Go to Google AI Studio
2. Sign in with your Google account

Step 2: Generate an API Key

1. Click "Get API Key" in the left menu
2. Click "Create API Key"
3. Select a Google Cloud project (or create one)
4. Copy the generated key (format: AIzaSy...)

Step 3: Free vs Paid Plan

Tip: The free plan is more than enough for development and moderate production use. To enable billing, visit Google Cloud Console > Billing.

Step 4: Enable the API

If you encounter 403 errors, enable the API manually:

1. Go to Google Cloud Console > APIs
2. Search for "Generative Language API"
3. Click "Enable"

Installation

composer require akpagni5547/filament-gemini-search

Add your key to .env:

GEMINI_API_KEY=AIzaSy...your-key-here
GEMINI_MODEL=gemini-2.5-flash

Publish the configuration and run migrations:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=gemini-search-config
php artisan migrate

Register the plugin in your PanelProvider:

use SelfProject\FilamentGeminiSearch\FilamentGeminiSearchPlugin;

public function panel(Panel $panel): Panel
{
    return $panel
        // ...
        ->plugin(FilamentGeminiSearchPlugin::make());
}

Configuration

// config/gemini-search.php

return [
    'api_key' => env('GEMINI_API_KEY'),
    'model' => env('GEMINI_MODEL', 'gemini-2.5-flash'),
    'grounding' => [
        'enabled' => true, // Enable Google Search Grounding
    ],
    'history' => [
        'enabled' => true,  // Save searches in DB
        'max_records' => 500,
    ],
    'navigation' => [
        'group' => null,         // Filament navigation group
        'icon' => 'heroicon-o-magnifying-glass',
        'sort' => 100,
    ],
];

Disable page or widget

FilamentGeminiSearchPlugin::make()
    ->disablePage()    // Keep only the widget
    ->disableWidget()  // Keep only the page

Use Cases

1. Price Monitoring / Comparison

Search for product prices across different e-commerce sites. Gemini performs the Google search and returns prices with links to stores.

"iPhone 16 Pro price comparison 2026"

Result: Price list with links to Amazon, Best Buy, etc.

2. Competitive Intelligence

Monitor what your competitors are doing, their offers, and latest news.

"Latest AWS pricing changes cloud computing March 2026"

Result: Summary of current offers with official sources.

3. Supplier Research

Find suppliers for your business needs directly from your back-office.

"Best wholesale office supplies distributors with delivery"

Result: List of suppliers with contacts and websites.

4. Enhanced Customer Support

Your support agents can search for product information in real-time to assist customers.

"Samsung Galaxy A15 full technical specifications"

Result: Detailed specifications with reliable sources.

5. Regulatory / Legal Research

Find information about current regulations.

"GDPR compliance requirements for SaaS companies 2026"

Result: Steps and required documents with official links.

6. Tech Watch

Stay informed about the latest tech trends from your admin dashboard.

"Laravel 12 new features and improvements"

Result: Summary of new features with links to official docs.

How It Works (Under the Hood)

+--------------+     +--------------+     +--------------+
| Filament UI  |---->| Gemini API   |---->| Google Search|
| (your app)   |     | (LLM)        |     | (grounding)  |
+--------------+     +------+-------+     +--------------+
                            |
                    +-------v-------+
                    | Response with |
                    | - AI text     |
                    | - Web sources |
                    | - Queries     |
                    +---------------+

The key is the tools: [{ google_search: {} }] parameter in the API call. This tells Gemini: "Before answering, perform a real Google search and base your response on the results."

Available Gemini Models

Recommended: gemini-2.5-flash — best speed/quality ratio.

Testing

Quick Test (without Laravel)

curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.5-flash:generateContent" \
  -H "x-goog-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -X POST \
  -d '{
    "contents": [{"parts": [{"text": "Latest Laravel features"}]}],
    "tools": [{"google_search": {}}]
  }'

Test in Laravel (Tinker)

php artisan tinker

$service = app(\SelfProject\FilamentGeminiSearch\Services\GeminiSearchService::class);
$result = $service->search('Latest Laravel 12 features');

echo $result->text;           // Formatted response
dump($result->sources);       // Sources with URLs
dump($result->searchQueries); // Google queries performed

License

MIT