[chrisheecho]

simonw, 'Google's service auth SO hard to figure out' – absolutely hear you. We're taking this feedback on auth complexity seriously. We have a new Vertex express mode in Preview (https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/start/... , not ready for primetime yet!) that you can sign up for a free tier and get API Key right away. We are improving the experience, again if you would like to give feedback, please DM me on @chrischo_pm on X.