diff --git a/src/__tests__/gemini-provider.test.ts b/src/__tests__/gemini-provider.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f42efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/gemini-provider.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { config, AVAILABLE_MODELS } from '../config/index.js';
+
+// Regression coverage for #52: native Google Gemini support.
+// The engine dispatches Gemini through OpenAIAdapter, which posts to
+// `${baseUrl}/chat/completions`. Gemini's OpenAI-compatible surface lives under
+// /v1beta/openai, so the base URL MUST carry that path segment — the single most
+// important thing to get right, and the exact detail an earlier attempt missed.
+describe('Gemini native provider wiring (#52)', () => {
+  it('routes gemini through the OpenAI-compatible endpoint including the /openai segment', () => {
+    const cfg = config.getLLMConfig('gemini');
+    expect(cfg.provider).toBe('gemini');
+    expect(cfg.baseUrl).toBe('https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai');
+    // Guard the regression directly: `${baseUrl}/chat/completions` must resolve under /v1beta/openai.
+    expect(`${cfg.baseUrl}/chat/completions`).toBe(
+      'https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai/chat/completions',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to a bare native Gemini model id (no google/ prefix)', () => {
+    const cfg = config.getLLMConfig('gemini');
+    expect(cfg.model).toBe('gemini-2.5-flash');
+    expect(cfg.model.startsWith('google/')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('publishes a non-empty native Gemini model catalog with bare ids', () => {
+    expect(AVAILABLE_MODELS.gemini?.length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    for (const m of AVAILABLE_MODELS.gemini) {
+      expect(m.id.startsWith('google/')).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('maps the gemini provider to the GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable', () => {
+    const prev = process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY;
+    process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY = 'test-gemini-key-0123456789';
+    try {
+      expect(config.hasApiKey('gemini')).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      if (prev === undefined) delete process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY;
+      else process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY = prev;
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/config/index.ts b/src/config/index.ts
index e4fefc5..b1b9ea3 100755
--- a/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/config/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface TempestSettings {
     anthropic?: string;
     openai?: string;
     xai?: string;
+    gemini?: string;
     local?: string;
   };
 
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@ export interface TempestSettings {
     defaultModel: string;
   };
 
+  // Google Gemini — native Gemini API via its OpenAI-compatible endpoint
+  gemini: {
+    baseUrl: string;
+    defaultModel: string;
+  };
+
   // Codex CLI/account subscription backend
   codex: {
     command: string;
@@ -125,6 +132,14 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: TempestSettings = {
     defaultModel: 'grok-build-0.1',
   },
 
+  // Gemini's OpenAI-compatible surface lives under /v1beta/openai. The OpenAIAdapter posts to
+  // `${baseUrl}/chat/completions`, so the /openai path segment is REQUIRED here — without it,
+  // requests hit /v1beta/chat/completions, which is not a valid Gemini endpoint.
+  gemini: {
+    baseUrl: 'https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/openai',
+    defaultModel: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+  },
+
   codex: {
     command: 'codex',
     defaultModel: 'codex-default',
@@ -423,6 +438,34 @@ export const AVAILABLE_MODELS: Record<LLMProvider, ModelInfo[]> = {
       capabilities: ['reasoning', 'code', 'analysis', 'agents', 'tools'],
     },
   ],
+  // Native Gemini model ids (bare, no `google/` prefix) for Google's OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
+  // Distinct from the `google/gemini-*` ids under `openrouter`, which route through OpenRouter.
+  gemini: [
+    {
+      id: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
+      name: 'Gemini 2.5 Flash (native)',
+      provider: 'Google',
+      contextWindow: 1000000,
+      maxOutput: 8192,
+      capabilities: ['reasoning', 'code', 'analysis', 'vision', 'fast', 'tools'],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'gemini-2.5-pro',
+      name: 'Gemini 2.5 Pro (native)',
+      provider: 'Google',
+      contextWindow: 1000000,
+      maxOutput: 8192,
+      capabilities: ['reasoning', 'code', 'analysis', 'vision', 'multimodal', 'tools'],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'gemini-2.0-flash',
+      name: 'Gemini 2.0 Flash (native)',
+      provider: 'Google',
+      contextWindow: 1000000,
+      maxOutput: 8192,
+      capabilities: ['reasoning', 'code', 'analysis', 'vision', 'fast', 'tools'],
+    },
+  ],
   local: [
     {
       id: 'local-model',
@@ -548,7 +591,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
   /**
    * Set an API key for a provider
    */
-  setApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'local', key: string): void {
+  setApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini' | 'local', key: string): void {
     const apiKeys = this.config.get('apiKeys');
     apiKeys[provider] = key;
     this.config.set('apiKeys', apiKeys);
@@ -557,7 +600,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
   /**
    * Get an API key for a provider
    */
-  getApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'local'): string | undefined {
+  getApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini' | 'local'): string | undefined {
     // First check environment variables (highest priority)
     // local provider: a self-hosted/OpenAI-compatible server MAY require a bearer
     // (Zhipu/z.ai, Together, etc.) — accept TEMPEST_LOCAL_API_KEY or provider-specific vars.
@@ -572,6 +615,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
       anthropic: 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY',
       openai: 'OPENAI_API_KEY',
       xai: 'XAI_API_KEY',
+      gemini: 'GEMINI_API_KEY',
     };
 
     // Force a fully UNCONFIGURED server (no key from env OR the saved store) — used by
@@ -590,7 +634,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
   /**
    * Check if a provider has a valid API key configured
    */
-  hasApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'local'): boolean {
+  hasApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini' | 'local'): boolean {
     const key = this.getApiKey(provider);
     return !!key && key.length > 10;
   }
@@ -598,7 +642,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
   /**
    * Remove an API key
    */
-  removeApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'local'): void {
+  removeApiKey(provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini' | 'local'): void {
     const apiKeys = this.config.get('apiKeys');
     delete apiKeys[provider];
     this.config.set('apiKeys', apiKeys);
@@ -615,6 +659,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
     if (this.hasApiKey('anthropic')) providers.push('anthropic');
     if (this.hasApiKey('openai')) providers.push('openai');
     if (this.hasApiKey('xai')) providers.push('xai');
+    if (this.hasApiKey('gemini')) providers.push('gemini');
 
     // Codex uses the local Codex CLI/account auth instead of API-key storage.
     providers.push('codex');
@@ -662,6 +707,12 @@ class ConfigManager {
         baseUrl = this.config.get('xai').baseUrl;
         actualModel = model || this.config.get('xai').defaultModel;
         break;
+      case 'gemini':
+        // Google Gemini via its OpenAI-compatible endpoint (native tool-calling).
+        apiKey = this.getApiKey('gemini');
+        baseUrl = this.config.get('gemini').baseUrl;
+        actualModel = model || this.config.get('gemini').defaultModel;
+        break;
       case 'codex':
         actualModel = model || this.config.get('codex').defaultModel;
         break;
@@ -710,7 +761,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
     const flag = (process.env.TEMPEST_MODEL_FALLBACK || '').trim().toLowerCase();
     if (!flag || ['0', 'false', 'off', 'no'].includes(flag)) return [];
     const chain: FallbackEntry[] = [];
-    const add = (p: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai') => {
+    const add = (p: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini') => {
       if (p === primary || !this.hasApiKey(p)) return;
       chain.push({
         provider: p,
@@ -724,6 +775,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
     add('anthropic');
     add('openai');
     add('xai');
+    add('gemini');
     return chain;
   }
 
@@ -808,6 +860,7 @@ class ConfigManager {
         anthropic: settings.apiKeys.anthropic ? '***REDACTED***' : undefined,
         openai: settings.apiKeys.openai ? '***REDACTED***' : undefined,
         xai: settings.apiKeys.xai ? '***REDACTED***' : undefined,
+        gemini: settings.apiKeys.gemini ? '***REDACTED***' : undefined,
       },
     };
     writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(safeSettings, null, 2));
@@ -841,6 +894,10 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=
 # Get your key at: https://console.x.ai/
 XAI_API_KEY=
 
+# Google Gemini API Key (direct Gemini API via its OpenAI-compatible endpoint)
+# Get your key at: https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
+GEMINI_API_KEY=
+
 # Local model (Ollama / LM Studio / vLLM / llama.cpp, or any OpenAI-compatible server)
 # Point TEMPEST_LOCAL_BASE_URL at the server root (Ollama default shown below).
 # For an OpenAI-compatible server, use a versioned path: LM Studio :1234/v1,
@@ -863,8 +920,8 @@ TEMPEST_LOCAL_API_KEY=
 export const config = new ConfigManager();
 
 // Helper functions for quick access
-export const getApiKey = (provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai') => config.getApiKey(provider);
-export const setApiKey = (provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai', key: string) => config.setApiKey(provider, key);
-export const hasApiKey = (provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai') => config.hasApiKey(provider);
+export const getApiKey = (provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini') => config.getApiKey(provider);
+export const setApiKey = (provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini', key: string) => config.setApiKey(provider, key);
+export const hasApiKey = (provider: 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini') => config.hasApiKey(provider);
 export const getLLMConfig = (provider?: LLMProvider, model?: string) => config.getLLMConfig(provider, model);
 export const getConfiguredProviders = () => config.getConfiguredProviders();
diff --git a/src/llm/index.ts b/src/llm/index.ts
index 0b426f3..b29aa30 100755
--- a/src/llm/index.ts
+++ b/src/llm/index.ts
@@ -1207,6 +1207,8 @@ export class LLMBackbone extends EventEmitter<LLMEvents> {
         return new OpenAIAdapter(config);
       case 'xai':
         return new OpenAIAdapter(config); // xAI (Grok Build / grok-*) is OpenAI-compatible
+      case 'gemini':
+        return new OpenAIAdapter(config); // Gemini via Google's OpenAI-compatible endpoint (baseUrl ends in /v1beta/openai)
       case 'codex':
         return new CodexAdapter(config);
       case 'mock':
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index e8cfdea..e19cfa7 100755
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // LLM CONFIGURATION
 // =============================================================================
 
-export type LLMProvider = 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'codex' | 'mock' | 'local' | 'local-agent';
+export type LLMProvider = 'openrouter' | 'venice' | 'anthropic' | 'openai' | 'xai' | 'gemini' | 'codex' | 'mock' | 'local' | 'local-agent';
 
 export interface LLMConfig {
   provider: LLMProvider;