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Operational reference for running Gemini AI in production via Firebase Cloud Functions. Covers: structured output enforcement, JSON parse failure handling, 429 rate limit UX design, server-side key isolation, cold start latency mitigation, Node runtime requirements, and the three-part prompt architecture that produces reliable structured output across calls.
Testing whether embedding an exact JSON schema + explicit format constraint in the prompt reduces malformed output frequency in Gemini 1.5-flash. Three prompt iterations tested during ScamCheck and TrustSeal build. Schema-in-prompt approach reduced parse failures from ~6% to <1% of calls.