diff --git a/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_chat.py b/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_chat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1f12ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_chat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from swarms.models.gemini import Gemini
+from swarms.prompts.react import react_prompt
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+api_key = os.environ["GEMINI_API_KEY"]
+
+# Establish the prompt and image
+task = "What is your name"
+img = "images/github-banner-swarms.png"
+
+# Initialize the model
+model = Gemini(
+    gemini_api_key=api_key,
+    model_name="gemini-pro",
+    max_tokens=1000,
+    system_prompt=react_prompt(task=task),
+    temperature=0.5,
+)
+
+
+out = model.chat("Create the code for a react component that displays a name", img=img)
+print(out)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_react.py b/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_react.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76caf974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_react.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from swarms.models.gemini import Gemini
+from swarms.prompts.react import react_prompt
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+api_key = os.environ["GEMINI_API_KEY"]
+
+# Establish the prompt and image
+task = "What is your name"
+img = "images/github-banner-swarms.png"
+
+# Initialize the model
+model = Gemini(
+    gemini_api_key=api_key,
+    model_name="gemini-pro",
+    max_tokens=1000,
+    system_prompt=react_prompt(task=task),
+    temperature=0.5,
+)
+
+
+# Run the model
+out = model.run("Create the code for a react component that displays a name")
+print(out)
diff --git a/playground/demos/multi_modal_chain_of_thought/gemini_vcot.py b/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_vcot.py
similarity index 93%
rename from playground/demos/multi_modal_chain_of_thought/gemini_vcot.py
rename to playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_vcot.py
index fd9ab247..86951bd5 100644
--- a/playground/demos/multi_modal_chain_of_thought/gemini_vcot.py
+++ b/playground/demos/gemini_benchmarking/gemini_vcot.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ llm = Gemini(
     gemini_api_key=api_key,
     temperature=0.5,
     max_tokens=1000,
-    system_prompt=VISUAL_CHAIN_OF_THOUGHT
+    system_prompt=VISUAL_CHAIN_OF_THOUGHT,
 )
 
 # Initialize the task
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 530bbf17..95e9ec29 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "swarms"
-version = "2.9.6"
+version = "2.9.8"
 description = "Swarms - Pytorch"
 license = "MIT"
 authors = ["Kye Gomez <kye@apac.ai>"]
diff --git a/swarms/memory/short_term_memory.py b/swarms/memory/short_term_memory.py
index d343a80f..53daf332 100644
--- a/swarms/memory/short_term_memory.py
+++ b/swarms/memory/short_term_memory.py
@@ -2,10 +2,29 @@ import logging
 from swarms.structs.base import BaseStructure
 import threading
 import json
-import os
 
 
 class ShortTermMemory(BaseStructure):
+    """Short term memory.
+
+    Args:
+    return_str (bool, optional): _description_. Defaults to True.
+    autosave (bool, optional): _description_. Defaults to True.
+    *args: _description_
+    **kwargs: _description_
+    
+    
+    Example:
+    >>> from swarms.memory.short_term_memory import ShortTermMemory
+    >>> stm = ShortTermMemory()
+    >>> stm.add(role="agent", message="Hello world!")
+    >>> stm.add(role="agent", message="How are you?")
+    >>> stm.add(role="agent", message="I am fine.")
+    >>> stm.add(role="agent", message="How are you?")
+    >>> stm.add(role="agent", message="I am fine.")
+    
+    
+    """
     def __init__(
         self,
         return_str: bool = True,
@@ -68,6 +87,14 @@ class ShortTermMemory(BaseStructure):
     def update_short_term(
         self, index, role: str, message: str, *args, **kwargs
     ):
+        """Update the short term memory.
+
+        Args:
+            index (_type_): _description_
+            role (str): _description_
+            message (str): _description_
+            
+        """
         self.short_term_memory[index] = {
             "role": role,
             "message": message,
diff --git a/swarms/models/__init__.py b/swarms/models/__init__.py
index 94fa6c1e..b66eb1d3 100644
--- a/swarms/models/__init__.py
+++ b/swarms/models/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from swarms.models.gpt4_vision_api import GPT4VisionAPI  # noqa: E402
 from swarms.models.openai_tts import OpenAITTS  # noqa: E402
 from swarms.models.gemini import Gemini  # noqa: E402
 from swarms.models.gigabind import Gigabind  # noqa: E402
+
 # from swarms.models.gpt4v import GPT4Vision
 # from swarms.models.dalle3 import Dalle3
 # from swarms.models.distilled_whisperx import DistilWhisperModel # noqa: E402
@@ -64,6 +65,5 @@ __all__ = [
     # "vLLM",
     "OpenAITTS",
     "Gemini",
-    "Gigabind"
+    "Gigabind",
 ]
-
diff --git a/swarms/models/base_multimodal_model.py b/swarms/models/base_multimodal_model.py
index 1d8ac742..2eb8c389 100644
--- a/swarms/models/base_multimodal_model.py
+++ b/swarms/models/base_multimodal_model.py
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ class BaseMultiModalModel:
 
     @abstractmethod
     def run(
-        self, task: Optional[str] = None, img: Optional[str] = None, *args, **kwargs
+        self,
+        task: Optional[str] = None,
+        img: Optional[str] = None,
+        *args,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         """Run the model"""
         pass
diff --git a/swarms/models/gemini.py b/swarms/models/gemini.py
index 8a41a321..8cb09ca5 100644
--- a/swarms/models/gemini.py
+++ b/swarms/models/gemini.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Gemini(BaseMultiModalModel):
         self.max_tokens = max_tokens
         self.temperature = temperature
         self.system_prompt = system_prompt
-        
+
         # Configure the API key
         genai.configure(api_key=gemini_api_key, transport=transport)
 
@@ -121,9 +121,8 @@ class Gemini(BaseMultiModalModel):
         if self.gemini_api_key is None:
             raise ValueError("Please provide a Gemini API key")
 
-    def system_prompt(
+    def system_prompt_prep(
         self,
-        system_prompt: str = None,
         task: str = None,
         *args,
         **kwargs,
@@ -135,7 +134,9 @@ class Gemini(BaseMultiModalModel):
         """
         PROMPT = f"""
         
-        {system_prompt}
+        {self.system_prompt}
+        
+        ######
         
         {task}
         
@@ -159,28 +160,21 @@ class Gemini(BaseMultiModalModel):
             str: output from the model
         """
         try:
+            prepare_prompt = self.system_prompt_prep(task)
             if img:
                 # process_img = self.process_img(img, *args, **kwargs)
                 process_img = self.process_img_pil(img)
                 response = self.model.generate_content(
-                    contents=[task, process_img],
+                    contents=[prepare_prompt, process_img],
                     generation_config=self.generation_config,
                     stream=self.stream,
                     *args,
                     **kwargs,
                 )
-
-                # if self.candidates:
-                #     return response.candidates
-                # elif self.safety:
-                #     return response.safety
-                # else:
-                #     return response.text
-
                 return response.text
             else:
                 response = self.model.generate_content(
-                    task, stream=self.stream, *args, **kwargs
+                    prepare_prompt, stream=self.stream, *args, **kwargs
                 )
                 return response.text
         except Exception as error:
diff --git a/swarms/models/gigabind.py b/swarms/models/gigabind.py
index fa79d828..97d6d6cd 100644
--- a/swarms/models/gigabind.py
+++ b/swarms/models/gigabind.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import requests
 from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
 
 
-
 class Gigabind:
     """Gigabind API.