diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yaml b/.github/workflows/linter.yaml
index 11b68f13453..2ad1b9d778a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: 'gemini/sample-apps/finance-advisor-spanner/.*\.sql'
+          FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE: 'gemini/sample-apps/finance-advisor-spanner/.*\.sql|gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/.*'
           JAVASCRIPT_DEFAULT_STYLE: prettier
           LOG_LEVEL: WARN
           SHELLCHECK_OPTS: -e SC1091 -e 2086
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/chain.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/chain.py
index 497ec5c88d5..94cfbfdb7c9 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/chain.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/chain.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from langchain_core.prompts import ChatPromptTemplate, MessagesPlaceholder
-from langchain_google_vertexai import ChatVertexAI, HarmBlockThreshold, HarmCategory
-
+from langchain_google_vertexai import ChatVertexAI
 
 llm = ChatVertexAI(
     model_name="gemini-1.5-flash-001",
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/eval/utils.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/eval/utils.py
index df070cc65ec..37a1309c950 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/eval/utils.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/eval/utils.py
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-from functools import partial
 import glob
 import logging
 import os
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterator, List
 
 import nest_asyncio
 import pandas as pd
-from tqdm import tqdm
 import yaml
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 nest_asyncio.apply()
 
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/patterns/custom_rag_qa/chain.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/patterns/custom_rag_qa/chain.py
index 4ee8d39ea50..2591f978198 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/patterns/custom_rag_qa/chain.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/patterns/custom_rag_qa/chain.py
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator
 
-from app.patterns.custom_rag_qa.templates import query_rewrite_template, rag_template
-from app.patterns.custom_rag_qa.vector_store import get_vector_store
-from app.utils.output_types import OnChatModelStreamEvent, OnToolEndEvent, custom_chain
 import google
+import vertexai
 from langchain_google_community.vertex_rank import VertexAIRank
 from langchain_google_vertexai import ChatVertexAI, VertexAIEmbeddings
-import vertexai
+
+from app.patterns.custom_rag_qa.templates import query_rewrite_template, rag_template
+from app.patterns.custom_rag_qa.vector_store import get_vector_store
+from app.utils.output_types import OnChatModelStreamEvent, OnToolEndEvent, custom_chain
 
 # Configuration
 EMBEDDING_MODEL = "text-embedding-004"
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/utils/output_types.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/utils/output_types.py
index 1d3bf6066a7..0f3a7209845 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/utils/output_types.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/app/utils/output_types.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import uuid
 from functools import wraps
 from types import GeneratorType
 from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Callable, Dict, List, Literal, Union
-import uuid
 
 from langchain_core.documents import Document
 from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, AIMessageChunk
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/streamlit_app.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/streamlit_app.py
index 12947fac963..cfca88427e5 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/streamlit_app.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/streamlit_app.py
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from functools import partial
 import json
 import uuid
+from functools import partial
 
 from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage
 from side_bar import SideBar
-import streamlit as st
 from streamlit_feedback import streamlit_feedback
 from style.app_markdown import markdown_str
 from utils.local_chat_history import LocalChatMessageHistory
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@
 from utils.multimodal_utils import format_content, get_parts_from_files
 from utils.stream_handler import Client, StreamHandler, get_chain_response
 
+import streamlit as st
+
 USER = "my_user"
 EMPTY_CHAT_NAME = "Empty chat"
 
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/local_chat_history.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/local_chat_history.py
index ebbe0110ed7..538e22cd2f9 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/local_chat_history.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/local_chat_history.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from datetime import datetime
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 
+import yaml
 from langchain_core.chat_history import BaseChatMessageHistory
 from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage
 from utils.title_summary import chain_title
-import yaml
 
 
 class LocalChatMessageHistory(BaseChatMessageHistory):
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/stream_handler.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/stream_handler.py
index bfe0e07c12d..40afe33201b 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/stream_handler.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/streamlit/utils/stream_handler.py
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 import google.auth
-from google.auth.exceptions import DefaultCredentialsError
 import google.auth.transport.requests
 import google.oauth2.id_token
-from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage
 import requests
+from google.auth.exceptions import DefaultCredentialsError
+from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage
+
 import streamlit as st
 
 
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_langgraph_dummy_agent.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_langgraph_dummy_agent.py
index be6db4f555d..01706f9d9cb 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_langgraph_dummy_agent.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_langgraph_dummy_agent.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from app.patterns.langgraph_dummy_agent.chain import chain
-from langchain_core.messages import AIMessageChunk
 import pytest
+from langchain_core.messages import AIMessageChunk
+
+from app.patterns.langgraph_dummy_agent.chain import chain
 
 CHAIN_NAME = "LangGraph agent"
 
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_rag_qa.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_rag_qa.py
index 36ace08010b..81e9b1ddf3c 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_rag_qa.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/patterns/test_rag_qa.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from app.patterns.custom_rag_qa.chain import chain
-from langchain_core.messages import AIMessageChunk
 import pytest
+from langchain_core.messages import AIMessageChunk
+
+from app.patterns.custom_rag_qa.chain import chain
 
 CHAIN_NAME = "Rag QA"
 
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_chain.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_chain.py
index 73c27f93105..04797c42927 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_chain.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_chain.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from app.chain import chain
-from langchain_core.messages import AIMessageChunk
 import pytest
+from langchain_core.messages import AIMessageChunk
+
+from app.chain import chain
 
 CHAIN_NAME = "Default"
 
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_server_e2e.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_server_e2e.py
index 1c76307086f..e3dda0cc468 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_server_e2e.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/integration/test_server_e2e.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import Any, Iterator
 import uuid
+from typing import Any, Iterator
 
 import pytest
 import requests
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_server.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_server.py
index 51565628faf..b65e73a0c89 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_server.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_server.py
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from app.server import app
-from app.utils.input_types import InputChat
+import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from httpx import AsyncClient
 from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage
-import pytest
+
+from app.server import app
+from app.utils.input_types import InputChat
 
 # Set up logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
diff --git a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_utils/test_tracing_exporter.py b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_utils/test_tracing_exporter.py
index e584ee0b704..f3110f74ad4 100644
--- a/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_utils/test_tracing_exporter.py
+++ b/gemini/sample-apps/conversational-genai-app-template/tests/unit/test_utils/test_tracing_exporter.py
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
-from app.utils.tracing import CloudTraceLoggingSpanExporter
+import pytest
 from google.cloud import logging as gcp_logging
 from google.cloud import storage
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import ReadableSpan
-import pytest
+
+from app.utils.tracing import CloudTraceLoggingSpanExporter
 
 
 @pytest.fixture