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Cortex RMCP for Gemini CLI

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Install Cortex RMCP in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/cortex"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_HOME": "<CORTEX_HOME>",
        "CORTEX_TOKEN": "<CORTEX_TOKEN>",
        "CORTEX_API_TOKEN": "<CORTEX_API_TOKEN>",
        "CORTEX_RMCP_VERSION": "<CORTEX_RMCP_VERSION>",
        "CORTEX_RMCP_REPO": "<CORTEX_RMCP_REPO>",
        "CORTEX_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL": "<CORTEX_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL>",
        "RUST_LOG": "<RUST_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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