Gemini CLI LLMIntel Model Lifecycle search_models

How to: Gemini CLI LLMIntel Model Lifecycle search_models

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http tool:search_models

Add LLMIntel Model Lifecycle to Gemini CLI

01
Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "model-lifecycle": {
      "httpUrl": "https://llmintel.ai/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

02
Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
03
Ask for something search_models does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls search_models itself — you do not invoke it by name.
04
If nothing happens, check the server is running and that LLMIntel Model Lifecycle's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

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

Set these first

LLMIntel Model Lifecycle will not start until these are set, so search_models never becomes available.

LLMINTEL_API_KEY
LLMINTEL_BASE_URL

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

LLMIntel Model Lifecycle MCP server