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BetterChess for Gemini CLI

co.betterchess/betterchess

Chess MCP for Claude: engine analysis, attack maps, game review. One URL, no install.

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Install BetterChess in Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "betterchess": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.betterchess.co"
    }
  }
}

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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