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CAD Compare for Gemini CLI

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Compare STEP CAD files locally: identical, moved, or different, and what changed.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install CAD Compare in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cad-compare": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cad-compare-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAD_COMPARE_LICENSE": "<CAD_COMPARE_LICENSE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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