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LibraryAPI for Gemini CLI

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US public libraries and branches near any address, with collections from the IMLS survey

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install LibraryAPI in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "libraryapi-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "libraryapi-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LIBRARYAPI_KEY": "<LIBRARYAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

LibraryAPI in other clients

LibraryAPI MCP server