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ScratchRun for Gemini CLI

dev.scratchrun/mcp

Ephemeral MicroVM-isolated code execution for AI agents. Fresh VM per call, hard-purged after.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install ScratchRun in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@scratchrun/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY": "<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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