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alephant mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.alephantai/alephant-mcp

Alephant MCP server for AI cost control, BYO-key routing, 50+ providers, and 320+ models.

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Install alephant mcp in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alephant-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alephantai/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL": "<ALEPHANT_API_BASE_URL>",
        "ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY": "<ALEPHANT_VIRTUAL_KEY>",
        "ALEPHANT_PAT": "<ALEPHANT_PAT>",
        "ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID": "<ALEPHANT_WORKSPACE_ID>",
        "ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM": "<ALEPHANT_RATE_LIMIT_RPM>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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