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database mcp postgres for Gemini CLI

io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-postgres

MCP server for PostgreSQL. Read-only by default, row caps, timeouts, secrets never logged.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install database mcp postgres in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "database-mcp-postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@database-mcp/postgres"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POSTGRES_HOST": "<POSTGRES_HOST>",
        "POSTGRES_USER": "<POSTGRES_USER>",
        "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "<POSTGRES_PASSWORD>",
        "POSTGRES_DATABASE": "<POSTGRES_DATABASE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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