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Darwin RAG for Gemini CLI

io.github.brightdotdev/darwin-rag

Local-first RAG engine with MCP server for AI agent integration.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Darwin RAG in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "darwin-rag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "darwin-rag"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "DARWIN_BASE_DIR": "<DARWIN_BASE_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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