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Install Onyx MCP in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onyx-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "onyx-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ONYX_API_URL": "<ONYX_API_URL>",
        "ONYX_API_TOKEN": "<ONYX_API_TOKEN>",
        "ONYX_DEFAULT_PERSONA_ID": "<ONYX_DEFAULT_PERSONA_ID>",
        "ONYX_MCP_ENABLE_WEB_FETCH": "<ONYX_MCP_ENABLE_WEB_FETCH>",
        "ONYX_MCP_WEB_FETCH_ALLOWLIST": "<ONYX_MCP_WEB_FETCH_ALLOWLIST>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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