gemini mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.chrischall/gemini-mcp

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Install gemini mcp in Gemini CLI

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

GEMINI_API_KEY

GEMINI_IMAGE_MODEL

GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR

GEMINI_INPUT_DIR

GEMINI_UPLOAD_DIR

GEMINI_REFERENCE_DIR

GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS

GEMINI_HEARTBEAT_MS

GEMINI_CHAIN_RETRY_MS

GEMINI_DEBUG

GEMINI_RATE_CARD

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "GEMINI_IMAGE_MODEL": "<GEMINI_IMAGE_MODEL>",
        "GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "GEMINI_INPUT_DIR": "<GEMINI_INPUT_DIR>",
        "GEMINI_UPLOAD_DIR": "<GEMINI_UPLOAD_DIR>",
        "GEMINI_REFERENCE_DIR": "<GEMINI_REFERENCE_DIR>",
        "GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS": "<GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GEMINI_HEARTBEAT_MS": "<GEMINI_HEARTBEAT_MS>",
        "GEMINI_CHAIN_RETRY_MS": "<GEMINI_CHAIN_RETRY_MS>",
        "GEMINI_DEBUG": "<GEMINI_DEBUG>",
        "GEMINI_RATE_CARD": "<GEMINI_RATE_CARD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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