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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

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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 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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