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Gemini CLI

WhyNote for Gemini CLI

io.github.coooolinz/why-note

Read-only search, todo listing, and daily note access for a WhyNote account

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install WhyNote in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "why-note": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "why-note-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTE_URL": "<NOTE_URL>",
        "NOTE_TOKEN": "<NOTE_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

WhyNote in other clients

WhyNote MCP server