Gemini CLI worldbank mcp server worldbank_get_poverty

How to: Gemini CLI worldbank mcp server worldbank_get_poverty

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http tool:worldbank_get_poverty

Add worldbank mcp server to Gemini CLI

01
Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "worldbank-mcp-server": {
      "httpUrl": "https://worldbank.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

02
Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
03
Ask for something worldbank_get_poverty does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls worldbank_get_poverty itself — you do not invoke it by name.
04
If nothing happens, check the server is running and that worldbank mcp server's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

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

Set these first

worldbank mcp server will not start until these are set, so worldbank_get_poverty never becomes available.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL
WORLDBANK_API_BASE_URL
WORLDBANK_PIP_BASE_URL
WORLDBANK_PROJECTS_BASE_URL
WORLDBANK_DEFAULT_PER_PAGE
WORLDBANK_CATALOG_CACHE_TTL_MS

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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