Gemini CLI inferenceindexer mcp explain_model

How to: Gemini CLI inferenceindexer mcp explain_model

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

Add inferenceindexer mcp to Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inferenceindexer-mcp": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.inferenceindexer.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

02
Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
03
Ask for something explain_model does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls explain_model itself — you do not invoke it by name.
04
If nothing happens, check the server is running and that inferenceindexer mcp'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

inferenceindexer mcp will not start until these are set, so explain_model never becomes available.

II_API_BASE
II_API_KEY

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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