skim mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.helloderekg/skim-mcp

Lossless skim-then-expand reading of big files, repos, and command output with far fewer tokens

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install skim mcp in Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skim-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "skim-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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