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Let AI agents see and interact with terminal/CLI apps via PNG screenshots

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "can-see": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "can-see"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DEFAULT_COLS": "<DEFAULT_COLS>",
        "DEFAULT_ROWS": "<DEFAULT_ROWS>",
        "IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS": "<IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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