Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP for Gemini CLI

io.github.ibazylchuk/paparats-mcp

Local-first semantic code search across all your repos. Private context for AI coding assistants.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Paparats – Local Semantic Code Search MCP in Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paparats-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@paparats/cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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