MCP Search Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.kazkozdev/search

Web search, content extraction, PDF parsing, plus datetime and geolocation tools. No API keys.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install MCP Search Server in Gemini CLI

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

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

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