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Argus Retrieval for Gemini CLI

io.github.khamel83/argus

Multi-provider search broker for AI agents: 14 providers, 12-step extraction, retrieval workflows.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Argus Retrieval in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL": "<ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL>",
        "ARGUS_DATA_ROOT": "<ARGUS_DATA_ROOT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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