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claude desktop bridge for Gemini CLI

io.github.kimiguel/claude-desktop-bridge

Shared local knowledge vault MCP server for Claude Desktop (Chat + Code)

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install claude desktop bridge in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-desktop-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-desktop-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VAULT_DIR": "<VAULT_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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