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LexAPI for Gemini CLI

io.github.lex-api/lexapi-mcp

Search EUR-Lex, fetch parsed EU legislation and case law, explore the citation graph.

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Install LexAPI in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lexapi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lexapi/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LEXAPI_API_KEY": "<LEXAPI_API_KEY>",
        "LEXAPI_BASE_URL": "<LEXAPI_BASE_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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