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ask grok for Gemini CLI

io.github.lykhoyda/ask-grok

Consult Grok through xAI's metered API with exact model selection and no fallback

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Install ask grok in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask-grok": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ask-llm/grok-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "XAI_API_KEY": "<XAI_API_KEY>",
        "ASK_GROK_HARNESS": "<ASK_GROK_HARNESS>",
        "ASK_GROK_MODEL": "<ASK_GROK_MODEL>",
        "ASK_GROK_REASONING_EFFORT": "<ASK_GROK_REASONING_EFFORT>",
        "ASK_GROK_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS": "<ASK_GROK_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS>",
        "ASK_GROK_TIMEOUT_MS": "<ASK_GROK_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL": "<GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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