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Gemini CLI

MCP VS Code for Gemini CLI

io.github.mario-andreschak/mcp-vscode

A self-hosted VS Code workbench embedded as an interactive MCP App.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install MCP VS Code in Gemini CLI

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

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-vscode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mario.andreschak/mcp-vscode"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_VSCODE_WORKSPACE": "<MCP_VSCODE_WORKSPACE>",
        "MCP_VSCODE_RENDER_MODE": "<MCP_VSCODE_RENDER_MODE>",
        "MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_BROWSER": "<MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_BROWSER>",
        "MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_NO_SANDBOX": "<MCP_VSCODE_STREAM_NO_SANDBOX>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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