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Quantum OpenQASM MCP for Gemini CLI

io.github.markusvankempen/quantum-openqasm-mcp

IBM Quantum OpenQASM 2.0 MCP — list backends, submit QASM, poll jobs, get histograms.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Quantum OpenQASM MCP in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quantum-openqasm-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@markusvankempen/quantum-openqasm-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IBM_API_KEY": "<IBM_API_KEY>",
        "IBM_SERVICE_CRN": "<IBM_SERVICE_CRN>",
        "IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT": "<IBM_QUANTUM_ENDPOINT>",
        "IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND": "<IBM_QUANTUM_BACKEND>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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