Example MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.mctx-ai/example-mcp-server

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Install Example MCP Server in Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "example-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://example-mcp-server.mctx.ai/v1.3.2"
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs