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tooluniverse for Gemini CLI

io.github.mims-harvard/tooluniverse

2,500+ scientific tools for AI scientists: life science, research, literature, and more.

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Install tooluniverse in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tooluniverse": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tooluniverse"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "<OPENROUTER_API_KEY>",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "<AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "HF_TOKEN": "<HF_TOKEN>",
        "NCBI_API_KEY": "<NCBI_API_KEY>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "BIOGRID_API_KEY": "<BIOGRID_API_KEY>",
        "DISGENET_API_KEY": "<DISGENET_API_KEY>",
        "OMIM_API_KEY": "<OMIM_API_KEY>",
        "ONCOKB_API_TOKEN": "<ONCOKB_API_TOKEN>",
        "NVIDIA_API_KEY": "<NVIDIA_API_KEY>",
        "USPTO_API_KEY": "<USPTO_API_KEY>",
        "UMLS_API_KEY": "<UMLS_API_KEY>",
        "BRENDA_EMAIL": "<BRENDA_EMAIL>",
        "BRENDA_PASSWORD": "<BRENDA_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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