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OpenAI Image for Gemini CLI

io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-openai-image

OpenAI image generation MCP server for Model Context Protocol hosts

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install OpenAI Image in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-openai-image": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-openai-image"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH": "<MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH>",
        "OPENAI_IMAGE_MODEL": "<OPENAI_IMAGE_MODEL>",
        "OPENAI_IMAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS": "<OPENAI_IMAGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "MCP_ALLOWED_SYMLINK_ROOTS": "<MCP_ALLOWED_SYMLINK_ROOTS>",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "<MCP_HTTP_PORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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