chowdown for Gemini CLI

io.github.mridang/chowdown

Your recipes as plain files in your own Google Drive, searchable by your AI assistant.

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http

Install chowdown in Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chowdown": {
      "httpUrl": "https://chowdown.apps.mrida.ng/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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