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imagine mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.n24q02m/imagine-mcp

MCP server for image/video understanding & generation (Gemini/OpenAI/Grok)

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install imagine mcp in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imagine-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "imagine-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNDERSTAND_MODELS": "<UNDERSTAND_MODELS>",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "<XAI_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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