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Audiobookshelf for Gemini CLI

io.github.ni-c/audiobookshelf-mcp

Browse your Audiobookshelf libraries and keep listening progress, bookmarks and playlists in sync

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Audiobookshelf in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "audiobookshelf-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "audiobookshelf-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URL": "<AUDIOBOOKSHELF_URL>",
        "AUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEY": "<AUDIOBOOKSHELF_API_KEY>",
        "AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY": "<AUDIOBOOKSHELF_READ_ONLY>",
        "AUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS": "<AUDIOBOOKSHELF_INSECURE_TLS>",
        "AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<AUDIOBOOKSHELF_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
        "AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS": "<AUDIOBOOKSHELF_DENY_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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