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Grok Build for Gemini CLI

io.github.nuruvala/grok-build-mcp-server

Run the Grok Build CLI as MCP tools: agent runs with live progress, code review, web research.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Grok Build in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-build-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grok-build-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GROK_BINARY": "<GROK_BINARY>",
        "GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING": "<GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION": "<GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "<GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT>",
        "GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR": "<GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR>",
        "GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS": "<GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS>",
        "STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED": "<STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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