Boardgames for Gemini CLI

io.github.pipeworx-io/boardgames

Boardgames MCP — wraps Board Game Atlas API (public demo client_id, free)

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http

Install Boardgames in Gemini CLI

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "boardgames": {
      "httpUrl": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/boardgames/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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