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PubNub MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.pubnub/mcp-server

PubNub Model Context Protocol MCP Server for Cursor and Claude

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install PubNub MCP Server in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pubnub/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PUBNUB_API_KEY": "<PUBNUB_API_KEY>",
        "PUBNUB_PUBLISH_KEY": "<PUBNUB_PUBLISH_KEY>",
        "PUBNUB_SUBSCRIBE_KEY": "<PUBNUB_SUBSCRIBE_KEY>",
        "PUBNUB_USER_ID": "<PUBNUB_USER_ID>",
        "PUBNUB_EMAIL": "<PUBNUB_EMAIL>",
        "PUBNUB_PASSWORD": "<PUBNUB_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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