Skip to content
Gemini CLI

Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server for Gemini CLI

io.github.qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server

MCP server for IBM Quantum computing services through Qiskit IBM Runtime

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server in Gemini CLI

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

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>",
        "QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE": "<QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server in other clients