Skip to content
Gemini CLI

rclone for Gemini CLI

io.github.rclone-ui/rclone

MCP server for the Rclone RC API, with selectable toolsets.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install rclone 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": {
    "rclone": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rclone-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RCLONE_URL": "<RCLONE_URL>",
        "RCLONE_USER": "<RCLONE_USER>",
        "RCLONE_PASS": "<RCLONE_PASS>",
        "RCLONE_TOOLSETS": "<RCLONE_TOOLSETS>",
        "RCLONE_READ_ONLY": "<RCLONE_READ_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

rclone in other clients