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smart-web for Gemini CLI

io.github.rich-jojo/smart-web

Web search, direct-URL fetch, crawl, and docs export MCP. smartfetch for URLs.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install smart-web in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smart-web": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "smart-web-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SMART_WEB_SETTINGS_FILE": "<SMART_WEB_SETTINGS_FILE>",
        "SMART_WEB_TMP_DIR": "<SMART_WEB_TMP_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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