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Gemini CLI

backburner for Gemini CLI

io.github.rohityajee8076/backburner

Run long shell commands as background tasks: start them, keep working, collect the results later

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Install backburner in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "backburner": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "backburner-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BACKBURNER_HOME": "<BACKBURNER_HOME>",
        "BACKBURNER_ALLOW": "<BACKBURNER_ALLOW>",
        "BACKBURNER_DENY": "<BACKBURNER_DENY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

backburner in other clients

backburner MCP server