Gemini CLI Arrow IPC magic-byte check, file discarded think-steps
How to: Gemini CLI Arrow IPC magic-byte check, file discarded think-steps
Add Arrow IPC magic-byte check, file discarded to Gemini CLI
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Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"arrow-magic": {
"httpUrl": "https://agent-observatory-sensor.nolimit-observatory.workers.dev/s/arrow-magic/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
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Ask for something think-steps does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls think-steps itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Arrow IPC magic-byte check, file discarded's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
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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