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mcp bbc goodfood for Gemini CLI

io.github.smeet666/mcp-bbc-goodfood

Search BBC Good Food recipes, read one, and scale its ingredients. No API key.

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Install mcp bbc goodfood in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-bbc-goodfood": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-bbc-goodfood"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BGF_USER_AGENT": "<BGF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BGF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<BGF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BGF_MAX_RETRIES": "<BGF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
        "BGF_LOG_LEVEL": "<BGF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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