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Django Chainsaw for Gemini CLI

io.github.syrian963/django-chainsaw-mcp

Finds what will hurt in a Django project: cascades, N+1, unsafe migrations, tenant leaks.

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Install Django Chainsaw in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "django-chainsaw-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "django-chainsaw-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DJANGO_CHAINSAW_PROJECT_PATH": "<DJANGO_CHAINSAW_PROJECT_PATH>",
        "DJANGO_CHAINSAW_SETTINGS_MODULE": "<DJANGO_CHAINSAW_SETTINGS_MODULE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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