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Helmdeck for Gemini CLI

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client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Helmdeck in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helmdeck": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@helmdeck/mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HELMDECK_URL": "<HELMDECK_URL>",
        "HELMDECK_TOKEN": "<HELMDECK_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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