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web-retrieval-mcp for Gemini CLI

io.github.velvetsp/web-retrieval-mcp

MCP web search + tiered web fetch for AI agents (Exa, Firecrawl), SSRF-guarded, cross-platform.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install web-retrieval-mcp in Gemini CLI

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-retrieval-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "web-retrieval-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<EXA_API_KEY>",
        "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "<FIRECRAWL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

web-retrieval-mcp in other clients

web-retrieval-mcp MCP server