Gemini CLI Lob MCP by usefulapi lob_create_postcard
How to: Gemini CLI Lob MCP by usefulapi lob_create_postcard
Add Lob MCP by usefulapi to Gemini CLI
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01
Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"lob": {
"httpUrl": "https://lob.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}-
02
Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
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03
Ask for something lob_create_postcard does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls lob_create_postcard itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Lob MCP by usefulapi'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
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.