Gemini CLI askPulse genes_in_region
How to: Gemini CLI askPulse genes_in_region
Add askPulse to Gemini CLI
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01
Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"askpulse": {
"httpUrl": "https://askpulse.plantdatabases.org/mcp"
}
}
}-
02
Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
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03
Ask for something genes_in_region does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls genes_in_region itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that askPulse'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.