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Gemini CLI CSV File Tools inspect_csv

How to: Gemini CLI CSV File Tools inspect_csv

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http tool:inspect_csv

Add CSV File Tools to Gemini CLI

  1. 01

    Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "csv-file-tools": {
      "httpUrl": "https://csvfile.tools/api/csv/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.

  2. 03

    Ask for something inspect_csv does. Gemini CLI lists the server's tools on connect and calls inspect_csv itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that CSV File Tools'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 23 October 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.