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Gemini MCP

Gemini MCP is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Gemini 3 MCP server with 30+ tools: images, video, research, TTS, code exec & CLI. It has 218 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp.

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Install Gemini MCP

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env GEMINI_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio gemini-mcp -- npx -y @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "gemini_api_key",
      "description": "GEMINI_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "gemini-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "${input:gemini_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
GEMINI_API_KEYsecretYesYour Google Gemini API key (get one at https://aistudio.google.com/apikey)
GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIRNoDirectory for generated files (images, videos, audio)

Tools (23)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • gemini-query

    Direct queries to Gemini with thinking level control:

  • medium

    Balanced (Flash only)

  • high

    Deep reasoning for complex tasks (default)

  • gemini-generate-image

    Generate images with Nano Banana Pro (Claude can SEE them!):

  • gemini-start-image-edit
  • gemini-continue-image-edit
  • gemini-end-image-edit
  • gemini-list-image-sessions

    List all active editing sessions.

  • gemini-generate-video
  • gemini-check-video

    Check video generation status and download when complete:

  • gemini-analyze-code
  • gemini-analyze-text
  • gemini-brainstorm
  • gemini-summarize
  • gemini-run-code
  • gemini-search
  • gemini-structured
  • gemini-extract

    Convenience tool for common extraction patterns:

  • gemini-youtube
  • gemini-youtube-summary
  • gemini-analyze-document
  • gemini-summarize-pdf
  • gemini-extract-tables

About Gemini MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating Google's Gemini 3 models with Claude Code, enabling powerful collaboration between both AI systems. Now with a beautiful CLI!

  • claude-code
  • gemini
  • mcp
  • mcp-server

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FAQ

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How do I install the Gemini MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Gemini MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (GEMINI_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Gemini MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Jul 8, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.