# Gemini CLI (MCP server)

> Gemini CLI is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. It has 107,240 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @google/gemini-cli.

Gemini CLI is an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal. It provides lightweight access to Gemini, giving you the most direct path from your prompt to our model.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli |
| GitHub stars | 107,240 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @google/gemini-cli |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | v0.63.0 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google/gemini-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio gemini-cli -- npx -y @google/gemini-cli
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google/gemini-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "gemini-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google/gemini-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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