io.github.hampsterx/gemini-mcp-bridge

io.github.hampsterx/gemini-mcp-bridge·v0.6.0·AI & LLMs

Quality Score

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MCP server wrapping Gemini CLI: query, review, search, structured output, and diff assessment.

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§01 Install

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gemini-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_CLI_PATH": "gemini",
        "GEMINI_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<gemini_default_model>",
        "GEMINI_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<gemini_fallback_model>",
        "GEMINI_MAX_CONCURRENT": "3",
        "GEMINI_MIN_INVOCATION_GAP_MS": "5000",
        "GEMINI_SPAWN_JITTER_MAX_MS": "200",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini_api_key>",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<your-google_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "gemini-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_CLI_PATH": "gemini",
        "GEMINI_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<gemini_default_model>",
        "GEMINI_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<gemini_fallback_model>",
        "GEMINI_MAX_CONCURRENT": "3",
        "GEMINI_MIN_INVOCATION_GAP_MS": "5000",
        "GEMINI_SPAWN_JITTER_MAX_MS": "200",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini_api_key>",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "<your-google_api_key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y gemini-mcp-bridge

§02 Environment variables

GEMINI_CLI_PATH

Path to the gemini CLI binary. Defaults to 'gemini' on PATH.

GEMINI_DEFAULT_MODEL

Default Gemini model for query/review/search.

GEMINI_FALLBACK_MODEL

Model to use when the primary model hits a quota or availability error.

GEMINI_MAX_CONCURRENT

Maximum concurrent Gemini CLI subprocesses (default 3).

GEMINI_MIN_INVOCATION_GAP_MS

Minimum milliseconds between consecutive CLI spawns, used to avoid rate-limit bursts.

GEMINI_SPAWN_JITTER_MAX_MS

Upper bound of random jitter added to each CLI spawn to spread load.

GEMINI_API_KEY

secret

API key for Gemini. Alternative to GOOGLE_API_KEY or OAuth login.

GOOGLE_API_KEY

secret

Google API key for Gemini. Alternative to GEMINI_API_KEY or OAuth login.

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