MCP Server Configuration
Configure Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to extend Gemini CLI with additional capabilities.
What is MCP?
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standardized way to connect AI models with external tools and data sources. MCP servers provide Gemini CLI with access to:
- • File system operations
- • Database connections
- • Web APIs and services
- • Development tools and environments
- • Custom business logic
Basic Configuration
Configure MCP servers in your Gemini CLI configuration file:
# ~/.config/gemini-cli/config.json
{ "apiKey": "your-api-key", "mcpServers": { "filesystem": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/directory"] } } }