gemini-mcp
local MCP servergemini-mcp is a local MCP server: Gemini 3 MCP server with 30+ tools: images, video, research, TTS, code exec & CLI. Install it from npm as @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add gemini-mcp -e GEMINI_API_KEY=... -e GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR=... -- npx -y @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"gemini-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "...",
"GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
GEMINI_API_KEY,GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR
Summary
Gemini 3 MCP server with 30+ tools: images, video, research, TTS, code exec & CLI
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Questions
It reads 2 environment variables: GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
gemini-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add gemini-mcp -e GEMINI_API_KEY=... -e GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR=... -- npx -y @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp
Run: codex mcp add gemini-mcp --env GEMINI_API_KEY=... --env GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR=... -- npx -y @rlabs-inc/gemini-mcp
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