How do I install Gemini?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Gemini need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: GEMINI_API_KEY.

What transport does Gemini use?

Gemini runs locally over stdio.

When was Gemini last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-26. Google Gemini MCP - Use Google's visual, video and chat capabilities in your AI Assistant. Uses MCP Apps to preview created images, landing pages, SVGs and video

Gemini MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @houtini/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

GEMINI_API_KEY — Google AI Studio API key (get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1GEMINI_API_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add houtini-ai-gemini-mcp -- npx -y @houtini/gemini-mcp@2.10.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "houtini-ai-gemini-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@houtini/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<secret>"11      }12    }13  }14}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
License: Apache-2.0
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Gemini

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Server facts

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Questions

How do I install Gemini?

Does Gemini need an API key?

What transport does Gemini use?

When was Gemini last checked?

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