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Gemini MCP Server

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Gemini runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 482 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Aug 2026.

Model Context Protocol server for Google Gemini AI with chat, research, and grounding

Installs per day peak 305 · avg 96 · +115% w/w
a month agotoday
482
Installs / week
npm · @houtini/gemini-mcp
31
Stars
3 open issues
17 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Runs an external command build-runner.cjs:4
  console.log(execSync(cmd, { cwd: 'D:\\mcp\\gemini-mcp', encoding: 'utf8', stdio: 'pipe' }));
Builds a file path from a variable src/services/gemini/video-service.ts:362
    const fullPath = customPath ? path.resolve(customPath) : path.join(this.outputDir, filename);

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add gemini -- npx -y @houtini/gemini-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@houtini/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gemini]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@houtini/gemini-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@houtini/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@houtini/gemini-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: GEMINI_API_KEY (Google AI Studio API key (get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Gemini — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Gemini?
Gemini runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @houtini/gemini-mcp was installed 482 times last week.
How do I connect Gemini?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @houtini/gemini-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Gemini?
The npm package @houtini/gemini-mcp was installed 482 times in the last week. Week over week that is +115%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Gemini open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript, 31 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.