Editor's take
Google's agent CLI. Gemini-series models + MCP tools go through here.
Hand-written by the AgentStore research team from docs + code + live usage data
About
Google Gemini CLI — MCP compatible
Install
Pick your runtime, copy the snippet, paste it into your client config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"gemini-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "gemini-cli"]
}
}
}Prerequisites
- ·Node.js 20+
- ·An MCP-compatible client
How it compares
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#9/ 11
top 73%
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#10/ 11
top 82%
By AgentStore Score
#6/ 11
top 45%
Security profile
Open source
Yes
Audited
No
Key handling
Local
Paid
Free
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