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Connect Gemini CLI

One gemini mcp add command, with an API key or by signing in.

Replace https://panel.example.com/mcp with your panel's MCP address.

API key

Make an API key and put it in your environment as MINIMUS_API_KEY. Then add the server to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minimus": {
      "httpUrl": "https://panel.example.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${MINIMUS_API_KEY}" }
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI reads ${MINIMUS_API_KEY} from the environment when it starts, so the file never holds the key.

Sign in

gemini mcp add --transport http --scope user minimus https://panel.example.com/mcp

Start Gemini CLI and type /mcp auth minimus. Your browser opens your panel's sign-in page: sign in, choose the scopes, and approve. Signing in needs a browser on the same computer.

Without --scope user, gemini mcp add saves the server for the current project only, in .gemini/settings.json.

Check it

In Gemini CLI, type /mcp: minimus should be listed with its tools.