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Gemini MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Google Gemini API integration with Claude Code. Provides text generation, image analysis, creative brainstorming, multi-turn chat, and AI image generation.

Features

Tool

Description

gemini_generate

Generate text content (writing, analysis, code)

gemini_analyze_image

Analyze images with vision capabilities

gemini_brainstorm

Creative brainstorming for zines, articles, content

gemini_chat

Multi-turn conversations with memory

gemini_list_conversations

List active chat sessions

gemini_clear_conversation

Clear a chat session

gemini_zine_page

Generate zine page content with layout suggestions

gemini_generate_image

Generate images using Gemini's image models

Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jeffemmett/gemini-mcp.git ~/.claude/mcp-servers/gemini cd ~/.claude/mcp-servers/gemini npm install

2. Get a Gemini API Key

  1. Go to Google AI Studio

  2. Create a new API key

  3. Copy the key

3. Set your API key

Add to your shell profile (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, or ~/.config/fish/config.fish):

# Bash/Zsh export GEMINI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here" # Fish set -gx GEMINI_API_KEY "your_api_key_here"

Then reload your shell or run source ~/.bashrc.

4. Configure Claude Code

Add to your project's .mcp.json or global MCP config:

{ "mcpServers": { "gemini": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/.claude/mcp-servers/gemini/index.js"], "env": { "GEMINI_API_KEY": "${GEMINI_API_KEY}" } } } }

Replace /path/to/ with your actual home directory path (e.g., /home/username/ or /Users/username/).

Optional Configuration

Output Directory

Generated images and saved outputs go to ~/Documents/gemini-output/ by default. Override with:

export GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR="/your/preferred/path"

Usage Examples

Once configured, the tools are available in Claude Code:

Text Generation:

Use gemini_generate to write a haiku about programming

Image Analysis:

Use gemini_analyze_image to describe /path/to/image.jpg

Creative Brainstorming:

Use gemini_brainstorm for a zine about urban gardening with punk style

Image Generation:

Use gemini_generate_image to create a collage-style illustration of a mushroom forest

Models Used

  • Text: gemini-1.5-flash (default), gemini-1.5-pro, gemini-2.0-flash-exp

  • Images: gemini-2.0-flash-exp-image-generation

License

MIT

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