Gemini CLI Setup

Configure Glider with Google Gemini CLI (MCP).

Gemini CLI

Prerequisite: .NET 10 SDK must be installed before running dotnet tool install --global glider.
dotnet tool install --global glider
Gemini CLI launches stdio MCP servers via command. Make sure glider is available on PATH.
# bash/zsh
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools"
which glider
Create .gemini/settings.json in your project. Gemini CLI docs: google-gemini.github.io/gemini-cli/docs/tools/mcp-server.html.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glider": {
      "command": "glider",
      "args": ["--default-timeout", "30m"]
    }
  }
}
Create/modify your user settings file: macOS/Linux ~/.gemini/settings.json, Windows %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glider": {
      "command": "glider",
      "args": ["--default-timeout", "30m"]
    }
  }
}
If you prefer Streamable HTTP, start Glider yourself and configure Gemini with http://localhost:5001/mcp.
glider --transport http --default-timeout 30m

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glider": {
      "httpUrl": "http://localhost:5001/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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