Gemini CLI

Tested with Gemini CLI 0.64: local and hosted server, key passed from the environment, skills listed by gemini skills list.

RequirementsCopy Anchor Link

• Gemini CLI, Node.js 18 or newer.
• HELIPOD_API_KEY in your environment, see Get a key.

Add the serverCopy Anchor Link

Edit ~/.gemini/settings.json (all projects) or .gemini/settings.json in a project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helipod": { "httpUrl": "https://api.helipod.io/mcp" }
  }
}

If settings.json already has other settings, add mcpServers next to them.

Add the skillsCopy Anchor Link

npx skills add helipodapp/mcp -g -a gemini-cli

gemini skills list then shows the six helipod skills.

Check it worksCopy Anchor Link

• gemini mcp list shows ✓ helipod … Connected.
• Inside Gemini CLI, /mcp lists the Helipod tools.
• Ask: "List my Helipod projects."

Gemini CLI asks before each tool call. Do not set "trust": true on the server: that skips the confirmation for every tool, including paid and destructive ones.

TroubleshootingCopy Anchor Link

Gemini CLI uses Google's models only; it cannot run on Helipod AI Gateway models.