gemini CLI - google's AI with screen context

Gemini CLI is Google's terminal-based AI coding assistant. it supports MCP servers, so you can connect screenpipe to give Gemini context about what you've been working on.

setup

Gemini CLI uses MCP for external tools. add screenpipe to your config:

# add screenpipe MCP server
gemini config mcp add screenpipe "npx -y screenpipe-mcp"

or edit your config file directly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "screenpipe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "screenpipe-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

restart Gemini CLI after configuration.

usage

once configured, Gemini can search your screen history:

gemini

> what was I working on this morning?

> find the error message I saw in my terminal earlier

> summarize the documentation I was reading about kubernetes

available tools

screenpipe provides these MCP tools to Gemini:

• search-content - search screen OCR, audio transcriptions, and input events
• export-video - create video exports from screen recordings

example workflows

context-aware coding:

> I was looking at a react component earlier that handled
> form validation, find it and help me implement something similar

debug from memory:

> there was an error in my build output, find it and help me fix it

recall documentation:

> what did that API documentation say about rate limits?

requirements

• screenpipe running on localhost:3030
• Gemini CLI installed
• Node.js >= 18.0.0

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