Gemini CLI & Gemini Code Assist

Gemini CLI reads MCP servers from ~/.gemini/settings.json or a project's .gemini/settings.json. The same format is used by supported Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise agent-mode installations in VS Code and JetBrains.

This page does not describe the retired Gemini Code Assist Individual service. Use Gemini CLI, or a current Code Assist Standard or Enterprise installation that exposes MCP in Agent mode.

Setup

Create a Forvibe API key

Create a dedicated key at Settings → API Keys, then expose it to the Gemini process:

bash

export FORVIBE_API_KEY="fvk_live_..."

Add the server to settings.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "forvibe": {
      "httpUrl": "https://forvibe.app/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${FORVIBE_API_KEY}"
      },
      "timeout": 120000
    }
  }
}

Gemini uses httpUrl for Streamable HTTP and expands $VAR or ${VAR} values from its environment. The 120-second timeout matches Forvibe's maximum request duration for longer AI operations.

Reload and verify

bash

gemini mcp list

Restart the IDE if you use Code Assist. In Gemini CLI or Agent mode, ask: Use Forvibe to list my projects.

Gemini CLI supports OAuth discovery in general, but Forvibe's Gemini OAuth interoperability is not listed as a verified setup path here. Use the API-key configuration above until the end-to-end browser flow is explicitly validated.