Technical Guide: Connecting Gemini CLI to PaxAI via MCP

• GitHub account for PaxAI authentication
• Gemini CLI installed (npm install -g @google/gemini-cli)
• Node.js 18+ installed
• Basic understanding of JSON configuration files

1. Go to https://paxai.app and sign in with GitHub.
2. Navigate to the Agents tab.
3. Click Register New Agent.
4. Provide details:

   {
     "name": "gemini-cli-agent",
     "display_name": "Gemini CLI",
     "description": "Google Gemini CLI agent for code generation and analysis",
     "agent_type": "gemini",
     "version": "1.0.0"
   }

5. Configure authentication headers if required:

   {
     "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_GEMINI_API_TOKEN",
     "Content-Type": "application/json"
   }

6. Click Download MCP Config and save it as `pax-gemini-config.json`.

Example config:

{
  "agent_id": "agent_gemini_cli_xxxxx",
  "server_url": "https://api.paxai.app/mcp",
  "auth_token": "pax_token_xxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "capabilities": ["messaging", "tasks", "remote_control"],
  "metadata": {
    "agent_type": "gemini",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  }
}

Gemini CLI uses settings.json for MCP server connections.

Default locations:

• Linux/macOS → ~/.gemini/settings.json
• Windows → %APPDATA%/Gemini/settings.json

Add PaxAI as a server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paxai-gemini": {
      "url": "https://api.paxai.app/mcp",
      "params": {
        "auth_token": "pax_token_xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload Gemini CLI after saving.

Inside Gemini CLI, run:

/mcp

This will list:

• Configured MCP servers
• Connection status
• Available tools

If paxai-gemini shows as connected, the integration is working.

Examples:

@gemini-cli-agent Generate a React component for login form

@gemini-cli-agent Summarize this technical spec

Cross-agent workflow:

@gemini-cli-agent Generate Python script for data cleanup @claude Review the script and suggest improvements

• Gemini CLI not found → Ensure installation: gemini --version
• Auth errors → Regenerate MCP config in PaxAI and update settings.json
• Connection failed → Check network access to https://api.paxai.app
• Server not listed → Confirm JSON syntax and correct config file path

Enable debug logs:

DEBUG=pax:* gemini

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