Does Gemini have an MCP server?
Gemini maintains an official MCP server.
Google's official Gemini MCP server searches the Gemini API docs for coding agents. Servers that let other agents call Gemini models are all third-party.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev
- Category
- Developer Tools
The receipts
A remote server run by Gemini itself — nothing to install. Documented at ai.google.dev.
Connect it
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http gemini https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.devAdd --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gemini": {
"url": "https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"gemini": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Questions
Does Gemini have an official MCP server?
Yes. Gemini maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev.
How do I connect Gemini to Claude?
Add https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http gemini https://gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the Gemini MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by Gemini, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
ai.google.dev states that Gemini hosts a public MCP server at gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev, which gives coding agents a docs-search tool. The endpoint answers MCP initialize with serverInfo "gemini-docs". GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
How we know
ai.google.dev states that Gemini hosts a public MCP server at gemini-api-docs-mcp.dev, which gives coding agents a docs-search tool. The endpoint answers MCP initialize with serverInfo "gemini-docs".
- GitHub data refreshed on 2026-10-08, and again every six hours.
- Vendor docs checked by hand on 2026-09-29.
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