📪Gemini CLI

Instructions how to set up Metabob for Gemini CLI through MCP.

Install Metabob

To get started, you need to install the Metabob CLI tool. If you don't have access to it yet, please request it by contacting [e-mail].

Step 1: Download the latest version of metabob-cli

Download the current Metabob CLI release for your operating system.

Step 2: Move metabob-cli into your system PATH

Place the file in a directory included in your PATH, or another convenient execution location.

Make sure that the file is executable.

Step 3: Make the CLI executable

On Mac/Linux:

chmod +x metabob-cli

## change metabob-cli to whatever name it is stored with in your computer

Step 4: Create the Metabob configuration directory

In your project root:

/.metabob

Step 5: Create config.json inside .metabob/

The config name should be: .metabob/config.json

Add the following configuration:

{
 "base_url": "https://ide.metabob.com",
 "state_directory": ".metabob",
 "session_path": null,
 "output_path": null,
 "include_paths": ["add/paths/to/include.py"],
 "exclude_paths": [
   "add/paths/to/exclude/here",
   "**/node_modules/**",
   "**/__pycache__/**",
   "**/venv/**",
   "**/dist/**",
   "**/build/**",
   "**/target/**",
   "**/bin/**",
   "**/obj/**",
   "*.pyc"
 ]
}

Fields to update in the .metabob/config.json

• include_paths — directories Metabob should analyze

• exclude_paths — directories Metabob should ignore

  • Other fields should not require modifications

Step 6: Add Metabob to the Gemini CLI MCP settings

Edit .gemini/settings.json and include the following code:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabob": {
      "command": "/usr/local/bin/metabob-cli",
      "args": ["mcp", "--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "METABOB_CONFIG": ".metabob/config.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fields to update:

• "command" — full path to the metabob-cli executable

• "METABOB_CONFIG" — full path to .metabob/config.json

Step 7: Start the Gemini CLI

Grant OS security permissions if needed.

Gemini should automatically load the Metabob MCP.

Step 8: Verify MCP connection

With Gemini, run:

/mcp list

If successful, metabob will be listed, and its available tools will be displayed

Step 9: Confirm Metabob state tracking

Metabob maintains a live state file inside your .metabob/ directory. This file will update along with your code changes