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title: Connect Gemini CLI
description: Add the looot MCP server to Gemini CLI, sign in with the browser or a header token, and check it works.
sidebar:
  label: Gemini CLI
---

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Gemini CLI reaches looot's catalog, balance and runs over MCP, through a config file and an
in-CLI auth command.

Before you start you need a looot account. The runs you make spend the organization's balance, so
top up before your first paid run. See [Before your first run](/money#before-your-first-run).

:::note
Not tested by hand yet. Steps follow [the client's own docs](https://geminicli.com/docs/tools/mcp-server/); if a menu has moved, that page wins.
:::

## Sign in with the browser

The server URL is `https://api.looot.ai/mcp`. Nothing to copy: you sign in on looot.ai, pick the organization to bill and click **Connect**.

**~/.gemini/settings.json**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "looot": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.looot.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

**Sign in, inside Gemini CLI**

```text
/mcp auth looot
```

## Headless: a token in the header

Only for CI and machines with no browser. Create an agent token in [Settings](https://looot.ai/settings) and send it as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Never commit it.

**Headless: ~/.gemini/settings.json with a header**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "looot": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.looot.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <agent token from looot.ai Settings>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Check it works

Ask Gemini CLI to call [`balance`](/mcp-tools/balance) or [`catalog_overview`](/mcp-tools/catalog-overview). Both are free. A working connection
answers with your available balance, or the catalog's categories and job counts.

## What you see when you connect

The browser opens looot.ai and shows the consent page: which organization to bill, which scopes
to grant and how long to stay connected. See [The consent page](/connect#the-consent-page).

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