Gemini MCP

What it does

Gemini MCP brings Google's best generative capabilities — image creation, video synthesis, SVG diagrams, grounded web search, and deep research — directly into Claude Desktop and compatible AI clients. Generated images, SVGs, and videos render as interactive inline viewers inside the chat window, complete with zoom controls and file paths. No tab-switching required.

Key features

• Inline media viewers — generated images, SVGs, and videos render directly in Claude Desktop with zoom, pan, and prompt context via MCP Apps
• Image generation with search grounding — Gemini searches Google before generating, so financial charts and current-event images reflect live data
• Video generation with Veo 3.1 — 4–8 second clips at up to 4K with native synchronised audio, polling until ready
• SVG generation — production-ready vector graphics in four styles: technical, artistic, minimal, data-viz
• Deep research — multi-step iterative Google Search synthesis that produces comprehensive reports
• Landing page builder — self-contained HTML with inline CSS/JS, four design styles
• 9 chart design systems — from FT Financial to Tufte Minimal, via gemini_prompt_assistant
• Conversational image editing — multi-turn continuity via thought signatures on Gemini 3 Pro Image

Installation

Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@houtini/gemini-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get an API key free at Google AI Studio.

Claude Code (CLI):

claude mcp add -e GEMINI_API_KEY=your-key -s user gemini -- npx -y @houtini/gemini-mcp

VS Code Copilot / Cursor / Windsurf — use the same npx @houtini/gemini-mcp command in your MCP servers config with GEMINI_API_KEY set as an env var.

Supported hosts

Confirmed working: Claude Desktop, Claude Code CLI, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf.