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# Tutorials
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Master usage of Gemini CLI to automate development tasks.
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## Setting up Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers
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> **A Note on Third-Party MCP Servers:** Before using a third-party MCP server, ensure you trust its source and understand the tools it provides. Your use of third-party servers is at your own risk.
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### GitHub MCP Server
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The [GitHub MCP server] provides tools for interacting with GitHub repositories, such as creating issues, commenting on pull requests, and more.
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[GitHub MCP server]: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server
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#### Prerequisites
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Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed and configured:
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- **Docker:** Install and run [Docker].
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- **GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT):** Create a new [classic] or [fine-grained] PAT with the necessary scopes.
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[Docker]: https://www.docker.com/
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[classic]: https://github.com/settings/tokens/new
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[fine-grained]: https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new
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#### Guide
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##### Configure the MCP Server in `settings.json`
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In your project's root directory, create or open the `.gemini/settings.json` file. Add the `mcpServers` configuration block to instruct Gemini how to launch the GitHub server.
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```json
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"github": {
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"command": "docker",
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"args": [
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"run",
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"-i",
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"--rm",
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"-e",
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"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN",
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"ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server"
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],
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"env": {
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"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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##### Set Your GitHub Token
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Use an environment variable to store your PAT.
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```bash
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GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN="pat_YourActualGitHubTokenHere"
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```
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Gemini CLI will automatically substitute the `${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}` placeholder from your `settings.json` file.
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##### Launch Gemini CLI and Verify the Connection
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Gemini CLI will automatically read your configuration and launch the GitHub MCP server in the background. You can ask Gemini CLI to perform GitHub actions in natural language.
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```bash
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"get all open issues assigned to me in the 'foo/bar' repo and prioritize them"
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```
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