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better-gemini-mcp

[DEPRECATED} A research proxy that lets Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients utilize Gemini's generous free tier for deep codebase analysis without burning your main model's quota!

glama
Updated
Jan 26, 2026

⚠️ This package has been renamed to gemini-researcher

NOTICE: better-gemini-mcp has been deprecated and renamed to gemini-researcher.

Please use the new package going forward:

npm install -g gemini-researcher

NPM: npmjs.com/package/gemini-researcher
GitHub: github.com/capyBearista/gemini-researcher


Better Gemini MCP (Deprecated)

NPM Version License: BSD-3 Claude

A lightweight, stateless MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets developer agents (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) delegate deep repository analysis to the Gemini CLI. The server is read-only, returns structured JSON (as text content), and is optimized to reduce the calling agent's context and model usage.

Migration Guide

Update your MCP client configuration to use gemini-researcher:

Before (deprecated):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-gemini": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["better-gemini-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

After (current):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-researcher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["gemini-researcher"]
    }
  }
}

Why the rename?

The name gemini-researcher better reflects the project's expansion from just an MCP server to providing other agentic harnesses (i.e., CLI/headless mode + Agent Skills).

Full Documentation

For complete documentation, installation instructions, and usage examples, please visit:

github.com/capyBearista/gemini-researcher


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