Add Gemini CLI extension #1232
Add Gemini CLI extension #1232
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds support for installing the GitHub MCP server via Gemini CLI's extension system and standardizes environment variable naming for better security. The changes introduce a gemini-extension.json manifest file that enables one-command installation and updates all documentation to use the more explicit GITHUB_MCP_PAT environment variable name instead of the generic GITHUB_PAT.
- Added gemini-extension.json manifest file for Gemini CLI extension support
- Updated environment variable name from
GITHUB_PATtoGITHUB_MCP_PATacross all installation methods - Simplified installation documentation to recommend the new extension-based approach
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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
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| gemini-extension.json | New manifest file defining the GitHub MCP server extension configuration |
| docs/installation-guides/install-gemini-cli.md | Updated to use new env var name and recommend extension installation method |
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can you also add a description pls?
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Connect AI assistants to GitHub - manage repos, issues, PRs, and workflows through natural language. is the description we use for the registry can we stick to the same description here too.
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| > **Note:** For the most up-to-date configuration options, see the [main README.md](../../README.md). | ||
| ### Method 1: Remote Server (Recommended) |
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Can we turn that into two seperate methods.
Id prefer not to delete the manual instruction, as there are prob some people who like to configure it themselves
Method 1: Extension (Recommended)
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Method 2: Manual config
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left some comments, but tested the flow and it works nicely great stuff! |
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Adds a
gemini-extension.jsonmanifest file so that the remote MCP server can be installed with thegemini extensions install https://github.com/github/github-mcp-servercommand.Also updates the env var name for the PAT in all Gemini CLI cases to be
GITHUB_MCP_PAT. Gemini CLI uses environment variables plus those found in the.envfile, so I caution using a more explicitly named variable to prevent a user accidentally using a PAT they have in their environment that contains permissions that they may not want their MCP instance to have access to.