Do gemini cli access the internet freely?

[nylla8444]

Hi, im just curious if the gemini cli freely access the internet while you are running it.

Thinking if I can use it for research purposes...

[ryanjsalva]

Gemini CLI has a built-in tool for web search. You can add other MCP servers to access other web-based services directly.

[nylla8444]

that means I can freely ask it about anything that can be found in the web e.g. public research papers?

[ryanjsalva]

If Google web search can find it, then it's accessible to Gemini CLI

[nylla8444]

nice!

so this is a standalone search right?
does it still respect your current IP?

[keithballinger]

Not sure what you mean by "standalone search"?

[nylla8444]

like your gemini cli searches does not reflect to your binded google account history.

does it still respect your current IP?

• I mean here if it will be affected by if I am using a VPN

[orchidfire]

perplexity mcp is great