Set up Gemini CLI

Add Charming to Gemini CLI with one command.

Charming works with Gemini CLI. The consumer Gemini web and mobile apps do not support custom MCP servers.

Check the connection

Ask Gemini CLI:

Use Charming to list my apps.

Finished apps open at their Charming URL.

You can also add the same server in ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "charming": {
      "httpUrl": "https://charm.ing/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Google’s Gemini CLI MCP guide for configuration scopes and OAuth options.

MCP is the shortest path here. If MCP is unavailable, or you would rather not add a server, any agent that can make HTTP requests builds the same apps through Charming’s HTTP API. See Build over the HTTP API.

Paste this instead of adding the MCP server:

Connect me to Charming and help me build my first app. Use Charming's
HTTP API. Ask before starting account pairing, wait for me to approve
it, then read https://charm.ing/docs/build-http.md and ask me what I
want to build.

Your agent shows a pairing link and a short code. Open the link, enter the code if asked, and approve the connection. Both paths build the same apps in the same account, so pick one.

Set up Gemini CLI

Add Charming

Check the connection

Build without MCP

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