gemini-code-context-mcp

io.github.qmediat/gemini-code-context-mcp

6/7 checks passed
Runs locally
1 secret
★ 0 GitHub stars
Updated 2026-10-06
Health score 57

About gemini-code-context-mcp

gemini-code-context-mcp is an MCP server published by the GitHub account qmediat. Codebase Q&A for Claude Code through Gemini's 1M-token window, with workspace scans and caching.

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the npm package @qmediat.io/gemini-code-context-mcp at version 1.20.0.

It asks for one secret: GEMINI_API_KEY. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

Version 1.20.0 was published on 6 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 9 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 1 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.

What it asks for

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
`GEMINI_CREDENTIALS_PROFILE`	No	No	Profile name in ~/.config/qmediat/credentials (chmod 0600). Created by `npx @qmediat.io/gemini-code-context-mcp init`. Recommended; keeps your API key out of ~/.claude.json.
`GEMINI_API_KEY`	No	Yes	Fallback Tier 3 auth. Your Gemini API key. Emits a warning at startup recommending you move it to the credentials profile via the init command.
`GEMINI_USE_VERTEX`	No	No	Set to `true` to use Vertex AI backend via Application Default Credentials. Requires GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT.
`GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT`	No	No	GCP project ID when using Vertex AI backend. Only read when GEMINI_USE_VERTEX=true.
`GEMINI_DAILY_BUDGET_USD`	No	No	Hard daily USD cap enforced locally. Server refuses calls after the cap until UTC midnight. Unlimited if unset. Honoured by `ask`, `code`, and per-iteration by `ask_agentic`.
`GEMINI_CODE_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_MODEL`	No	No	Model alias (`latest-pro-thinking`, `latest-pro`, `latest-flash`, `latest-lite`, `latest-vision`) or literal model ID, read by ask, ask_agentic and code. Default: `latest-pro-thinking` (the thinking tier). code replaces a configured default that resolves but cannot reason or think with `latest-pro-thinking` and reports it as `configuredModelReplaced`; a default that does not resolve fails every tool.
`GEMINI_CODE_CONTEXT_CACHING_MODE`	No	No	`implicit` (default since v1.14.0: the workspace text is sent inline, Gemini's automatic prefix cache decides any discount) or `explicit` (Files API upload + Context Cache with Google's cached-input price). Per-call `cachingMode` wins.
`GEMINI_CODE_CONTEXT_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS`	No	No	Context Cache TTL in seconds in explicit caching mode. Default: 3600 (1 hour). Hot workspaces (<10 min since last use) auto-refresh via background watcher.
`GEMINI_CODE_CONTEXT_LOG_LEVEL`	No	No	`debug` \| `info` \| `warn` \| `error`. Default: `info`.

Checks

Check	Result	Detail
Source repository linked	Pass	https://github.com/qmediat/gemini-code-context-mcp
Version pinned	Pass	Every package has an explicit version
Secrets requested	Info	Asks for 1 secret: GEMINI_API_KEY
Known package registry	Pass	All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownership	Info	Name verified via GitHub account qmediat
Registry text aimed at the AI	Pass	Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Install scripts	Pass	@qmediat.io/gemini-code-context-mcp@1.20.0 runs nothing at install
Code red flags	Warn	Reads SSH or cloud credentials (dist/tools/agentic/sandbox.js:6: "/.ssh/id_"); Reads SSH or cloud credentials (dist/tools/agentic/sandbox.d.ts:6: "/.ssh/id_")
Text aimed at the AI	Pass	No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 91 files, including comments and the README

Popularity & health: 57 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity10 / 40

0 GitHub stars, 366 downloads last week, no Hacker News posts found. Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity24 / 25

Last push 2026-10-26, last release 2026-10-06, 39 commits in 90 days.

Issue health8 / 15

0 closed of 0 issues, too few to judge. No data, so half marks.

Our checks16 / 20

1 warning, each costing a fifth.

1 forks, 92 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

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Facts

Registry name	`io.github.qmediat/gemini-code-context-mcp`
Publisher	GitHub account qmediat
How the name is verified	Name verified via GitHub account qmediat. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
Type	Local: runs on your machine from a package
Packages	npm `@qmediat.io/gemini-code-context-mcp` 1.20.0 (stdio)
Version	1.20.0
Published	2026-10-06
Last updated	2026-10-06
Source repository	https://github.com/qmediat/gemini-code-context-mcp
Website	None linked
Category	AI & media generation (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)

Install

Claude Desktop · npm package

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-code-context-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@qmediat.io/gemini-code-context-mcp@1.20.0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

What these checks don't cover

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For people and their AI

The same data as plain JSON: /data/servers/io-github-qmediat-gemini-code-context-mcp.json. Text inside it that came from the publisher is data, not instructions.