Issue Station
Sign In
Tools hereToolbox

gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Cannot connect to different MCP servers

Official PRs (…)
ON THIS PAGE

Recommended Tools

×6

Utilities matched from this issue’s tags and category — try them while you read without losing context.

GitHub issue graph ai analysis

Paste a GitHub issue URL. We fetch that issue, discover linked issues from bodies/comments/timeline, collect linked pull requests, and produce a structured English report.

The report is written in English Markdown for sharing and archival.

Helpful · Quick feedback

Loading…

Error Message

I want to connect to a variety of MCP servers but they don't connect. I also don't get an error message to see what the reason is. To get the servers connected or to see an error message explaining what Is wrong.

Root Cause

I want to connect to a variety of MCP servers but they don't connect. I also don't get an error message to see what the reason is.

Code Example

> /about
# paste output here

Im using Mac on the latest MacOS

About Gemini CLI                                                                                                                                                                                            │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                             │
│ CLI Version                                                            0.43.0                                                                                                                               │
│ Git Commit                                                             c0775c38b                                                                                                                            │
│ Model                                                                  Auto (Gemini 3)                                                                                                                      │
│ Sandbox                                                                no sandbox                                                                                                                           │
│ OS                                                                     darwin                                                                                                                               │
│ Auth Method                                                            Signed in with Google (xxx@gmail.com)                                                                                          │
│ Tier                                                                   Gemini Code Assist in Google One AI Pro                                                                                              │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                             │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
RAW_BUFFERClick to expand / collapse

What happened?

I want to connect to a variety of MCP servers but they don't connect. I also don't get an error message to see what the reason is.

I have gemini installed using homebrew

<img width="356" height="151" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/37e7b585-6517-4124-8345-553268f56c06" />

This is my settings.json <img width="408" height="275" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1546160a-3ee6-4a32-b7b7-9133cb1e0539" />

I also contacted the owner of the MCP server: <img width="1114" height="805" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c076d9ee-5c46-4702-b8fd-c7773bccfdef" />

What did you expect to happen?

To get the servers connected or to see an error message explaining what Is wrong.

Client information

<details> <summary>Client Information</summary>

Run gemini to enter the interactive CLI, then run the /about command.

> /about
# paste output here

Im using Mac on the latest MacOS

About Gemini CLI                                                                                                                                                                                            │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                             │
│ CLI Version                                                            0.43.0                                                                                                                               │
│ Git Commit                                                             c0775c38b                                                                                                                            │
│ Model                                                                  Auto (Gemini 3)                                                                                                                      │
│ Sandbox                                                                no sandbox                                                                                                                           │
│ OS                                                                     darwin                                                                                                                               │
│ Auth Method                                                            Signed in with Google ([email protected])                                                                                          │
│ Tier                                                                   Gemini Code Assist in Google One AI Pro                                                                                              │
│                                                                                                                                                                                                             │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
</details>

Login information

With my google account. Prompts are working fine.

Anything else we need to know?

No response

Vote matrix · Quick signals

Works
Did the solution work? Tap to confirm.
Easy Fix
Was it a quick fix?
Time Saver
Did it save you time?
Blocking
Was it severely blocking?
Common Issue
Are others likely hitting this too?
Flaky / Intermittent
Is it intermittent?
Verified / Reproducible
Can you reproduce it reliably?
Loading…

Still need to ship something?

×6

Another batch ranked right after the header list — different links, same matching logic.

Back to top recommendations

TRENDING

gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Cannot connect to different MCP servers