robotmcp--ros-mcp-server/examples/2_gemini

Demo, Gemini-CLI with ROS-MCP-Server

Prerequisite

• Installation of Gemini-CLI. [https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli]
• Installation of ROS or ROS2. Test if ROS is installed by running Turtlesim. If you are not sure, follow this tutorial [https://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials]
• Installation of ROS-MCP-Server except Section II (installation/settings of Claude desktop) Installation Guide. For Gemini CLI-specific setup, see the Gemini CLI setup guide

Update Gemini CLI MCP settings

• Open settings.json file of Gemini CLI, located ~/.gemini/settings.json
• Add "mcpServer" setting below in the settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ros-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/<ABSOLUTE_PATH>/ros-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Demo Environment

• Ubuntu 20.04
• ROS Noetic

Compatibility note The demo environment below was validated on Ubuntu 20.04 + ROS Noetic. Although the prerequisites mention ROS or ROS2, users running ROS2 Jazzy / WSL may need a different setup path and should verify turtlesim, rosbridge_websocket (port 9090), and MCP server connectivity separately.

Demo Video