How to Install & Use Gemini CLI + MCP: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

This complete Gemini CLI tutorial for 2025 is your step-by-step guide to installing and setting up Google's free AI coding assistant, Gemini 1.5 Pro. Learn to use the Gemini CLI in VS Code to analyze code, debug, and boost your programming productivity with this in-depth guide. In this video, we cover the most important highlights: Complete Gemini CLI Installation: A beginner-friendly guide to getting the tool running on your local machine, from checking for Node.js to authenticating your account. Real Code Analysis: Learn how to point the Gemini AI assistant at any GitHub repository to understand its architecture, dependencies, and potential issues. Unlock the MCP Tool: Go beyond the basics and configure the powerful MCP tool to supercharge your workflow by fetching live documentation and adding new capabilities. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS 💬 Free Community & Support Join our Discord:   / discord   📅 Work With Me New Projects - Free Strategy Call: https://calendar.app.google/sB9KrJP6e... Technical Consultation (Paid 1:1): https://calendar.app.google/BU9D589X3... 🤝 Let's Connect LinkedIn:   / ericwtech   🔗 Context7 Github Repo: https://github.com/upstash/context7 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TIMESTAMP 0:00 - Gemini CLI Install & Setup 1:18 - Gemini CLI Commands & VSCode 2:42 - Analyzing a GitHub Project 5:07 - Add MCP Tool #GeminiCLI #GoogleGemini