How to install Airtable in Gemini CLI

Read and write access to Airtable database schemas, tables, and records.

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Steps

1Install Node.js 18 or newer (for npx)
2Open ~/.gemini/settings.json (or .gemini/settings.json in your project)
3Add the entry below. If the file already has "mcpServers", add just the inner entry
4Restart Gemini CLI and run /mcp to confirm

Configuration

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_API_KEY": "<your-airtable-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets. Optional settings are listed below.

Environment variable	Required	What it is
AIRTABLE_API_KEYsecret	Yes	Airtable personal access token (e.g., pat123.abc123). Create at https://airtable.com/create/tokens/new with scopes: schema.bases:read, data.records:read, and optionally schema.bases:write and data.rec

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