How to install UniFi Access MCP in Gemini CLI

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Steps

1Install uv (for uvx): https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
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": {
    "unifi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-access-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "<unifi-host>",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "<your-unifi-username>",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<your-unifi-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Environment variable	Required	What it is
UNIFI_HOST	Yes	Controller IP/hostname
UNIFI_USERNAMEsecret	Yes	Admin username
UNIFI_PASSWORDsecret	Yes	Admin password
UNIFI_API_KEYsecret	No	API key (optional, experimental)
UNIFI_PORT	No	Controller HTTPS port
UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL	No	SSL certificate verification

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