Gemini CLI Neovim

Add the plugin spec to your lazy.nvim configuration. The build step ':GeminiBuild' compiles the internal Go bridge server that manages the MCP connection between Neovim and the Gemini CLI agent.

-- In your lazy.nvim plugin list
{
    "vaijab/gemini-cli.nvim",
    build = ":GeminiBuild",
    opts = {},
}

If you skipped the automatic build step or need to rebuild, run the GeminiBuild command from inside Neovim. This compiles the Go server that handles the MCP protocol between Neovim and Gemini CLI.

:GeminiBuild

Initialize the plugin in your Neovim config. The default setup with empty opts is sufficient for most users. Enable debug logging if you need to trace MCP tool calls.

require("gemini").setup({
    -- Enable verbose logging for debugging MCP connections
    debug = false,
})

The plugin provides GeminiDiffAccept and GeminiDiffDeny commands for the native diff workflow but does not set default keymaps. Add these to your Neovim config to accept or reject AI-proposed code changes.

vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gy", "<cmd>GeminiDiffAccept<cr>", { desc = "Gemini Accept Diff" })
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gn", "<cmd>GeminiDiffDeny<cr>",   { desc = "Gemini Reject Diff" })

Open Neovim with your project, then run the 'gemini' CLI command in a terminal. The plugin automatically shares your open files, cursor position, and visual selections with the agent. No additional MCP configuration is required — the plugin manages connection details automatically.

# In your terminal (outside Neovim, or in a Neovim terminal split)
gemini