Use AnimatedWebs in Gemini CLI

Set up AnimatedWebs in Gemini CLI

Server address: https://mcp.animatedwebs.com

1. 1

   Check you are on Gemini CLI

   Google's notice says unpaid tier and Google One users moved to Antigravity CLI on June 18, 2026. If that is you, use the Antigravity guide instead.

2. 2

   Add the server

   Run the command. It writes an animatedwebs entry to ~/.gemini/settings.json because of --scope user; without that flag the default scope is the current project.

   terminalCopy

   gemini mcp add --scope user --transport http animatedwebs https://mcp.animatedwebs.com

   in Gemini CLICopy

   /mcp auth animatedwebs

   or ~/.gemini/settings.jsonCopy

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "animatedwebs": {
         "httpUrl": "https://mcp.animatedwebs.com"
       }
     }
   }

3. 3

   Authenticate

   Start gemini, type /mcp auth animatedwebs, and finish the sign-in in your browser. The browser must be on the same machine, because the callback returns to localhost.

4. 4

   Ask for a template

   Describe the site you want and let Gemini CLI call the AnimatedWebs tools.

Headless or CI? Use an API key from your dashboard instead of the browser sign-in.

Check that it works

• Run gemini mcp list in a shell. A connected server prints a line ending in Connected.
• Inside gemini, /mcp lists each server as CONNECTED, CONNECTING or DISCONNECTED. Ask it to run the get_account tool from the animatedwebs server. A reply with your plan and today's usage means the connection and your sign-in both work.

Three requests to try

Paste one into Gemini CLI. Each one makes it call real AnimatedWebs tools.

Use the animatedwebs MCP to find a template for a food truck in Portland and build it in this directory.

Search animatedwebs for a hero with a looping video background and add it to index.html.

Fetch the animatedwebs style reference for a Notion-like site and turn it into CSS variables.

If something goes wrong in Gemini CLI

The server shows DISCONNECTED

Check the URL, then run /mcp or gemini mcp list again. Run gemini with --debug (F12 opens the debug console in interactive mode) to see the error.

OAuth fails over SSH or in a container

The sign-in needs a local browser and a localhost callback. On a headless machine, add the server with --header "Authorization: Bearer aw_..." and your API key instead.

The callback is rejected with a 400

Gemini CLI's docs list Issuer mismatch and Missing issuer parameter errors for the callback. Retry /mcp auth animatedwebs from a fresh session.

Odd server name behavior

Do not use underscores in the server name. Use hyphens, or the plain name animatedwebs as above.

Questions about Gemini CLI and AnimatedWebs