---
title: "OpenWork MCP for Gemini CLI"
sidebarTitle: "Gemini CLI"
description: "Gemini CLI MCP setup for OpenWork Connect, with OAuth access to your org's Gmail, Calendar, Drive, shared connections, skills, and Cloud resources."
---

The OpenWork MCP server ([OpenWork Connect](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp))
enables Gemini CLI to use the OpenWork capabilities your organization has made
available to you: Gmail read/search, Calendar list/create, Drive search/read,
Gmail draft creation, shared MCP connections such as Notion, Linear, Slack,
Stripe, Exa, and Context7, shared skills, and OpenWork Cloud resources like
skills, plugins, marketplaces, workers, members, roles, teams, and LLM
providers. The server exposes only `search_capabilities` and
`execute_capability`, so Gemini CLI searches what you can access and runs exact
capability names instead of loading hundreds of tool definitions into context.

## Server URL

```text
https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
```

OAuth sign-in uses your OpenWork account, and the organization you pick is
pinned into the token. If you do not have an account, create a
[free OpenWork account](https://app.openworklabs.com?mode=sign-up).

## Setup

1. Add OpenWork Connect as a remote HTTP MCP server:

   ```sh
   gemini mcp add --transport http openwork https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
   ```

2. Start Gemini CLI:

   ```sh
   gemini
   ```

3. Authenticate OpenWork inside Gemini:

   ```text
   /mcp auth openwork
   ```

4. Finish the browser sign-in and choose your organization.

## Switch organizations

Remove the stored MCP auth token for `openwork`, then run `/mcp auth openwork`
again and choose the organization you want during browser sign-in.

<Note>
This is a setup guide. These steps match OpenWork Connect's OAuth profile:
HTTPS or HTTP loopback callbacks, PKCE S256, and dynamic client registration
fallback. Gemini CLI is listed as setup only because native proof is not
complete. See the
[client support status](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp#client-support-status)
table.
</Note>

## What you can ask

- "Which OpenWork organization am I connected to?"
- "Add omar@example.com to my organization."
- "Search my org's capabilities for calendar tools, then list tomorrow's events."
- "Create a skill that writes weekly status reports and share it with my whole organization."

## What's next

- Read the [hub overview](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp) for OAuth, token,
  server exposure, and troubleshooting details.
- Publish Notion, Linear, Slack, and other shared tools with
  [shared MCP connections](/cloud/share-with-your-team/shared-mcp-connections).
