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SaferSkills independently audited .vscode (MCP Server) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.

CategoryWeightCategory scoreContribution

Securityprompt, exec, net, exfil, eval

35%

100

35.0 pts

Supply chainhash, typosquat, maintainer, lockfile

20%

100

20.0 pts

Maintenancestaleness, pinning, CI

15%

100

15.0 pts

TransparencySKILL.md, perms, README

15%

100

15.0 pts

Communityinstalls, verify, response

15%

100

15.0 pts

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Securityscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All security checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Supply chainscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All supply chain checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Maintenancescore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All maintenance checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Transparencyscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All transparency checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

Communityscore 100 · 0 findings

✓—All community checks passedNo findings in this category for the latest scan.pass

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Gemini Deep Research MCP

An MCP server that exposes Gemini's Deep Research Agent for comprehensive web research.

One-Click Install

IDE	Install
Cursor
VS Code
VS Code Insiders

Note: After clicking, replace your-api-key with your Gemini API key. VS Code requires version 1.101+.

Installation Methods

Using npx (Node.js)

Requires Node.js 16+ and uv.

npx @bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp

<details> <summary>VS Code config</summary>

{
  "servers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Claude Desktop config</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Windsurf config</summary>

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (macOS/Linux) or %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Cline config</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Claude Code config</summary>

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Codex config</summary>

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.gemini-deep-research]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"]

[mcp_servers.gemini-deep-research.env]
GEMINI_API_KEY = "your-api-key"

</details>

<details> <summary>Cursor config</summary>

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Antigravity config</summary>

Add to your Antigravity mcp_config.json:

{
  "gemini-deep-research": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

</details>

Using uvx (Python)

Requires uv.

uvx gemini-deep-research-mcp

<details> <summary>VS Code config</summary>

{
  "servers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Claude Desktop config</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Windsurf config</summary>

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (macOS/Linux) or %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Cline config</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Claude Code config</summary>

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Codex config</summary>

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.gemini-deep-research]
command = "uvx"
args = ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"]

[mcp_servers.gemini-deep-research.env]
GEMINI_API_KEY = "your-api-key"

</details>

<details> <summary>Cursor config</summary>

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Antigravity config</summary>

Add to your Antigravity mcp_config.json:

{
  "gemini-deep-research": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

</details>

Using pip

pip install gemini-deep-research-mcp

<details> <summary>VS Code config</summary>

{
  "servers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Claude Desktop config</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Windsurf config</summary>

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (macOS/Linux) or %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Cline config</summary>

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Claude Code config</summary>

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Codex config</summary>

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.gemini-deep-research]
command = "gemini-deep-research-mcp"

[mcp_servers.gemini-deep-research.env]
GEMINI_API_KEY = "your-api-key"

</details>

<details> <summary>Cursor config</summary>

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gemini-deep-research": {
      "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary>Antigravity config</summary>

Add to your Antigravity mcp_config.json:

{
  "gemini-deep-research": {
    "command": "gemini-deep-research-mcp",
    "env": {
      "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

</details>

Antigravity

Open the Agent side panel → click ... → MCP Store
Search for your MCP server or click Add Custom Server
Add this configuration to your mcp_config.json:

{
  "gemini-deep-research": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["gemini-deep-research-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

<details> <summary>Install uv (required for npx/uvx methods)</summary>

# macOS/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

</details>

Tool: `gemini_deep_research`

Conducts comprehensive web research using Gemini's Deep Research Agent. Blocks until research completes (typically 10-20 minutes).

When to use:

Complex topics requiring multi-source analysis
Synthesized information from the web
Fact-checking and cross-referencing

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`prompt`	string	✓	—	Your research question or topic
`include_citations`	boolean		`true`	Include resolved source URLs

Output	Description
`status`	`completed`, `failed`, or `cancelled`
`report_text`	Synthesized research report

Configuration

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`GEMINI_API_KEY`	✓	—	Your Gemini API key
`GEMINI_DEEP_RESEARCH_AGENT`		`deep-research-preview-04-2026`	Deep Research agent to use. Set to `deep-research-max-preview-04-2026` for maximum thoroughness, or `deep-research-preview-04-2026` for standard speed.
`GEMINI_MODEL`		`gemini-3.5-flash`	Default Gemini model fallback for other tasks.

Development

git clone https://github.com/bharatvansh/gemini-deep-research-mcp.git
cd gemini-deep-research-mcp
pip install -e .[dev]
pytest

License

MIT

.vscode— mcp server

Is .vscode safe to install?

Gemini Deep Research MCP

One-Click Install

Installation Methods

Using npx (Node.js)

Using uvx (Python)

Using pip

Antigravity

Prerequisites

Tool: `gemini_deep_research`

Configuration

Development

License

Audit the pieces. Scan the whole. Decide.

Is .vscode safe to install?

Gemini Deep Research MCP

One-Click Install

Installation Methods

Using npx (Node.js)

Using uvx (Python)

Using pip

Antigravity

Prerequisites

Tool: gemini_deep_research

Configuration

Development

License

Audit the pieces. Scan the whole. Decide.

Tool: `gemini_deep_research`