Connect Gemini CLI

About 2 minutes. You need a Sharedrop account.

In your terminal, run:

npm install -g @sharedrop/cli

This needs Node.js 20.10 or later.

sharedrop login

A browser window opens once. Approve the sign-in, then check it with sharedrop whoami. It shows your Sharedrop username.

npx skills add ShareDropCloud/skills --skill sharedrop -g

The skill teaches Gemini CLI when and how to use the CLI.

Ask Gemini CLI:

Make a one-page summary of this conversation and share it with ShareDrop.

Check it worked

Gemini CLI replies with a sharedrop.cloud link that opens your new page, private to you until you share it.

The terminal says command not found: close and reopen the terminal. If it still fails, run node --version and update Node.js if it is older than 20.10.
sharedrop whoami does not show your username: run sharedrop login again.
Gemini CLI answers without a link: start a new session so it picks up the skill, or say "use the sharedrop CLI" in your request.

Use this only if you can't install the CLI. The connector signs you in through the browser, so you don't need an API key.

Add the connector:
```
gemini mcp add --scope user --transport http sharedrop https://sharedrop.cloud/api/mcp
```
--scope user makes it work in every folder. Without it, Gemini CLI adds it to the current project only.
In Gemini CLI, type /mcp auth sharedrop and sign in.

See Connector (MCP) for more, or the CLI Guide for every command.

Last checked against Google's docs on 12 Oct 2026.