Gemini CLI Setup

Recommended path

engram setup gemini-cli

That setup registers the MCP server, writes the Memory Protocol to ~/.gemini/system.md, and ensures Gemini actually loads that file.

Manual path

Add the MCP server to ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "engram": {
      "command": "engram",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Use the automated setup unless you have a strong reason not to. The protocol file is part of what makes memory resilient after compaction.