A side-by-side look at the Cited AI Visibility Check and Gemini MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Cited AI Visibility Check for developer tools work as a local process; choose Gemini for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_MODEL, PERPLEXITY_API_KEY, PERPLEXITY_MODEL, GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_MODEL.GEMINI_API_KEY, GEMINI_MODEL.gemini_ask, gemini_analyze, gemini_chat.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OPENAI_API_KEYOPENAI_MODELPERPLEXITY_API_KEYPERPLEXITY_MODELGEMINI_API_KEYGEMINI_MODEL | GEMINI_API_KEYGEMINI_MODEL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Cited AI Visibility Check | View Gemini |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
gemini_askAsk Gemini a question or give it a taskgemini_analyzeSend code/text for analysis with a specific instructiongemini_chatMulti-turn conversation with full historygemini_modelsList available Gemini modelsPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"cited-ai-visibility-check": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cited-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAI_MODEL": "YOUR_OPENAI_MODEL_HERE",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
"PERPLEXITY_MODEL": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_MODEL_HERE",
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY_HERE",
"GEMINI_MODEL": "YOUR_GEMINI_MODEL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"gemini": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-gemini-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY_HERE",
"GEMINI_MODEL": "YOUR_GEMINI_MODEL_HERE"
}
}
}
}