Gemini CLI + Xholic

Post to X from Gemini CLI

One command adds Xholic to Gemini CLI. Turn your work into posts, schedule them at your best times and see what's working on X, from your terminal.

gemini mcp add, then sign in in your browser
Writes from your repo and notes
Works in every project with --scope user

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Setup

How to add the Xholic MCP server to Gemini CLI

Connect your X account to Xholic first (one click with X's official sign-in, during the free trial). Then:

01
Step 1: Add Xholic
Run this in your terminal. -s user makes Xholic available in every project.
Terminal
```
$ gemini mcp add -s user --transport http xholic https://api.xholic.ai/mcp
```
Step 2: Sign in
Start Gemini CLI. On first use it opens your browser to sign in to Xholic; if it doesn't, run /mcp auth xholic. Pick what it may do and which X accounts it can use, then approve.
Step 3: Ask Gemini
Ask: "Use Xholic: what should I post today?"

Gemini CLI · with Xholic

Use Xholic: look at the commits since Friday and tell me which one is worth a post.

→ get_writing_kit
→ check_draft

The caching change is your best story: 840 ms down to 120 ms. Here's a draft in your voice. It passed the writing check. Queue it for tomorrow at 9:15?

Server address: https://api.xholic.ai/mcp. Steps checked against Gemini CLI MCP docs on November 2, 2026.

Options

Which way should I connect Gemini CLI?

Ways to connect Gemini CLI to Xholic
Way	How	Sign-in	Best for
gemini mcp addRecommended	gemini mcp add -s user --transport http xholic …	OAuth in your browser	Gemini CLI users
settings.json	Add xholic with "httpUrl" under mcpServers in ~/.gemini/settings.json	OAuth in your browser	Checking config into a dotfiles repo
Agent skill + CLI	npx -y skills@1.7.1 add sjcodebook/xholic-agent -g	xholic login (browser), or XHOLIC_API_KEY in CI	Scripts, CI and agents that prefer commands

What it can do

What can Gemini CLI do with Xholic?

Xholic gives Gemini CLI your X account, your audience and the actions to grow it. Gemini CLI does the thinking; Xholic does the posting, scheduling and tracking.

Write in your voice
Gemini CLI gets your voice, your best posts and what works in your niche, so drafts sound like you, not like AI.
Schedule the week
Queue posts and threads at your audience's best times, or publish now when you say so.
Reply where it counts
See new mentions and replies, who engages with you most and which conversations are worth joining.
Find leads on X
Read what your Signals agents found: people asking for what you sell, scored and ready for a reply.
Know what works
Pull your analytics, top posts and the formats that work for your account, judged against your own normal.
81 everyday tools
Load on connect, with every other Xholic action one search away. Notes and memory carry across chats.

About Gemini CLI

What is Gemini CLI?

Gemini CLI is Google's open-source AI agent for the terminal. It reads your files, runs commands with your approval and supports remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP. When a server needs sign-in, it finds the OAuth endpoints itself and opens your browser.

Open source
Gemini CLI is open source and runs in your terminal on macOS, Linux and Windows.
Automatic sign-in
It discovers Xholic's OAuth sign-in on first use and stores the token for you.
User or project
Add Xholic for every project with --scope user, or one project with the default scope.

Try it

What can you ask Gemini CLI to do in Xholic?

Plan today
“Use Xholic: what should I post today?”
From my work
“Use Xholic: write a post about what I changed in this repo today.”
Analytics
“Use Xholic: which of my posts did best this month?”
Leads
“Use Xholic: show me today's leads and draft replies.”

Safe by default

You decide what Gemini CLI can do

Choose read, write and publish access when you approve Gemini CLI. Untick publish and it asks you first.
In apps that can ask, every post and DM waits for your yes, showing exactly what goes out.
Gemini CLI only sees the X accounts you tick.
Everything it does is logged on its connection, with undo where X allows.
Billing, X account connections and security settings stay inside the Xholic app.
Disconnect it in one click from Settings → API / MCP / CLI.

FAQs

Gemini CLI and Xholic: questions

Setup, safety and pricing for using Xholic in Gemini CLI.

Is Gemini CLI the same as the Gemini app?

No. Gemini CLI is Google's terminal agent, which supports remote MCP servers like Xholic. The Gemini chat app is a separate product.

Gemini CLI doesn't sign in to Xholic. What should I do?

Run /mcp to check xholic's status, then /mcp auth xholic to sign in again. Make sure you added it with --transport http; the default transport is for local servers.

Is Xholic free to use with Gemini CLI?

Xholic has a 7-day free trial with no card needed. After that, the MCP server, API and CLI are included in every plan, from $19 a month. Gemini CLI does the writing on its own plan, so Xholic doesn't charge for its AI.

Does Gemini CLI need my X password?

No. You connect your X account to Xholic once through X's official sign-in. Gemini CLI then signs in to Xholic through your browser, so it never sees your X password or a key.

Can Gemini CLI post to X without asking me?

Only if you allow it. When you approve Gemini CLI you choose what it can do: read, write drafts and lists, and publish. Untick Publish and it asks you first with a one-click link. In apps that can show a confirmation, every post and DM waits for your yes and shows exactly what goes out. Authentication and permissions

Which X accounts can Gemini CLI use?

Only the ones you tick when you approve it, with one of them as the default. You can change that or disconnect Gemini CLI anytime in Xholic under Settings → API / MCP / CLI, and everything it does is logged there.

Works with your other AI too

Use Xholic in every agent you use

One Xholic account works in all of them at once, with the same voice, memory and queue. People who use Gemini CLI often also connect Claude Code, Codex and Kimi Code.