topic Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI in Qlik MCP Server

Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

nico19505 — Thu, 28 May 2026 10:32:58 GMT

Has anyone already connected the Qlik MCP to Gemini CLI?

I’m trying to retrieve Qlik information within my Gemini setup.

I created a user with the appropriate permissions, as described in the Qlik Help documentation, to connect Gemini to Qlik using OAuth.

I then generated a token using the client ID and client secret of the user, and added it to the Gemini configuration like this:

{ "mcpServers": { "qlik-cloud": { "httpUrl": "https://<MY_TENANT_QLIK>.qlikcloud.com/api/ai/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <MY_TOKEN_OAUTH>" } } } }

However, when I run /mcp list, Gemini indicates that Qlik Sense is disconnected.

Has anyone experienced this issue before or managed to get it working?

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

meri45clark — Fri, 29 May 2026 03:47:17 GMT

Most likely issue is auth/token or MCP handshake, not your JSON.

Quick checks:

Make sure the OAuth token has correct scopes + audience for /api/ai/mcp

Test endpoint directly:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>" https://<TENANT>.qlikcloud.com/api/ai/mcp
If this returns 401/403 → Qlik config/token issue
If it works → Gemini CLI config issue (header/format)
Try removing headers in MCP config to isolate auth behavior
Also ensure token is not expired (very common) ezcardinfo com

If /mcp list shows “disconnected”, it usually means handshake failed, not just missing data.

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

marksouzacosta — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:31:28 GMT

Hi @nico19505 ,

I don't think Qlik MCP Supports Bearer Authentication and I don't think Gemini Supports Qlik MCP Server.

Regards,

Mark Costa

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

Leigh_Kennedy — Fri, 29 May 2026 01:05:12 GMT

I don't know on the Google side,

But here is my config that works with LM Studio:

{ "mcpServers": { "Remote_Qlik_MCP": { "url": "https://abc.ap.qlikcloud.com/api/ai/mcp", "auth": { "CLIENT_ID": "myid", "CLIENT_SECRET": "my_secret" } } } }

In the OAUTH config, I have:

Client type: web
Redirect URLS: http://127.0.0.1:33389/mcp-oauth-callback

and the rest is as recommended in the docs.

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

agigliotti — Fri, 29 May 2026 09:15:26 GMT

Hi @nico19505 ,

I suggest you to use API Key to authenticate Gemini CLI vs Qlik MCP.

Best Regards

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

Daniele_Purrone — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:43:18 GMT

@marksouzacosta

The web based version of Gemini does not support MCP servers.
However, the CLI version does.

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

marksouzacosta — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:52:30 GMT

@Daniele_Purrone, I was referring to the oAuth authentication. Qlik MCP only works oAuth authentication and Gemini CLI does not - at least as far as I have tested.

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

Daniele_Purrone — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:21:02 GMT

@marksouzacosta , I currently don't have a Gemini CLI setup to test it myself, but I've heard internally that it is possible to connect.
And here's the Gemini page about Oauth Support: https://geminicli.com/docs/tools/mcp-server/#oauth-support-for-remote-mcp-servers

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

Laurent_Cornilleau — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:30:08 GMT

I confirmed that it works. A an alternative you can use Antigravity 2.0 (IDE or CLI). Even if Google will still continue to support Gemini CLI for Enterprise customers (N.B it will be stopped for for Google AI Pro and Ultra on June 18th), they recommand to move to Antigravity CLI.

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

marksouzacosta — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:22:56 GMT

Thank you @Daniele_Purrone and @Laurent_Cornilleau. It is finally working on my side now.

On Qlik Cloud side
-------------------------------------------------

Create an oAuth Client and add the following callback URLs:

https://antigravity.google/oauth-callback
http://localhost:7777/oauth/callback

For reference, I have used these properties in my oAuth Client:
Client Type: Native
Scopes: user_defaul and mcp:execute
Published: no
Consent method: required

On Windows side
-------------------------------------------------

Antigravity

Config file location:
C:\Users\<you>\.gemini\config\mcp_config.json

MCP Server:

{ "mcpServers": { "data-voyagers-qlik-mcp": { "serverUrl": "https://<your-tenant>.us.qlikcloud.com/api/ai/mcp", "oauth": { "clientId": "<your-client-id>" } } } }

Result:

Antigravity IDE

Shares Antigravity configuration. Only need to re-authenticate.

Gemini CLI

Config file location:
C:\Users\<you>\.gemini\settings.json

MCP Server:

{ "mcpServers": { "data-voyagers-qlik-mcp": { "url": "https://<your-tenant>.us.qlikcloud.com/api/ai/mcp", "oauth": { "clientId": "<your-client-id>", "redirectUri": "http://localhost:7777/oauth/callback" } } } }

Open your Gemini CLI and type:

/mcp auth <name-of-your-mcp-server>

In my example:

/mcp auth data-voyagers-qlik-mcp

Result:

Regards,

Mark Costa

Re: Connect Qlik MCP in Gemini CLI

marksouzacosta — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:32:52 GMT

I have compiled an article about this topic here:
https://www.datavoyagers.net/post/how-to-connect-qlik-cloud-mcp-to-gemini-cli-and-antigravity-via-oauth

Again, thank you @Daniele_Purrone and @Laurent_Cornilleau for all support.

Regards,

Mark Costa