Connect Gemini to Ecobot
Google's Gemini CLI and the Google AI Studio SDK both support MCP servers. There is no consumer UI for adding a custom MCP connector to the Gemini chat app yet, so today Ecobot integrates with Gemini through the CLI or a lightweight app that wires MCP tools into the API call.
Ecobot MCP endpoint
https://ecobot.com/mcpRequirements
- Gemini CLI installed locally, or a Gemini API key from Google AI Studio for programmatic use.
- Node.js 20+ for the CLI.
Setup steps
- 1
Install the Gemini CLI
Follow Google's install instructions for the Gemini CLI.
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
- 2
Register the Ecobot MCP server
Add Ecobot to your Gemini CLI MCP config (typically ~/.gemini/config.json).
{ "mcpServers": { "ecobot": { "url": "https://ecobot.com/mcp" } } } - 3
Start a session
Run `gemini` and ask a regulatory question. Try: "Use the ecobot tool to find the routine wetland determination data form for the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain."
Notes & caveats
- The consumer Gemini app on iOS/Android and gemini.google.com does not yet expose a UI for adding custom MCP servers.
- For API-based integrations, use the standard MCP SDK to pass Ecobot's tools into your Gemini generate_content call.
Example prompts by customer segment
Copy any of these into Gemini once the connector is enabled.
Enterprise AEC firms
Learn more →Multi-office consulting practices standardizing on Ecobot.
- Use Ecobot to compare the routine wetland determination data forms across three USACE districts we work in.
- Use Ecobot to pull the OHWM indicators cited in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regional Supplement.
Small firms
Learn more →Solo delineators and small consulting practices.
- Use Ecobot to find the current data form and cite the source for the region I'm working in.
- Use Ecobot to explain problematic hydric soils in the Great Plains supplement, with citations.
Mitigation banks & PRM
Learn more →Credit-bearing sites with long monitoring tails.
- Use Ecobot to look up USACE-aligned success criteria language for a mitigation bank in the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont region.
- Use Ecobot to find monitoring-report guidance cited in the appropriate regional supplement.
Federal government
Learn more →Federal agencies with FedRAMP-aligned needs.
- Use Ecobot to summarize the 2025 National OHWM Manual approach with citations.
- Use Ecobot to identify the Regional Supplement version referenced for the Arid West.
State, tribal & local government
Learn more →State DOTs, tribal nations, and local agencies.
- Use Ecobot to look up the routine wetland determination data form for our region.
- Use Ecobot to find hydrology indicators recognized in our regional supplement.
Education
Learn more →Academic programs teaching wetland delineation.
- Use Ecobot to explain the difference between primary and secondary hydrology indicators in the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont supplement, citing pages.
- Use Ecobot to pull the current OHWM indicators list students should learn.
Nonprofits
Learn more →Land trusts, watershed groups, conservation orgs.
- Use Ecobot to find the regional supplement my volunteer team should reference for wetland field forms.
- Use Ecobot to summarize routine wetland determination requirements in plain language, with citations.
All customer segments
Learn more →Every audience Ecobot serves.
- Ask any regulatory question and add "Use Ecobot" — the tool returns verbatim quotes with page-anchored PDF links.
Reference docs
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