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
- Works with Gemini's free tier via the Gemini CLI or a Google AI Studio API key — no paid subscription required. Paid tiers only affect rate limits and quota.
- 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.
Ask IT to enable it
Copy this email and send it to whoever manages Gemini at your organization. It has everything they need to add the connector in a few minutes.
Hi IT, Please add the Ecobot regulatory reference as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector to our Gemini deployment. It gives our team citation-first answers from the 1987 Corps Manual, every USACE Regional Supplement, and the 2025 National OHWM Manual — verbatim quotes with page-anchored PDF links, no synthesis. What I need: • Add a custom MCP connector in our Gemini (Google) tenant / workspace • Endpoint: https://ecobot.com/mcp • Authentication: None (public, read-only) • Scope: Enable for my team (or org-wide if appropriate) Why it matters: • Regulatory answers with verbatim quotes + page-anchored citations — audit-defensible • Reduces time spent digging through hundreds of pages of USACE guidance • Free to use — no license, no API key • Setup guide: https://ecobot.com/resources/ai/gemini Please let me know once it's available, or if you need anything from me to move forward. Thanks!
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.
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