Unified (ask-llm-mcp)

All providers in one MCP server. Auto-detects which CLIs are installed and registers only the available tools. One install, all providers.

Installation

Run in your terminal:

# Project scope (current project only)
claude mcp add ask-llm -- npx -y ask-llm-mcp

# User scope (all projects)
claude mcp add --scope user ask-llm -- npx -y ask-llm-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g ask-llm-mcp

Prerequisites

1. Node.js v20.0.0 or higher
2. At least one provider installed and authenticated:
   • Gemini CLI for ask-gemini tools
   • Codex CLI for ask-codex tools
   • Ollama running locally for ask-ollama tools

How It Works

On startup, the unified server:

1. Checks for CLI availability via which (Gemini, Codex)
2. Checks for HTTP availability via health endpoints (Ollama)
3. Dynamically imports and registers tools from available providers
4. Exposes only the tools for providers that are actually installed

Tools

All tools from installed providers are registered. If you have all three:

Tool	Provider	Purpose
ask-gemini	Gemini	Prompts via Gemini CLI
ask-gemini-edit	Gemini	Structured code edits
fetch-chunk	Gemini	Large response chunks
ask-codex	Codex	Prompts via Codex CLI
ask-ollama	Ollama	Prompts via local Ollama
ping	All	Connection test per provider

Key Features

• Single server for all providers
• Auto-detection of installed CLIs
• Dynamic tool registration based on availability
• Graceful degradation if a provider is unavailable

npm

• Package: ask-llm-mcp
• Binary: ask-llm-mcp