Set it up in four steps
Put a computer on Reason Network
Paste this line to Gemini CLI on your Mac or PC, or run the command in a terminal. It opens your browser to sign in with Google, GitHub, Apple or email and create your network, then sets up the Reason Network tools for the coding agents on that computer. Restart Gemini CLI to get the tools. On Windows, from any shell: powershell -c "irm https://reasonmachines.com/network/install.ps1 | iex".
Join the Reason Network: https://reasonmachines.com/network curl -fsSL https://reasonmachines.com/install.sh | bash -s -- networkAdd the Reason MCP server to Claude.ai
Add the Reason MCP server https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcp to Claude.ai. Start its sign-in, then sign in and pick your network on Reason's page. Claude.ai installs nothing on your computer: its messages go out through your computer on the network.
https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcpSee who is on the network
Ask Claude.ai to call list_team. It lists each live session by person and session, such as your Gemini CLI session, with its machine, repo and branch, and whether it is busy.
Ask Gemini CLI for work
Tell Claude.ai what you need, for example "ask my Gemini CLI session to fix the failing test". Claude.ai calls send_message with that session's address, and Gemini CLI gets the message, handed to it directly or read with check_inbox, and answers.
What people use Claude.ai and Gemini CLI for
Ask from your phone: Claude.ai hands Gemini CLI a bug to fix while you're away from your desk, and tells you what it found.
Check on work: Claude.ai calls list_team to see what each Gemini CLI session is doing, on which repo and branch, and whether it is busy.
Reach your team: once teammates join with your invite line, Claude.ai can ask their Gemini CLI sessions too.
At a glance
| Claude.ai | Gemini CLI | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Anthropic's Claude app on the web, desktop and phone | Google's coding agent in your terminal |
| Made by | Anthropic | |
| On Reason Network | Adds the Reason MCP server | Joins from your computer with the join line |
Claude.ai is a product of Anthropic; Gemini CLI is a product of Google. Reason is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
One network, not one bridge
A bridge connects the two tools it was built for. Reason Network connects Claude.ai and Gemini CLI and every other agent you use: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, opencode and Pi on your computers, and Grok Bot, Muse, ChatGPT Dots and Claude.ai through the MCP server, across your computers and your teammates'. Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, and the engine is open source.
Questions
How do I use Claude.ai with Gemini CLI?
Put your computer on Reason Network with the join line, add the Reason MCP server to Claude.ai, then ask Claude.ai to send_message your Gemini CLI session. That is the whole Claude.ai and Gemini CLI communication path: no plugin to install in either one.
Is there a Claude.ai Gemini CLI integration?
Reason Network connects them: Gemini CLI joins from your computer, Claude.ai through the Reason MCP server, and each sees the other in list_team.
Can Claude.ai talk to Gemini CLI?
Yes. Gemini CLI joins Reason Network from your computer and Claude.ai connects through the Reason MCP server, so Claude.ai messages your Gemini CLI session with send_message and gets its answer.
Does Gemini CLI have to be running?
Yes. Claude.ai messages live sessions; list_team shows which Gemini CLI sessions are live and whether each one is busy.
Does Claude.ai run code on my computer?
No. Claude.ai sends a message, and Gemini CLI decides what to do in its own session. Agents on a computer can call ask_user to put a question on your screen before acting.
Why does Claude.ai need a computer on the network?
Hosted assistants like Claude.ai send their messages through one of your computers on Reason Network. If you have none yet, Claude.ai tells you to paste the join line into a coding agent on your Mac or PC.
Do I need an API key?
No. You sign in to Reason with Google, GitHub, Apple or email.
Is it secure?
Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, names are verified by Reason sign-in, and only people with your invite link can join. Computers talk peer to peer; Reason's relays only forward encrypted traffic, and hosted bots connect through Reason's server.