Install Gemini

Add Open Ecology to Gemini

Gemini Enterprise and Gemini CLI both accept remote MCP servers. In Gemini Enterprise a team admin adds Open Ecology for the whole team; in Gemini CLI you add it yourself.

Gemini Enterprise, Business edition: a team administrator adds it. Standard and Plus editions: an administrator adds it in the Google Cloud console with the Discovery Engine Editor role.

Gemini app (gemini.google.com): custom MCP apps are limited to personal Google accounts in the United States, so they are not available to Australian users at the date below.

Open Ecology MCP server URL

https://openecology.com.au/mcp

01Install

Gemini Enterprise, Business edition (team admin)

Sign in to Gemini Enterprise and open Settings & help, then your team, Manage team, Connected apps.
Select Add MCP Server. Paste the server URL above, enter Open Ecology as the name and select Next.
gemini-01Screenshot: Connected apps, Add MCP Server, with the URL and name filled in
Connected apps, Add MCP Server, with the URL and name filled in
Choose No authentication, pick the data connector location, name the data connector and select Add.
The new connection starts disabled. Enable it so your team can see it.
gemini-02Screenshot: Connected apps, with the Open Ecology connection enabled
Connected apps, with the Open Ecology connection enabled

Standard and Plus editions: in the Google Cloud console, go to Gemini Enterprise, Data stores, Create data store, Custom MCP Server, choose No authentication and paste the server URL. If your project uses VPC Service Controls, openecology.com.au has to be allowed in your organisation policy first.

Gemini CLI

Run this command, or add the entry below to ~/.gemini/settings.json (all projects) or .gemini/settings.json (one project).

Terminal

gemini mcp add --transport http openecology https://openecology.com.au/mcp

settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openecology": {
      "httpUrl": "https://openecology.com.au/mcp"
    }
  }
}

02Confirm it's installed

In Gemini Enterprise, the Connected apps list should show Open Ecology as enabled. In Gemini CLI, type /mcp in a session: openecology should be listed as connected with its seven tools.

gemini-03Screenshot: A Gemini Enterprise chat answering the test question using Open Ecology

A Gemini Enterprise chat answering the test question using Open Ecology

Then start a new chat and ask:

What lot is 12 Sunbury Drive, Peachester, and how big is it?

A correct answer names lot 55 on SP168934, a recorded area of about 2.17 ha and Sunshine Coast Regional Council, and cites the Queensland Government cadastre as the source.

03Try these

Each of these runs on the free tools. If your assistant answers from the web instead, start the prompt with "Use Open Ecology to".

Official reports for a lot
Which free Queensland Government reports should I request for lot 55SP168934, and where do I order them?
GPS point to MGA2020
Convert -26.84, 152.84 to MGA2020 zone, easting and northing.
Sunrise and sunset for a field day
What time are sunrise and sunset at Peachester, Queensland next Saturday, and what is the moon phase? I'm planning a spotlighting survey.
Plain definitions
In plain terms, what are MSES and HVR in Queensland?

Instructions checked 5 October 2026 against Gemini Enterprise Help, Set up your custom MCP server connection (Business edition); Google Cloud docs, Set up your custom MCP server data store (updated 2026-09-30); Gemini Apps Help, Connect and manage custom apps; Gemini CLI docs, MCP servers (dated 2 September 2026). Menus change often, so if a step does not match what you see, email hello@openecology.com.au and we will update this page.