vertex-ai-mcp-server
vertex-ai-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under files & storage. It reaches filesystem, gemini and google. It needs GEMINI_API_KEY and GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to authenticate. Its repository has 88 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
MCP server for Vertex AI and Gemini tools, including grounded answers, documentation research, and filesystem workflows.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. vertex-ai-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Maintenance
MCP server for Vertex AI and Gemini tools, including grounded answers, documentation research, and filesystem workflows.
vertex-ai-mcp-server compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vertex-ai-mcp-server (this page) | filesystem, gemini, google | GEMINI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS | 88 | 2026-08-11 | MIT |
| mcp-google-sheets | google, googledrive, googlesheets(1 shared) | GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS | 1,012 | 2026-05-14 | MIT |
| mcp-filesystem-server | filesystem(1 shared) | None listed | 692 | 2025-11-24 | MIT |
| fast-filesystem-mcp | filesystem(1 shared) | None listed | 64 | 2026-05-23 | Apache-2.0 |
| filesystem-mcp-server | filesystem(1 shared) | None listed | 53 | 2025-07-22 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-server-wsl-filesystem | filesystem(1 shared) | None listed | 16 | 2025-08-30 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with vertex-ai-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about vertex-ai-mcp-server
- What does vertex-ai-mcp-server do?
- MCP server for Vertex AI and Gemini tools, including grounded answers, documentation research, and filesystem workflows.
- How do I install vertex-ai-mcp-server?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/shariqriazz/vertex-ai-mcp-server
- What does vertex-ai-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches filesystem, gemini and google. The credentials we found in its source are GEMINI_API_KEY and GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS.
- Is vertex-ai-mcp-server official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 88 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-11.
- What licence does vertex-ai-mcp-server use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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