--- title: "Connect Gemini CLI to Your Bank Account | Candor" description: "Give Gemini CLI a finance app of its own: a short list of what deserves attention and the plans you approve. Set up with the Candor extension." url: "https://candor.money/connect/gemini-cli" updated: "2026-09-27" --- # Connect Gemini CLI to your bank account. Updated 2026-09-27. Canonical page: https://candor.money/connect/gemini-cli Give Gemini CLI a finance app of its own. Candor keeps a short list of what deserves attention, such as idle cash while a card charges interest or a missing paycheck, with the figures behind each item, and saves what you approve for the next session. ## How it works with your agent 1. Create your Candor account and choose your plan. Connect your financial accounts now or import statements with your agent later. 2. Then send Gemini CLI: Set up Candor from https://candor.money/START.md and walk me through connecting it here. 3. Gemini CLI handles the setup its tools support and guides you through approving access to your Candor account. 4. Ask Gemini CLI to open your workspace and check which accounts and dates are available. ## Let Gemini CLI handle setup Once your Candor account is ready, copy this message into Gemini CLI. Your agent will read START.md, choose its setup route, and guide you through any steps you need to complete yourself. ```text Set up Candor from https://candor.money/START.md and walk me through connecting it here. ``` ## What you need in Gemini CLI Candor's Gemini extension carries the finance skill and the MCP connection. It works in Gemini CLI, which serves paid Gemini API keys and Code Assist, and in Antigravity CLI, where Google moved free and Google AI Pro and Ultra accounts; Antigravity CLI installs Gemini extensions as plugins. It loads after a restart, and sign-in opens a browser that needs to reach the machine the CLI runs on, which matters over SSH. ## Check the connection before your first review After restarting, ask Gemini CLI to confirm the Candor extension, candor-finance skill, and MCP server are loaded, then ask Gemini CLI to open your Candor workspace. If authentication is incomplete, finish that step before trying a second installation. ## What to try with Gemini CLI and Candor Start by looking ahead to bills rather than treating today's balance as spare cash. Gemini CLI can ask for missing income dates, compare confirmed payments with the records in Candor, and explain what still needs checking. For uneven income, give it the expected payment dates as well as the amounts. - [Look ahead to my next bills](https://candor.money/explore/bill-buffer) - [Build a plan around uneven income](https://candor.money/explore/irregular-income) - [Put spare cash in perspective](https://candor.money/explore/spare-cash) ## What access are you granting? Gemini CLI can read the financial records you connect or import into Candor, including available balances, transactions, debts, and holdings. It can also maintain notes and approved plans in the workspace. Candor has no tool to move money, pay a bill, trade, or cancel a service. Your agent uses its own tools and your authorization for external actions. Candor records a reason for each agent operation, and you can revoke the connection from your account controls. - [How read-only access and your controls work](https://candor.money/safe-ai-money-management) ## If Gemini CLI gets stuck Finish setup from your Candor dashboard: sign in, pick Gemini CLI, paste the setup message, and approve access. The page shows the moment Gemini CLI connects, and it has the connection details ready if Gemini CLI asks for them. Only if the app asks you directly for a server address, connection settings, or the skill file: the values any app can use are in Candor's manual connection details. Still stuck? Email us at support@candor.money with the app name and where setup stopped; financial details are unnecessary. - [Open setup for Gemini CLI in Candor](https://app.candor.money/agents?app=gemini-cli) - [Email us](mailto:support@candor.money?subject=Help%20connecting%20my%20agent%20to%20Candor&body=Hi%2C%20I%20need%20help%20connecting%20my%20agent.%0A%0AApp%3A%20Gemini%20CLI%0ADevice%20(web%2C%20desktop%2C%20or%20mobile)%3A%20%0AStep%20where%20setup%20stopped%3A%20%0AError%20message%2C%20if%20any%3A%20%0A%0APlease%20leave%20out%20financial%20details%2C%20passwords%2C%20tokens%2C%20and%20sign-in%20links.) - [Manual connection details](https://candor.money/connect#manual-connection-details) - [Gemini CLI: install an extension](https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/) - [Gemini CLI: MCP authentication and troubleshooting](https://geminicli.com/docs/tools/mcp-server/) - [Gemini CLI connection materials](https://candor.money/start/gemini-cli.md) ## Common questions ### What does Candor add to Gemini CLI? A finance app of its own. Candor reviews your records whenever they change and keeps a short list of what deserves attention, from a price increase to idle cash or an employer match, with the figures behind each item. Gemini CLI reads that list when you ask, or on a schedule if it supports one, and the budgets, goals, and decisions you approve are saved for the next conversation and for any other agent you use. ### Does this work in the Gemini web app? These commands install a Gemini CLI extension on the machine running the CLI. They do not configure the Gemini website or mobile app. Use a supported Candor connector if you want an app-based setup. ### What does Candor cost? Candor starts at $8.25 a month on the annual plan ($99 a year), or $14.99 month to month, and the first 7 days are free. Gemini CLI's own plan and usage charges are separate. ### How do I disconnect Gemini CLI? Revoke the agent's access in your Candor account controls. You can also disconnect a financial institution. Removing a local skill alone does not revoke an existing authorization. ## Sources - [Gemini CLI: install an extension](https://geminicli.com/docs/extensions/), Google - [Gemini CLI: MCP authentication and troubleshooting](https://geminicli.com/docs/tools/mcp-server/), Google ## Keep reading - [Candor's personal finance MCP server](https://candor.money/mcp) - [The Candor CLI for AI agents](https://candor.money/candor-cli-for-ai-agents) - [Connect Claude to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/claude) - [Connect Claude Code to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/claude-code) - [Connect ChatGPT to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/chatgpt) - [Connect Codex to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/codex) - [Connect Meta Muse to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/muse) - [Connect Grok Bot to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/grok-bot) - [Connect OpenClaw to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/openclaw) - [Connect Hermes to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/hermes) - [Connect another agent to Candor](https://candor.money/connect/other-agents) - [Compare all supported agents](https://candor.money/connect) - [Explore more ways to use your financial records](https://candor.money/explore) - [Get help with your connection](https://candor.money/support) ## Start your first review with Gemini CLI. Create a Candor account and connect your accounts, then copy one setup message into the agent you already use and approve its access. Agents can install Candor themselves from https://candor.money/START.md.