From d564f623cdaa3534162a4fef7521402f535eb260 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angela Yu <5506675+wangela@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 09:23:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] chore(main): Add Gemini CLI extension instructions to
 README.md

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 README.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 This repository contains the Google Maps Platform Code Assist toolkit, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enhances the responses from large language models (LLMs) used for developing applications with the Google Maps Platform by grounding them in the official, up-to-date documentation and code samples.
 
-For more information about installing and using the toolkit, as well as terms of use, see the [Code Assist toolkit README](packages/code-assist/README.md).
+## Install the Google Maps Platform Code Assist extension for [Gemini CLI](https://geminicli.com/)
+
+1. Install the Gemini CLI ([alternative installation methods](https://geminicli.com/docs/get-started/deployment/))
+
+```bash
+npm install -g @google/gemini-cli
+```
+
+2. Install the Google Maps Platform extension
+
+    * Option 1 - Install Code Assist as a Gemini CLI extension with static preamble, the MCP tool, and basic Google Maps theme:
+        ```bash
+        gemini extensions install https://github.com/googlemaps/platform-ai.git
+        ```
+      * Verify the installation by running `gemini mcp list`.
+    * Option 2 - Add the MCP server config manually to your `~/.gemini/settings.json` file.
+        ```json
+        {
+          "mcpServers": {
+            "google-maps-platform-code-assist": {
+              "command": "npx",
+              "args": ["-y", "@googlemaps/code-assist-mcp@latest"]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        ```
+
+## Install the Google Maps Platform Code Assist toolkit for other MCP clients.
+
+For information about installing and using the toolkit with any MCP client, as well as terms of use, see the [Code Assist toolkit README](packages/code-assist/README.md).
 
 ## Sample Prompts
 

From d78cb10587e3eb6df331dcc971f015c229c7770e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angela Yu <5506675+wangela@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 09:26:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] chore(main): minor README update

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 README.md | 2 +-
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 ## **Description**
 
-This repository contains the Google Maps Platform Code Assist toolkit, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enhances the responses from large language models (LLMs) used for developing applications with the Google Maps Platform by grounding them in the official, up-to-date documentation and code samples.
+This repository contains the [Google Maps Platform Code Assist toolkit](packages/code-assist/README.md), a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enhances the responses from large language models (LLMs) used for developing applications with the Google Maps Platform by grounding them in the official, up-to-date documentation and code samples.
 
 ## Install the Google Maps Platform Code Assist extension for [Gemini CLI](https://geminicli.com/)