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gflow-cli

by ffrolivaversion 0.99.0i★ 395iRuns on your computer
Registry nameio.github.ffroliva/gflow-cli

How to install

What it does

Drive Google Flow from an agent: Veo video and Imagen image generation

  • Connects Runs on your computer
  • Account or key No key needed
  • Category Design, images & audio

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer · ✓ Commands checked Nov 15, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude, with some setup first

Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

Let AI install it

Copy this message into a Claude chat. The AI checks your computer, tells you which file it will change, and waits for your OK every time.

Please install the MCP server gflow-cli for Claude on this computer, in this order: 1) Check uv with uv --version. If it is missing, tell me to install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/; do not install it yourself. 2) Use only this config (already checked by PopNx MCP): { "mcpServers": { "gflow-cli": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "gflow-cli", "mcp", "run" ] } } } 3) Tell me the full path of the file you will change, or the command you will run, and wait for my OK. 4) No key is needed. 5) Do what we agreed, then check that the gflow-cli tools really show up.

This message has no key in it. If a key is needed, the AI will ask you to paste it yourself into the file or the app’s field.

  1. Install uv (if you don’t have it)

    Already installed? Check first · Open Terminal, type this command and press Enter

    uv --version
    • A version number such as uv … = installed, skip this step
    • "command not found" (on Windows: "is not recognized") = not installed yet, or installed but Terminal needs to be closed and reopened
    How to open Terminal

    Mac: press ⌘ + Space, type Terminal, press Enter

    Windows: open Start, type Windows PowerShell, then Open

    Not installed: uv has no click-through installer. Copy the one-line command for your system (macOS or Windows) from uv’s official page into Terminal · no separate Python install needed; uv downloads it when required

    Open the uv download page ↗

    When it’s done, close Terminal, open it again and run the same command. You should see a version number: uv --version

    Install once; it works for everything that needs uv

  2. Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file

    SettingsDeveloperEdit Config

  3. Paste these settings and save the file

    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "gflow-cli": {
          "command": "uvx",
          "args": [
            "gflow-cli",
            "mcp",
            "run"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  4. Quit Claude and open it again

  5. Try it

    Use gflow-cli and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude says it is using gflow-cli or shows a gflow-cli tool in the answer, you are connected

1 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • GFLOW_CLI_HOME Where gflow keeps its Chrome profile, config and database. Defaults to a per-user directory.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

ChatGPT cannot connect gflow-cli yet

gflow-cli runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect gflow-cli

  • Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
  • Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
  • Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
  • Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

B · Others in Design, images & audio that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

Let AI install it

Copy this message into a Claude Code chat. The AI checks your computer, tells you which file it will change, and waits for your OK every time.

Please install the MCP server gflow-cli for Claude Code on this computer, in this order: 1) Check uv with uv --version. If it is missing, tell me to install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/; do not install it yourself. 2) Use only this config (already checked by PopNx MCP): claude mcp add --scope user gflow-cli -- uvx gflow-cli mcp run 3) Tell me the full path of the file you will change, or the command you will run, and wait for my OK. 4) No key is needed. 5) Do what we agreed, then check that the gflow-cli tools really show up.

This message has no key in it. If a key is needed, the AI will ask you to paste it yourself into the file or the app’s field.

  1. Install uv (if you don’t have it)

    Already installed? Check first · Open Terminal, type this command and press Enter

    uv --version
    • A version number such as uv … = installed, skip this step
    • "command not found" (on Windows: "is not recognized") = not installed yet, or installed but Terminal needs to be closed and reopened
    How to open Terminal

    Mac: press ⌘ + Space, type Terminal, press Enter

    Windows: open Start, type Windows PowerShell, then Open

    Not installed: uv has no click-through installer. Copy the one-line command for your system (macOS or Windows) from uv’s official page into Terminal · no separate Python install needed; uv downloads it when required

    Open the uv download page ↗

    When it’s done, close Terminal, open it again and run the same command. You should see a version number: uv --version

    Install once; it works for everything that needs uv

  2. Open Terminal

    Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell

  3. Paste this command and press Enter

    claude mcp add --scope user gflow-cli -- uvx gflow-cli mcp run
  4. Type /mcp in Claude Code

    You should see gflow-cli listed as connected

  5. Try it

    Use gflow-cli and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Claude Code says it is using gflow-cli or shows a gflow-cli tool in the answer, you are connected

1 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • GFLOW_CLI_HOME Where gflow keeps its Chrome profile, config and database. Defaults to a per-user directory.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor, with some setup first

Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

Let AI install it

Copy this message into a Cursor chat. The AI checks your computer, tells you which file it will change, and waits for your OK every time.

Please install the MCP server gflow-cli for Cursor on this computer, in this order: 1) Check uv with uv --version. If it is missing, tell me to install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/; do not install it yourself. 2) Use only this config (already checked by PopNx MCP): { "mcpServers": { "gflow-cli": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "gflow-cli", "mcp", "run" ] } } } 3) Tell me the full path of the file you will change, or the command you will run, and wait for my OK. 4) No key is needed. 5) Do what we agreed, then check that the gflow-cli tools really show up.

This message has no key in it. If a key is needed, the AI will ask you to paste it yourself into the file or the app’s field.

  1. Install uv (if you don’t have it)

    Already installed? Check first · Open Terminal, type this command and press Enter

    uv --version
    • A version number such as uv … = installed, skip this step
    • "command not found" (on Windows: "is not recognized") = not installed yet, or installed but Terminal needs to be closed and reopened
    How to open Terminal

    Mac: press ⌘ + Space, type Terminal, press Enter

    Windows: open Start, type Windows PowerShell, then Open

    Not installed: uv has no click-through installer. Copy the one-line command for your system (macOS or Windows) from uv’s official page into Terminal · no separate Python install needed; uv downloads it when required

    Open the uv download page ↗

    When it’s done, close Terminal, open it again and run the same command. You should see a version number: uv --version

    Install once; it works for everything that needs uv

  2. Click this button to open Cursor

    Open in Cursor

    Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install

  3. Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

  4. Try it

    Use gflow-cli and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If Cursor says it is using gflow-cli or shows a gflow-cli tool in the answer, you are connected

1 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • GFLOW_CLI_HOME Where gflow keeps its Chrome profile, config and database. Defaults to a per-user directory.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code, with some setup first

Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

Let AI install it

Copy this message into a VS Code chat. The AI checks your computer, tells you which file it will change, and waits for your OK every time.

Please install the MCP server gflow-cli for VS Code on this computer, in this order: 1) Check uv with uv --version. If it is missing, tell me to install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/; do not install it yourself. 2) Use only this config (already checked by PopNx MCP): { "servers": { "gflow-cli": { "type": "stdio", "command": "uvx", "args": [ "gflow-cli", "mcp", "run" ] } } } 3) Tell me the full path of the file you will change, or the command you will run, and wait for my OK. 4) No key is needed. 5) Do what we agreed, then check that the gflow-cli tools really show up.

This message has no key in it. If a key is needed, the AI will ask you to paste it yourself into the file or the app’s field.

  1. Install uv (if you don’t have it)

    Already installed? Check first · Open Terminal, type this command and press Enter

    uv --version
    • A version number such as uv … = installed, skip this step
    • "command not found" (on Windows: "is not recognized") = not installed yet, or installed but Terminal needs to be closed and reopened
    How to open Terminal

    Mac: press ⌘ + Space, type Terminal, press Enter

    Windows: open Start, type Windows PowerShell, then Open

    Not installed: uv has no click-through installer. Copy the one-line command for your system (macOS or Windows) from uv’s official page into Terminal · no separate Python install needed; uv downloads it when required

    Open the uv download page ↗

    When it’s done, close Terminal, open it again and run the same command. You should see a version number: uv --version

    Install once; it works for everything that needs uv

  2. Click this button to open VS Code

    Open in VS Code

    VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install

  3. Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

  4. Try it

    Use gflow-cli and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing

    ✓ If VS Code says it is using gflow-cli or shows a gflow-cli tool in the answer, you are connected

1 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

  • GFLOW_CLI_HOME Where gflow keeps its Chrome profile, config and database. Defaults to a per-user directory.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

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JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use gflow-cli💬 Discussion →
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user gflow-cli -- uvx gflow-cli mcp run

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gflow-cli": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gflow-cli",
        "mcp",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gflow-cli": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gflow-cli",
        "mcp",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "gflow-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gflow-cli",
        "mcp",
        "run"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

  • GFLOW_CLI_HOME env
    Where gflow keeps its Chrome profile, config and database. Defaults to a per-user directory.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

Downloads per weeki
2,327/wk
Connection
Runs on your computer
Latest versioni
0.99.0
Published to registryi
Nov 15, 2026
Code last changedi
Nov 15, 2026
Maker
ffroliva
Packages
pypi: gflow-cli
Registry status
Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Run on your computer in

ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

Related guides

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 15, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account ffroliva, which owns the repo

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed today

  • ✓ Pass

    Has a licence

    Uses MIT

  • – Not applicable

    Endpoint responds

    This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead

  • … Not checked yet

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Published vulnerabilities (OSV.dev)

Not checked yet

What we check → · JSON

Makers: ask for a re-check or report wrong info

Discussion

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Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

  • More stars than 99% of the other 3074 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 99% of the other 3074 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3074 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is gflow-cli safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed today, and the latest version (0.99.0) reached the registry today.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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Similar alternatives

Same category, other makers, commands already checked. Official ones first, then by stars.

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README from the maker

Open the README

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gflow-cli

Python CLI and MCP server for Google Flow. Drive Veo (image-to-video, text-to-video) and Imagen (text-to-image) from your terminal: scripted, batched, pipeline-ready.

⚠️ Read this before you install. gflow-cli is alpha and reverse-engineered — not affiliated with Google. It drives a headed browser on *your own* Google Flow session, so treat it as your own account risk: automation is subject to Google's ToS, and endpoints or UI can change without notice. It works with any Google account that has Flow access, and every generation bills against your account's Flow credit allowance. Read the full DISCLAIMER.

🛡️ "Will this get my account flagged?" The honest, specific answer — what the tool does to stay unremarkable (headed real Chrome, randomised interaction timing, paced submissions), what it deliberately does not do (no proxies, no fingerprint spoofing, no pretending it isn't automation), what you can tune, and what we cannot promise — is in docs/ACCOUNT_SAFETY.md.

💳 What failure costs you. Credits are only spent on Veo *video* generation — images and composition ops are free, so most breakage costs nothing. When Flow's UI drifts mid-run, the CLI fails fast and loudly with distinct exit codes (e.g. selector drift = exit 23) instead of resubmitting, and batch items are recorded locally *before* submission so a broken run never silently burns credits on a stale state. See KNOWN_ISSUES for the current risk list.

🌐 Headed browser today. gflow drives Flow through a persistent Playwright Chromium profile, because Google's auth and reCAPTCHA gates require it. The Architecture section shows where you can help.

Why gflow-cli?

You have a Google account with Flow access, you have Veo credits, and you run real batch work. gflow-cli gives you:

  • Batch generation. Loop prompts straight from the shell: for p in $(cat prompts.txt); do gflow image t2i "$p"; done. Image batching plus gflow video t2v / i2v / r2v all ship today, and gflow video extend continues an existing clip past Flow's 8s ceiling.
  • Consistent subjects. gflow character create mints a Flow Character (face and body reference) so the same person appears from one generation to the next.
  • Prompt tools. --tool creative-director rewrites a terse prompt into a vivid one (Google's 5-component formula) before generating — on any command. Bring your own with My Tools.
  • Pipelines. Wire Veo into your content automation, AI-video stack, or batch experiments.
  • Terminal-native. After one gflow auth login, you stay in the shell. No clicking through dialogs. A stale session renews headlessly with gflow auth renew.

Same Veo and Imagen models, same quality, same billing against your own Google account, now programmatic.

60-second quick start

# 1 · Install (uv recommended; also: pip install gflow-cli)

uv tool install gflow-cli uv tool run --from gflow-cli playwright install chromium # one-time, ~150 MB

later: gflow update upgrades in place (every command shows a banner when a newer release is out)

2 · Authenticate (one-time, opens a real Chrome window)

Behind a proxy (e.g. Clash)? Set GFLOW_CLI_BROWSER_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:7897 first (docs/CONFIGURATION.md)

gflow auth login --browser chrome

Check the session (spends nothing)

gflow auth status gflow credits user # Veo credit balance (opens Flow in the browser; spends nothing)

3 · Generate

gflow image t2i "a hot air balloon over Tokyo at sunrise"

or:

gflow video t2v "Slow cinematic push-in on a sunlit forest clearing" --aspect 16:9

or mint a reusable Character (face + body reference):

gflow character create --project --name "Aria" --face-prompt "..." --body-prompt "..."

Outputs land under $GFLOW_CLI_OUTPUT_DIR, or you can route them to S3, MinIO, or Google Cloud Storage with GFLOW_CLI_STORAGE_URI. The first call takes 30 to 90 seconds while Chromium warms up; later calls reuse the warm session.

Why `--browser chrome`? It is the only strategy that marks the profile as a real-Chrome profile, which is what later generation runs open it with. The default auto picks it whenever Chrome is installed — see docs/AUTHENTICATION.md.

Installing from a local checkout? uv tool install ignores `uv.lock` and resolves dependencies from the pyproject.toml ranges, so it can hand you a Playwright build this project has never tested. Playwright ships the browser driver, and an untested minor can wedge a generation silently. Carry the locked version explicitly:

`bash

uv tool install --force --with playwright==1.59.0 .

`

Installing from PyPI (uv tool install gflow-cli) is unaffected — the published range is upper-bounded. Check what you actually have with uv tool run --from gflow-cli python -c "import importlib.metadata as m; print(m.version('playwright'))".

For the full 10-minute walkthrough with troubleshooting and multi-account setup, see [USER_GUIDE: Journey 1](docs/USER_GUIDE.md#journey-1--first-time-setup-10-minutes).

Examples

One command in, real Flow output back. Left: gflow image t2i generating a photorealistic scene in your library. Right: a frame-to-frame transform.

Demo

A single gflow image t2i "..." --aspect 9:16 --model nano2 call against a logged-in Flow profile. The terminal streams the run's structlog JSON, then lists the written PNG. Chromium drives the Flow editor silently in the background.

Reproduce the recording with scripts/record_demo.ps1 (Windows, OBS, ffmpeg, gifski). More formats, including the side-by-side split-screen: [docs/DEMOS.md](docs/DEMOS.md).

Documentation

docs/INDEX.md is the master routing layer. Quick links:

TopicRead
🎯 Getting startedUser Guide · Usage · Configuration
Storage & catalogExternal Storage · Data Layer
🎭 CharactersCharacters, reusable subjects (gflow character)
🤖 Agentic & automationInstructions (gflow instructions, persistent brief cards) · Movie (gflow movie, multi-scene manifests) · Tools (--tool, prompt rewriting) · MCP server (gflow mcp run / gflow serve)
🔐 Auth & sessionsAuthentication · Known issues
📣 Where to install fromMarketplaces (every channel and what each actually delivers) · Container (why the image introspects but cannot generate)
🏗️ InternalsArchitecture · Security · Debugging
📦 ReleasesChangelog · Roadmap · Release protocol · Project status
🤝 ContributingContributing · Development · GitHub workflow

For AI agents & LLMs

gflow-cli ships four agent entry points. Pick the one your tool reads first.

FileAudienceTools
AGENTS.mdUniversal coding-agent specCursor · Codex · Aider · Antigravity · Jules · Devin · Windsurf · Zed · Warp · opencode · Copilot
CLAUDE.mdClaude Code's auto-loaded memoryClaude Code
llms.txtLLM-readable summary (llmstxt.org format)Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to onboard the model
skills/gflow-cli/SKILL.mdClaude Code SkillSymlink into ~/.claude/skills/
Install the plugin (Claude Code)

One step, and you get the gflow-cli and video-production skills plus the MCP server:

/plugin marketplace add ffroliva/gflow-cli

/plugin install gflow@gflow-cli

The plugin ships disabled. Claude Code starts a plugin's MCP servers automatically once a plugin is enabled, with no prompt of its own — and this server drives your own Google account, where Veo video generation bills your credits. So installing it starts nothing, and enabling it is a deliberate act. Images and composition are free; only video spends. For a hard guarantee, register the server yourself with gflow mcp run --no-spend, which never registers the credit-spending tools at all. See docs/MCP.md for the details, including which revision /plugin marketplace add gives you.

Codex users: codex plugin marketplace add . then codex plugin add gflow@gflow-cli.

Onboard any agent in one line. Paste this into your agent of choice:

*"Read AGENTS.md and docs/INDEX.md, then help me with my Flow batch."*

Architecture & current limitations

gflow CLI  →  Provider (interchangeable)  →  Flow (ui_automation) / Mock (tests) / [planned: Official Veo]

↓ Playwright Chromium (headed — login AND generation, by default) ↓ aisandbox-pa.googleapis.com (Google's private Flow API)

Current transport: ui_automation drives Flow through a persistent Playwright Chromium profile. It is production-st

Only the beginning is shown; read the rest in the repo