Gemini CLI Integration with Seedance MCP

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The video model produced by ByteDance excels in dance, sports, and coherent motion, supporting vertical 9:16 short videos. After integrating MCP with Gemini CLI, it can be directly called in the conversation without switching windows or copying and pasting.

Obtain API Token

Register an account on the Ace Data Cloud platform and copy the API Token from the homepage—one Token is sufficient to use all MCP Servers. For detailed steps, see the Complete Guide.

Get Ace Data Cloud API Key

Configuration

Edit configuration: one-click addition via command line (recommended)

gemini mcp add seedance \
  --transport http \
  https://seedance.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer yourToken"

Or manually edit ~/.gemini/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "seedance": {
      "httpUrl": "https://seedance.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer yourToken" }
    }
  }
}

The tool will be available the next time the gemini session starts.

Usage Examples

Generate a vertical short video with Seedance: a girl dancing in circles under a cherry blossom tree, 9:16

Create a 5-second action video from this image (link xxx)

Generate a 10-second 1080P cooking video: a sushi chef cutting tuna, close-up shot

Tools

Tool Description
seedance_generate_video Text-to-video / Image-to-video, optional audio