Using Postman MCP Server with Gemini CLI for API Workflows

Description

Explore how to use the Postman MCP Server with Gemini CLI to streamline modern API workflows. You’ll see two common developer use cases in action: generating a Postman collection directly from an existing codebase, and reversing that workflow by creating a full application from a Postman collection. Using a React-based example, we demonstrate how Gemini CLI and the Postman MCP Server work together to automate API creation, testing, and monitoring. This walkthrough covers installation, authentication, prompting strategies, and advanced MCP capabilities, showing how AI can bridge the gap between code and API tooling. 🔗 Resources: - Postman extension for Gemini CLI: https://geminicli.com/extensions/?name=postmanlabspostman-mcp-server - Postman MCP Server: https://www.postman.com/product/mcp-server/?utm_campaign=global_growth_user_fy26q4_ytbftrad&utm_medium=social_sharing&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=26016 📌 Timestamps: 0:00 - Overview 0:45 - Install Postman MCP extension 1:53 - Code to Postman collection 3:42 - Add tests with MCP 4:31 - Enable full MCP + monitors 5:52 - Postman collection to React app 7:34 - Wrap-up