Gemini alone vs Gemini with QRFLOW
Gemini can draw a static QR code: ask for one and it writes and runs the code for a black-and-white PNG with your link inside. Fine for a one-off; it cannot change after printing and nobody counts the scans.
| Gemini alone | Gemini + QRFLOW | |
|---|---|---|
| The code you get | A static PNG with your link inside | A dynamic code in your QRFLOW account (static on Free) |
| Change where it goes after printing | No | Yes, in one sentence |
| Count scans, by day, country, device | No | Yes |
| Your own domain in the code | No | Yes, on Premium and Business |
| Wi-Fi, review, Instagram, PDF and 40 more kinds | Only if you write the format yourself | Ask for the kind by name |
| Pause, expire, rename, bulk | No | Yes |
| Where it lives afterwards | In the chat | On your dashboard, tagged with the assistant's name |
Three ways that do work
What works today
Your options
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Use Gemini CLI instead
Google's command-line Gemini adds remote MCP servers: gemini mcp add --transport http qrflow https://qrflow.codes/mcp, then /mcp auth qrflow. The Gemini CLI page has the drawings and prompts.
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Or make it on the site
The QRFLOW generator makes a static code in ten seconds with no account, and a dynamic one on Premium that you can change from the dashboard later.
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Or ask an assistant that connects
Claude and ChatGPT both take the connector today; the code lands in the same QRFLOW dashboard.
Then
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When this changes
The moment Gemini can add a custom connector, this page gets the real steps and the drawings, and the address to paste will be the same one every other assistant uses.
https://qrflow.codes/mcp
Until then, the fastest working path is the generator on qrflow.codes (ten seconds, no account for a static code) or one of the assistants that already connect.
Copy and paste
What you can still ask it
“Make a QR code image for our menu page (here is the link). Black on white, 1000 by 1000 pixels.”
“Make a Wi-Fi QR code image for network CafeGuest, password latte-2026.”
Any kind works by name. Popular ones: Link.
What it cannot do
- Add a custom connector. There is no place to paste an address yet, so it cannot reach your QRFLOW account.
- Make a dynamic code. A code it draws is static: the link is inside the picture, so it cannot change after printing and nobody counts the scans.
- See or change anything in your QRFLOW account.
Plans
| What the assistant can do for you | Free | Premium | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Static codes (Wi-Fi, contact card, one-off links) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic codes: change the destination after printing | No | Yes | Yes |
| Scan analytics by day, country, device | No | Yes | Yes |
| Your own link domain (go.yourbrand.com) | No | 1 | 5, chosen per code |
| Bulk: many codes in one ask | No | 500/month | 10,000/month |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 5 people |
| Price | $0 | $4/month | $29/month |
The connector is free. Dynamic codes, analytics and your domain are Premium.
Questions
Can Gemini make a QR code?
Gemini can draw a static QR code: ask for one and it writes and runs the code for a black-and-white PNG with your link inside. Fine for a one-off; it cannot change after printing and nobody counts the scans.
Can I connect QRFLOW to Gemini?
Not yet. The Gemini app has no way to add a custom connector as of September 2026, so it cannot reach QRFLOW. Google's own command-line tool, Gemini CLI, can. The connector works today in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI.
What should I use instead?
For a code you can change after printing: the QRFLOW generator (free for static, Premium for dynamic), or ask Claude or ChatGPT with the connector on. For a quick one-off image, Gemini on its own is fine.
Will the Gemini app get connectors?
Google has not announced a date for custom connectors in the consumer Gemini app. Gemini CLI, Google's developer tool, already supports remote MCP servers, which is usually the first step.
Next
- Make a QR code in ClaudeWorks today
claude.ai, Claude Desktop and the Claude mobile apps. In the directory: press Connect.
- Make a QR code in ChatGPTWorks today
chatgpt.com and the ChatGPT desktop and mobile apps.
- Make a QR code from Claude CodeWorks today
the terminal, VS Code and JetBrains through the Claude Code extension.
- Make a QR code from CursorBeing verified
the Cursor editor on macOS, Windows and Linux.
- Make a QR code from VS CodeBeing verified
Visual Studio Code on macOS, Windows and Linux.
- Make a QR code from WindsurfBeing verified
The Windsurf editor on macOS, Windows and Linux.
- Make a QR code from CodexBeing verified
The terminal, and the Codex IDE extensions that share its config.
- Make a QR code from Gemini CLIBeing verified
The terminal.
- Make a QR code in Microsoft CopilotNot yet
The Copilot app, copilot.microsoft.com and Copilot in Windows and Microsoft 365.
- Make a QR code in PerplexityNot yet
perplexity.ai, the Perplexity desktop and mobile apps, and the Comet browser.
- Make a QR code in GrokNot yet
grok.com, the Grok apps and Grok inside X.
All assistants: Make QR codes with your AI assistant. Building it into your own app? Developer docs.