Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP tools from command line.

MCP CLI Access MCP servers through the command line. MCP enables interaction with external systems like GitHub, filesystems, databases, and APIs. Commands Command Output mcp cli List all servers and tool names mcp cli <server Show tools with parameters mcp cli <server /<tool Get tool JSON schema mcp cli <server /<tool '<json ' Call tool with arguments mcp cli grep "<glob " Search tools by name Add d to include descriptions (e.g., mcp cli filesystem d ) Workflow 1. Discover : mcp cli → see available servers and tools 2. Explore : mcp cli <server → see tools with parameters 3. Inspect : mcp cli <server /<tool → get full JSON input schema 4. Execute : mcp cli <server /<tool '<json ' → run with arguments Examples Options Flag Purpose j, json JSON output for scripting r, raw Raw text content d Include descriptions Exit Codes 0 : Success 1 : Client error (bad args, missing config) 2 : Server error (tool failed) 3 : Network error

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