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MCP CLI

Name: MCP CLI: AI Agent Skill
Rating: 8 (1 reviews)
Author: wong2

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MCP ServerIntermediate

A CLI inspector for the Model Context Protocol - Run MCP servers from various sources - List Tools, Resources, Prompts - Call Tools, Read Resources, Read Prompts - OAuth support for SSE and Streamable HTTP servers This will use the config file of Claude Desktop. The config file has the same format as the Claude Desktop config file. Run a specific tool, resource, or prompt without interactive promp

by @wong20Updated 1 weeks ago

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Comprehensive CLI tool for inspecting and testing MCP servers with excellent usage examples

+Provides versatile connection methods including stdio, HTTP, and SSE
+Includes detailed examples for both interactive and non-interactive modes
+Supports OAuth and multiple server sources (NPM, local, remote)
-Lacks explanation of configuration file format beyond mentioning Claude Desktop
-Does not document what data types tools, resources, and prompts return

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1# mcp-cli
2 
3A CLI inspector for the Model Context Protocol
4 
5https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4cd113e9-f097-4c9d-b391-045c5f213183
6 
7## Features
8 
9- Run MCP servers from various sources
10- List Tools, Resources, Prompts
11- Call Tools, Read Resources, Read Prompts
12- OAuth support for SSE and Streamable HTTP servers
13 
14## Usage
15 
16### Run without arguments
17 
18```bash
19npx @wong2/mcp-cli
20```
21 
22This will use the config file of Claude Desktop.
23 
24### Run with a config file
25 
26```bash
27npx @wong2/mcp-cli -c config.json
28```
29 
30The config file has the same format as the Claude Desktop config file.
31 
32### Run servers from NPM
33 
34```bash
35npx @wong2/mcp-cli npx <package-name> <args>
36```
37 
38### Run locally developed server
39 
40```bash
41npx @wong2/mcp-cli node path/to/server/index.js args...
42```
43 
44### Connect to a running server over Streamable HTTP
45 
46```bash
47npx @wong2/mcp-cli --url http://localhost:8000/mcp
48```
49 
50### Connect to a running server over SSE
51 
52```bash
53npx @wong2/mcp-cli --sse http://localhost:8000/sse
54```
55 
56### Non-interactive mode
57 
58Run a specific tool, resource, or prompt without interactive prompts:
59 
60```bash
61npx @wong2/mcp-cli [--config config.json] <command> <server-name>:<target> [--args '{}']
62```
63 
64Examples:
65 
66```bash
67# Call a tool without arguments
68npx @wong2/mcp-cli -c config.json call-tool filesystem:list_files
69 
70# Call a tool with arguments
71npx @wong2/mcp-cli -c config.json call-tool filesystem:read_file --args '{"path": "package.json"}'
72 
73# Read a resource
74npx @wong2/mcp-cli -c config.json read-resource filesystem:file://system/etc/hosts
75 
76# Use a prompt
77npx @wong2/mcp-cli -c config.json get-prompt filesystem:create_summary --args '{"text": "Hello world"}'
78```
79 
80This mode is useful for scripting and automation, as it bypasses all interactive prompts and executes the specified primitive directly.
81 
82### Purge stored data (OAuth tokens, etc.)
83 
84```bash
85npx @wong2/mcp-cli purge
86```
87 
88## Related
89 
90- [mcpservers.org](https://mcpservers.org) - A curated list of MCP servers
91

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