cmdop-care MCP install notes for AI clients

cmdop-care is a local stdio MCP server. It exposes four read-only tools for an already-enrolled CMDOP machine fleet:

• list_machines
• care_status
• care_diagnose
• care_storage_inventory

It does not run shell commands, read arbitrary files, list directories, or delegate open-ended work to another machine.

Prerequisite

Install and enroll the main CMDOP CLI on the host first. cmdop-care reads the existing enrollment token from the host OS keyring. It does not accept a relay token as an MCP config value.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/commandoperator/cmdop-care-mcp.git
cd cmdop-care-mcp
go build -o cmdop-care .

MCP client configuration

Use the built binary as a stdio MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cmdop-care": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/cmdop-care-mcp/cmdop-care",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Replace /absolute/path/to/cmdop-care-mcp/cmdop-care with the path to the binary you built.

First prompt

After connecting the server, ask:

List my enrolled CMDOP machines.

The assistant should call list_machines first. If the host is not enrolled, the tool returns a clear not-enrolled message instead of silently failing.

Security boundary

cmdop-care is intentionally narrower than the full CMDOP MCP surface. Use it when you want an assistant to inspect fleet health and CMDOP-owned storage without exposing command execution, arbitrary filesystem access, or open-ended machine delegation.