MCP-CLI

MCP-CLI is a command-line tool for managing and interacting with MCP (Machine Conversation Protocol) servers.

Features

• Manage multiple MCP servers
• Interactive command-line interface
• Support for viewing and calling server Tools
• Support for viewing server Prompts and Resources
• Support for tool invocation

Installation

go install github.com/yourusername/mcp-cli@latest

Configuration

Create configuration file ~/.mcp-cli.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@playwright/mcp@latest"]
    }
    ...
  }
}

Usage

List All Servers

$ mcp-cli server list

Server Name	Command	Args	Environment
playwright	npx	@playwright/mcp@latest

Inspect Server

$ ./mcp-cli server inspect -n playwright
Inspecting server: {Command:npx Args:[@playwright/mcp@latest] Env:map[]}
Initializing MCP client...
Entering interactive shell for server: playwright
Type 'help' for available commands, 'exit' to quit

playwright> tools
total 21 tools

NAME	DESCRIPTION	PARAMETERS
browser_close	Close the page	{"type": "object", "properties": {}}
browser_wait	Wait for a specified time in seconds	{"type": "object", "properties": {"time": {"description": "The time to wait in seconds", "type": "number"}}, "required": ["time"]}

Interactive Commands

> tools     # Show available tools
> prompts   # Show available prompts
> resources # Show available resources
> call tool-name {"param": "value"}  # Call a tool
> help      # Show help information
> exit      # Exit

Tool Call Example

License

MIT License