{"repo":"philschmid/mcp-cli","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/philschmid/mcp-cli","clone":"git clone https://github.com/philschmid/mcp-cli.git","description":"Lighweight CLI to interact with MCP servers","language":"TypeScript","stars":1249,"topics":[],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"mcp-cli A lightweight, Bun-based CLI for interacting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Features - 🪶 Lightweight - Minimal dependencies, fast startup - 📦 Single Binary - Compile to standalone executable via bun build --compile - 🔧 Shell-Friendly - JSON output for call, pipes with jq , chaining support - 🤖 Agent-Optimized - Designed for AI coding agents (Gemini CLI, Claude Code, etc.) - 🔌 Universal - Supports both stdio and HTTP MCP servers - ⚡ Connection Pooling - Lazy-spawn daemon keeps connections warm (60s idle timeout) - � Tool Filtering - Allow/disable specific tools per server via config - 📋 Server Instructions - Display MCP server instructions in output - �💡 Actionable Errors - Structured error messages with available servers and recovery suggestions Quick Start 1. Installation or 2. Create a config file Create mcp servers.json in your current directory or /.config/mcp/ : 3. Discover available tools 4. Call a tool Usage Both formats work: info or info / [!TIP] Add -d to any command to include descriptions. Options Option Description -------- ------------- -h, --help Show help message -v, --version Show version number -d, --with-descriptions Include tool descriptions -c, --config Path to config file Output Stream Content -------- --------- stdout Tool results and human-readable info stderr Errors and diagnostics Commands List Servers Search Tools View Server Details View Tool Schema Call a Tool Complex Commands For JSON arguments containing single quotes,","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/philschmid","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/philschmid/mcp-cli/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}