mcpli

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CLI tool for interacting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Use when invoking MCP tools, managing MCP servers, or working with MCP-based APIs. Triggers on "MCP server", "mcpli", "invoke MCP tool", or any MCP server interaction.

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Sourcejuanibiapina/mcpli

Added on2026-02-11

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add juanibiapina/mcpli mcpli

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mcpli

CLI that turns MCP servers into native commands with tab completion.

Core Commands

Add a server

bash

mcpli add <name> <url> [--header "key: value"]...

Headers support environment variable expansion with

${VAR_NAME}

:

bash

mcpli add myserver https://example.com/mcp/ \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${API_TOKEN}'

List servers and tools

bash

mcpli list              # List all configured servers
mcpli list <server>     # List tools for a server

Discover tools

bash

mcpli <server> --help           # See all tools on a server
mcpli <server> <tool> --help    # See tool description and usage

Invoke a tool

bash

mcpli <server> <tool> [json-arguments]

Examples:

bash

mcpli myserver get_status                           # No arguments
mcpli myserver search '{"query": "hello"}'          # With JSON arguments
mcpli myserver create_item '{"name": "test", "count": 5}'

Manage servers

bash

mcpli update <server>   # Refresh cached tool definitions
mcpli remove <server>   # Remove a configured server

Workflow

Add server with
```
mcpli add
```
(fetches and caches tools)
Discover tools with
```
mcpli <server> --help
```
Check tool parameters with
```
mcpli <server> <tool> --help
```
Invoke tools with
```
mcpli <server> <tool> '{...}'
```

Notes

Tool definitions are cached locally after
```
add
```
; use
```
update
```
to refresh
Config stored at
```
~/.config/mcpli/config.json
```
Arguments must be valid JSON (use single quotes around JSON to avoid shell escaping issues)

mcpli

NPX Install

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mcpli

Core Commands

Add a server

List servers and tools

Discover tools

Invoke a tool

Manage servers

Workflow

Notes