Mcp Cli

Name: Mcp Cli
Author: github

github/awesome-copilot

9.5k installs
37.1k repo stars
Updated July 28, 2026
github/awesome-copilot

mcp-cli is an agent skill that Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list a.

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Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP tools from command line. --- name: mcp-cli description: Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP tools from command line. --- # MCP-CLI Access MCP servers through the command line. MCP enables interaction with external systems like GitHub, filesystems, databases, and APIs. ## Commands | Command | Output | | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | | `mcp-cli` | List all servers and tool names | | `mcp-cli <server>` | Show tools with parameters | | `mcp-cli <server>/<tool>` | Get tool JSON schema | | `mcp-cli <server>/<tool> '<json>'` | Call tool with arguments | | `mcp-cli grep "<glob>"` | Search tools by name | **Add `-d` to include descriptions** (e.g., `mcp-cli filesystem -d`) ## Workflow 1.

**Discover**: `mcp-cli` → see available servers and tools
**Explore**: `mcp-cli <server>` → see tools with parameters
**Inspect**: `mcp-cli <server>/<tool>` → get full JSON input schema
**Execute**: `mcp-cli <server>/<tool> '<json>'` → run with arguments
List all servers and tool names

Mcp Cli by the numbers

9,499 all-time installs (skills.sh)
+39 installs in the week ending Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
Ranked #87 of 4,386 Backend & APIs skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
Security screen: MEDIUM risk (skills.sh audit)
Data as of Jul 28, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

At a glance

mcp-cli capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities: **discover**: `mcp cli` → see available servers · **explore**: `mcp cli <server>` → see tools with · **inspect**: `mcp cli <server>/<tool>` → get ful · **execute**: `mcp cli <server>/<tool> '<json>'` · list all servers and tool names
Use cases: documentation

From the docs

What mcp-cli says it does

--- name: mcp-cli description: Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI.

SKILL.md

Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP tools from command line.

SKILL.md

--- # MCP-CLI Access MCP servers through the command line.

SKILL.md

MCP enables interaction with external systems like GitHub, filesystems, databases, and APIs.

SKILL.md

npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill mcp-cli

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What problem does mcp-cli solve for developers using this skill?

Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP

Who is it for?

Developers who need mcp-cli patterns described in the cached skill documentation.

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When should I use this skill?

Interface for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers via CLI. Use when you need to interact with external tools, APIs, or data sources through MCP servers, list available MCP servers/tools, or call MCP

What you get

Actionable workflows and conventions from SKILL.md for mcp-cli.

MCP server and tool listings
Executed MCP tool responses

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

MCP-CLI

Access MCP servers through the command line. MCP enables interaction with external systems like GitHub, filesystems, databases, and APIs.

Commands

Command	Output
`mcp-cli`	List all servers and tool names
`mcp-cli <server>`	Show tools with parameters
`mcp-cli <server>/<tool>`	Get tool JSON schema
`mcp-cli <server>/<tool> '<json>'`	Call tool with arguments
`mcp-cli grep "<glob>"`	Search tools by name

Add `-d` to include descriptions (e.g., mcp-cli filesystem -d)

Workflow

1. Discover: mcp-cli → see available servers and tools 2. Explore: mcp-cli <server> → see tools with parameters 3. Inspect: mcp-cli <server>/<tool> → get full JSON input schema 4. Execute: mcp-cli <server>/<tool> '<json>' → run with arguments

Examples

# List all servers and tool names
mcp-cli

# See all tools with parameters
mcp-cli filesystem

# With descriptions (more verbose)
mcp-cli filesystem -d

# Get JSON schema for specific tool
mcp-cli filesystem/read_file

# Call the tool
mcp-cli filesystem/read_file '{"path": "./README.md"}'

# Search for tools
mcp-cli grep "*file*"

# JSON output for parsing
mcp-cli filesystem/read_file '{"path": "./README.md"}' --json

# Complex JSON with quotes (use heredoc or stdin)
mcp-cli server/tool <<EOF
{"content": "Text with 'quotes' inside"}
EOF

# Or pipe from a file/command
cat args.json | mcp-cli server/tool

# Find all TypeScript files and read the first one
mcp-cli filesystem/search_files '{"path": "src/", "pattern": "*.ts"}' --json | jq -r '.content[0].text' | head -1 | xargs -I {} sh -c 'mcp-cli filesystem/read_file "{\"path\": \"{}\"}"'