| name | mcporter |
| description | CLI bridge for discovering, calling, and managing MCP servers directly from the terminal using mcporter. |
| metadata | {"version":"1.0.0","author":"erebus","tags":["mcp","cli","bridge","tools"]} |
MCPorter — CLI MCP Bridge
Use this skill for ad-hoc MCP server interaction from the terminal.
When to Use
- User wants to test or explore an MCP server interactively
- User needs to call a specific MCP tool once without full integration
- User wants to list tools available on an MCP server
- User needs to debug MCP server connectivity
Installation
pip install mcporter
Usage
List available tools on an MCP server
mcporter list-tools --command "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /tmp"
Call a specific tool
mcporter call --command "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /tmp" \
--tool read_file --args '{"path": "/tmp/test.txt"}'
Discover servers from an MCP registry
mcporter discover
Process
- Identify Server: Determine which MCP server to interact with
- List Tools: Use
mcporter list-tools to see available capabilities
- Call Tools: Execute specific tools with required arguments
- Parse Results: Process and present the tool output