mcporter

name	mcporter
description	List, configure, authenticate, and call MCP servers/tools directly via the mcporter CLI. Use when interacting with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, listing available tools, or calling tool endpoints.
alwaysInclude	false
requiredBins	["mcporter"]
platforms	["darwin","linux"]

MCP Porter

Use mcporter to work with MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers directly.

Install

npm install -g mcporter

Quick Start

# List configured servers
mcporter list

# List tools with schema
mcporter list <server> --schema

# Call a tool
mcporter call <server.tool> key=value

Calling Tools

# Selector syntax
mcporter call linear.list_issues team=ENG limit:5

# Function syntax
mcporter call "linear.create_issue(title: \"Bug\")"

# Full URL
mcporter call https://api.example.com/mcp.fetch url:https://example.com

# Stdio transport
mcporter call --stdio "bun run ./server.ts" scrape url=https://example.com

# JSON payload
mcporter call <server.tool> --args '{"limit":5}'

Auth and Config

# OAuth authentication
mcporter auth <server | url> [--reset]

# Configuration management
mcporter config list|get|add|remove|import|login|logout

Daemon

mcporter daemon start|status|stop|restart

Code Generation

# Generate CLI from MCP server
mcporter generate-cli --server <name>

# Generate TypeScript types
mcporter emit-ts <server> --mode client|types

Notes

• Config default: ./config/mcporter.json (override with --config)
• Prefer --output json for machine-readable results
• Supports HTTP and stdio transports