mcporter

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

1. Identify Server: Determine which MCP server to interact with
2. List Tools: Use mcporter list-tools to see available capabilities
3. Call Tools: Execute specific tools with required arguments
4. Parse Results: Process and present the tool output