About mcporter
mcporter is a command-line skill for discovering and calling MCP server tools, configuring authentication and connections, and generating CLI or TypeScript interfaces. It is aimed at users who need direct access to MCP servers from a terminal.
Key features
- 01List servers and inspect schemas
- 02Call tools with varied argument formats
- 03Manage auth and server configuration
- 04Run a daemon
- 05Generate CLI and TypeScript output
Use cases
- 01Inspect available server tools before use
- 02Call a server tool with structured arguments
- 03Set up OAuth or edit server configuration
- 04Generate a CLI or TypeScript client
MCP support
It connects to MCP servers and lets users list, inspect, and call their tools. It supports configured servers, URLs, and stdio commands.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ bjesuiter/ skills --skill mcporterAfter installing, type/mcporterin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEmcporter
Use mcporter to work with MCP servers directly.
Quick start
mcporter listmcporter list <server> --schemamcporter call <server.tool> key=value
Call tools
- Selector:
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:
mcporter call --stdio "bun run ./server.ts" scrape url=https://example.com - JSON payload:
mcporter call <server.tool> --args '{"limit":5}'
Auth + config
- OAuth:
mcporter auth <server | url> [--reset] - Config:
mcporter config list|get|add|remove|import|login|logout
Daemon
mcporter daemon start|status|stop|restart
Codegen
- CLI:
mcporter generate-cli --server <name>or--command <url> - Inspect:
mcporter inspect-cli <path> [--json] - TS:
mcporter emit-ts <server> --mode client|types
Notes
- Config default:
./config/mcporter.json(override with--config). - Prefer
--output jsonfor machine-readable results.
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