mcp-cli
How to Install
Claude Code:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Balkonsen/HA_AI_Gen_Workflow.git && cp HA_AI_Gen_Workflow/.claude/skills/mcp-cli ~/.claude/skills/mcp-cli -r---
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.
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# 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 ` | Show tools with parameters |
| `mcp-cli /` | Get tool JSON schema |
| `mcp-cli / ''` | Call tool with arguments |
| `mcp-cli grep ""` | 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 ` → see tools with parameters
3. **Inspect**: `mcp-cli /` → get full JSON input schema
4. **Execute**: `mcp-cli / ''` → run with arguments
## Examples
```bash
# 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 <
Details
| Category | Data → data_proc |
| Source | Balkonsen/HA_AI_Gen_Workflow |
| SKILL.md | View on GitHub → |
| Repo Stars | N/A |
| Est. per Skill | N/A (shared across 85 skills from this repo) |
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
| Risk Level | Safe |
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