cli2mcp MCP
cli2mcp wraps any command-line binary as a Model Context Protocol server by parsing its --help output to synthesize a JSON Schema at startup. It eliminates the need for boilerplate code, allowing agents to interact with existing CLI tools like ripgrep or jq via stdio transport.
Package and access
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- Popularity 12 GitHub stars
What you can do with it
- Expose CLI tools as MCP tools for AI agents
- Auto-generate JSON schemas from CLI --help output
- Integrate existing command-line utilities with Claude Desktop or Cursor
Source and maintenance
- Last repository push
- Latest release
- v0.1.4
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
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cli2mcp 0.1.4
{
"version": "0.1.4",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "cli2mcp",
"registryType": "npm",
"registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
"packageArguments": [
{
"type": "positional",
"valueHint": "command",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "The CLI binary to wrap (must be installed and on PATH). Examples: rg, jq, pandoc, sqlite3, yt-dlp."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"cli2mcp-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cli2mcp@0.1.4"
]
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"cli2mcp-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cli2mcp@0.1.4"
]
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"cli2mcp-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cli2mcp@0.1.4"
]
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"cli2mcp-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cli2mcp@0.1.4"
]
}
}
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