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Mcporter

Mcporter is an open-source TypeScript runtime and command-line tool for discovering and calling Model Context Protocol servers, with options to package MCP tools as CLIs and use them from scripts and agents.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use Mcporter when an MCP server's tools need to be accessed through a terminal, TypeScript process, script, or generated CLI, especially when the same tools must be available to an agent or another program.

Who it is for

  • Developers building TypeScript applications that call MCP tools.
  • People who want to discover or invoke MCP server tools from a terminal.
  • Teams connecting MCP tools to scripts, generated command-line utilities, or coding-agent workflows.

Documented uses

  • List the tools exposed by an MCP server and inspect their signatures.
  • Call MCP tools or read server resources from the CLI.
  • Define servers in TypeScript and reuse connections across calls.
  • Generate a focused CLI or TypeScript types and clients from MCP tools.
  • Record and replay an MCP session.
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Requirements & limits

The project is open source under the MIT license. The README requires Node 24 or newer for npm installs and documents npx for trying the CLI without installing it.

  • The README documents stdio, Streamable HTTP, and legacy SSE connections.
  • Mcporter can read project and user configuration and import MCP server definitions from several coding tools.
  • Configuration supports OAuth settings and environment placeholders; the ${env:VAR} placeholder form used by some MCP clients is explicitly unsupported.
  • A public Context7 example requires no local configuration or credentials, but this does not establish access requirements for other MCP servers.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Inspect and call a public MCP server

List the tools exposed by the documented public Context7 MCP server, then call its library-ID lookup tool.

Before you start

  • Access to the Mcporter CLI through npx.
  • A connection to the public Context7 MCP server shown in the README.

Steps

  1. Run the command below to display the server's TypeScript-style tool signatures.

    Documented command
    npx mcporter list https://mcp.context7.com/mcp --brief

  2. Run the command below.

    Documented command
    npx mcporter call https://mcp.context7.com/mcp.resolve-library-id query="React hooks docs" libraryName=react

Expected outcome

The first command displays available tool signatures; the second returns matching Context7 library IDs.

Guide limitations

  • The no-configuration, no-credentials example applies to this public Context7 server; other servers may require configuration or authentication.
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