@mcpconnect/cli

Command-line interface for MCPConnect - quickly start a server with UI for debugging MCP integrations.

Quick Start

npx @mcpconnect/cli

This will:

1. Start the MCPConnect server on http://localhost:3001
2. Automatically open your browser to the UI
3. Serve the full MCPConnect interface

Usage

Default Command

# Start server on default port 3001
npx @mcpconnect/cli

# Start on specific port
npx @mcpconnect/cli 8080

# Start with options
npx @mcpconnect/cli --host 0.0.0.0 --no-open

Explicit Start Command

# Start with explicit command
npx @mcpconnect/cli start

# With options
npx @mcpconnect/cli start --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0

Options

• -p, --port <port> - Port to run server on (default: 3001)
• -h, --host <host> - Host to bind server to (default: localhost)
• --no-open - Don't automatically open browser
• --no-cors - Disable CORS middleware
• --no-helmet - Disable security headers

Examples

# Basic usage
npx @mcpconnect/cli

# Custom port and host
npx @mcpconnect/cli --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0

# Don't open browser automatically
npx @mcpconnect/cli --no-open

# Development mode (disable security features)
npx @mcpconnect/cli --no-helmet --no-cors

Programmatic Usage

You can also use the CLI functions programmatically:

import { startServer } from "@mcpconnect/cli";

const { url } = await startServer({
  port: 3001,
  host: "localhost",
  cors: true,
  helmet: true,
});

console.log(`Server running at ${url}`);

Development

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/rocket-connect/mcpconnect
cd mcpconnect
pnpm install

# Build all packages
pnpm build

# Test CLI locally
pnpm start