cli-kit-mcp

MCP server for CLI-KIT — Claude can install agent kits, stacks and CLAUDE.md templates straight from the CLI-KIT catalog.

What it does

Exposes the curated CLI-KIT catalog (agent kits, stacks, templates, presets, MCP recommendations and skills) to any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, …) via these tools:

• list_presets / get_preset — full quick-start packages (Stack + Kit + Template + MCP)
• list_kits / get_kit — agent kits with mission, handoffs and copy-ready prompts
• list_stacks / get_stack — tech blueprints with recommended tools and folder structure
• list_templates / get_template — CLAUDE.md templates
• generate_claude_md — render a template with your variables
• apply_preset — one call returns a full bootstrap plan (CLAUDE.md + MEMORY.md + agents + MCP install commands)
• list_mcp_presets — catalog of recommended MCP servers (Context7, Supabase, RevenueCat, Stripe, ChatKit, …)
• list_skills — reusable patterns
• search_content — full-text across the catalog
• about — server info & content freshness

The server fetches the live catalog from https://cli-kit.com/api/content.json and falls back to a snapshot bundled with the package if offline.

Install

claude mcp add cli-kit -- npx -y cli-kit-mcp

Then in Claude Code just ask:

"Give me the Expo Universal preset bootstrap into this project."

Claude will call apply_preset and present the CLAUDE.md, MEMORY.md, agent kit and MCP install plan for your approval.

Optional environment variables

| Variable | Default | Purpose | |----------|---------|---------| | CLI_KIT_CONTENT_URL | https://cli-kit.com/api/content.json | Override content source (useful for enterprise mirrors) | | CLI_KIT_CACHE_TTL_MS | 21600000 (6 h) | In-memory cache TTL | | CLI_KIT_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS | 5000 | Remote fetch timeout |

If the server cannot reach the remote endpoint, it silently falls back to the bundled snapshot — the catalog keeps working offline.

Safety

• Read-only: the server never touches your filesystem. apply_preset returns a file plan that the MCP client can write with your consent.
• Curated only: all content is authored in TRS-Software/CLI-KIT. No community uploads, no remote code execution.
• No telemetry: the server does not phone home beyond fetching the catalog JSON.

License

MIT © TRS-Software