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mcpc

Active·★ 661·Apache-2.0·Updated 2026-05-29
★ Dev Tooling★ LLM Infra

A universal CLI client for MCP. mcpc supports persistent sessions, stdio/HTTP, OAuth 2.1, tasks, JSON output for code mode, proxy for AI sandboxes, x402, and more.

mcpc is a universal CLI for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that maps MCP operations to intuitive commands for interactive shell use, scripts, and AI coding agents. It supports persistent sessions, code mode with JSON output, and secure authentication. It works with any MCP server over Streamable HTTP or stdio.

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$ Install
$ npm install -g @apify/mcpc
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Compatible with any MCP server over Streamable HTTP or stdio
02Persistent sessions with multiple simultaneous server connections
03Code mode with JSON output for scripting and AI agents
04AI sandboxing via MCP proxy server
05Secure with full OAuth 2.1 and OS keychain storage
02

Compatibility

macOS
macOS
Verified via docs
Windows
Windows
Verified via docs
Linux
Linux
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ npm install -g @apify/mcpc
04

Use cases

↳Inspecting MCP servers and debugging
↳Scripting and automating MCP tool calls
↳Enabling AI coding agents to use MCP tools in code mode
05

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Comments

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  • H
    Harley ClarkApr 17, 2026

    The JSON output mode pipes perfectly into jq for quick cli filtering.

  • A
    Avery JacksonApr 11, 2026

    Is anyone else having issues getting the OAuth 2.1 flow to redirect properly on headless Linux servers?

  • R
    River DavisApr 8, 2026

    Love using this in bash scripts to quickly spin up temp sessions for Claude to debug local env issues.

  • M
    Morgan HarrisMar 22, 2026

    Hands down the best way to test stdio servers without spinning up a full desktop client.

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LicenseApache-2.0
CategoryAPI Integration
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