MCPorter — MCP Tools as CLI

Call MCP server tools directly from the command line. Faster than MCP protocol for stateless API calls.

Usage

mcporter list                                    # List available servers
mcporter list buttondown --schema                # Show tool schemas
mcporter call <server>.<tool> key=value ...      # Call a tool

Available Servers

When to Use

• mcporter call: Stateless API calls (list, get, create, update)
• MCP direct: Only when mcporter can't discover the server (plugin-based MCP like greptile, linear)
• browser-tools: Stateful browser interaction (never mcporter)

Examples

# List recent emails
mcporter call buttondown.buttondown_list_emails limit=5 status=sent

# Get subscriber
mcporter call buttondown.buttondown_get_subscriber id=<uuid>

# Search docs
mcporter call context7.resolve-library-id libraryName=nextjs query="server actions"