mcp-cli-scripts
✓Build CLI scripts alongside MCP servers for terminal environments. File I/O, batch processing, caching, richer output formats. Templates for TypeScript scripts and SCRIPTS.md. Use when: MCP companion scripts, batch processing, saving results to files, CLI API wrappers. Troubleshoot: context too large, no file access, batch input.
Installation
SKILL.md
Status: Production Ready Last Updated: 2026-01-09 Dependencies: tsx (dev dependency) Current Versions: tsx@4.21.0
When building MCP servers, also create companion CLI scripts that provide the same (and often extended) functionality for use with Claude Code in terminal environments.
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Build CLI scripts alongside MCP servers for terminal environments. File I/O, batch processing, caching, richer output formats. Templates for TypeScript scripts and SCRIPTS.md. Use when: MCP companion scripts, batch processing, saving results to files, CLI API wrappers. Troubleshoot: context too large, no file access, batch input. Source: jezweb/claude-skills.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --skill mcp-cli-scripts- Source
- jezweb/claude-skills
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is mcp-cli-scripts?
Build CLI scripts alongside MCP servers for terminal environments. File I/O, batch processing, caching, richer output formats. Templates for TypeScript scripts and SCRIPTS.md. Use when: MCP companion scripts, batch processing, saving results to files, CLI API wrappers. Troubleshoot: context too large, no file access, batch input. Source: jezweb/claude-skills.
How do I install mcp-cli-scripts?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --skill mcp-cli-scripts Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01