# Install mcptools with Homebrew CLI for interacting with MCP servers using both stdio and HTTP transport. Version 0.7.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mcptools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mcptools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mcptools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.1 - **Source summary:** CLI for interacting with MCP servers using both stdio and HTTP transport - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mcptools (cli) - mcptools (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/f/mcptools - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage MCP Tools is a command-line interface for inspecting, calling, testing, mocking, and proxying Model Context Protocol servers. Its README describes it as a Swiss Army knife for MCP servers, with support for stdio and HTTP transports, multiple output formats, an interactive shell, a web interface, aliases, config management, mock servers, and project scaffolding. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in March 2025, during the first broad wave of standalone MCP utilities. The first GitHub release, v0.0.1, was published the same day as repository creation, and the project reached v0.7.1 by May 2025. The README shows that the installed command may appear as `mcp`, `mcpt`, or `mcptools` depending on installation method and conflict avoidance. That naming detail is package-history relevant because `mcp` is a tempting but collision-prone binary name in the MCP ecosystem. ### Adoption history By July 2026, GitHub metadata showed about 1.6k stars and more than 100 forks, indicating meaningful adoption among MCP developers and operators. Its feature set is targeted at people building or debugging MCP servers rather than end users chatting with models. The README includes Homebrew installation instructions via the project's tap as well as `go install`, showing the usual Go CLI distribution path: source install for cross-platform users and a package-manager path for macOS users. ### How it is used Common usage is to connect to an MCP server and list tools, resources, or prompts, then call a specific tool with JSON parameters. The README examples show using a filesystem MCP server over stdio, calling `read_file`, opening an interactive shell, and switching output among table, compact JSON, and pretty JSON formats. For server developers, MCP Tools also provides mock server, proxy, guard, web UI, and scaffolding modes. That makes it less of a single-purpose client and more of a debugging and interoperability tool for MCP implementations. ### Why package nerds care MCP Tools is significant because protocol ecosystems usually need practical inspection tools before they become comfortable to package and operate. For MCP, `mcptools` fills the role that `curl`, `grpcurl`, or `jq`-heavy scripts fill elsewhere: a small CLI you can install and use to prove what a server exposes. Its binary-name story also captures a packaging problem in young ecosystems: the obvious command name `mcp` is valuable but can conflict, so formulas and installers need aliases or alternate executable names. ### Timeline - 2025-03: Public GitHub repository created. - 2025-03: v0.0.1 release published. - 2025-05: v0.7.1 release published. - 2026-07: Repository metadata shows about 1.6k stars and 124 forks. ### Related projects - MCP Tools is related to MCP server implementations, MCP Inspector-style workflows, and clients such as MCPHost. It complements MCPM by inspecting and exercising servers after they have been installed or configured. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mcptools - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mcphost](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mcphost/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [mcpm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mcpm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [neo4j-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neo4j-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [slack-mcp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slack-mcp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [context7-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/context7-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [hyper-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hyper-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [airtable-mcp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airtable-mcp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mcp. - [chrome-devtools-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chrome-devtools-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mcp. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mcptools.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mcptools.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph