@evantahler/mcpcli 0.3.0 → 0.3.2

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@evantahler/mcpcli",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.2",
   "description": "A command-line interface for MCP servers. curl for MCP.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/skills/mcpcli.md

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ mcpcli search "<what you want to do>"
 ## 2. Inspect the tool schema
 
 ```bash
-mcpcli call <server> <tool>
+mcpcli info <server>/<tool>
 ```
 
-This shows parameters, types, required fields, and an example payload.
+This shows parameters, types, required fields, and the full JSON Schema.
 
 ## 3. Call the tool
 
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ mcpcli call <server> <tool> '<json args>'
 - Always inspect the schema before calling — validate you have the right arguments
 - Use `mcpcli search -k` for exact name matching
 - Pipe results through `jq` when you need to extract specific fields
-- Tool call results are always JSON with nested JSON strings auto-parsed
 - Use `-v` for verbose HTTP debugging if a call fails unexpectedly
 
 ## Examples
@@ -44,14 +43,14 @@ mcpcli call <server> <tool> '<json args>'
 mcpcli search "send a message"
 
 # See what parameters Slack_SendMessage needs
-mcpcli call arcade Slack_SendMessage
+mcpcli info arcade/Slack_SendMessage
 
 # Send a message
 mcpcli call arcade Slack_SendMessage '{"channel":"#general","message":"hello"}'
 
 # Chain commands — search repos and read the first result
 mcpcli call github search_repositories '{"query":"mcp"}' \
-  | jq -r '.content[0].text.items[0].full_name' \
+  | jq -r '.content[0].text | fromjson | .items[0].full_name' \
   | xargs -I {} mcpcli call github get_file_contents '{"owner":"{}","path":"README.md"}'
 
 # Read args from stdin
@@ -64,22 +63,30 @@ Some HTTP servers require OAuth. If you see an "Not authenticated" error:
 
 ```bash
 mcpcli auth <server>        # authenticate via browser
-mcpcli auth <server> -s        # check token status
+mcpcli auth <server> -s     # check token status and TTL
+mcpcli auth <server> -r     # force token refresh
 mcpcli deauth <server>      # remove stored auth
 ```
 
 ## Available commands
 
-| Command                                | Purpose                            |
-| -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
-| `mcpcli`                               | List all servers and tools         |
-| `mcpcli -d`                            | List with descriptions             |
-| `mcpcli call <server>`                 | List tools for a server            |
-| `mcpcli call <server> <tool>`          | Show tool help and example payload |
-| `mcpcli call <server> <tool> '<json>'` | Execute a tool                     |
-| `mcpcli info <server>/<tool>`          | Show tool schema                   |
-| `mcpcli search "<query>"`              | Search tools                       |
-| `mcpcli search -k "<pattern>"`         | Keyword/glob search only           |
-| `mcpcli search -q "<query>"`           | Semantic search only               |
-| `mcpcli index`                         | Build/rebuild search index         |
-| `mcpcli auth <server>`                 | Authenticate with OAuth            |
+| Command                                | Purpose                           |
+| -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
+| `mcpcli`                               | List all servers and tools        |
+| `mcpcli -d`                            | List with descriptions            |
+| `mcpcli info <server>`                 | Show tools for a server           |
+| `mcpcli info <server>/<tool>`          | Show tool schema                  |
+| `mcpcli call <server>`                 | List tools for a server           |
+| `mcpcli call <server> <tool> '<json>'` | Execute a tool                    |
+| `mcpcli search "<query>"`              | Search tools (keyword + semantic) |
+| `mcpcli search -k "<pattern>"`         | Keyword/glob search only          |
+| `mcpcli search -q "<query>"`           | Semantic search only              |
+| `mcpcli index`                         | Build/rebuild search index        |
+| `mcpcli index -i`                      | Show index status                 |
+| `mcpcli auth <server>`                 | Authenticate with OAuth           |
+| `mcpcli auth <server> -s`              | Check token status and TTL        |
+| `mcpcli auth <server> -r`              | Force token refresh               |
+| `mcpcli deauth <server>`               | Remove stored authentication      |
+| `mcpcli add <name> --command <cmd>`    | Add a stdio MCP server            |
+| `mcpcli add <name> --url <url>`        | Add an HTTP MCP server            |
+| `mcpcli remove <name>`                 | Remove an MCP server              |

package/src/commands/call.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   formatCallResult,
   formatError,
   formatServerTools,
-  formatToolHelp,
   formatValidationErrors,
 } from "../output/formatter.ts";
 import { startSpinner } from "../output/spinner.ts";
@@ -30,18 +29,6 @@ export function registerCallCommand(program: Command) {
         return;
       }
       try {
-        // No args + interactive terminal → show tool help with example payload
-        const hasArgs = !!argsStr;
-        const hasStdin = !process.stdin.isTTY;
-        if (!hasArgs && !hasStdin) {
-          const toolSchema = await manager.getToolSchema(server, tool);
-          if (toolSchema) {
-            console.log(formatToolHelp(server, toolSchema, formatOptions));
-            await manager.close();
-            return;
-          }
-        }
-
         // Parse args from argument, stdin, or empty
         let args: Record<string, unknown> = {};