mcp-cli-scripts

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This skill provides TypeScript CLI script templates, documentation, and rules for building MCP companion scripts. It includes local shell commands (e.g., cp ~/.claude/skills/mcp-cli-scripts/templates/script-template.ts scripts/new-tool.ts, npx tsx scripts/new-tool.ts --help) that instruct running commands on the host.

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MCP CLI Scripts

Build CLI scripts alongside MCP servers for Claude Code terminal environments.

Auto-Trigger Keywords

This skill should be invoked when discussing:

  • MCP server scripts, CLI scripts for MCP, MCP companion scripts
  • SCRIPTS.md, batch processing MCP, MCP file output
  • npx tsx scripts, TypeScript CLI scripts
  • MCP batch operations, MCP caching, MCP file I/O
  • Saving MCP results to files
  • Processing batch inputs for MCP tools
  • CLI wrappers for APIs

What This Skill Provides

  1. Pattern: Why and when to create CLI scripts alongside MCP servers
  2. Templates: TypeScript script template, SCRIPTS.md documentation template
  3. Rules: Correction rules for consistent script patterns
  4. Best Practices: JSON output, argument patterns, error handling

Quick Start

# Copy templates to your MCP server project
cp ~/.claude/skills/mcp-cli-scripts/templates/script-template.ts scripts/new-tool.ts
cp ~/.claude/skills/mcp-cli-scripts/templates/SCRIPTS-TEMPLATE.md SCRIPTS.md

# Install tsx
npm install -D tsx

# Run your script
npx tsx scripts/new-tool.ts --help

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