any-cli-mcp-server is an open-source tool that converts command-line tools into MCP servers.
Purpose This project is used to connect any CLI tool to an MCP (Model Context Protocol) environment. It reads the CLI's --help output and generates the corresponding MCP tool mapping based on it, enabling CLI functionality to be invoked in the form of MCP tools.
Main capabilities
- Convert any CLI tool into an MCP server.
- Build MCP tools based on the CLI's --help output.
- Suitable for any CLI tool that has --help output.
- Supports speeding up startup by pre-building a cache (optional, but strongly recommended).
Usage First build a cache for the CLI to achieve better performance, then run it as an MCP server. The specific commands, configuration, and detailed steps are not provided for now.
Applicable scenarios Suitable for scenarios where existing CLI tools need to be connected to the MCP ecosystem, allowing MCP-supporting clients or assistants to invoke these CLI capabilities.
Limitations It can only use the CLI's --help output as the basis for tool mapping, so the CLI needs to have --help output. Other limitations are not provided for now.
