Homebrew Forbin
by chris-colinsky
This is the official Homebrew tap for Forbin, an interactive CLI tool for testing remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
6 tools GitHub
No known CVEs
No license
Maintained
Last commit 102d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: http
6 tools · ~157 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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Homebrew Forbin is an MCP server that this is the official Homebrew tap for Forbin, an interactive CLI tool for testing remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Its tool list has not been published yet over http, requires no API key, and scores 57/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktophttp · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homebrew-forbin": {
"url": "<see-readme-for-url>"
}
}
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What Homebrew Forbin does
This is the official Homebrew tap for Forbin, an interactive CLI tool for testing remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
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No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Homebrew Forbin safe to use?
- Homebrew Forbin has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.
- How do I install Homebrew Forbin?
- Homebrew Forbin is a hosted remote MCP server - there is no local package to install. Configure your MCP client to connect to its endpoint instead of running it locally.
- What can Homebrew Forbin do?
- Homebrew Forbin provides 6 tools: Installation, Usage, Updating, Uninstalling, Features and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Homebrew Forbin?
- Homebrew Forbin is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses http transport.
- Is Homebrew Forbin actively maintained?
- Homebrew Forbin is less actively maintained - last commit was 102 days ago.
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