Is io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp safe to use?

io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp?

io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp do?

io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp provides 1 tool: dynamic_cli_tool. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp?

io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp actively maintained?

io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 66 days ago. It has 10 GitHub stars.

io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp

cli2mcp

Wrap any CLI as a Model Context Protocol server - schema auto-inferred from --help.

10 59/wk 1 tool GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 66d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

1 tool · ~98 tok

Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx

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Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jq": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cli2mcp",
        "jq"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    },
    "ripgrep": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cli2mcp",
        "rg",
        "--name",
        "ripgrep"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp does

Status: v0.1 — early release. Stdio transport only. APIs may change before 1.0.

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Is io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp safe to use?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp do?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp provides 1 tool: dynamic_cli_tool. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp actively maintained?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 66 days ago. It has 10 GitHub stars.

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Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jq": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cli2mcp",
        "jq"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    },
    "ripgrep": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cli2mcp",
        "rg",
        "--name",
        "ripgrep"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Read me

What io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp does

Status: v0.1 — early release. Stdio transport only. APIs may change before 1.0.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y 'cli2mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

cli2mcp

Status: v0.1 — early release. Stdio transport only. APIs may change before 1.0.

Expose any command-line binary as a Model Context Protocol tool by parsing its --help output and synthesizing a JSON Schema at startup. One command, no boilerplate.

Works with any MCP-compatible client — Claude Desktop, ChatGPT (via OpenAI Agents SDK), Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, Windsurf, Continue, Zed, and anything else that speaks the MCP stdio transport.

npx cli2mcp <command>

Why

Writing an MCP server for a CLI you already have is mechanical work: instantiate the SDK, register a tool, hand-write the input schema, marshal arguments, spawn the subprocess, format the output. Roughly 80–150 lines of TypeScript per binary, repeated forever as new tools come out.

cli2mcp does it in one command. The CLI's own --help is the source of truth for the schema — if rg adds a flag tomorrow, the AI sees it tomorrow without code changes.

Install

npm install -g cli2mcp
# or invoke without installing
npx cli2mcp <command>

Requires Node.js 22+.

Configure your MCP client

cli2mcp is launched by your client as a stdio subprocess. Add an entry per CLI you want to expose.

Claude Desktop

Config file location:

OS	Path
macOS	`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
Windows	`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Linux	`~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ripgrep": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cli2mcp", "rg", "--name", "ripgrep"]
    },
    "jq": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cli2mcp", "jq"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after editing.

Other clients

Client	Config file	Format
ChatGPT (OpenAI Agents SDK)	`MCPServerStdio` parameter — see OpenAI Agents docs	`command: "npx"`, `args: ["-y", "cli2mcp", "<cli>"]`
Cursor	`.cursor/mcp.json` (project) or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (global)	Same `mcpServers` block as above
Cline	VS Code → Cline → MCP Settings → `cline_mcp_settings.json`	Same `mcpServers` block
Windsurf	`~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`	Same `mcpServers` block
Gemini CLI	`~/.gemini/settings.json`	Same `mcpServers` block
Continue	`~/.continue/config.json` → `experimental.modelContextProtocolServers`	Same launcher
Zed	`~/.config/zed/settings.json` → `context_servers`	Same launcher
Any stdio-capable MCP client	per the client's docs	Same launcher: `npx -y cli2mcp <command>`

Refer to each client's documentation for the exact config path on your platform — they evolve and are not guaranteed to match the table above.

Quick wins — copy-paste configs

Drop any of these into your client's mcpServers block (paths shown above per client). Each one wraps a popular CLI as an MCP tool an AI can call directly.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ripgrep": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cli2mcp", "rg", "--name", "ripgrep",
               "--description", "Recursively search files with regex"]
    },
    "jq": {
      "com

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp#readme)

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

82/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−18

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked cli2mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (1)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~98 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp safe to use?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp do?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp provides 1 tool: dynamic_cli_tool. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp actively maintained?: io.github.RonieNeubauer/cli2mcp is recently maintained — last commit was 66 days ago. It has 10 GitHub stars.