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MCP Client

by lingster

A CLI tool for interacting with Anthropic's Claude model using MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. It allows users to connect to multiple servers and chat with Claude using available MCP tools.

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MCP Client

A CLI tool for interacting with Anthropic's Claude model using MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.

Features

  • Connect to multiple MCP servers defined in a configuration file
  • Interactive chat with Claude using available MCP tools
  • Stream Claude's responses in real-time
  • Support for both interactive and single-query modes
  • Rich terminal output with clear formatting

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/lingster/mcp-llm.git
cd mcp-llm

# Install with uv
uv sync 

Configuration

Create a JSON configuration file that defines your MCP servers. For example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save this file to one of these locations:

  • ~/.config/mcp-client/config.json
  • ~/.mcp-client.json
  • ./mcp-client.json
  • ./config.json

Alternatively, you can specify a custom config file with the --config option.

Usage

Interactive Chat

# Start interactive chat with all configured servers
uv run mcpllm chat

# Connect to specific servers only
uv run mcpllm chat --server brave-search 

# Use a custom configuration file
uv run mcpllm chat --config /path/to/config.json

# Customize Claude model and parameters
uv run mcpllm chat --model claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 --temperature 0.8 --max-tokens 8192

Single-Query Mode

# Process a single query and exit
uv run mcpllm chat --query "Is it raining in London?"
# tool use
uv run mcpllm chat --server brave-search --query "Where's wally?"

List Configured Servers

# Show all configured servers
mcpllm servers

Environment Variables

  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Your Anthropic API key (required)

You can also create a .env file in your current directory:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

License

MIT