Agent skill · software engineering · nousresearch
mcporter
List, auth, and call MCP servers/tools from the terminal.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands for managing and interacting with MCP servers that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires node installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 226,679 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
mcporter Use mcporter to discover, call, and manage MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and tools directly from the terminal. Prerequisites Requires Node.js: Quick Start Discovering MCP Servers mcporter auto-discovers servers configured by other MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) on the machine. To find new servers to use, browse registries like mcpfinder.dev or mcp.so, then connect ad-hoc: Calling Tools Auth and Config Config file location: ./config/mcporter.json (override with --config). Daemon For persistent server connections: Code Generation Notes Use --output json for structured output that's easier to parse Ad-hoc servers (HTTP URL or --stdio command) work without any config — useful for one-off calls OAuth auth may require interactive browser flow — use terminal(command="mcporter auth <server>", pty=true) if needed
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills nousresearch/mcporter