MCP-Ables

Turn any shell command into MCP Server

Why bother coding long MCP servers for every need, when you can just use MCP-Ables?

What is MCP-Ables?

MCP-Ables bridges the gap between command-line tools and AI agents like Claude Code. Write a tiny YAML file describing your shell command, and MCP-Ables automatically generates an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that AI agents can call.

No Python coding. No complex setup. Just YAML → MCP → AI-callable tools.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Python 3.11+
The command-line tool you want to expose (e.g., nuclei, nmap, kubectl , etc.)

Installation

git clone https://github.com/mfakbar127/MCP-Ables.git cd MCP-Ables pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Create a YAML file describing your tool(s) (see examples below)
Run MCP-Ables with a file or directory:
# Single file python mcpables-main.py examples/nuclei.yaml # Directory (scans recursively for .yaml/.yml files) python mcpables-main.py examples/
The MCP server 'mcpables' is now running with all your tools!

Yaml Exampl - Simple Echo

examples/tools/echo.yaml:

name: echo_message description: Echo a message to stdout (simple test tool) run: kind: shell cmd: "echo {{message}}" args: message: type: string description: "Message to echo" required: true

Run it:

python mcpables-main.py examples/tools/echo.yaml

Available MCP Tools

Tool Name	Description	Category	Location
cloudlist	Enumerate assets across cloud providers (ProjectDiscovery)	security	tools/security/pd/cloudlist.yaml
subfinder	Passive subdomain enumeration (ProjectDiscovery)	security	tools/security/pd/subfinder.yaml
naabu	Fast port scanning of hosts (ProjectDiscovery)	security	tools/security/pd/naabu.yaml
asnmap	ASN, domain, IP, and org network range lookups (ProjectDiscovery)	security	tools/security/pd/asnmap.yaml
mapcidr	CIDR/IP processing and slicing for mass scanning (ProjectDiscovery)	security	tools/security/pd/mapcidr.yaml
hacking-tools	Bundle of offensive tools (sqlmap, hydra, gobuster, nikto)	security	tools/security/hacking-tools.yaml

Use Cases

🔐 SecOps Vibes

Run security scanners from chat to enumerate assets, discover vulnerabilities, and map attack surfaces; you can run commands such as nmap, nuclei, and subfinder.

🎯 Hacking Vibes

Trigger offensive workflows like SQLi testing, brute‑forcing, content discovery, and web scanning from chat; you can run commands such as sqlmap, hydra, gobuster, and nikto.

🚀 DevOps Vibes

Control infrastructure from chat for deployments, cluster operations, configuration management, and packaging; you can run commands such as kubectl, terraform, ansible, and helm.

🖥️ SysAdmin Vibes

Administer servers from chat, including services, containers, logs, and firewall rules; you can run commands such as systemctl, docker, journalctl, and iptables.

🌐 NetOps Vibes

Run network diagnostics like connectivity tests, path tracing, DNS queries, and domain lookups; you can run commands such as ping, traceroute, dig, and whois.

📊 Data Vibes

Process data from the CLI, including JSON parsing, HTTP requests, text filtering, and media conversion; you can run commands such as jq, curl, grep/awk, and ffmpeg.

YAML Schema

See examples/

Single-Tool Format

name: <tool_name> description: <brief description for AI agents> run: kind: shell cmd: "command {{arg1}} {{arg2}}" args: arg1: type: string|int|float|bool description: "What this argument does" required: true|false default: <optional default value>

Multi-Tool Format

Define multiple tools in one YAML file:

tools: - name: tool1 description: First tool description run: kind: shell cmd: "command1 {{arg1}}" args: arg1: type: string description: "Argument description" required: true - name: tool2 description: Second tool description run: kind: shell cmd: "command2 {{arg2}}" args: arg2: type: int description: "Argument description" required: false default: 10

Argument Fields

type: Data type (string, int, float, bool)
description: Human-readable explanation for AI agents to understand usage
required: Whether the argument must be provided (true or false)
default: Default value if not provided (only for optional arguments)

Examples

Nuclei Scanner

examples/tools/nuclei.yaml:

name: nuclei_scan description: Run Nuclei vulnerability scanner against a target URL or IP address run: kind: shell cmd: "nuclei -c {{concurrency}} -t {{target}} -t {{template_path}}" args: target: type: string description: "Target URL or IP address to scan (e.g., https://example.com)" required: true template_path: type: string description: "Path to Nuclei templates directory (e.g., ~/nuclei-templates/)" required: true concurrency: type: int description: "Number of concurrent requests (1-100)" required: false default: 10

Multi-Tool Example

examples/security-tools.yaml:

tools: - name: nmap_scan description: Run Nmap network scanner against a target run: kind: shell cmd: "nmap {{scan_type}} {{target}}" args: target: type: string description: "Target IP or hostname" required: true scan_type: type: string description: "Scan type flag (e.g., -sV)" required: false default: "-sV" - name: whois_lookup description: Perform WHOIS lookup for a domain run: kind: shell cmd: "whois {{domain}}" args: domain: type: string description: "Domain name to lookup" required: true - name: dig_dns description: DNS lookup using dig command run: kind: shell cmd: "dig {{record_type}} {{domain}}" args: domain: type: string description: "Domain name to query" required: true record_type: type: string description: "DNS record type (A, MX, TXT, etc.)" required: false default: "A"

Run it:

python mcpables-main.py examples/security-tools.yaml # Loads 3 tools: nmap_scan, whois_lookup, dig_dns

Directory Example

Organize tools in separate files:

examples/tools/ ├── ping.yaml (ping_host tool) ├── curl.yaml (http_request tool) └── ...

Run all tools from directory:

python mcpables-main.py examples/tools/ # Recursively loads all .yaml/.yml files

Claude Desktop Integration

Connect MCP-Ables to Claude Desktop so AI can use your tools directly from chat.

Configuration

Locate Claude Desktop config file:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add MCP-Ables server:

{ "mcpServers": { "mcpables": { "command": "python", "args": [ "/absolute/path/to/mcpables-main.py", "/absolute/path/to/examples/" ] } } }

Restart Claude Desktop - Tools will automatically appear

Configuration Examples

Single file (specific vibe):

{ "mcpServers": { "secops": { "command": "python", "args": ["/path/to/mcpables-main.py", "/path/to/examples/secops-tools.yaml"] } } }

Directory (all tools):

{ "mcpServers": { "mcpables-all": { "command": "python", "args": ["/path/to/mcpables-main.py", "/path/to/examples/"] } } }

Multiple configurations (different vibes):

{ "mcpServers": { "secops": { "command": "python", "args": ["/path/to/mcpables-main.py", "/path/to/examples/secops-tools.yaml"] }, "devops": { "command": "python", "args": ["/path/to/mcpables-main.py", "/path/to/examples/devops-tools.yaml"] }, "netops": { "command": "python", "args": ["/path/to/mcpables-main.py", "/path/to/examples/netops-tools.yaml"] } } }

Verify Connection

After restarting Claude Desktop, you can verify the tools are available:

Type a message asking Claude about available tools
Tools will appear with names like nuclei_scan, nmap_scan, etc.
Claude can now execute commands directly!

Author

Created by Muh. Fani "Rama" Akbar linkedin.com/in/mf-akbar/

MCP-Ables

MCP-Ables

What is MCP-Ables?

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Installation

Usage

Yaml Exampl - Simple Echo

Available MCP Tools

Use Cases

🔐 SecOps Vibes

🎯 Hacking Vibes

🚀 DevOps Vibes

🖥️ SysAdmin Vibes

🌐 NetOps Vibes

📊 Data Vibes

YAML Schema

Single-Tool Format

Multi-Tool Format

Argument Fields

Examples

Nuclei Scanner

Multi-Tool Example

Directory Example

Claude Desktop Integration

Configuration

Configuration Examples

Verify Connection

Author

Related Resources

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MCP directory API