ToolFront MCP Server

--- icon: lucide/terminal --- # Command line The ToolFront CLI provides a fast way to query applications directly from your terminal. ## Basic usage Query a running application using the `ask` command. ```bash toolfront ask http://127.0.0.1:8000 "What's in the project?" --model openai:gpt-5 ``` ## AI models ### Cloud providers Specify your model using the `provider:model-name` format with the `--model` flag. ```bash toolfront ask http://127.0.0.1:8000 \ "Your question" \ --model openai:gpt-5 ``` ### Default model Set a default model using the `TOOLFRONT_MODEL` environment variable. ```bash export TOOLFRONT_MODEL="openai:gpt-5" ``` Once set, you can omit the `--model` flag: ```bash toolfront ask http://127.0.0.1:8000 "Your question" ``` ## Authentication Pass authentication parameters for protected applications. ```bash toolfront ask https://cloud.statespace.com/you/my-app \ "Your question" \ --param "Authorization=Bearer your-token-here" ``` ## Environment variables Provide environment variables to your application's tools. ```bash toolfront ask http://127.0.0.1:8000 \ "Query the database" \ --env "DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost/mydb" \ --env "API_KEY=secret-key" ``` !!! info "Defining environment variables" See the [Tools documentation](../application/tools.md#environment-variables) for how to define environment variables in your tool configurations. ## Verbose mode View the agent's reasoning and tool calls during execution. ```bash toolfront ask http://127.0.0.1:8000 \ "Your question" \ --model openai:gpt-5 \ --verbose ``` ## Command options Available options for the `ask` command: | Option | Default | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | `--model` | `$TOOLFRONT_MODEL` | AI model using provider:model format | | `--param` / `-p` | None | Authentication parameters (can be repeated) | | `--env` | None | Environment variables for tools (can be repeated) | | `--output-type` | `str` | Output format: `str` or `json` | | `--verbose` | `false` | Show agent reasoning and tool calls | !!! info "Full CLI reference" See the [CLI Commands documentation](../../reference/client_library/cli_commands.md) for complete command syntax and options.