mcsm-mcp

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Overview

mcsm-mcp is a lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) client library that enables your applications to communicate with MCP‑compatible servers. It supports multiple transport mechanisms – STDIO, SSE, and Streamable HTTP – and can be used from both CLI scripts and UI tools.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/SMGoro/mcsm-mcp.git
cd mcsm-mcp
npm install
npm run build

The package works on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Configuration & Usage

The client reads its configuration from a JSON file (default name mcp.json). Below are examples for the three supported transports.

STDIO (default)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-stdio-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["build/index.js", "--debug"],
      "env": {
        "MCSM_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "MCSM_API_URL": "http://localhost:23333",
        "DEBUG": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

Streamable HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-http-server": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "http://localhost:3010/mcp?mcsm-api-key=your-api-key&mcsm-api-url=http://localhost:23333"
    }
  }
}

Save the file as mcp.json in your project root or specify a custom path with the --config flag.

Testing the Client

CLI Mode (scriptable)

The library ships with a CLI wrapper that can be invoked via npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector.

# Basic usage – start a server and open the UI
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/index.js

# CLI mode – run a single command without UI
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli node build/index.js --method tools/list

# Using a custom config file
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli --config ./mcp.json --server my-stdio-server

UI Mode (interactive)

Running the command without --cli starts the MCP Inspector UI on http://localhost:6274.

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node build/index.js

You can also launch the UI directly from an existing configuration:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --config ./mcp.json

The project includes a comprehensive test suite that validates each transport (STDIO, SSE, Streamable HTTP). Tests are based on the MCP Inspector documentation in docs/MCPInspector_README.md.

1. Open the Inspector UI (see UI Mode above).

2. In the Servers File panel click "Servers File" to copy a full configuration for the transport you want to test.

3. Save the JSON to a temporary file, e.g. mcp-test.json.

4. Run the CLI test command:

   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli --config ./mcp-test.json --method tools/list

5. Verify the output matches the expected tool list for your server.

Both GUI and CLI modes are exercised automatically by the CI pipeline.

Project Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/SMGoro/mcsm-mcp

• MCSManager Site: https://mcsmanager.com/

• Model Context Protocol: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/

License

AGPL-3.0