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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
hostNoHost to bind HTTP transport. Only used when transport is 'http'.127.0.0.1
portNoPort to bind HTTP transport. Only used when transport is 'http'.3344
debugNoEnable debug logging. Set to 'true' or 'false'.false
transportNoTransport mode: 'stdio' or 'http'. Default is 'stdio'.stdio
PMCP_CONFIGNoPath to a custom config file. Can also be set via --config.
PMCP_LOCK_DIRNoDirectory for the singleton lock file. Defaults to ~/.pmcp. Can also be set via --lock-dir.
PMCP_AUTH_TOKENNoBearer token for HTTP transport authentication. Can also be set via --auth-token.
PMCP_RATE_LIMITNoRate limit for HTTP transport, e.g., '10/second'. Applied per source IP.
PMCP_LEGACY_MANIFEST_AUTOSTARTNoSet to '1' to enable legacy manifest autostart behavior.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
tools
{
  "listChanged": false
}
prompts
{
  "listChanged": false
}
resources
{
  "subscribe": false,
  "listChanged": false
}
experimental
{}

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
gateway.auth_connectA

Store credentials for a server and make them available to provisioning. Use this when gateway.provision reports missing authentication.

gateway.cancelA

Cancel a pending tool invocation. By default, refuses to cancel healthy requests (recent heartbeat). Use force=true to cancel anyway. Use gateway.list_pending first to see request IDs and health status.

gateway.catalog_searchA

Search for available tools across all connected MCP servers. Returns compact capability cards without full schemas. Use filters to narrow results by server, tags, or risk level. Set include_offline=True to also discover provisionable servers not yet running. This is the primary tool discovery entry point.

gateway.config_statusA

Show read-only effective configuration and startup policy status with source attribution and non-secret diagnostics.

gateway.connect_serverA

Connect or start a known downstream MCP server by name. Resolves configured, provisioned manifest, and registered discovered servers.

gateway.describeA

Get detailed information about a specific tool, including its arguments and constraints. Use this before invoking a tool to understand its requirements.

gateway.disconnect_serverA

Disconnect a running downstream MCP server without changing persistent config. Refuses by default when that server has pending requests; set force=true to cancel them.

gateway.get_startup_policyA

Return persisted autoStart and legacy disableAutoStart entries grouped by config source.

gateway.healthA

Get the health status of the gateway and all connected MCP servers. Shows server status, tool counts, and last refresh time.

gateway.invokeA

Invoke a tool on a downstream MCP server. Arguments are validated against the tool schema before execution. Output is automatically truncated if too large.

gateway.list_pendingA

List all pending tool invocations with health status. Shows elapsed time, heartbeat age, and current state for each request. Use this to monitor long-running operations before deciding to cancel.

gateway.provisionA

Provision (install and start) a specific MCP server from the manifest. Use this after reviewing candidates from gateway.request_capability. Returns immediately with a job_id for tracking. Poll gateway.provision_status to check progress. Use gateway.request_capability instead if you don't know the exact server name.

gateway.provision_statusA

Check the status of a running server installation. Use after gateway.provision returns a job_id. Returns progress percentage, output log, and final tools when complete.

gateway.refreshA

Reload backend MCP server configurations and reconnect. Use this when new MCP servers have been configured or to recover from connection errors. Refuses by default while downstream requests are pending; set force=true to cancel them.

gateway.register_discovered_serverA

Register an externally-discovered MCP server package so it can be provisioned. Call this after gateway.search_registry to register the chosen package, then call gateway.provision to install and start it.

gateway.request_capabilityA

Recommend the right tool for a task — describe what you need in natural language. Examples: 'scrape a website', 'search Slack messages', 'query Postgres', 'browse the web'. Matches against installed CLIs and 90+ provisionable MCP servers and returns ranked candidates; it does NOT start anything — call gateway.provision to actually install/start the recommended server. Prefer this over gateway.provision when you don't already know the exact server name.

gateway.restart_serverA

Restart a known downstream MCP server without changing persistent config. Refuses by default when that server has pending requests; set force=true to cancel them.

gateway.search_registryA

Search the public MCP Registry for external servers not in the local manifest. Use this when gateway.request_capability returns not_available. Returns package names and metadata; call gateway.register_discovered_server then gateway.provision to install.

gateway.set_startup_policyC

Preview or explicitly apply an autoStart add/remove/set operation against one selected config source or path.

gateway.submit_feedbackA

Prepare and optionally submit a PMCP feedback issue to GitHub. By default returns an exact preview payload; set confirm_submission=true to submit.

gateway.sync_environmentA

Sync environment information from the host. Detects the platform (mac/wsl/linux/windows) and probes for installed CLIs. This information is used to prefer CLIs over MCP servers when matching capabilities.

gateway.tasks_cancelB

Cancel a downstream MCP task by opaque task ID. Use gateway.cancel only for PMCP request IDs from gateway.list_pending.

gateway.tasks_getC

Get current status for one downstream MCP task.

gateway.tasks_listC

List brokered downstream MCP tasks. MCP task IDs are opaque downstream task identifiers, not PMCP request IDs.

gateway.tasks_resultC

Fetch a downstream MCP task result and apply the same output redaction and truncation options as gateway.invoke.

gateway.update_serverA

Update a subordinate MCP server package to latest version and reconnect it. Use this when invoke/describe/provision warn that a newer version is available.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription
Code Execution GuideComprehensive guide for using PMCP with code execution patterns

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