Schema | MCP CLI Server

MCP CLI Server

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
No arguments

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": false }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`experimental`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
get_processesA	Get a list of all processes. Returns: A dictionary of ProcessDetails objects with PID as key. ProcessDetails contains pid, command and is_alive.
start_programB	Start a CLI program in a PTY. Args: command: The command to run (e.g., "cat", "python -i", "ls -la"). Returns: The process ID (pid) of the started program.
is_aliveA	Check if a program is running. Args: pid: The process ID returned by start_program(). Returns: True if the program is running, False otherwise.
stop_programB	Stop a running program. Args: pid: The process ID returned by start_program. Returns: A confirmation message.
stop_all_programsB	Stop all running programs. Returns: A confirmation message.
write_inputA	`Send text input to a running program. Args: pid: The process ID returned by start_program(). text: The text to send. Newlines are usually needed (e.g., "` "). `Returns: A confirmation message.`
read_outputA	Read available output from a running program. Args: pid: The process ID returned by start_program(). max_bytes: Maximum number of bytes to read. timeout: Maximum time to wait for output. Returns: The output text read from the process. Returns empty string if no output.
wait_for_outputA	Wait until a specific text pattern appears in the output. Args: pid: The process ID returned by start_program(). pattern: The text to wait for. timeout: Maximum time to wait in seconds. Returns: The output captured so far, or an error/timeout message.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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