{"id":"apify-mcp-cli","name":"mcp-cli","af_score":60.5,"security_score":69.5,"reliability_score":38.8,"what_it_does":"mcpc (@apify/mcpc) is a universal CLI client for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that exposes MCP server operations as intuitive shell commands, supports persistent sessions via a bridge process, and provides OAuth 2.1 (PKCE) and secure credential storage (OS keychain / fallback file). It can also output consistent JSON for scripting and includes a proxy mode for authenticated session access from AI “code mode” environments, with experimental x402 support for agentic payments.","best_when":"You need a CLI-first way to connect to MCP servers (stdio or streamable HTTP), maintain persistent sessions, and automate tool calls with machine-readable JSON and secure OAuth/Bearer auth handling.","avoid_when":"You require a stable, documented REST/OpenAPI/SDK interface for MCP operations or strict guarantees about rate-limit behavior without server-specific context.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:28:20.395852+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Anonymous access (no credentials) for compatible servers","Bearer token authentication via --header (Authorization: Bearer ...)","OAuth 2.1 with PKCE (via login command, browser-based initiation)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Key-value argument parsing uses := without spaces; spaces around := will break argument parsing.","JSON mode ( --json ) emits only JSON for most commands; it is not available for shell/login/help.","OAuth requires user-initiated login (browser open); mcpc won’t open the browser automatically.","Persistent sessions can become unauthorized/expired/crashed; agents should follow the documented recovery steps (login + restart/close as appropriate)."],"error_quality":0.0}