{"id":"knowsuchagency-mcp2cli","name":"mcp2cli","af_score":61.8,"security_score":69.5,"reliability_score":38.8,"what_it_does":"mcp2cli is a Python CLI that turns an MCP server, an OpenAPI spec, or a GraphQL endpoint into executable CLI subcommands at runtime (no codegen). It can list tools/operations, call them with arguments, supports OAuth, caching (for specs/tool lists), “bake mode” to save connection configs, and produces token-efficient output modes for LLMs (e.g., TOON).","best_when":"You want an agent to dynamically discover and call tools across MCP/OpenAPI/GraphQL without generating client code, and you benefit from token-efficient outputs and cached introspection.","avoid_when":"You need a strongly governed SDK/typed client with strict compile-time contracts, or you cannot risk local command execution (for MCP stdio mode) or cannot store OAuth tokens/caches on disk.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:23:23.240540+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["OAuth (authorization code + PKCE)","OAuth client credentials","Custom HTTP auth headers via --auth-header (supports env:/file: prefixes)","MCP stdio server environment variables via --env"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["When using MCP stdio mode (--mcp-stdio), the CLI executes a local command to start the MCP server; agents should avoid untrusted commands/parameters.","Subcommands are generated dynamically from discovered tools/operations; agents should run --list (or --search) before assuming availability/argument shapes.","OAuth token persistence and cache locations are local; agents should be aware of filesystem permissions and multi-user environments."],"error_quality":0.0}