🐍 🏠 - Yet another CLI tool for testing MCP servers
To add chrishayuk/mcp-cli to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 8 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @playwright/mcp@latestEnvironment variables
OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configANTHROPIC_API_KEYSet in your MCP configAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGEMINI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configGROQ_API_KEYSet in your MCP configLOCALAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configMYPROXY_API_KEYSet in your MCP configBRAVE_API_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add chrishayuk-mcp-cli --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY> --env AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY> --env GROQ_API_KEY=<YOUR_GROQ_API_KEY> --env LOCALAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_LOCALAI_API_KEY> --env MYPROXY_API_KEY=<YOUR_MYPROXY_API_KEY> --env BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY> -- npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
chrishayuk/mcp-cli exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
OPENAI_API_KEY ANTHROPIC_API_KEY AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY GEMINI_API_KEY GROQ_API_KEY LOCALAI_API_KEY MYPROXY_API_KEY BRAVE_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install chrishayuk/mcp-cli?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add chrishayuk/mcp-cli to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with chrishayuk/mcp-cli?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to chrishayuk/mcp-cli as well.
Does chrishayuk/mcp-cli need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, LOCALAI_API_KEY, MYPROXY_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
What license is chrishayuk/mcp-cli under?
chrishayuk/mcp-cli is listed under the Apache-2.0 license.
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