# cli2mcp

> Use this tool when you need to integrate command-line interface (CLI) tools with AI systems, as it enables AI assistants to call any CLI tool by scanning its help output and serving it as an MCP server, solving integration problems and providing a standardized interface for CLI tools. It takes CLI tool help output as input and provides an MCP server interface as output. This tool is useful when you want to leverage existing CLI tools in AI-driven workflows and applications.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/yaacov-cli2mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yaacov-cli2mcp

## Description

Enables AI assistants to call any CLI tool by scanning its help output and serving it as an MCP server.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.93
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/qa5p8b936i)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/yaacov/cli2mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "yaacov-cli2mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yaacov-cli2mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yaacov-cli2mcp/pull`

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