How do I install cli-mcp-server?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/MladenSU/cli-mcp-server

Is cli-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 177 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-07-04.

What licence does cli-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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cli-mcp-server

cli-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 177 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Provides a command line interface for MCP clients, offering secure execution and customizable security policies.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. cli-mcp-server’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read cli-mcp-server’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

177

State

stale

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Command line interface for MCP clients with secure execution and customizable security policies

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What cli-mcp-server can do

2 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

run_command: Executes whitelisted CLI commands within allowed directories.
show_security_rules: Displays current security configuration and restrictions, including: Working directory, Allowed commands, Allowed flags, Security limits (max command length and timeout)

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

cli-mcp-server compared with similar servers

cli-mcp-server compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
cli-mcp-server (this page)	—	None listed	177	2025-07-04	MIT
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
mcp-searxng	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with cli-mcp-server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about cli-mcp-server

What does cli-mcp-server do?: Provides a command line interface for MCP clients, offering secure execution and customizable security policies.
How do I install cli-mcp-server?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/MladenSU/cli-mcp-server
Is cli-mcp-server official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 177 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-07-04.
What licence does cli-mcp-server use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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