How do I install mcp-cli-host?

Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-cli-host. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mcp-cli-host connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches azure, gemini and openai. The credentials we found in its source are AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY.

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

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 21 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-11-26.

What licence does mcp-cli-host use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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mcp-cli-host

mcp-cli-host is an MCP server, listed under cloud & infrastructure. It reaches azure, gemini and openai. It needs AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 21 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

This command-line interface host facilitates interactions between Large Language Models and external tools using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Install

Read from mcp-cli-host’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

pip install mcp-cli-host

View in mcp-cli-host’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

azure, gemini, openai

Credential

AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

A command-line interface (CLI) host platform that facilitates interactions between Large Language Models and external tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

mcp-cli-host compared with similar servers

mcp-cli-host compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-cli-host (this page)	azure, gemini, openai	AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	21	2025-11-26	Apache-2.0
openai-gpt-image-mcp	azure, openai(2 shared)	AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	116	2025-05-31	MIT
memora	cloudflare, memora, openai(1 shared)	CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN, MEMORA_EMBEDDING_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	744	2026-10-24	MIT
agenticmail	agenticmail, cloudflare, gmail, openai, relay(1 shared)	AGENTICMAIL_API_KEY, AGENTICMAIL_INBOUND_SECRET, AGENTICMAIL_MASTER_KEY, CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN, GMAIL_PASSWORD, GMAIL_RELAY_APP_PASSWORD, OPENAI_API_KEY, RELAY_PASSWORD	239	2026-10-21	MIT
aks-mcp	azure, github(1 shared)	None listed	143	2026-09-17	MIT
mcp-kubernetes	azure, github(1 shared)	None listed	61	2026-10-19	MIT

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

Common questions about mcp-cli-host

What does mcp-cli-host do?: This command-line interface host facilitates interactions between Large Language Models and external tools using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
How do I install mcp-cli-host?: Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-cli-host. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mcp-cli-host connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches azure, gemini and openai. The credentials we found in its source are AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY.
Is mcp-cli-host official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 21 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-11-26.
What licence does mcp-cli-host use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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