From 04686246846264b3af24c611d594692f1e6b380e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:56:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add mcptoon to related work and refresh client comparison data Refresh stars, commits, contributors, and activity in the MCP CLI clients table (GitHub data as of August 2026), and add activeing123/mcptoon. Feature corrections found while re-checking each client: mcporter now has a `resource` command, wong2/mcp-cli does support stdio, and adhikasp/mcp-client-cli has no MCP resources or prompts (its `--list-prompts` is local LLM prompt templates). IBM/mcp-cli and mcpshim are no longer stale. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016rkuAhV6oKPkuukLwnfSrF --- README.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a14ce80e..f75d77aa 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1423,30 +1423,32 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup, architecture overvi ### MCP CLI clients - + | Tool | Lang | Stars | Commits | Contrib | Active | Tools | Resources | Prompts | Tasks | Code mode | Sessions | OAuth | Stdio | HTTP | Tool search | x402 | LLM | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----: | ------: | ------: | ------ | ----- | --------- | ------- | ----- | --------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | ---- | ----------- | ---- | --- | -| **[apify/mcpc](https://github.com/apify/mcpc)** | TS | 720 | 719 | 10 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | -| [steipete/mcporter](https://github.com/steipete/mcporter) | TS | 4.8k | 743 | 29 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | -| [knowsuchagency/mcp2cli](https://github.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli) | Python | 2.3k | 105 | 11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | -| [IBM/mcp-cli](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-cli) | Python | 2.0k | 788 | 24 | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | ✅ | -| [f/mcptools](https://github.com/f/mcptools) | Go | 1.6k | 174 | 15 | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | -| [philschmid/mcp-cli](https://github.com/philschmid/mcp-cli) | TS | 1.2k | 30 | 3 | ⚠️ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | -| [adhikasp/mcp-client-cli](https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-client-cli) | Python | 680 | 113 | 6 | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | — | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | +| **[apify/mcpc](https://github.com/apify/mcpc)** | TS | 750 | 741 | 11 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | +| [steipete/mcporter](https://github.com/steipete/mcporter) | TS | 4.9k | 874 | 40 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | +| [knowsuchagency/mcp2cli](https://github.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli) | Python | 2.4k | 105 | 12 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | +| [IBM/mcp-cli](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-cli) | Python | 2.0k | 800 | 21 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | ✅ | +| [f/mcptools](https://github.com/f/mcptools) | Go | 1.6k | 174 | 14 | ⚠️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | +| [philschmid/mcp-cli](https://github.com/philschmid/mcp-cli) | TS | 1.2k | 30 | 2 | ⚠️ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | +| [adhikasp/mcp-client-cli](https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-client-cli) | Python | 680 | 113 | 5 | ⚠️ | ✅ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | | [thellimist/clihub](https://github.com/thellimist/clihub) | Go | 670 | 60 | 1 | ⚠️ | ✅ | — | — | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | -| [wong2/mcp-cli](https://github.com/wong2/mcp-cli) | JS | 440 | 67 | 4 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | — | ✅ | — | — | — | -| [mcpshim/mcpshim](https://github.com/mcpshim/mcpshim) | Go | 61 | 13 | 1 | ⚠️ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | -| [evantahler/mcpx](https://github.com/evantahler/mcpx) | TS | 32 | 109 | 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | -| [EstebanForge/mcp-cli-ent](https://github.com/EstebanForge/mcp-cli-ent) | Go | 15 | 56 | 3 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | -| [domdomegg/call-mcp](https://github.com/domdomegg/call-mcp) | TS | 1 | 20 | 2 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | +| [wong2/mcp-cli](https://github.com/wong2/mcp-cli) | JS | 440 | 67 | 6 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | +| [activeing123/mcptoon](https://github.com/activeing123/mcptoon) | Python | 130 | 25 | 2 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | +| [mcpshim/mcpshim](https://github.com/mcpshim/mcpshim) | Go | 62 | 15 | 1 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | +| [evantahler/mcpx](https://github.com/evantahler/mcpx) | TS | 33 | 111 | 1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | +| [EstebanForge/mcp-cli-ent](https://github.com/EstebanForge/mcp-cli-ent) | Go | 15 | 61 | 2 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | +| [domdomegg/call-mcp](https://github.com/domdomegg/call-mcp) | TS | 3 | 29 | 2 | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | ✅ | — | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — | — | — | **Legend:** ✅ = supported, ⚠️ = stale (no commits in 3+ months), **Commits** = total commits, **Contrib** = contributors, **Tasks** = [async tasks](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/latest/basic/utilities/tasks), **x402** = [x402 payment protocol](https://www.x402.org/) support, **LLM** = requires/uses an LLM. **Notes:** - [thellimist/clihub](https://github.com/thellimist/clihub) is a code generator that compiles MCP tools into standalone CLI binaries, rather than a runtime client ([HN discussion](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47157398)). -- [knowsuchagency/mcp2cli](https://github.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli) also supports OpenAPI specs directly and uses a custom TOON encoding for token-efficient tool schemas. +- [knowsuchagency/mcp2cli](https://github.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli) also talks to OpenAPI and GraphQL APIs directly, and can encode output as [TOON](https://github.com/toon-format/toon) to save tokens. +- [activeing123/mcptoon](https://github.com/activeing123/mcptoon) is tools-only and focuses on token efficiency: tool listings, schemas, and results are encoded as [TOON](https://github.com/toon-format/toon) or its own compact formats instead of JSON. - [IBM/mcp-cli](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-cli) and [mcp-client-cli](https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-client-cli) integrate an LLM (Ollama, OpenAI, etc.) for chat-style interaction, while the other tools are pure CLI clients. - [domdomegg/call-mcp](https://github.com/domdomegg/call-mcp) can also call connectors configured in claude.ai by reusing the Claude Code OAuth token, with no separate login. @@ -1459,8 +1461,8 @@ These resources describe the "code mode" pattern (replacing many tool definition - [Advanced tool use](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/advanced-tool-use) - Anthropic's engineering post on tool search - [Claude tool search](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/tool-search-tool) - Claude platform docs - [Dynamic context discovery](https://cursor.com/blog/dynamic-context-discovery) - Cursor's approach to dynamic tool discovery -- [cmcp](https://github.com/assimelha/cmcp) (~29 stars, Rust) - MCP proxy aggregating servers behind `search()` + `execute()` -- [cloudflare-mcp](https://github.com/mattzcarey/cloudflare-mcp) (~129 stars, TS) - MCP server for the Cloudflare API using code mode +- [cmcp](https://github.com/assimelha/cmcp) (~31 stars, Rust) - MCP proxy aggregating servers behind `search()` + `execute()` +- [cloudflare-mcp](https://github.com/mattzcarey/cloudflare-mcp) (~128 stars, TS) - MCP server for the Cloudflare API using code mode - [infinite-mcp](https://github.com/day50-dev/infinite-mcp) (~6 stars, Python) - Meta-MCP server that exposes 1000+ pre-indexed MCP servers via semantic search and dynamic tool discovery ### Other