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stencila mcp show

Show details of an MCP server

Displays the configuration for a server discovered from any source. Use --tools to connect to the server and list its available tools.

Usage

stencila mcp show [OPTIONS] <ID>

Examples

# Show server configuration
stencila mcp show filesystem

# Show as JSON
stencila mcp show filesystem --as json

# Connect and list tools
stencila mcp show filesystem --tools

Arguments

NameDescription
<ID>The server ID to show.

Options

NameDescription
--toolsConnect and list the server's tools. Possible values: true, false.
-a, --asOutput format (json or yaml). Possible values: json, yaml, toml.
--dirWorkspace directory. Default value: ..
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