# Turn an MCP, OpenAPI, or GraphQL endpoint into a disposable CLI for shell automation

> Generate a shell-ready CLI from an MCP server, OpenAPI spec, or GraphQL endpoint so an agent can discover commands and call tools immediately without hand-written wrappers.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/turn-an-mcp-openapi-or-graphql-endpoint-into-a-disposable-cl` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/turn-an-mcp-openapi-or-graphql-endpoint-into-a-disposable-cl`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/turn-an-mcp-openapi-or-graphql-endpoint-into-a-disposable-cl/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/turn-an-mcp-openapi-or-graphql-endpoint-into-a-disposable-cl

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# Turn an MCP, OpenAPI, or GraphQL endpoint into a disposable CLI for shell automation

Generate a shell-ready CLI from an MCP server, OpenAPI spec, or GraphQL endpoint so an agent can discover commands and call tools immediately without hand-written wrappers.

## Prerequisites

Python with uv or uvx, network access to the target MCP/OpenAPI/GraphQL endpoint, and any required auth headers or OAuth credentials for that endpoint.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- uv tool install mcp2cli
- npx skills add knowsuchagency/mcp2cli --skill mcp2cli
- uv sync --extra test
- uv run pytest tests/ -v

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- APIs that require OAuth are supported out of the box — across MCP, OpenAPI, and GraphQL modes.
- mcp2cli --mcp-stdio "node server.js" --env API_KEY=sk-... --env DEBUG=1 \

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash
- # Run directly without installing
- uvx mcp2cli --help

- Source: https://github.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/knowsuchagency/mcp2cli

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/turn-mcp-openapi-or-graphql-endpoint-into-disposable-cli-for-shell-automation/)