Poke CLI: MCP & tunneling — Map of Content
The poke CLI ships with the same npm package as the [[../poke/SKILL|SDK]]. It handles auth, registering remote MCP servers, and tunneling a local MCP server to Poke for dev.
Scan the descriptions, follow only the [[wikilinks]] you need.
Setup
- [[references/install-cli]] — installing the binary; Node version.
- [[references/login]] —
poke login,whoami,logout; where credentials live.
Connect an MCP server
- [[references/mcp-add-remote]] —
poke mcp add <url>for a publicly reachable server. - [[references/tunnel-local]] —
poke tunnel <url>forwards localhost to Poke. - [[references/tunnel-vs-add]] — when to use which.
Operate
- [[references/env-vars]] — env vars the CLI honors.
- [[references/troubleshooting]] — common failures and what to check.
Sibling skills
- [[../poke/SKILL]] — SDK / REST API.
- [[../poke-webhooks/SKILL]] — webhook triggers.