MustaphaSteph agent-bus CLI
The CLI is the human-visible control plane. Prefer JSON for agent/CI reads and concise views for humans.
Install and verify
npm i -g @agent-bus-connect/cli@latest
agent-bus --version
agent-bus doctor
which agent-bus-mcp
Watch what is happening
agent-bus ui
agent-bus team-chat --team <team> --watch
agent-bus kanban --team <team> --watch
agent-bus activity --team <team>
agent-bus cockpit --team <team>
agent-bus team-board --team <team>
Avoid noisy output
Use previews for inbox/status. Fetch exact content only by id.
agent-bus inbox-status --agent <name> --team <team> --preview-chars 160
agent-bus inbox-previews --agent <name> --team <team>
agent-bus message <id> --preview-chars 2000
agent-bus message <id> --json
message --json includes full stored content when content is enabled.
Manual MCP registration
The MCP command is always:
agent-bus-mcp
Clients that accept JSON can use:
{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-bus": {
"command": "agent-bus-mcp",
"args": []
}
}
}