How do I install the cli mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

What credentials does it need?

It reads `CLI_BRIDGE_HIDE_HOST` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

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Cli MCP Server

Other AI CLIs (Gemini, GPT, Claude, opencode, Ollama) as a council — ban-safe, no API keys.

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What is the Cli MCP Server?

Other AI CLIs (Gemini, GPT, Claude, opencode, Ollama) as a council — ban-safe, no API keys.

The short version

You're talking to one AI assistant. You've also installed and logged into others — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, opencode, Ollama. cli-bridge connects them: when your assistant needs something it can't do alone, it asks one of the other CLIs and hands you the result.

🛡️ Ban-safe by design. It spawns each model's official CLI, exactly as you'd run it by hand —
💸 Cost-safe defaults you tune to your plan. Out of the box ask_all / ask_cascade build a
🔌 Works from any host. Claude Code, Codex, opencode, Cursor, VS Code (Cline/Continue), Zed —
🧭 The cross-vendor edge is the moat. Independent verification means a different vendor in the

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Cli MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cli-bridge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["cli-bridge-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CLI_BRIDGE_HIDE_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
CLI_BRIDGE_HIDE_HOST	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Optional

Example prompts to try

“Use Cli to Superpower.”
“Use Cli to Images.”
“Use Cli to Vision.”

Frequently asked questions

Other AI CLIs (Gemini, GPT, Claude, opencode, Ollama) as a council — ban-safe, no API keys. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.

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