AI CLI MCP

🇯🇵 日本語のREADMEはこちら An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that allows running AI CLI tools (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Forge, OpenCode, and Grok) in background processes with automatic permission handling. Its 9 documented tools cluster into read & search, claude, codex, gemini. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with codex and gemini cli and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-17 · ★ 27 · #65 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install AI CLI MCP

before you install - you'll need

CLAUDE_CLI_NAME, CODEX_CLI_NAME, OPENCODE_CLI_NAME, ACM_LIVE_E2E are optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mkxultra-ai-cli-mcp -- npx -y ai-cli-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mkxultra-ai-cli-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ai-cli-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package ai-cli-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.mkXultra is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What AI CLI MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list all running and completed AI agent processes with their status, PID, and basic info, and get the current output and status of an AI agent process by PID.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what AI CLI MCP lets an agent do.

read & search

2 tools - e.g. Lists all running and completed AI agent processes with their status, PID, and basic info.; Gets the current output and status of an AI agent process by PID.

list_processes · get_result

Claude

1 tool - e.g. sonnet, sonnet[1m], opus, opusplan, fable, haiku

Claude

Codex

1 tool - e.g. gpt-6-astra, gpt-5.4, gpt-5.6-sol, gpt-5.6-terra, gpt-5.6-luna, gpt-5.5, gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.3-codex, gpt-5.3-codex-spark, gpt-5.2

Codex

Gemini

1 tool - e.g. gemini-3.8-flash-high, gemini-3.8-flash-medium, gemini-3.8-flash-low, Gemini 3.7/3.6 Flash variants, gemini-3.1-pro-high, gemini-3.1-pro-low

Gemini

Forge

1 tool - e.g. forge

Forge

Grok

1 tool - e.g. grok for its configured default, grok-4.6, grok-4.5, and other native grok- names

Grok

Open Code

1 tool - e.g. opencode for the configured default backend model, plus explicit wrappers like oc-openai/gpt-5.4

OpenCode

Kill

1 tool - e.g. Terminates a running AI agent process by PID.

kill_process

Limitations (from the README)

Before the MCP server can use Claude, you must first run the Claude CLI manually once with the --dangerously-skip-permissions flag, login and accept the terms. Follow the prompts to accept. Once this is done, the MCP server will be able to use the flag non-interactively.

Latest releases

v2.27.0 · 2026-09-17

2.27.0 (2026-09-17) · replace Gemini CLI backend with Antigravity

v2.26.0 · 2026-09-15

2.26.0 (2026-09-15) · add Grok Build CLI support

v2.25.0 · 2026-09-15

2.25.0 (2026-09-15) · support indefinite waits with timeout zero

04 · Who maintains AI CLI MCP

ai-cli-mcp is maintained by mkxultra. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mkxultra/ai-cli-mcp
category: other - ranked #65 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-17)
registry: io.github.mkXultra/ai-cli-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-02 · 20 versions)
packages: npm:ai-cli-mcp

06 · AI CLI MCP FAQ

Is AI CLI MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-17 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can AI CLI MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can list all running and completed AI agent processes with their status, PID, and basic info, and get the current output and status of an AI agent process by PID.

How do I install AI CLI MCP?

Run `npx -y ai-cli-mcp`. The README documents 4 environment variables (CLAUDE_CLI_NAME, CODEX_CLI_NAME, OPENCODE_CLI_NAME…) to set first. CLAUDE_CLI_NAME, CODEX_CLI_NAME, OPENCODE_CLI_NAME, ACM_LIVE_E2E are optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does AI CLI MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to AI CLI MCP

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