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CLI Reference

mcpplay run

mcpplay run [SERVER_SCRIPT] [OPTIONS]
Option Default Description
SERVER_SCRIPT - Path to a Python MCP server script
--port 8321 Port for the web UI
--command - Custom command (e.g., "node server.js")
--env - Environment variable as KEY=VALUE (repeatable)
--no-open false Don't auto-open the browser
--no-reload false Disable hot reload
--verbose false Enable debug logging
--data-dir platform default Directory for timeline database

Either SERVER_SCRIPT or --command is required.

Examples

mcpplay run server.py
mcpplay run server.py --port 9000 --no-reload
mcpplay run --command "node server.js"
mcpplay run server.py --env API_KEY=sk-xxx --env DEBUG=true

mcpplay demo

mcpplay demo [OPTIONS]
Option Default Description
--port 8321 Port for the web UI
--no-open false Don't auto-open the browser
--verbose false Enable debug logging

Examples

mcpplay demo
mcpplay demo --port 9000

mcpplay --version

mcpplay --version

mcpplay --help

mcpplay --help
mcpplay run --help
mcpplay demo --help