Command Reference

Complete flag reference for every mcpjam CLI command

Complete flag tables for every mcpjam command. For guides and recipes, see the individual command pages.

Global flags

Flag	Default	Description
--timeout <ms>	30000	Request timeout in milliseconds
--rpc	off	Include raw JSON-RPC logs in JSON output under _rpcLogs
--quiet	off	Suppress non-result progress output on stderr
--no-telemetry	off	Disable anonymous telemetry for this invocation
--format <format>	human on TTY, json when piped	Raw output format (json or human)
-v, --version		Print the CLI version

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server commands

All server commands accept the shared connection flags below, plus command-specific options.

Shared connection flags

Flag	Description
--transport <transport>	Explicit transport type (http or stdio)
--url <url>	HTTP MCP server URL
--access-token <token>	Bearer access token
--oauth-access-token <token>	OAuth bearer access token
--refresh-token <token>	OAuth refresh token
--client-id <id>	OAuth client ID (with --refresh-token)
--client-secret <secret>	OAuth client secret (with --refresh-token)
--credentials-file <path>	Load OAuth credentials from a file created by oauth login --credentials-out
--header <header>	HTTP header Key: Value (repeatable)
--client-capabilities <json>	Client capabilities as inline JSON, @path, or - for stdin
--command <command>	Stdio server command
--args <arg...>	Preferred stdio command arguments
--command-args <arg>	Legacy stdio command argument (repeatable)
-e, --env <env...>	Stdio environment KEY=VALUE values
--cwd <path>	Working directory for the stdio child process

Transport selection is inferred from --url vs --command when --transport is omitted. Use --transport http|stdio when you want an explicit validation step.

For stdio targets, child processes inherit the parent shell environment by default. -e/--env adds or overrides child env values, and structured debug artifacts only record the explicit env keys you passed on the command line.

--credentials-file cannot be combined with individual token flags (--access-token, --oauth-access-token, --refresh-token, --client-id, --client-secret). The CLI rejects conflicting auth sources upfront.

server probe

No additional flags beyond shared connection flags.

server doctor

Flag	Description
--out <path>	Write the doctor JSON artifact to a file

server info

No additional flags.

server validate

No additional flags.

server ping

No additional flags.

server capabilities

No additional flags.

server export

No additional flags.

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tools commands

tools list

Uses shared connection flags.

tools call

Flag	Description
--tool-name <name>	Name of the tool to call
--name <name>	Legacy alias for --tool-name
--tool-args <json>	Tool arguments as inline JSON, @path, or - for stdin
--params <json>	Legacy alias for --tool-args
--validate-response	Validate the MCP tool-call envelope returned by the server
--expect-success	Fail when the tool result reports isError
--reporter <reporter>	json-summary or junit-xml validation report output
--debug-out <path>	Write debug artifact to file
--ui	Start or attach to Inspector and render the completed tool result in App Builder
--inspector-url <url>	Local Inspector base URL
--server-name <name>	Server name to use inside Inspector
--protocol <protocol>	Render protocol: mcp-apps or openai-sdk
--device <device>	Render device: mobile, tablet, desktop, or custom
--theme <theme>	Render theme: light or dark
--locale <locale>	Render locale
--time-zone <iana>	Render IANA timezone

Plus shared connection flags.

Without --ui, tools call returns the raw tool result. With --ui, it returns an envelope with result and inspectorRender. The Inspector path injects the completed tool result through renderToolResult; it does not call the tool a second time. --ui cannot be combined with --reporter.

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resources commands

resources list

Uses shared connection flags.

resources read

Flag	Description
--resource-uri <uri>	URI of the resource to read
--uri <uri>	Legacy alias for --resource-uri

Plus shared connection flags.

resources templates

Uses shared connection flags.

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prompts commands

prompts list

Uses shared connection flags.

prompts get

Flag	Description
--prompt-name <name>	Name of the prompt
--name <name>	Legacy alias for --prompt-name
--prompt-args <json>	Prompt arguments as inline JSON, @path, or - for stdin

Plus shared connection flags.

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oauth commands

oauth login

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--url <url>	Yes		MCP server URL
--protocol-version <v>	Yes		2025-03-26, 2025-06-18, or 2025-11-25
--registration <s>	Yes		cimd, dcr, or preregistered
--auth-mode <m>	No	interactive	headless, interactive, or client_credentials
--client-id <id>	No		OAuth client ID
--client-secret <s>	No		OAuth client secret
--client-metadata-url <url>	No		CIMD metadata document URL
--redirect-url <url>	No	Auto-generated	OAuth redirect URL
--scopes <scopes>	No		Space-separated scope string
--header <header>	No		HTTP header Key: Value (repeatable)
--step-timeout <ms>	No	30000	Per-step timeout
--verify-tools	No		After login, list tools
--verify-call-tool <name>	No		Also call the named tool
--credentials-out <path>	No		Write OAuth credentials to file (mode 0600); stdout has secrets redacted
--debug-out <path>	No		Write debug artifact to file

oauth conformance

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--url <url>	Yes		MCP server URL
--protocol-version <v>	Yes		2025-03-26, 2025-06-18, or 2025-11-25
--registration <s>	Yes		cimd, dcr, or preregistered
--auth-mode <m>	No	interactive	headless, interactive, or client_credentials
--client-id <id>	No		OAuth client ID
--client-secret <s>	No		OAuth client secret
--client-metadata-url <url>	No		CIMD metadata document URL
--redirect-url <url>	No	Auto-generated	OAuth redirect URL
--scopes <scopes>	No		Space-separated scope string
--header <header>	No		HTTP header Key: Value (repeatable)
--step-timeout <ms>	No	30000	Per-step timeout
--verify-tools	No		After OAuth, list tools
--verify-call-tool <name>	No		Also call the named tool
--conformance-checks	No		Run additional negative OAuth checks, including DCR redirect URI policy and redirect-mismatch probes
--print-url	No		Print consent URL to stderr (interactive only)
--reporter <reporter>	No		json-summary or junit-xml CI report output

oauth conformance-suite

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--config <path>	Yes		Path to JSON config file
--verify-tools	No		Enable tool listing on all flows
--verify-call-tool <name>	No		Call the named tool after listing
--reporter <reporter>	No		json-summary or junit-xml CI report output

oauth metadata

Flag	Required	Description
--url <url>	Yes	OAuth metadata URL to fetch

oauth proxy / oauth debug-proxy

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--url <url>	Yes		OAuth request URL
--method <method>	No	GET	HTTP method
--header <header>	No		HTTP header Key: Value (repeatable)
--body <value>	No		Request body as JSON, raw string, @path, or - for stdin

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protocol commands

protocol conformance

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--url <url>	Yes		MCP server URL
--access-token <token>	No		Bearer access token
--credentials-file <path>	No		Load OAuth credentials from a file created by oauth login --credentials-out
--header <header>	No		HTTP header Key: Value (repeatable)
--check-timeout <ms>	No	15000	Per-check timeout in milliseconds
--category <category>	No	all	Restrict checks to one or more categories
--check-id <id>	No	all	Restrict checks to one or more check IDs
--reporter <reporter>	No		json-summary or junit-xml CI report output

Use --format json|human for raw output and --reporter json-summary|junit-xml for CI reports.

protocol conformance-suite

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--config <path>	Yes		Path to JSON config file
--reporter <reporter>	No		json-summary or junit-xml CI report output

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apps commands

Shared connection flags

Flag	Description
--transport <transport>	Explicit transport type (http or stdio)
--url <url>	HTTP MCP server URL
--access-token <token>	Bearer access token
--oauth-access-token <token>	OAuth bearer access token
--refresh-token <token>	OAuth refresh token
--client-id <id>	OAuth client ID (with --refresh-token)
--client-secret <secret>	OAuth client secret (with --refresh-token)
--credentials-file <path>	Load OAuth credentials from a file created by oauth login --credentials-out
--header <header>	HTTP header Key: Value (repeatable)
--client-capabilities <json>	Client capabilities as inline JSON, @path, or - for stdin
--command <command>	Stdio server command
--args <arg...>	Preferred stdio command arguments
--command-args <arg>	Legacy stdio command argument (repeatable)
-e, --env <env...>	Stdio environment KEY=VALUE values
--cwd <path>	Working directory for the stdio child process

Apps commands share the same transport inference rules as the rest of the CLI: --url implies HTTP, --command implies stdio, and --transport is an optional explicit override.

apps conformance

MCP Apps server-side conformance checks. Uses shared connection flags plus:

Flag	Description
--category <category>	Check category to run (tools, resources). Repeatable
--check-id <id>	Specific check id to run. Repeatable
--reporter <reporter>	json-summary or junit-xml CI report output

Use --format json|human for raw output and --reporter json-summary|junit-xml for CI reports.

apps conformance-suite

Flag	Required	Default	Description
--config <path>	Yes		Path to JSON config file
--reporter <reporter>	No		json-summary or junit-xml CI report output

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inspector commands

inspector open

Start or attach to the local Inspector and open the UI.

Flag	Required	Description
--inspector-url <url>	No	Local Inspector base URL
--tab <tab>	No	Open Inspector on a specific tab

inspector start

Start the local Inspector in the background without opening a browser.

Flag	Required	Description
--inspector-url <url>	No	Local Inspector base URL

inspector stop

Stop the local Inspector if it is running.

Flag	Required	Description
--inspector-url <url>	No	Local Inspector base URL

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telemetry commands

Telemetry commands inspect and configure anonymous CLI telemetry. They never emit telemetry events themselves.

telemetry status

Shows the effective telemetry state, install ID state, state file path, debug mode, and disable reason when disabled. This command does not create an install ID.

telemetry disable

Persistently disables anonymous CLI telemetry by writing enabled: false to the telemetry state file. If no install ID exists yet, this command does not create one.

telemetry enable

Persistently enables anonymous CLI telemetry. If no install ID exists yet, this command creates a random install UUID.

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Exit codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success / all checks passed
1	Command ran but reported a failure
2	Invalid arguments or configuration