Cli MCP Server
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context tax
pending
security
97/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Stale8mo ago
Our reading of Cli, from the data
Cli is a monitoring & observability MCP server from harshabikkavilli.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
It looks stale: the newest commit, release or package publish we found was 8 months ago (2026-02-22). For comparison, 62% of monitoring & observability servers are active or maintained.
With 0 GitHub stars it ranks #362 of 797 monitoring & observability servers we index.
It runs locally on your machine over stdio.
Install Cli MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add cli-harshabikkavilli -- npx -y @argusai/cliInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"cli-harshabikkavilli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@argusai/cli"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"cli-harshabikkavilli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@argusai/cli"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"cli-harshabikkavilli": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@argusai/cli"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"cli-harshabikkavilli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@argusai/cli"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Security signals
97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
- No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Stale — last maintenance signal 8mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-02-22 · 8mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry
How it compares in Monitoring & Observability
Against the most-starred monitoring & observability servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cli (this) | 0 | — | not measured | Stale | local |
| Netdata | 81,005 | — | not measured | Active | hosted |
| Firecrawl | 7,634 | 3 | 4,383 | Active | local + hosted |
| Browser Tools | 7,327 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Kubefwd | 4,177 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Radar Kubernetes | 3,851 | — | not measured | Active | hosted |
FAQ
›How do I install the Cli MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add cli-harshabikkavilli -- npx -y @argusai/cli. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Cli require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Cli as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is Cli in the official MCP registry?
No. It was indexed from npm.
Sources and method
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Package registry (npm / PyPI)
- listed
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.
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