ContextForge CLI

A command-line interface for managing ContextForge MCP Gateway — seamlessly manage local or hosted MCP servers, tools, resources, prompts, and Agent-to-Agent services.

Part of the ContextForge ecosystem by IBM

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Quick Start

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/contextforge-org/contextforge-cli.git

First Steps

# Authenticate with your gateway
cforge login

# List available tools
cforge tools list

# Start a local gateway server
cforge serve

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Features

Capability	Description
MCP Server Management	Register, configure, and monitor MCP server peers
Tool Operations	Create, update, toggle, and organize MCP tools
Resource Management	Manage MCP resources with subscription support
Prompt Library	Store, organize, and execute prompt templates
Virtual Servers	Build composite servers from multiple sources
A2A Integration	Manage and invoke Agent-to-Agent services
Config Import/Export	Backup and migrate gateway configurations

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Commands

Authentication & Settings

cforge login              # Authenticate with the gateway
cforge logout             # Clear saved credentials
cforge whoami             # Show current user
cforge version            # Display CLI version

Resource Management

To see the full set of available comands, use cforge --help. To see the options for a sub command, use cforge <command> --help.

Here are some examples:

# Tools
cforge tools list [--mcp-server-id ID] [--json]
cforge tools get <tool-id>
cforge tools create [file.json]
cforge tools toggle <tool-id>

# Resources
cforge resources list
cforge resources create [file.json]

# Prompts
cforge prompts list
cforge prompts execute <prompt-id>

# MCP Servers
cforge mcp-servers list
cforge mcp-servers update <mcp-server-id> [file.json]

Server Operations

# Start the gateway server
cforge serve [--host HOST] [--port PORT] [--reload]

# Configuration management
cforge export [--output file.json]
cforge import <file.json>
cforge support-bundle      # Generate diagnostics

Output Options

Most commands support:

• --json — Output raw JSON instead of formatted tables
• --mcp-server-id — Filter by specific MCP server
• --active-only — Show only enabled items

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Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
CONTEXTFORGE_HOME	~/.contextforge	Configuration directory
MCG_HOST	localhost	Gateway host
MCG_PORT	8000	Gateway port

Additionally, all configuration in mcpgateway can be set via the environment or via CONTEXTFORGE_HOME/.env. For full details, see the docs.

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Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/contextforge-org/contextforge-cli.git
cd contextforge-cli
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running Tests

pytest

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Related Projects

• ContextForge MCP Gateway — The gateway server this CLI manages
• MCP Specification — Model Context Protocol documentation

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License

Apache 2.0 — See LICENSE for details.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please see the ContextForge contributing guidelines.