Install
$ agentstack add mcp-vessl-ai-mcpctl ✓ scanned · ✓ verified — works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
About
MCPCTL - The MCP Execution Control Tool
[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vessl-ai/mcpctl) [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vessl-ai/mcpctl) [](https://github.com/vessl-ai/mcpctl/releases)
MCPCTL is the CLI for managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, secrets, profiles, and the control plane. Fast, reliable, and built for automation.
Install
npm install -g @vessl-ai/mcpctl
# or
yarn global add @vessl-ai/mcpctl
# or
pnpm install -g @vessl-ai/mcpctl
Documentation
- [Core Concepts](docs/core-concepts.md)
- [CLI Reference](docs/cli-reference.md)
- [Architecture](docs/architecture.md)
- [Development Guide](docs/development.md)
- [Installation Guide](docs/installation.md)
- [Contributing Guide](docs/contributing.md)
Usage
mcpctl [subcommand] [options]
Commands
Server Management
mcpctl server start -f [--profile ]
mcpctl server stop
mcpctl server restart
mcpctl server status
mcpctl server list
mcpctl server remove
Secret Management
mcpctl secret add --value [--source ]
mcpctl secret get [--source ]
mcpctl secret list [--source ]
mcpctl secret remove [--source ]
Profile Management
mcpctl profile create [--description ] [--copy-from ]
mcpctl profile delete
mcpctl profile list
mcpctl profile use
mcpctl profile read
mcpctl profile env set [--profile ]
mcpctl profile env get [--profile ]
mcpctl profile env list [--profile ]
mcpctl profile env delete [--profile ]
Toolset Management
mcpctl toolset save --client [--description ]
# Save the current client config's toolset (servers) as a named toolset file. Optionally add a description.
mcpctl toolset load --client
# Load a saved toolset into the current client config. Prompts to save the current config before loading.
mcpctl toolset list [--client ]
# List all saved toolsets for the given client (or all clients).
Control Plane Management
mcpctl control-plane start
mcpctl control-plane stop
mcpctl control-plane restart
mcpctl control-plane status
mcpctl control-plane logs
Log Management
mcpctl log server [--limit ]
mcpctl log control-plane [--limit ]
Configuration
All configuration, profiles, and secrets are stored in ~/.mcpctl by default. Set DEBUG=true for verbose logging.
License
MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
Source & license
This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: vessl-ai
- Source: vessl-ai/mcpctl
- License: MIT
- Homepage: https://vessl-ai.github.io/mcpctl
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.