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Agent Shortcuts

These undocumented shortcuts are safe for MCP agents to call when they need a quick description of a server or its tools without memorizing the full mcporter CLI surface.

#pnpm mcp call <server>.help

  • Alias for pnpm mcporter:call <server>.help, meant for agents that already rely on the old pnpm mcp:* helpers.
  • If <server> exposes a help tool, the call behaves exactly like any other tool invocation and streams the tool's content.
  • When no help tool exists, the CLI automatically falls back to mcporter list <server> so the agent still sees the server summary, tool signatures, and copy-pasteable examples.
  • Use --output json if the agent prefers machine-readable summaries; the fallback will mirror that flag.

#mcporter describe <server>

  • Hidden synonym for mcporter list <server>; it prints the same schema-rich output without teaching agents about the list verb.
  • Works with any selector the list command accepts (configured names, ad-hoc https:// URLs, or --stdio/--http-url flags).
  • Pair with --schema or --all-parameters when an agent needs the full JSON Schema for every tool.
  1. Agents wanting prose guidance should run pnpm mcp call chrome-devtools.help.
  2. If the server lacks a help tool, the command emits a dim hint and then shows the describe/list output so the agent still learns about the server.
  3. For a guaranteed TypeScript-style summary, skip straight to mcporter describe chrome-devtools --schema.
  4. Need the tool menu immediately? Call pnpm mcp call chrome-devtools.list_tools—it’s a shortcut for mcporter list chrome-devtools.

Note: chrome-devtools currently ships without a help tool, so step 1 always triggers the fallback and prints the same schema-rich output you would see from mcporter list.