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mark3labs/mcphost

A CLI host application that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with external tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mark3labs/mcphost · Go · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 77
  • Release rhythm 60
  • Longevity 45

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0.5
  • age_days: 633
  • days_rel: 189
  • days_push: 142
  • n_releases_24m: 61

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1597 stars · 238 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

MCPHost is a Go CLI host application that lets LLMs (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints) interact with external tools via the Model Context Protocol. It supports interactive and scripted sessions, MCP server configuration, tool filtering, and hooks, but is now archived in favor of its successor, Kit.

Use cases

  • connect llm to mcp servers from the terminal
  • chat with claude or gpt and let it call external tools
  • run scripted llm tool-calling automations from the command line
  • test mcp servers against multiple model providers
  • use ollama models with mcp tools locally

When to choose

  • you need a lightweight CLI to experiment with MCP servers and tool calling
  • you want a single host that works with Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, and Ollama
  • you want to script non-interactive LLM tool workflows

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained software - the project is archived and succeeded by Kit
  • you need a GUI or hosted agent platform
  • you need features beyond what Kit provides

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

cli agent-framework mcp llm-inference chatbot large-language-models developer-tools cli cross-platform go mcp-host model-context-protocol tool-calling ollama archived successor-kit ai-agents command-line

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