# forbin-mcp

> Interactive CLI tool for testing remote MCP servers - inspired by Colossus: The Forbin Project, where systems learn to communicate

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## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/chris-colinsky/forbin-mcp/blob/main/README.md
- repository: https://github.com/chris-colinsky/forbin-mcp/blob/main/README.md
- version: 0.1.5
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: agentic, ai-tools, cli, fastapi, fastmcp, forbin, mcp, model-context-protocol, testing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:forbin-mcp

### Description (declared)

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# Forbin

> *"This is the voice of world control..."*
> Inspired by **Colossus: The Forbin Project**, where two computers learn to communicate - just like MCP enables systems to talk to each other.

An interactive CLI tool for testing remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and their tools. Specifically designed for developing agentic workflows with support for suspended services (like Fly.io) that need automatic wake-up.

> **Companion project:** Forbin is the **client** half of an MCP development workflow. For local dev and eval harnesses, pair it with [`mock-mcp-server`](https://github.com/chris-colinsky/mock-mcp-server) — a config-driven framework for standing up mock MCP servers from OpenAPI specs. See [Local development with a mock server](#local-development-with-a-mock-server).

## Name Origin

**Forbin** is named after Dr. Charles Forbin from the 1970 film *Colossus: The Forbin Project*. In the movie, two supercomputers (American "Colossus" and Soviet "Guardian") learn to communicate with each other, establishing their own protocol and sharing information - a perfect parallel to the Model Context Protocol enabling AI systems and tools to communicate seamlessly.

## Table of Contents

- [Features](#features)
- [Use Cases](#use-cases)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [How It Works](#how-it-wo…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/forbin-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:23:33.146Z)

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