# mcp-test-driver

> Interactive REPL for testing any MCP server over stdio or HTTP

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-test-driver/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Phil Pennock
- repository: https://github.com/PennockTech/mcp-test-driver/issues
- version: 0.1.2
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, testing, repl
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-test-driver

### Description (declared)

# mcp-test-driver

Interactive REPL for testing any [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)
server, over stdio or HTTP.  No AI wiring, just debugging.

Point it at a command (stdio) or a URL (HTTP) and get a prompt with
tab-completion for tools, argument keys, and enum values.

## Usage

```sh
# Stdio transport — pass the server command and its arguments:
mcp-test-driver aifr mcp
mcp-test-driver character agent mcp
mcp-test-driver nats-lsp mcp-stdio

# HTTP transport — pass a URL:
mcp-test-driver https://unicode.mcp.pennock.tech/mcp

# Enable roots capability (exposes cwd to the server):
mcp-test-driver --roots aifr mcp
mcp-test-driver --roots=/path/to/project https://example.com/mcp
```

At the prompt, type a tool name and its arguments:

```
mcp> unicode_search query=snowman
mcp> unicode_lookup_char char=✓
```

## CLI Options

| Option           | Description                                    |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `-h`, `--help`   | Show help message                              |
| `--trace`        | Enable protocol tracing (default)              |
| `--no-trace`     | Disable protocol tracing at startup            |
| `--roots`        | Advertise cwd as filesystem root to the server |
| `--roots=<path>` | Advertise a specific path as filesystem root   |

## Built-in Commands

Built-in commands use the `/` prefix.  Tool names are stripped of leading
`/` during sanitization, for namespace separation.

### Tools

| Command            | Alias | Description                 |
| ------------------ | ----- | --------------------------- |
| `/list`            | `/l`  | List available tools        |
| `/describe <tool>` | `/d`  | Show full schema for a tool |

### Resources

| Command              | Alias    | Description                       |
| -------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------- |
| `/resources`         | `/lr`    | List available resources          |
| `/templates`         | `/lt`  …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- code.execution (1, declared)
- dev.filesystem (0.882, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-test-driver/ (first seen 2026-09-10T04:23:44.637Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-test-driver/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-test-driver · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-test-driver