help Command¶
Show help information for all commands or a specific command.
Functionality¶
- Shows a summary of all available commands, usage, and examples.
- If a command is specified, shows detailed help for that command.
Options & Arguments¶
[command]: Optional. Name of the command to show detailed help for.
Configuration¶
- No configuration required.
Example¶
Sample Output¶
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│ Available Commands: │
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│ Template Selection: │
│ • select <template> - Select a template for session │
│ • unselect - Unselect current template │
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│ Template & Server Management: │
│ • templates - List all available templates │
│ • servers - List all deployed MCP servers │
│ • deploy [template] - Deploy a template as server │
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│ Tool Operations: │
│ • tools [template] - List available tools for a template │
│ • call [template] <tool> - Call a tool (stdio or HTTP) │
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│ Configuration Management: │
│ • configure [template] key=value - Set configuration interactively │
│ • show-config [template] - Show current template configuration │
│ • clear-config [template] - Clear template configuration │
│ Note: Configuration can also be set via: │
│ • Environment variables (KEY=value) │
│ • Config files (--config-file path) │
│ • CLI deployment commands (--config key=value) │
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│ Server Operations: │
│ • logs <target> - Get logs from deployment │
│ • stop [target] - Stop deployments │
│ • status - Show backend health and deployment summary │
│ • remove <target> - Remove deployments │
│ • cleanup - Cleanup stopped containers and resources │
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│ General: │
│ • help - Show this help or help for specific command │
│ • quit / exit - Exit the interactive CLI │
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│ Examples: │
│ • templates │
│ • select demo │
│ • configure github_token=your_token_here │
│ • tools │
│ • call github search_repositories {"query": "python"} │
│ • call demo say_hello (no config needed) │
│ For stdio templates: config is prompted if missing mandatory properties │
│ For HTTP templates: server deployment is prompted if not running │
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When and How to Run¶
- Use to discover available commands or get details about a specific command.
- Run at any time during an interactive CLI session.