pythinker mcp Subcommand

pythinker mcp is used to manage MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configurations. For concepts and usage of MCP, see Model Context Protocol.

pythinker mcp COMMAND [ARGS]

add

Add an MCP server configuration.

pythinker mcp add [OPTIONS] NAME [TARGET_OR_COMMAND...]

Arguments

Argument	Description
NAME	Server name, used for identification and reference
TARGET_OR_COMMAND...	URL for http mode; command for stdio mode (must start with --)

Options

Option	Short	Description
--transport TYPE	-t	Transport type: stdio (default) or http
--env KEY=VALUE	-e	Environment variable (stdio only), can be specified multiple times
--header KEY:VALUE	-H	HTTP header (http only), can be specified multiple times
--auth TYPE	-a	Authentication type (e.g., oauth, http only)

list

List all configured MCP servers.

pythinker mcp list

Output includes:

• Configuration file path
• Name, transport type, and target for each server
• Authorization status for OAuth servers

remove

Remove an MCP server configuration.

pythinker mcp remove NAME

Arguments

Argument	Description
NAME	Name of server to remove

auth

Authorize an MCP server that uses OAuth.

pythinker mcp auth NAME

This will open a browser for the OAuth authorization flow. After successful authorization, the token is cached for future use.

Arguments

Argument	Description
NAME	Name of server to authorize

TIP

Only servers added with --auth oauth require this command.

reset-auth

Clear the cached OAuth token for an MCP server.

pythinker mcp reset-auth NAME

Arguments

Argument	Description
NAME	Name of server to reset authorization

After clearing, you need to run pythinker mcp auth again to re-authorize.

test

Test connection to an MCP server and list available tools.

pythinker mcp test NAME

Arguments

Argument	Description
NAME	Name of server to test

Output includes:

• Connection status
• Number of available tools
• Tool names and descriptions