ak mcp verify

Starts one or more discovered MCP servers and requires an MCP initialize response within the timeout.

Who it's for: Power devs, AI agents, and CI jobs validating MCP config health.

When to use it: Use after ak mcp list or after editing MCP config.

What changes on disk: Executes configured MCP server commands and sends MCP initialize only. Does not call tools or write config files.

ak mcp verify [name] [flags]

ak mcp verify memory --json
ak mcp verify dataforseo --timeout 30s --json

Flag	Description
`-h, --help`	help for verify
`--json`	Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive)
`--no-interactive`	Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe)
`-q, --quiet`	Suppress non-error output on stderr
`--timeout duration`	MCP initialize timeout (default 3s)
`-V, --verbose`	Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet)
`-y, --yes`	Assume yes for all prompts

Flag	Description
`--claude-home string`	Claude home override; defaults to AGENTKIT_CLAUDE_HOME or ~/.claude
`--cwd string`	Project directory override; defaults to current working directory

Mode	Behavior
`pretty`	default on TTY (colors, ASCII markers)
`plain`	auto when stdout piped or --no-interactive
`json`	--json (single-object envelope, NDJSON-safe)

Code	Meaning
`0`	success
`1`	runtime error
`2`	invalid flags
`3`	user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel)