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ak mcp list

List discovered MCP servers

ak mcp list

List discovered MCP servers

Synopsis

What it does: Lists merged MCP servers from Claude user settings, Claude user .mcp.json, and project .mcp.json.

Who it's for: Scripts and reviewers that need a headless MCP inventory.

When to use it: Use before MCP edits or to compare with desktop/dashboard MCP views.

Examples: ak mcp list ak mcp list --json ak mcp list --claude-home /tmp/claude --cwd /tmp/project --json

What changes on disk: Read-only.

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

Exit codes: 0 success 1 runtime error 2 invalid flags 3 user-cancel (SIGINT, prompt-cancel)

ak mcp list [flags]

Options

  -h, --help             help for list
      --json             Emit machine-readable JSON (implies --no-interactive)
      --no-interactive   Disable interactive prompts (CI-safe)
  -q, --quiet            Suppress non-error output on stderr
  -V, --verbose          Extra diagnostic output on stderr (loses to --quiet)
  -y, --yes              Assume yes for all prompts

Options inherited from parent commands

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

SEE ALSO

  • ak mcp - Inspect local MCP server configuration

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