Claude Flow MCP

Standalone MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Claude Flow with stdio/http/websocket transports, connection pooling, and tool registry.

Quick Command Reference

Task	Command
Start MCP server	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp start`
Stop MCP server	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp stop`
Check status	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp status`
Health check	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp health`
Restart server	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp restart`
List tools	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp tools`
Toggle tool	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp toggle <tool>`
Execute tool	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp exec <tool> [args]`
View logs	`npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp logs`

Core Commands

mcp start

Start the MCP server.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp start

mcp stop

Stop the MCP server.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp stop

mcp status

Show MCP server status including transport, connections, and tool count.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp status

mcp health

Check MCP server health and responsiveness.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp health

mcp restart

Restart the MCP server.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp restart

mcp tools

List all available MCP tools with their descriptions and parameters.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp tools

mcp toggle

Enable or disable a specific MCP tool.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp toggle <tool-name>

mcp exec

Execute an MCP tool directly from the command line.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp exec <tool-name> [arguments]

mcp logs

Show MCP server logs.

bash

npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp logs

Common Patterns

Quick MCP Setup for Claude Code

bash

# Add MCP server to Claude Code
claude mcp add claude-flow -- npx -y @claude-flow/cli@latest

# Start the server
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp start

# Verify it's running
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp health

Manage MCP Tools

bash

# List all tools
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp tools

# Disable a tool
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp toggle memory_store

# Execute a tool directly
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp exec memory_search --query "pattern"

Monitor MCP Server

bash

# Check status
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp status

# View logs
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp logs

# Restart if needed
npx @claude-flow/cli@latest mcp restart

Key Options

•--verbose: Enable verbose output for debugging
•--format: Output format (text, json, table)

Programmatic API

typescript

import { MCPServer, MCPTransport } from '@claude-flow/mcp';

// Create MCP server with stdio transport
const server = new MCPServer({
  transport: 'stdio',
  tools: registeredTools,
});

// Start serving
await server.start();

RAN DDD Context

Bounded Context: Cross-Cutting Related Skills: claude-flow-cli, claude-flow

References

•Complete command reference: See references/commands.md
•Full README
•npm