Lite Mcp Client

What is Lite Mcp Client?

Lite Mcp Client is a lightweight, command-line-based MCP (Model-Chat-Prompt) client that connects to multiple MCP servers, enabling users to call tools, access resources, and use prompt templates. It supports integration with large language models (LLMs) for intelligent, natural-language-driven queries and is intended for developers and power users working with MCP ecosystems.

How to use Lite Mcp Client?

Install via pip install lite-mcp-client or from source with uv sync. Configure a mcp_config.json file (or use .env.example for environment variables). Invoke via the lite-mcp-client command with flags like --interactive, --query "question", --call "server.tool", or directly with a query string.

Key features of Lite Mcp Client

• Multi-server connection management
• Supports STDIO and SSE server types
• Tool, resource, and prompt template access
• Natural language intelligent queries with auto tool selection
• Interactive terminal mode with rich commands
• Session-based conversation history

Use cases of Lite Mcp Client

• Query trending news via a specific MCP server and summarize results
• Fetch and save webpage content using the Get tool
• Configure and switch between multiple MCP servers for different tasks

FAQ from Lite Mcp Client

What server types does Lite Mcp Client support?

It supports both STDIO (launched via a command) and SSE (HTTP Server-Sent Events) server types, configured in the mcp_config.json file.

How do I install Lite Mcp Client?

Install from PyPI: pip install lite-mcp-client, or clone the source repository and run uv sync.

How do I configure servers?

Create a mcp_config.json file with an array of mcp_servers objects specifying name, type, command/url, args, environment variables, and description. A default server list can be set under default_server.

What are the main dependencies of Lite Mcp Client?

The client requires Python 3.11+ and depends on libraries like asyncio, mcp, langchain_openai, langchain_google_genai, langchain_anthropic, langchain_aws, and dotenv.

What license does Lite Mcp Client use?

It is released under the MIT License.