mcp-remote CLI

Use mcp-remote to quickly connect to the SearchMCP MCP server from your terminal. Handy for debugging, inspecting tools, or testing requests.

Install

You don’t need a global install — run via npx:

npx mcp-remote https://api.searchmcp.io/mcp --header "x-api-key: smcp_<YOUR_API_KEY>"

Example usage

Connect and interact with the available MCP tools:

> listTools
- search_tool

> callTool search '{"query": "site:openai.com gpt-5 news"}'