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Utilitybelt
What is Utilitybelt
UtilityBelt is a CLI tool designed for interacting with MCP endpoints, specifically tailored for CLI-based AI agents like aider.
Use cases
Use cases for UtilityBelt include leveraging an MCP endpoint for calculations, automating tasks through command line interactions, and enhancing the functionality of AI agents by providing them with tool suggestions.
How to use
To use UtilityBelt, you can run commands within the aider environment. For example, to describe an MCP endpoint, use the command: /run utilitybelt describe https://mcp-example.com. This will provide a list of command line calls that aider can suggest for tool usage.
Key features
Key features of UtilityBelt include the ability to load context for calling tools on MCP endpoints, suggest command line calls, and facilitate interaction with various tools through a simple command structure.
Where to use
UtilityBelt is primarily used in environments where CLI-based AI agents need to interact with MCP endpoints, such as in software development, automation, and data processing tasks.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Utilitybelt
UtilityBelt is a CLI tool designed for interacting with MCP endpoints, specifically tailored for CLI-based AI agents like aider.
Use cases
Use cases for UtilityBelt include leveraging an MCP endpoint for calculations, automating tasks through command line interactions, and enhancing the functionality of AI agents by providing them with tool suggestions.
How to use
To use UtilityBelt, you can run commands within the aider environment. For example, to describe an MCP endpoint, use the command: /run utilitybelt describe https://mcp-example.com. This will provide a list of command line calls that aider can suggest for tool usage.
Key features
Key features of UtilityBelt include the ability to load context for calling tools on MCP endpoints, suggest command line calls, and facilitate interaction with various tools through a simple command structure.
Where to use
UtilityBelt is primarily used in environments where CLI-based AI agents need to interact with MCP endpoints, such as in software development, automation, and data processing tasks.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
A CLI tool for interacting with MCP endpoints for CLI based AI agents (like aider)
Usage
The purpose of this tool is to load aider with context of how to call tools on an MCP endpoint.
inside aider
/run utilitybelt describe https://mcp-example.com
this should a list of command line calls to aider to use as suggestions for tools it can call.
when tools are suggested, aider should use the following format:
/run utilitybelt tools call https://mcp-example.com <tool_name> "<tool_params_escaped_json>"
See it work
Using an MCP endpoint for a calculator in aider.
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.










