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    "provider": "Juan Ibiapina",
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    "category": "developer_tooling",
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      "ai_agents",
      "developer_tools",
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      "shell_automation",
      "tool_discovery"
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      "turn MCP server into CLI",
      "command line MCP client",
      "invoke MCP tools from shell",
      "agent friendly MCP CLI",
      "MCP server tool discovery"
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      "documentation",
      "openinvoke_service_card"
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      "headers": "Optional HTTP headers, with environment variable references supported by the README examples.",
      "tool_arguments": "JSON arguments passed to the selected MCP tool."
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      "The target MCP server may require headers or OAuth and the user wants that handled by the CLI."
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