CLI

bitmcp dev, start, preview, and build commands.

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The bitmcp CLI ships with the bitmcp package.

Commands

CommandDescription
bitmcp devVite watch for Views plus the MCP server. stdio by default
bitmcp startProduction Streamable HTTP from dist/server.js
bitmcp previewLocal App Bridge host with iframe
bitmcp buildHashed inlined View HTML plus dist/server.js. Writes api/mcp.js when deploy is "vercel"

Flags

FlagApplies toDescription
--httpdevUse Streamable HTTP instead of stdio
--stdiodevForce stdio (the default)
--port Ndev, start, previewListen port

Typical scripts

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "bitmcp dev",
    "start": "bitmcp start --http",
    "preview": "bitmcp preview",
    "build": "bitmcp build"
  }
}

Environment

VariableDescription
BITMCP_ROOTProject root
BITMCP_STATE_KEYState signing key
MCP_TRANSPORTstdio or http
MCP_PORTHTTP port
MCP_HOSTHTTP bind address
MCP_PATHHTTP path

Usage string

bitmcp <dev|start|preview|build> [--http] [--stdio] [--port N]
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