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# iai mcps

Deploy and manage MCP servers

## Synopsis

Manage MCP servers for a project — self-hosted servers deployed in the platform, or remote servers hosted outside the platform: a custom URL or a catalog-backed provider whose URL and auth come from the curated catalog.

Attach an mcp to an agent with '--mcp ' on 'iai agents create'/'update'.

## Options

```
  -h, --help                  help for mcps
  -o, --organization string   Organization name that owns the project
  -p, --project string        Project name that owns the mcps
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --api-key string               API key for authentication
      --cfg-file string              Path to YAML config file with organization, project, and optional service definitions
      --deployment-hostname string   Hostname for the deployment API (default "https://deployment.interactive.ai")
      --hostname string              Hostname for the API (default "https://app.interactive.ai")
```

## SEE ALSO

* [iai](/cli/iai.md) - InteractiveAI's CLI
* [iai mcps activate](/cli/iai_mcps_activate.md) - Activate a deactivated mcp in a project
* [iai mcps catalog](/cli/iai_mcps_catalog.md) - Browse the MCP catalog
* [iai mcps connect](/cli/iai_mcps_connect.md) - Sign in to an mcp that authenticates with your account
* [iai mcps create](/cli/iai_mcps_create.md) - Create an mcp in a project
* [iai mcps deactivate](/cli/iai_mcps_deactivate.md) - Deactivate an mcp in a project
* [iai mcps delete](/cli/iai_mcps_delete.md) - Delete an mcp
* [iai mcps describe](/cli/iai_mcps_describe.md) - Show mcp details, verify state, and cached tools
* [iai mcps diff](/cli/iai_mcps_diff.md) - Compare two revisions of an mcp
* [iai mcps disconnect](/cli/iai_mcps_disconnect.md) - Forget an mcp's stored provider credential
* [iai mcps list](/cli/iai_mcps_list.md) - List mcps in a project
* [iai mcps log-fields](/cli/iai_mcps_log-fields.md) - List available fields in structured logs
* [iai mcps logs](/cli/iai_mcps_logs.md) - Show logs for an mcp
* [iai mcps port-forward](/cli/iai_mcps_port-forward.md) - Forward a local port to an mcp
* [iai mcps restart](/cli/iai_mcps_restart.md) - Restart an mcp in a project
* [iai mcps revisions](/cli/iai_mcps_revisions.md) - List revisions of an mcp
* [iai mcps run-tool](/cli/iai_mcps_run-tool.md) - Run a tool on an mcp
* [iai mcps tools](/cli/iai_mcps_tools.md) - List an mcp's cached tools with descriptions
* [iai mcps update](/cli/iai_mcps_update.md) - Update an mcp in a project
* [iai mcps verify](/cli/iai_mcps_verify.md) - Re-verify an mcp and refresh its cached tools


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