mcporter/docs/migration.md
2026-05-04 08:14:31 +01:00

78 lines
2.9 KiB
Markdown

---
summary: 'How to migrate from pnpm mcp:* wrappers to the mcporter package.'
---
# Migration Guide
This guide walks through replacing the Python-based `pnpm mcp:*` helpers with the new TypeScript runtime and CLI.
## 1. Install
```bash
pnpm add mcporter
# or
yarn add mcporter
# or
npm install mcporter
```
## 2. Update Scripts
- Replace `pnpm mcporter:list` with `npx mcporter list`.
- Replace `pnpm mcporter:call <server>.<tool> key=value` with `npx mcporter call <server>.<tool> key=value`.
- Add `--config <path>` if your configuration is not under `./config/mcporter.json`.
- Optional: set `"imports"` inside `mcporter.json` (for example `[]` to disable auto-imports or `["cursor", "codex"]` to customize the order).
- Append `--tail-log` to stream the last 20 lines of any log file returned by the tool.
## 3. OAuth Tokens
- Tokens are saved in the shared vault under `~/.mcporter/credentials.json` by default, or `$XDG_DATA_HOME/mcporter/credentials.json` when `XDG_DATA_HOME` is set.
- To force a fresh login, delete that directory and rerun the command; the CLI will relaunch the browser.
- Custom `token_cache_dir` entries in `mcporter.json` continue to work as explicit overrides.
## 4. Programmatic Usage
```ts
import { createRuntime } from 'mcporter';
const runtime = await createRuntime({ configPath: './config/mcporter.json' });
const tools = await runtime.listTools('chrome-devtools');
await runtime.callTool('chrome-devtools', 'take_screenshot', { args: { url: 'https://x.com' } });
await runtime.close();
```
Prefer `createRuntime` for long-lived agents so connections and OAuth tokens can be reused.
## 5. Single Call Helper
```ts
import { callOnce } from 'mcporter';
await callOnce({
server: 'firecrawl',
toolName: 'crawl',
args: { url: 'https://anthropic.com' },
});
```
Use `callOnce` for fire-and-forget invocations.
## 6. Environment Variables
- `LINEAR_API_KEY`, `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`, and similar tokens are read exactly as before via `${VAR}` syntax.
- `${VAR:-default}` continues to work; empty values are ignored.
- `$env:VAR` placeholders resolve to raw OS environment variables.
## 7. Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Fix |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Browser did not open | Copy the printed OAuth URL manually into a browser. |
| Authorization hangs | Ensure the callback URL can bind to `127.0.0.1`; firewalls may block it. |
| Tokens are stale | Run `mcporter auth --reset <server>` or delete the matching vault entry/cache and retry. |
| Stdio command fails | Pass `--root` to point at the repo root so relative paths resolve. |
---
For deeper architectural notes and future work, see [`docs/spec.md`](./spec.md).