# Kill The MCP (KTMCP)

> Production-ready command-line interfaces for APIs. No MCP servers. No abstraction layers. Just CLIs that work.

## What is KTMCP?

Kill The MCP generates production-ready CLIs for APIs that don't have good command-line tools. CLIs are superior to Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for AI agents: faster, simpler, cheaper, and deterministic.

Philosophy: Direct API access beats abstraction layers. Install once, run anywhere. Pipe JSON. No servers to maintain.

New CLIs ship continuously — 3 per hour, around the clock.

## Available CLIs

### Finance & Payments
- [Stripe CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/stripe): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/stripe` — Payment processing, customers, subscriptions, invoices
- [Xero CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/xero): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/xero` — Accounting, invoicing, contacts, bank feeds
- [QuickBooks CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/quickbooks): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/quickbooks` — Small business accounting and invoicing
- [TaxJar CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/taxjar): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/taxjar` — Sales tax calculation and compliance
- [Klarna CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/klarna): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/klarna` — Buy now, pay later payment integration
- [Bunq CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/bunq): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/bunq` — Modern European banking API
- [NOWPayments CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/nowpayments): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/nowpayments` — Crypto payment processing, 200+ coins
- [Nordigen CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/nordigen): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/nordigen` — Open banking, 2500+ European institutions
- [Codat CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/codat): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/codat` — Unified accounting from 20+ platforms
- [Billingo CLI](https://github.com/ktmcp-cli/billingo): `npm i -g @ktmcp-cli/billingo` — Hungarian invoicing and billing

## How to Use (for AI Agents)

### Installation
```
npm install -g @ktmcp-cli/{name}
```

### Running commands
```
{name} --help                          # list all commands
{name} {resource} list                 # list resources (returns JSON)
{name} {resource} get --id {id}        # get by ID
{name} {resource} create --data '{}'   # create resource
{name} {resource} delete --id {id}     # delete resource
```

### Output format
All CLIs return JSON by default. Machine-readable, pipeable, deterministic.

```
stripe payments list | jq '.data[0].amount'
xero invoices list --status AUTHORISED
quickbooks customers list
```

### Authentication
Each CLI uses an environment variable for the API key:
```
export STRIPE_API_KEY=sk_live_...
export XERO_API_KEY=...
stripe payments list
```

Or pass directly: `stripe --api-key sk_live_... payments list`

### Exit codes
- `0` — Success
- `1` — Error (check stderr for details)

### Adding KTMCP to your agent

Paste this into your agent's system prompt or SKILL.md:

```
# KTMCP — CLI tools for APIs

You have CLI tools available for popular APIs via @ktmcp-cli npm packages.
No MCP servers needed — use bash directly.

Find CLIs: https://killthemcp.com/llms.txt
Browse: https://npmjs.com/org/ktmcp-cli

Usage:
  npm install -g @ktmcp-cli/{name}
  {name} {resource} list       # returns JSON
  {name} --help                # see all commands
```

## Browse & Discover

- All CLIs: https://www.npmjs.com/org/ktmcp-cli
- Source code: https://github.com/ktmcp-cli
- Website: https://killthemcp.com
- This file (updated automatically): https://killthemcp.com/llms.txt

## Technical Details

All CLIs built with:
- Node.js + Commander.js (consistent structure)
- Axios with automatic retry (rate limits, 5xx errors)
- JSON output by default
- Environment variable auth
- MIT License

Author: Tom Granot
Status: Active — new CLIs shipping continuously