Install

The mcppipe CLI is a single self-contained binary. Pick whichever method fits your platform — they all install the same binary. Once it’s on your PATH, head to the Quickstart to expose your first MCP server.

Install

The install script picks the right build for your platform and adds the binary to your PATH:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://mcppipe.sh | sh

Run in PowerShell:

powershell -c "irm https://mcppipe.sh/install.ps1 | iex"

Prefer a system installer? Download the .msi from the latest release and run it.

brew install mcppipe/homebrew-tap/mcppipe

scoop bucket add mcppipe https://github.com/mcppipe/scoop-bucket
scoop install mcppipe

Verify

mcppipe --version

Upgrade

The CLI runs a quiet background check on startup and prints a one-line nudge to stderr when a newer release exists. It never blocks the tunnel and never auto-installs anything — it only checks and prints. To upgrade:

Re-run the install script — it always fetches the latest release.

Re-run the PowerShell install command, or install the newer .msi.

brew upgrade mcppipe

scoop update mcppipe

To turn the update check off, pass --no-update-check or set MCPPIPE_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1.

Telemetry & privacy

Two global flags control what the CLI reaches out for. Both can be set on the command line or via an environment variable, and both are documented in the CLI reference.

Flag	Environment variable	Effect
`--no-update-check`	`MCPPIPE_NO_UPDATE_CHECK`	Skips the background check against the GitHub Releases API.
`--no-telemetry`	`MCPPIPE_NO_TELEMETRY`	Disables crash/error reporting (Sentry). Nothing is sent off-machine.

Supported platforms

Pre-built binaries are published for:

OS	Architectures
macOS	Apple Silicon, Intel
Linux	x86-64 (glibc and musl), ARM64
Windows	x86-64

Releases, checksums and archives live on the GitHub releases page.

Next steps

Quickstart — create a tunnel and expose a local MCP server.
CLI reference — every up/detect flag and environment variable.