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ToolHive (thv) is a lightweight, secure, and fast manager for MCP servers
ToolHive (thv) is a lightweight, secure, and fast manager for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. It is written in Go and has extensive test coverage—including input validation—to ensure reliability and security.
Under the hood, ToolHive acts as a very thin client for the Docker/Podman/Colima Unix socket API. This design choice allows it to remain both efficient and lightweight while still providing powerful, container-based isolation for running MCP servers.
thv [flags]
--debug Enable debug mode
-h, --help help for thv
- thv build - Build a container for an MCP server without running it
- thv client - Manage MCP clients
- thv config - Manage application configuration
- thv export - Export a workload's run configuration to a file
- thv group - Manage logical groupings of MCP servers
- thv inspector - Launches the MCP Inspector UI and connects it to the specified MCP server
- thv list - List running MCP servers
- thv logs - Output the logs of an MCP server or manage log files
- thv mcp - Interact with MCP servers for debugging
- thv proxy - Create a transparent proxy for an MCP server with authentication support
- thv registry - Manage MCP server registry
- thv rm - Remove one or more MCP servers
- thv run - Run an MCP server
- thv runtime - Commands related to the container runtime
- thv search - Search for MCP servers
- thv secret - Manage secrets
- thv serve - Start the ToolHive API server
- thv skill - Manage skills
- thv start - Start (resume) a tooling server
- thv status - Show detailed status of an MCP server
- thv stop - Stop one or more MCP servers
- thv version - Show the version of ToolHive