CLI Comparison

This page maps Arxo CLI commands to their MCP equivalents for the tools available in the MCP server.

Quick Reference

CLI Command	MCP Equivalent	Notes
`arxo analyze`	`analyze_architecture({ "project_path": "." })`	Run agent and OpenClaw architecture analysis
`arxo analyze --config file.yaml`	`analyze_architecture({ "project_path": ".", "config_path": "file.yaml" })`	Run with custom config
`arxo init`	N/A	CLI only; then use MCP config tools
`arxo cache clear`	N/A	Restart MCP server instead
Config help	`arxo_config_help`	Schema, metrics, policy, examples
Config validate	`arxo_config_validate`	Validate `arxo.yaml` or inline YAML
Config suggest	`arxo_config_suggest`	Generate suggested config for project

CLI:

arxo analyze

MCP:

analyze_architecture({ "project_path": "." })

Output: MCP always returns JSON with results, findings, and violations.

CLI:

arxo analyze --config custom-config.yaml

MCP:

analyze_architecture({
  "project_path": ".",
  "config_path": "/path/to/custom-config.yaml"
})

MCP:

arxo_config_help({})

Optional section: all, data, metrics, policy, report, examples.

MCP:

arxo_config_validate({ "project_path": "." })

Or pass config_yaml to validate inline YAML.

MCP:

arxo_config_suggest({ "project_path": "." })

Returns a suggested arxo.yaml for the project.

CLI: arxo cache clear
MCP: Restart the MCP server. The cache is in-memory and cleared on restart.