mcp_start: Start and connect to an MCP server

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Start and connect to an MCP server

Description

Spawns an MCP server process and connects to it. Requires the server script to support –port argument.

Usage

mcp_start(command, args = character(), port = NULL, name = NULL,
          startup_wait = 2)

Arguments

command	Character. Command to run the server (e.g., "r", "Rscript").
args	Character vector. Arguments (path to server script).
port	Integer. Port for the server (default: random 7850-7899).
name	Character. Friendly name.
startup_wait	Numeric. Seconds to wait for server startup.

Value

An MCP connection object.

Examples

## Not run: 
conn <- mcp_start("Rscript", args = "mcp_server.R", port = 7850)
mcp_close(conn)

## End(Not run)

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