The nerlo CLI

The command-line client for the Nerlo registry: search scanned MCP servers, read their scoresheets, install verified skills, and submit new repositories for scanning.

Install

pip install nerlo
nerlo --help

Consumer commands

Search the registry

Keyword search across name, description, and author (2–100 characters):

nerlo search "weather"
nerlo search "weather" --json

Inspect a server

Score, badge, and the full per-scanner scoresheets for a skill:

nerlo info weather-mcp

The output mirrors the registry website: every scanner's verdict is shown, and the composite is labelled as one view among many.

Install a skill

Writes an mcpServers config entry for your platform. Runnable directly for npm/PyPI-hosted packages; other sources get a repository reference you finish wiring manually. Requires an API token:

nerlo install weather-mcp --target claude-code

Install respects the composite badge — Verified proceeds, Caution prompts for confirmation, Unsafe is refused.

Publisher commands

Submit a repository

Queue a repository for ingestion and scanning (authenticated):

nerlo submit https://github.com/you/your-mcp-server --token $NERLO_API_TOKEN

Request a re-scan

By server UUID or skill slug (authenticated):

nerlo rescan weather-mcp --token $NERLO_API_TOKEN

Tokens

Authenticated commands read --token or the NERLO_API_TOKEN environment variable. Tokens are issued per account; treat them like passwords.

Configuration

Point the CLI at a different registry with --api-url or NERLO_API_BASE_URL (defaults to https://api.nerlo.ai).