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Hookdeck CLI

Hookdeck CLI is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. CLI for Hookdeck: forward webhooks to localhost (ngrok alternative), manage and query Event Gateway resources (sources, connections, destinations, events), run… It has 365 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y hookdeck-cli.

github.com/hookdeck/hookdeck-cli (opens in a new tab)

  • Official
  • Other
  • Apache-2.0
  • Actively maintained
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Install Hookdeck CLI

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hookdeck-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hookdeck-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio hookdeck-cli -- npx -y hookdeck-cli

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hookdeck-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hookdeck-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "hookdeck-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hookdeck-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Tools (17)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • hookdeck_projects_read

    list

  • hookdeck_projects_use

    use

  • hookdeck_login

    (sign in)

  • gateway_connections_read

    list, get

  • gateway_connections_pause

    pause, unpause

  • gateway_sources_read

    list, get

  • gateway_destinations_read

    list, get

  • gateway_transformations_read

    list, get, run

  • gateway_requests_read

    list

  • gateway_request_read

    get, raw_body

  • gateway_events_read

    list, list_ignored

  • gateway_event_read

    get, raw_body

  • gateway_attempts_read

    list, get

  • gateway_issues_read

    list, get

  • gateway_metrics_read

    events, requests, attempts, transformations

  • gateway_bulk_read

    list, get, plan

  • gateway_help

    overview, per-tool topics

About Hookdeck CLI

Using the Hookdeck CLI, you can forward your events (e.g. webhooks) to your local web server with unlimited free and permanent event URLs. Your event history is preserved between sessions and can be viewed, replayed, or used for testing by you and your teammates.

  • webhooks
  • cli
  • hookdeck
  • ngrok-alternative
  • localtunnel
  • mcp
  • mcp-server

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What is Hookdeck CLI?

Hookdeck CLI is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. CLI for Hookdeck: forward webhooks to localhost (ngrok alternative), manage and query Event Gateway resources (sources, connections, destinations, events), run… It has 365 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y hookdeck-cli. The source code is at github.com/hookdeck/hookdeck-cli.

How do I install the Hookdeck CLI MCP server?

Add the command npx -y hookdeck-cli to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Hookdeck CLI free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Hookdeck CLI actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. The latest release is v3.1.0, published Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.