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source: src/main.rs
expression: sub.render_long_help().to_string()
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Serve the MCP tools over stdio (for agent clients).
Equivalent to `pond serve --transport stdio`. Register once per client; the tools are pond_search, pond_get, and pond_sql_query, with resources schema://pond, schema://pond-sql, and stats://pond.
Usage: pond mcp [OPTIONS]
Options:
-h, --help
Print help (see a summary with '-h')
Global options:
--storage-path <URL>
Storage destination: a local path or remote URL.
Accepts a bare path, `~/path`, `file://`, `s3://bucket/prefix`, `s3+https://host/bucket/prefix`, `gs://`, or `az://`. Default: `[storage].path` from config, then the platform data dir (`~/.local/share/pond`).
[env: POND_STORAGE_PATH]
--config <PATH>
Config file to read (default: `~/.config/pond/config.toml`)
[env: POND_CONFIG]
-v, --verbose...
Increase logging verbosity
-q, --quiet...
Decrease logging verbosity
Examples:
claude mcp add -s user pond -- pond mcp register in Claude Code
codex mcp add pond -- pond mcp register in Codex CLI