Station CLI

Station is a self-hosted AI agent orchestration platform. You interact with it via the stn CLI or MCP tools (41+ available via stn stdio).

When to Use CLI vs MCP Tools

Task	Use CLI	Use MCP Tool
Create/edit agent files	`stn agent create`, edit `.prompt` files	-
Run an agent	`stn agent run <name> "<task>"`	`call_agent`
List agents/environments	`stn agent list`, `stn env list`	`list_agents`, `list_environments`
Add MCP servers	`stn mcp add <name>`	`add_mcp_server_to_environment`
Sync configurations	`stn sync <env>`	-
Install bundles	`stn bundle install <url>`	-
Inspect runs	`stn runs list`	`inspect_run`, `list_runs`
Deploy	`stn deploy <env>`	-
Start services	`stn serve`, `stn jaeger up`	-

Rule of thumb: CLI for setup, file operations, deployment. MCP tools for programmatic execution and queries within conversations.