MCQuery — Minecraft Server Query CLI

Go (1.25+) terminal app for querying Minecraft Bedrock and Java servers directly or via an interactive domain lookup mode. Includes raw-terminal navigation, spinner progress UI, and concurrency-aware host probing.

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Key Features
• Quickstart
• Usage
  • Direct Query (UWP/TCP)
  • IP/Domain Lookup
  • Status API
• Output Details
• Directory Layout
• Troubleshooting
• Contributing
• License

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Overview

MCQuery is a focused CLI tool for checking Minecraft server status. It supports both Bedrock (UDP ping with RakNet unconnected ping) and Java (status + latency handshake) editions, and ships with an interactive lookup mode that tries combinations of subdomains and domain endings to find reachable servers.

The UI is terminal-native: selection menus use raw input, progress is shown with a spinner, and results are formatted for quick copy/paste.

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Key Features

• 🎯 Direct server query for Bedrock and Java editions.
• 🔎 Lookup mode to probe subdomain + domain ending combinations.
• ⚡ Concurrent lookup with automatic concurrency sizing.
• 🧭 Interactive terminal UI with keyboard navigation and live progress.
• 🧼 Clean MOTD rendering (strips Minecraft color codes).

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Quickstart

# Build
go build -o uwp-tcp-con ./cmd/uwp-tcp-con

# Run
./uwp-tcp-con

Or run directly:

go run ./cmd/uwp-tcp-con

Start the API server:

go run ./cmd/uwp-tcp-con --api --api-addr 127.0.0.1:8080 --api-timeout-ms 1000 --api-concurrency 32

Or use the quickstart scripts:

.\scripts\start-api.ps1

scripts\start-api.cmd

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Usage

On launch you’ll choose a mode and edition using the arrow keys (or W/S) and Enter.

Direct Query (UWP/TCP)

1. Select UWP/TCP query.
2. Choose Bedrock or Java.
3. Enter the host and port (leave empty for the default: 19132 for Bedrock, 25565 for Java).

This sends the protocol-specific ping and renders a formatted status page.

IP/Domain Lookup

1. Select IP lookup.
2. Choose Bedrock or Java.
3. Pick subdomains:
   • Custom
   • Built-in pool
   • Custom + pool
4. Enter the base host (e.g., example for play.example.com).
5. Pick domain endings:
   • Custom
   • Built-in pool
   • Custom + pool
6. Enter the port (or leave empty for the default).

The lookup will probe each combination concurrently and report matches.

Status API

The API keeps the normal CLI untouched and adds fast JSON/SSE endpoints for dashboards, bots, and tools that need player counts from one or more servers at the same time.

Start it with:

./uwp-tcp-con --api --api-addr 127.0.0.1:8080

Or from a config file:

./uwp-tcp-con --api-config config/api.example.json

For local changes, copy config/api.example.json to config/api.local.json. The quickstart scripts will use api.local.json automatically when it exists.

Config fields:

{
  "addr": "127.0.0.1:8080",
  "timeout_ms": 1000,
  "concurrency": 32,
  "enable_srv": true,
  "ip_mode": "auto"
}

Single server snapshot:

curl "http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/status?edition=bedrock&host=play.example.com&port=19132&timeout_ms=1000"

Group snapshot with parallel queries:

curl "http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/status?server=bedrock,play.example.com,19132,lobby&server=java,mc.example.com,25565,survival&timeout_ms=1000&concurrency=32"

Group snapshot via JSON:

curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/status" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"timeout_ms\":1000,\"concurrency\":32,\"servers\":[{\"name\":\"lobby\",\"edition\":\"bedrock\",\"host\":\"play.example.com\",\"port\":19132},{\"name\":\"survival\",\"edition\":\"java\",\"host\":\"mc.example.com\",\"port\":25565}]}"

Live stream:

curl "http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/stream?server=bedrock,play.example.com,19132,lobby&server=java,mc.example.com,25565,survival&interval_ms=1000&timeout_ms=1000"

The stream uses Server-Sent Events and sends a fresh grouped status payload every interval.

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Output Details

• Bedrock
  • Game ID, MOTD, protocol/game versions, and player counts.
• Java
  • Version name, protocol version, player counts, and latency (ms).

Both editions include a clean MOTD with Minecraft formatting stripped.

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Directory Layout

cmd/uwp-tcp-con/     # CLI entrypoint
config/              # API quickstart config
internal/cli/        # terminal UI, prompts, lookup pools
internal/ping/       # Bedrock/Java protocols + lookup engine
internal/web/        # local link server and status API
scripts/             # quickstart launch scripts

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Troubleshooting

• Timeouts: ensure the server is reachable and the port is open.
• No IPv4 address: Bedrock pings require an IPv4 resolution for the host.
• Terminal input issues: try running in a real TTY (not a basic shell emulator).

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Contributing

1. Fork the repo and create a feature branch.
2. Keep changes minimal and consistent with existing style.
3. Update README if user-facing behavior changes.

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License

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