A command-line interface for using a mark-up language (JMSML) to access JMS/JMX interfaces. The invention comprises a system including a Java stand alone client, acting as the command line interface to execute the JMSML program. The user can specify the JMSML program name, location along with the server's connection information (for example the URL) as command line parameters. This interface then validates these parameters and executes the given JMSML program. This interface requires the JMSML engine JAR file in the CLASSPATH of the user's execution environment.