MCP Inspector
Official visual testing tool for Model Context Protocol servers
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MCP Inspector is the official developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers. It connects over stdio or HTTP and lets you browse and invoke tools, resources, and prompts while inspecting protocol messages.
Key features
- Connects over stdio and HTTP transports
- Browse and call tools, resources, and prompts
- Inspect raw protocol messages
- Run with a single npx command
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