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🔍 MCP Inspector by mcp-use is an open-source, interactive developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers with support for MCP-UI and OpenAI Apps SDK widgets. It provides a beautiful, intuitive interface for testing tools, exploring resources, managing prompts, and monitoring server connections - all from your browser.

🚀 Try it:

• Online: inspector.mcp-use.com
• Locally: Run npx @mcp-use/inspector
• Repository: github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use

🎥 Demo

📖 Documentation

For detailed usage instructions and guides, visit mcp-use.com/docs/inspector

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📦 Related Packages

Package	Description	Version
mcp-use	MCP framework and CLI
create-mcp-use-app	Create MCP apps

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✨ Key Features

Feature	Description
🚀 Dev Auto-Mount	Project-pinned Inspector available at /mcp/inspector in mcp-use dev
🔌 Multi-Connection	Connect to and manage multiple MCP servers simultaneously
🎯 Interactive Testing	Test tools with live execution and real-time results
📊 Real-time Status	Monitor connection states, errors, and server health
🔐 OAuth Support	Built-in OAuth flow handling with popup authentication
💾 Persistent Sessions	Connections saved to localStorage and auto-reconnect
🎨 Beautiful UI	Modern, responsive interface built with React and Tailwind
🔍 Tool Explorer	Browse and execute all available tools with schema validation
📁 Resource Browser	View and copy resource URIs with syntax highlighting
🧩 Skills Explorer	Browse, verify, and preview Skills over MCP files
💬 Prompt Manager	Test and manage prompts with argument templates
🌐 Universal Support	Works with Streamable HTTP server connections
🎨 Widget Support	Full support for MCP-UI and OpenAI Apps SDK widgets
🔑 BYOK Chat	Bring Your Own Key chat interface for testing conversational flows
📚 Skill-aware Chat	Test progressive skill loading with removable per-chat context
💾 Saved Tool Calls	Save and replay tool executions for repeated testing
⌨️ Quick Actions	Cmd + K keyboard shortcuts for rapid navigation
🐳 Docker Ready	Self-host with a single Docker container for production use

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🚀 Quick Start

Access the Inspector

There are three ways to use the MCP Inspector:

1. Online Version (Recommended for Testing)

Visit inspector.mcp-use.com - no installation required!

2. Run Locally

npx @mcp-use/inspector

Opens the inspector in your browser at http://localhost:8080

3. Auto-mounted by mcp-use dev…