Inspector
Officialby modelcontextprotocol
Visual testing tool for MCP servers
No known CVEs
No license
Actively maintained
Last commit 0d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
2 tools · ~107 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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Inspector is an MCP server that visual testing tool for MCP servers. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 74/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-server": {
"env": {
"key": "value",
"key2": "value2"
},
"args": [
"build/index.js",
"arg1",
"arg2"
],
"command": "node"
},
"everything": {
"env": {
"hello": "Hello MCP!"
},
"args": [
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Inspector does
The MCP Inspector is a developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers. It is NOT an MCP server itself. Run it with: npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
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Why this score
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Score breakdown
74/100across 5 weighted dimensions
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−26
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Security
OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Tools (2)
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~107 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Inspector safe to use?
- Inspector has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.
- How do I install Inspector?
- Inspector supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Inspector do?
- Inspector provides 2 tools: rules, Documentation. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Inspector?
- Inspector is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Inspector actively maintained?
- Inspector is actively maintained - last commit was 0 days ago. It has 10,993 GitHub stars.
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