In-depth guide to using the MCP Inspector for testing and debugging Model Context Protocol servers
The MCP Inspector is an interactive developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers. While the Debugging Guide covers the Inspector as part of the overall debugging toolkit, this document provides a detailed exploration of the Inspector’s features and capabilities.
The Inspector runs directly through npx
without requiring installation:
A common way to start server packages from NPM or PyPi.
To inspect servers locally developed or downloaded as a repository, the most common way is:
Please carefully read any attached README for the most accurate instructions.
The MCP Inspector interface
The Inspector provides several features for interacting with your MCP server:
Start Development
Iterative testing
Test edge cases
Check out the MCP Inspector source code
Learn about broader debugging strategies
In-depth guide to using the MCP Inspector for testing and debugging Model Context Protocol servers
The MCP Inspector is an interactive developer tool for testing and debugging MCP servers. While the Debugging Guide covers the Inspector as part of the overall debugging toolkit, this document provides a detailed exploration of the Inspector’s features and capabilities.
The Inspector runs directly through npx
without requiring installation:
A common way to start server packages from NPM or PyPi.
To inspect servers locally developed or downloaded as a repository, the most common way is:
Please carefully read any attached README for the most accurate instructions.
The MCP Inspector interface
The Inspector provides several features for interacting with your MCP server:
Start Development
Iterative testing
Test edge cases
Check out the MCP Inspector source code
Learn about broader debugging strategies