MCP Inspector vs MCP CLI
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MCP Tools
MCP Tools
Description
Visual testing tool for Model Context Protocol servers. Like Postman for MCP - call tools, browse resources, and view real-time logs in a browser UI. Zero install via npx.
Lightweight CLI for discovering and calling MCP servers. Dynamic tool discovery reduces token consumption from 47K to 400 tokens. Three subcommands: info, grep, call.
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