MCP Inspector
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.
The MCP Inspector is the official interactive developer tool for testing and debugging Model Context Protocol servers. Think of it as Postman for MCP. It provides a React-based browser UI plus a Node.js proxy that connects to MCP servers over stdio, SSE, or streamable HTTP. The Tools panel lists all tools exposed by your server where you can fill in parameters using auto-generated forms from JSON schemas and see exact JSON responses. The Resources panel lets you browse static context like file contents and database schemas. It runs directly through npx with zero installation, launching a UI at localhost:6274. If you are building or debugging MCP servers, this is the first tool you reach for.
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