MCP Inspector (official)
The official developer tool for inspecting and testing MCP servers from a web UI, CLI or terminal UI.
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Checking what an MCP server exposes and how it responds while you build it.
About MCP Inspector (official)
The MCP Inspector is the MCP project's own tool for inspecting servers. One package provides a web interface, a scriptable CLI for automation, CI and agent feedback loops, and an interactive terminal UI. Version 2 is the current line, with a migration guide from v1.
MCP Inspector (official) is listed in this index written primarily in TypeScript, with 11k stars on GitHub. Its latest recorded repository push was in October 2026; that is not an ASE editorial review date.
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspectorMCP Inspector (official) and related category tools
Alternatives guide →| Record | Stars | Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP Inspector (official)this listing | 11k | TypeScript | — | Free |
| MCPJam Inspector | 2.3k | TypeScript | — | Costs not checked |
| MCP Tools (mcptools) | 1.6k | Go | MIT | Costs not checked |
| MCPM (MCP Manager) | 1.0k | Python | MIT | Costs not checked |
