MCP Server · modelcontextprotocol

MCP Inspector

Interactive inspector for Model Context Protocol servers. Used to debug tool calls, inspect schemas, and verify a server before it is wired into an agent.

Breaking changeHighProductionAuthority 97/100 · High confidenceSaved to library
Installed version
0.15.2
Latest version
0.16.0
Last checked
38 seconds ago
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Current status

A breaking release is available and your production configuration uses two fields it removes.

Recommended next action

Review the impact analysis, then migrate the two configuration files in a testing workspace.

Latest meaningful change

v0.16.0Minor2026-07-24Migration required

Version 0.16 introduces a new authentication flow, removes two deprecated commands, and changes the configuration-file structure. Existing installations may require configuration changes.

Authority Score breakdown

97/ 1002 this weekHigh confidence
  • Repository provenance100

    Published under the protocol's own organization.

  • Maintainer activity98

    Commits from four maintainers in the last 30 days.

  • Release consistency95

    Eleven releases in twelve months, no gaps over 8 weeks.

  • Security history92

    One advisory in the last year, patched in 6 days.

  • Dependency health89

    Two transitive dependencies behind latest, none vulnerable.

  • Documentation quality96

    Migration guide shipped alongside the 0.16 release.

  • Issue responsiveness94

    Median first response 14 hours.

  • Adoption signals99

    Referenced by the majority of MCP server templates.

  • Independent tutorial coverage88

    Coverage of 0.16 is thin. One tutorial so far.

  • Community sentiment71

    Migration friction reported. Down 14 points this week.

  • License clarity100

    MIT, unchanged since first release.

  • Ownership stability100

    No ownership transfers recorded.

Safety Security failures and malicious behaviour are never averaged away by popularity. A low security or ownership dimension caps the overall score regardless of adoption.

Latest relevant tutorials

Duration 07:31

Getting started with MCP Inspector

Seeded Creator B@seeded-creator-b2 Mar 2026121K views
Breaking Changes · v0.13.4Quality 76Relevance 82Sentiment 84Auto-generated transcript

▲ Version warning. This tutorial was recorded for version 0.13.4. The current release is 0.16.0 and the authentication architecture has changed.

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