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.
- Installed version
- 0.15.2
- Latest version
- 0.16.0
- Last checked
- 38 seconds ago
- Monitoring
- Active
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
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
- 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
Getting started with MCP Inspector
▲ Version warning. This tutorial was recorded for version 0.13.4. The current release is 0.16.0 and the authentication architecture has changed.