How do I install inspector?

Its own README gives this command: npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is inspector official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,274 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.

What licence does inspector use?

The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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inspector

inspector is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 2,274 GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Testing and evaluation platform to chat, inspect, and debug MCP servers, MCP apps, and ChatGPT apps.

Install

Read from inspector’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest

View in inspector’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

2274

State

listed

Licence

NOASSERTION

From the repository

Testing and evaluation platform to chat, inspect, and debug MCP servers, MCP apps, and ChatGPT apps.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

inspector compared with similar servers

inspector compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
inspector (this page)	—	None listed	2,274	2026-10-22	NOASSERTION
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
mcp-searxng	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0

Ranked by services in common with inspector, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about inspector

What does inspector do?: Testing and evaluation platform to chat, inspect, and debug MCP servers, MCP apps, and ChatGPT apps.
How do I install inspector?: Its own README gives this command: npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Is inspector official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,274 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
What licence does inspector use?: The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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