feat(cli,tui): normalize --catalog / --config with web; update --help (#1347) (#1499)

* feat(cli,tui): normalize --catalog / --config with web; update --help (#1347)

Bring the CLI and TUI in line with the web catalog vs read-only session
model introduced in #1481/#1483, and close the outstanding --help item
from #1347.

Core (core/mcp/node/config.ts):
- Add `catalogPath` to ServerConfigOptions (writable catalog slot).
- `resolveServerSource()` picks the active source: `--catalog` (writable,
  seed-if-missing) wins over `--config` (read-only, error-if-missing).
- Writable sources seed an empty `{"mcpServers":{}}` on first run (matches
  the web backend) instead of erroring; read-only `--config` still errors.
- `serverSourceConflict()` shared conflict matrix (mirrors run-web):
  --catalog/--config mutually exclusive; neither combines with an ad-hoc
  target.
- `readServerListFile()` public loader for runners (TUI) needing the raw map.
- Rename `withDefaultConfigPath` → `withDefaultCatalogPath`; the no-flag
  default now fills the writable catalog slot, not --config.

CLI / TUI:
- Add `--catalog <path>` (+ MCP_CATALOG_PATH) and re-document `--config` as a
  read-only session in --help.
- Enforce the shared conflict matrix before resolution.

Full writable persistence/CRUD threading remains deferred to #1482 / #1432
(CLI/TUI are read consumers today; the split surfaces as seed- vs
error-on-missing).

Tests: core resolution matrix (source/conflict/seed/read-only), CLI catalog
+ conflict integration tests, TUI loadTuiServers unit tests. READMEs updated.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test(launcher): add smoke:cli + smoke:tui e2e launcher smokes (#1347)

The launcher smokes only checked `--help` for --cli/--tui; nothing
exercised the launcher → CLI/TUI → core path on the built artifact (only
smoke:web did, for web). Add two end-to-end smokes wired into
validate:launcher between smoke:launcher and smoke:web:

- smoke:cli (scripts/smoke-cli.mjs): runs `--cli` against the bundled
  stdio test server via a temp --catalog and asserts tools/list returns
  the tools, plus the #1347 resolution paths — default-catalog
  seed-on-missing, read-only --config error-without-seed, and the
  --catalog/--config conflict.
- smoke:tui (scripts/smoke-tui.mjs): launches `--tui --catalog <temp>`
  and asserts the Ink app renders its first frame ("MCP Servers") within
  a timeout, then SIGTERMs it (shallow boot/render check).

Both build test-servers/build on demand if missing. Docs updated
(AGENTS.md validate description, launcher README).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: address review on #1499 (comment accuracy, CLI/TUI flag parity)

Review feedback from @claude on PR #1499 (all non-blocking):

- Align CLI catalogPath resolution with the TUI: `options.catalog?.trim()
  || process.env.MCP_CATALOG_PATH` so an explicit empty `--catalog ""`
  falls back to MCP_CATALOG_PATH identically in both front-ends (CLI used
  `??`, which only guards undefined/null).
- Clarify the `serverSourceConflict` comment: it mirrors only the
  source-selection portion of web's matrix and deliberately omits web's
  `--header` rejection, since CLI/TUI merge --header into per-server
  settings.
- Note the deliberate --header broadcast semantics in loadTuiServers.
- Share an EMPTY_CATALOG_CONTENT constant between seedEmptyCatalog and
  readServerListContent instead of two separate literals.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor(cli): trim --config to match --catalog and the TUI (#1499 review)

Cosmetic uniformity follow-up from the re-review: configPath now uses
`options.config?.trim() || undefined`, matching the catalog slot above it
and the TUI. Behavior is unchanged (resolveServerSource/serverSourceConflict
already trim downstream).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ All work should be driven by items on the project board.
### Lint-fixed, Formatted code
- ALWAYS do `npm run format` before committing — it auto-fixes any Prettier issues. `validate` runs `format:check` (the non-fixing variant) and will fail in CI on any unformatted file, so always run the auto-fixer first rather than letting `format:check` catch it.
- ALWAYS do `npm run validate` before pushing any changes — from the repo root it mirrors what CI enforces across every client: web `format:check` + `lint` + `build` + `test:coverage` (`validate:web`), then the CLI and TUI test suites (`test:cli` / `test:tui`), then a build of CLI + TUI + launcher, the launcher `--help` smoke (`smoke:launcher`), and the prod web end-to-end smoke (`smoke:web`) — together `validate:launcher`. The sub-scripts (`validate:web`, `validate:launcher`, `smoke:launcher`, `smoke:web`) can be run individually when iterating on one client. Storybook is the only CI step left out (see below).
- ALWAYS do `npm run validate` before pushing any changes — from the repo root it mirrors what CI enforces across every client: web `format:check` + `lint` + `build` + `test:coverage` (`validate:web`), then the CLI and TUI test suites (`test:cli` / `test:tui`), then a build of CLI + TUI + launcher, the launcher `--help` smoke (`smoke:launcher`), the prod CLI and TUI end-to-end smokes (`smoke:cli` / `smoke:tui`), and the prod web end-to-end smoke (`smoke:web`) — together `validate:launcher`. The sub-scripts (`validate:web`, `validate:launcher`, `smoke:launcher`, `smoke:cli`, `smoke:tui`, `smoke:web`) can be run individually when iterating on one client. Storybook is the only CI step left out (see below).
- `smoke:web` (`scripts/smoke-web.mjs`) starts `mcp-inspector --web` (prod, no `--dev`) against the built `clients/web/dist` and asserts `GET /` serves the SPA (HTTP 200) with the injected `__INSPECTOR_API_TOKEN__`. Prod `--web` serves from `clients/web/dist`, which ships in the published package but is absent in a fresh checkout — the runner builds it on demand (`build:client` = `vite build`) on first launch, or exits with an actionable error if that build can't run (see `clients/web/server/ensure-web-build.ts` and the launcher README). `--dev` runs Vite directly and never needs `dist`.
- `smoke:cli` (`scripts/smoke-cli.mjs`) drives `mcp-inspector --cli` through the built launcher against the bundled stdio test server via a temp `--catalog`: it asserts `tools/list` returns the server's tools (real connect over stdio), the default writable catalog is seeded empty on first run, a missing read-only `--config` errors without seeding, and `--catalog` + `--config` is rejected. `smoke:tui` (`scripts/smoke-tui.mjs`) launches `mcp-inspector --tui --catalog <temp>` and asserts the Ink app renders its first frame (the "MCP Servers" panel) within a timeout, then SIGTERMs it — a shallow boot/render check, not full interaction. Both build `test-servers/build` on demand if it's missing.
- Also run `npm run test:storybook` before pushing — it executes every story's `play` function in headless Chromium via `@vitest/browser-playwright` (~10s). CI runs this as a separate step after the unit/lint/build checks; failures block merge. It is kept out of `validate` because it needs the Playwright browser binary and is much slower than the unit suite.
### Typescript instructions

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@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli https://my-mcp-server.example.com --tr
### MCP server (which server to connect to)
Options that specify the MCP server (config file, ad-hoc command/URL, env vars, headers) are shared by the Web, CLI, and TUI and are documented in [MCP server configuration](../../docs/mcp-server-configuration.md): `--config`, `--server`, `-e`, `--cwd`, `--header`, `--transport`, `--server-url`, and the positional `[target...]`.
Options that specify the MCP server (catalog/config file, ad-hoc command/URL, env vars, headers) are shared by the Web, CLI, and TUI and are documented in [MCP server configuration](../../docs/mcp-server-configuration.md): `--catalog` (writable catalog, seeded if missing; default `~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json` or `MCP_CATALOG_PATH`), `--config` (read-only session, errors if absent), `--server`, `-e`, `--cwd`, `--header`, `--transport`, `--server-url`, and the positional `[target...]`. `--catalog` and `--config` are mutually exclusive, and neither combines with an ad-hoc target.
### CLI-specific (what to invoke)

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@ -253,6 +253,73 @@ describe("CLI Tests", () => {
});
});
describe("Catalog File", () => {
it("should use a writable catalog with CLI mode", async () => {
const catalogPath = createSampleTestConfig();
try {
const result = await runCli([
"--catalog",
catalogPath,
"--server",
"test-stdio",
"--cli",
"--method",
"tools/list",
]);
expectCliSuccess(result);
const json = expectValidJson(result);
expect(json).toHaveProperty("tools");
expect(Array.isArray(json.tools)).toBe(true);
} finally {
deleteConfigFile(catalogPath);
}
});
it("should fail when --catalog and --config are combined", async () => {
const catalogPath = createSampleTestConfig();
try {
const result = await runCli([
"--catalog",
catalogPath,
"--config",
catalogPath,
"--server",
"test-stdio",
"--cli",
"--method",
"tools/list",
]);
expectCliFailure(result);
expect(result.stderr).toMatch(/mutually exclusive/);
} finally {
deleteConfigFile(catalogPath);
}
});
it("should fail when --catalog is combined with an ad-hoc target", async () => {
const catalogPath = createSampleTestConfig();
const { command, args } = getTestMcpServerCommand();
try {
const result = await runCli([
command,
...args,
"--catalog",
catalogPath,
"--cli",
"--method",
"tools/list",
]);
expectCliFailure(result);
expect(result.stderr).toMatch(/--catalog cannot be combined/);
} finally {
deleteConfigFile(catalogPath);
}
});
});
describe("Resource Options", () => {
it("should read resource with URI", async () => {
const { command, args } = getTestMcpServerCommand();

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@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {
import {
createTransportNode,
resolveLaunchServerConfigs,
serverSourceConflict,
hasAdHocServerOptions,
parseKeyValuePair as parseEnvPair,
parseHeaderPair,
} from "@inspector/core/mcp/node/index.js";
@ -288,8 +290,15 @@ function parseArgs(argv?: string[]): {
"[target...]",
"Command and arguments or URL of the MCP server (or use --config and --server)",
)
.option("--config <path>", "Config file path")
.option("--server <name>", "Server name from config file")
.option(
"--catalog <path>",
"Writable catalog file (created if missing; default: ~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json, or MCP_CATALOG_PATH)",
)
.option(
"--config <path>",
"Read-only session config file (served as-is, never written or seeded; errors if absent)",
)
.option("--server <name>", "Server name from config/catalog file")
.option(
"-e <env>",
"Environment variables for the server (KEY=VALUE)",
@ -364,6 +373,7 @@ function parseArgs(argv?: string[]): {
program.parse(preArgs);
const options = program.opts() as {
catalog?: string;
config?: string;
server?: string;
e?: Record<string, string>;
@ -383,7 +393,10 @@ function parseArgs(argv?: string[]): {
};
const serverOptions = {
configPath: options.config,
// `?.trim() ||` (not `??`) so an explicit empty `--catalog ""` still falls
// back to MCP_CATALOG_PATH — keeps CLI and TUI flag resolution identical.
catalogPath: options.catalog?.trim() || process.env.MCP_CATALOG_PATH,
configPath: options.config?.trim() || undefined,
serverName: options.server,
target: targetArgs.length > 0 ? targetArgs : undefined,
transport: options.transport,
@ -392,6 +405,15 @@ function parseArgs(argv?: string[]): {
env: options.e,
};
const conflict = serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: Boolean(serverOptions.catalogPath?.trim()),
hasConfig: Boolean(serverOptions.configPath?.trim()),
hasAdHoc: hasAdHocServerOptions(serverOptions),
});
if (conflict) {
throw new Error(conflict);
}
const configs = resolveLaunchServerConfigs(serverOptions, "single");
const serverConfig = configs[0];
if (!serverConfig) {

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@ -15,17 +15,36 @@ All configuration parsing, config-file loading, and server setup are handled by
`mcp-inspector --web` chooses which server list the UI shows and whether it is
editable (see [specification/v2_catalog_launch_config.md](../../specification/v2_catalog_launch_config.md)):
| Invocation | Server list | Editable in UI? |
|------------|-------------|-----------------|
| `mcp-inspector --web` | Default catalog `~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json` | Yes |
| `mcp-inspector --web --catalog <path>` (or `MCP_CATALOG_PATH=<path>`) | That file as the active catalog (created/seeded if missing) | Yes |
| `mcp-inspector --web --config <path>` | That file as a **read-only session** — shown but never written, seeded, or migrated (safe for a foreign config) | No |
| `mcp-inspector --web --server-url <url> --transport http --header "Name: Value"` (or a positional command) | One ad-hoc server held in memory, connectable with the given `--header`s | No |
| Invocation | Server list | Editable in UI? |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| `mcp-inspector --web` | Default catalog `~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json` | Yes |
| `mcp-inspector --web --catalog <path>` (or `MCP_CATALOG_PATH=<path>`) | That file as the active catalog (created/seeded if missing) | Yes |
| `mcp-inspector --web --config <path>` | That file as a **read-only session** — shown but never written, seeded, or migrated (safe for a foreign config) | No |
| `mcp-inspector --web --server-url <url> --transport http --header "Name: Value"` (or a positional command) | One ad-hoc server held in memory, connectable with the given `--header`s | No |
Rules: `--catalog` and `--config` are mutually exclusive; neither combines with
an ad-hoc target or `--header`; `--header` requires an ad-hoc HTTP/SSE server
and is applied to that connection (it is no longer a warn-only no-op).
## CLI and TUI server-list flags (`--cli` / `--tui`)
The CLI and TUI use the same `--catalog` / `--config` vocabulary as `--web`,
resolved by the shared `core/mcp/node/config.ts` helpers:
| Invocation | Server list source |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `mcp-inspector --cli` / `--tui` (no source flag, no ad-hoc target) | Default writable catalog `~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json` (created/seeded empty if missing) |
| `--catalog <path>` (or `MCP_CATALOG_PATH=<path>`) | That file as a **writable catalog** — seeded empty if missing |
| `--config <path>` | That file as a **read-only session** — served as-is, never written or seeded; **errors if absent** |
| positional command / `--server-url <url>` | One ad-hoc server |
Rules (shared `serverSourceConflict`): `--catalog` and `--config` are mutually
exclusive, and neither combines with an ad-hoc command/URL target. The CLI/TUI
do not perform catalog CRUD yet — they are read consumers — so the
writable/read-only split currently surfaces only as **seed-if-missing**
(`--catalog`/default) vs **error-if-missing** (`--config`). Full writable
persistence is tracked in #1482 / #1432.
### Production web build (`--web`, no `--dev`)
Prod `--web` serves static assets from `clients/web/dist/`, which only exists
@ -42,6 +61,23 @@ end-to-end with `npm run smoke:web` (`scripts/smoke-web.mjs`): it starts
`mcp-inspector --web` against the built `dist/` and asserts `GET /` returns the
SPA (HTTP 200) with the injected `__INSPECTOR_API_TOKEN__`.
### CLI and TUI smokes
`validate:launcher` also runs end-to-end smokes for the other two modes through
the built launcher artifact (beyond the `--help` checks in `smoke:launcher`):
- `npm run smoke:cli` (`scripts/smoke-cli.mjs`) — runs `mcp-inspector --cli`
against the bundled stdio test server via a temp `--catalog` and asserts
`tools/list` returns the server's tools, plus the `--catalog`/`--config`
resolution paths (default-catalog seed-on-missing, read-only `--config`
error-without-seed, `--catalog`/`--config` conflict).
- `npm run smoke:tui` (`scripts/smoke-tui.mjs`) — launches
`mcp-inspector --tui --catalog <temp>` and asserts the Ink app renders its
first frame within a timeout, then shuts it down (a shallow boot/render
check, not full interaction).
Both build `test-servers/build` on demand if it is missing.
## Publishing
The root `@modelcontextprotocol/inspector` package ships as one fat tarball: `npm run build` at the repo root builds all clients, then `prepack` runs before `npm publish`. Runtime dependencies are declared on the root `package.json`; client builds bundle `@inspector/core` and externalize npm packages resolved from the root install.

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@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --tui node build/index.js
### With Configuration Files
The TUI can load all servers from an MCP config file:
The TUI can load all servers from an MCP catalog/config file. With no source
flag it uses the default writable catalog `~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json` (seeded
empty if missing):
```bash
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --tui --config mcp.json
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --tui --catalog mcp.json # writable catalog (seeded if missing)
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --tui --config mcp.json # read-only session (errors if absent)
```
(It does not use `--server`; all servers in the file are available in the TUI.)
@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --tui --config mcp.json
### MCP server (which server(s) to connect to)
Options that specify the MCP server(s) (config file, ad-hoc command/URL, env vars, headers) are shared by the Web, CLI, and TUI and are documented in [MCP server configuration](../../docs/mcp-server-configuration.md): `--config`, `-e`, `--cwd`, `--header`, `--transport`, `--server-url`, and the positional `[target...]`.
Options that specify the MCP server(s) (catalog/config file, ad-hoc command/URL, env vars, headers) are shared by the Web, CLI, and TUI and are documented in [MCP server configuration](../../docs/mcp-server-configuration.md): `--catalog` (writable catalog, seeded if missing; default `~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json` or `MCP_CATALOG_PATH`), `--config` (read-only session, errors if absent), `-e`, `--cwd`, `--header`, `--transport`, `--server-url`, and the positional `[target...]`. `--catalog` and `--config` are mutually exclusive, and neither combines with an ad-hoc target.
### TUI-specific (OAuth for HTTP servers)

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@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
import {
existsSync,
mkdtempSync,
readFileSync,
rmSync,
writeFileSync,
} from "node:fs";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { join } from "node:path";
import { loadTuiServers } from "../src/tui-servers.js";
describe("loadTuiServers", () => {
let tempDir: string;
beforeEach(() => {
tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "tui-servers-test-"));
});
afterEach(() => {
rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
});
it("loads named servers from a read-only --config file", () => {
const configPath = join(tempDir, "mcp.json");
writeFileSync(
configPath,
JSON.stringify({
mcpServers: { foo: { command: "node", args: ["foo.js"] } },
}),
);
const servers = loadTuiServers({ configPath });
expect(Object.keys(servers)).toEqual(["foo"]);
expect(servers.foo?.config).toMatchObject({
type: "stdio",
command: "node",
});
});
it("seeds an empty writable catalog when --catalog is missing", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "catalog.json");
const servers = loadTuiServers({ catalogPath });
expect(servers).toEqual({});
expect(existsSync(catalogPath)).toBe(true);
expect(JSON.parse(readFileSync(catalogPath, "utf-8"))).toEqual({
mcpServers: {},
});
});
it("throws when a read-only --config file is missing (never seeds)", () => {
const configPath = join(tempDir, "absent.json");
expect(() => loadTuiServers({ configPath })).toThrow(
/Config file not found/,
);
expect(existsSync(configPath)).toBe(false);
});
it("rejects --catalog and --config together", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "catalog.json");
const configPath = join(tempDir, "config.json");
writeFileSync(catalogPath, JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: {} }));
writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: {} }));
expect(() => loadTuiServers({ catalogPath, configPath })).toThrow(
/mutually exclusive/,
);
});
it("rejects --catalog combined with an ad-hoc target", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "catalog.json");
writeFileSync(catalogPath, JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: {} }));
expect(() =>
loadTuiServers({ catalogPath, target: ["my-server"] }),
).toThrow(/--catalog cannot be combined/);
});
it("builds a single ad-hoc server from a positional target", () => {
const servers = loadTuiServers({ target: ["my-server", "--flag"] });
expect(Object.keys(servers)).toEqual(["default"]);
expect(servers.default?.config).toMatchObject({
type: "stdio",
command: "my-server",
args: ["--flag"],
});
});
it("merges --header into per-server settings for catalog servers", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "catalog.json");
writeFileSync(
catalogPath,
JSON.stringify({
mcpServers: { web: { type: "streamable-http", url: "http://x/mcp" } },
}),
);
const servers = loadTuiServers({
catalogPath,
headers: { Authorization: "Bearer t" },
});
expect(servers.web?.settings?.headers).toEqual([
{ key: "Authorization", value: "Bearer t" },
]);
});
});

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@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { resolve } from "node:path";
import type {
InspectorServerSettings,
MCPServerConfig,
MCPConfig,
StdioServerConfig,
} from "@inspector/core/mcp/types.js";
import { DEFAULT_TASK_TTL_MS } from "@inspector/core/mcp/types.js";
import { mcpConfigToServerEntries } from "@inspector/core/mcp/serverList.js";
import {
resolveServerConfigs,
withDefaultConfigPath,
resolveServerSource,
serverSourceConflict,
readServerListFile,
hasAdHocServerOptions,
withDefaultCatalogPath,
type ServerConfigOptions,
} from "@inspector/core/mcp/node/config.js";
@ -64,13 +65,21 @@ function mergeSettings(
export function loadTuiServers(
serverOptions: ServerConfigOptions & { headers?: Record<string, string> },
): Record<string, TuiServer> {
serverOptions = withDefaultConfigPath(serverOptions);
const hasConfigPath = Boolean(serverOptions.configPath?.trim());
serverOptions = withDefaultCatalogPath(serverOptions);
if (hasConfigPath) {
const configPath = serverOptions.configPath!;
const resolvedPath = resolve(process.cwd(), configPath);
const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolvedPath, "utf-8")) as MCPConfig;
const conflict = serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: Boolean(serverOptions.catalogPath?.trim()),
hasConfig: Boolean(serverOptions.configPath?.trim()),
hasAdHoc: hasAdHocServerOptions(serverOptions),
});
if (conflict) {
throw new Error(conflict);
}
const source = resolveServerSource(serverOptions);
if (source) {
const config = readServerListFile(source.path, source.writable);
const entries = mcpConfigToServerEntries(config);
const result: Record<string, TuiServer> = {};
for (const entry of entries) {
@ -79,6 +88,9 @@ export function loadTuiServers(
env: serverOptions.env,
cwd: serverOptions.cwd,
}),
// Deliberate broadcast: a single `--header` set is merged into EVERY
// server in the catalog/config (fine for the common single-server case;
// for multi-server files, prefer per-server headers in the file itself).
settings: mergeSettings(entry.settings, serverOptions.headers),
};
}
@ -88,7 +100,7 @@ export function loadTuiServers(
const configs = resolveServerConfigs(serverOptions, "multi");
if (configs.length === 0) {
throw new Error(
"At least one server is required. Use --config <path> or ad-hoc target (command/URL).",
"At least one server is required. Use --catalog/--config <path> or an ad-hoc target (command/URL).",
);
}
return {

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@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ export async function runTui(args?: string[]): Promise<void> {
program
.name("mcp-inspector-tui")
.description("Terminal UI for MCP Inspector")
.option(
"--catalog <path>",
"Writable catalog file (created if missing; default: ~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json, or MCP_CATALOG_PATH)",
)
.option(
"--config <path>",
"Path to MCP servers config file (or use ad-hoc server options below)",
"Read-only session config file (served as-is, never written or seeded; errors if absent)",
)
.option(
"-e <key=value...>",
@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ export async function runTui(args?: string[]): Promise<void> {
.parse(args ?? process.argv);
const options = program.opts() as {
catalog?: string;
config?: string;
e?: Record<string, string>;
cwd?: string;
@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ export async function runTui(args?: string[]): Promise<void> {
const targetArgs = program.args as string[];
const serverOptions = {
catalogPath: options.catalog?.trim() || process.env.MCP_CATALOG_PATH,
configPath: options.config?.trim() || undefined,
target: targetArgs.length > 0 ? targetArgs : undefined,
cwd: options.cwd?.trim() || undefined,

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@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
import {
existsSync,
mkdirSync,
mkdtempSync,
readFileSync,
writeFileSync,
rmSync,
} from "node:fs";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { join } from "node:path";
import {
parseKeyValuePair,
parseHeaderPair,
withDefaultConfigPath,
withDefaultCatalogPath,
resolveServerConfigs,
resolveLaunchServerConfigs,
resolveServerSource,
serverSourceConflict,
readServerListFile,
getNamedServerConfigs,
} from "@inspector/core/mcp/node/config.js";
@ -59,7 +69,99 @@ describe("parseHeaderPair", () => {
});
});
describe("withDefaultConfigPath", () => {
describe("resolveServerSource", () => {
it("returns the writable catalog source when catalogPath is set", () => {
expect(resolveServerSource({ catalogPath: "/tmp/cat.json" })).toEqual({
path: "/tmp/cat.json",
writable: true,
});
});
it("returns the read-only config source when only configPath is set", () => {
expect(resolveServerSource({ configPath: "/tmp/cfg.json" })).toEqual({
path: "/tmp/cfg.json",
writable: false,
});
});
it("prefers the catalog over the config when both are set", () => {
expect(
resolveServerSource({
catalogPath: "/tmp/cat.json",
configPath: "/tmp/cfg.json",
}),
).toEqual({ path: "/tmp/cat.json", writable: true });
});
it("returns null when neither catalog nor config is set", () => {
expect(resolveServerSource({ target: ["cmd"] })).toBeNull();
expect(resolveServerSource({})).toBeNull();
});
it("ignores blank/whitespace-only paths", () => {
expect(
resolveServerSource({ catalogPath: " ", configPath: " " }),
).toBeNull();
});
});
describe("serverSourceConflict", () => {
it("rejects --catalog and --config together", () => {
expect(
serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: true,
hasConfig: true,
hasAdHoc: false,
}),
).toMatch(/mutually exclusive/);
});
it("rejects --catalog with an ad-hoc target", () => {
expect(
serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: true,
hasConfig: false,
hasAdHoc: true,
}),
).toMatch(/--catalog cannot be combined/);
});
it("rejects --config with an ad-hoc target", () => {
expect(
serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: false,
hasConfig: true,
hasAdHoc: true,
}),
).toMatch(/--config cannot be combined/);
});
it("allows a lone catalog, a lone config, or a lone ad-hoc target", () => {
expect(
serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: true,
hasConfig: false,
hasAdHoc: false,
}),
).toBeNull();
expect(
serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: false,
hasConfig: true,
hasAdHoc: false,
}),
).toBeNull();
expect(
serverSourceConflict({
hasCatalog: false,
hasConfig: false,
hasAdHoc: true,
}),
).toBeNull();
});
});
describe("withDefaultCatalogPath", () => {
let tempDir: string;
beforeEach(() => {
@ -70,31 +172,77 @@ describe("withDefaultConfigPath", () => {
rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
});
it("leaves options unchanged when --config or ad-hoc target is present", () => {
expect(withDefaultConfigPath({ configPath: "/tmp/mcp.json" })).toEqual({
it("leaves options unchanged when --catalog, --config, or ad-hoc target is present", () => {
expect(withDefaultCatalogPath({ catalogPath: "/tmp/cat.json" })).toEqual({
catalogPath: "/tmp/cat.json",
});
expect(withDefaultCatalogPath({ configPath: "/tmp/mcp.json" })).toEqual({
configPath: "/tmp/mcp.json",
});
expect(withDefaultConfigPath({ target: ["node", "server.js"] })).toEqual({
expect(withDefaultCatalogPath({ target: ["node", "server.js"] })).toEqual({
target: ["node", "server.js"],
});
});
it("injects the default catalog path when no config or ad-hoc target is given", () => {
it("injects the default catalog path into the writable catalog slot when nothing is given", () => {
const prevHome = process.env.HOME;
const homeDir = join(tempDir, "home");
mkdirSync(homeDir, { recursive: true });
process.env.HOME = homeDir;
try {
const options = withDefaultConfigPath({});
expect(options.configPath).toBe(
const options = withDefaultCatalogPath({});
expect(options.catalogPath).toBe(
join(homeDir, ".mcp-inspector", "mcp.json"),
);
expect(options.configPath).toBeUndefined();
} finally {
process.env.HOME = prevHome;
}
});
});
describe("readServerListFile", () => {
let tempDir: string;
beforeEach(() => {
tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "inspector-config-test-"));
});
afterEach(() => {
rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
});
it("seeds an empty catalog on disk when a writable source is missing", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "nested", "mcp.json");
const config = readServerListFile(catalogPath, true);
expect(config).toEqual({ mcpServers: {} });
expect(existsSync(catalogPath)).toBe(true);
expect(JSON.parse(readFileSync(catalogPath, "utf-8"))).toEqual({
mcpServers: {},
});
});
it("throws when a read-only source is missing (never seeds)", () => {
const configPath = join(tempDir, "absent.json");
expect(() => readServerListFile(configPath, false)).toThrow(
/Config file not found/,
);
expect(existsSync(configPath)).toBe(false);
});
it("reads and normalizes server types from an existing file", () => {
const configPath = join(tempDir, "mcp.json");
writeFileSync(
configPath,
JSON.stringify({
mcpServers: { a: { type: "http", url: "http://example.com/mcp" } },
}),
);
const config = readServerListFile(configPath, false);
expect(config.mcpServers.a).toMatchObject({ type: "streamable-http" });
});
});
describe("resolveLaunchServerConfigs", () => {
let tempDir: string;
@ -106,13 +254,37 @@ describe("resolveLaunchServerConfigs", () => {
rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
});
it("uses the default catalog when no target or --config is given", () => {
it("seeds the default catalog and reports no servers when it is missing (single mode)", () => {
const prevHome = process.env.HOME;
process.env.HOME = tempDir;
const homeDir = join(tempDir, "home");
mkdirSync(homeDir, { recursive: true });
process.env.HOME = homeDir;
const defaultConfig = join(homeDir, ".mcp-inspector", "mcp.json");
try {
expect(() =>
resolveLaunchServerConfigs({ target: [] }, "single"),
).toThrow(/Config file not found/);
).toThrow(/No servers found/);
// The writable default catalog is seeded on first run (matches web),
// rather than erroring with "Config file not found".
expect(existsSync(defaultConfig)).toBe(true);
expect(JSON.parse(readFileSync(defaultConfig, "utf-8"))).toEqual({
mcpServers: {},
});
} finally {
process.env.HOME = prevHome;
}
});
it("returns an empty list from a seeded default catalog (multi mode)", () => {
const prevHome = process.env.HOME;
const homeDir = join(tempDir, "home");
mkdirSync(homeDir, { recursive: true });
process.env.HOME = homeDir;
try {
expect(resolveLaunchServerConfigs({}, "multi")).toEqual([]);
expect(existsSync(join(homeDir, ".mcp-inspector", "mcp.json"))).toBe(
true,
);
} finally {
process.env.HOME = prevHome;
}
@ -306,7 +478,7 @@ describe("resolveServerConfigs — single mode", () => {
);
});
it("throws when the config file is missing", () => {
it("throws when the read-only config file is missing", () => {
expect(() =>
resolveServerConfigs(
{ configPath: join(tempDir, "nonexistent.json") },
@ -315,6 +487,27 @@ describe("resolveServerConfigs — single mode", () => {
).toThrow(/Config file not found/);
});
it("seeds a missing writable catalog and then reports no servers", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "seeded.json");
expect(() => resolveServerConfigs({ catalogPath }, "single")).toThrow(
/No servers found/,
);
expect(existsSync(catalogPath)).toBe(true);
});
it("loads a named server from a writable catalog", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "cat.json");
writeFileSync(
catalogPath,
JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { foo: { command: "node" } } }),
);
const [config] = resolveServerConfigs(
{ catalogPath, serverName: "foo" },
"single",
);
expect(config).toMatchObject({ type: "stdio", command: "node" });
});
it("throws when the config file has no mcpServers element", () => {
writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify({}));
expect(() => resolveServerConfigs({ configPath }, "single")).toThrow(
@ -440,6 +633,21 @@ describe("resolveServerConfigs — multi mode", () => {
expect(configs[0]?.type).toBe("stdio");
});
it("returns all servers from a writable catalog, seeding it if missing", () => {
const catalogPath = join(tempDir, "cat.json");
// Missing → seeded empty → no servers.
expect(resolveServerConfigs({ catalogPath }, "multi")).toEqual([]);
expect(existsSync(catalogPath)).toBe(true);
// Now populated → returned.
writeFileSync(
catalogPath,
JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { a: { command: "a" } } }),
);
const configs = resolveServerConfigs({ catalogPath }, "multi");
expect(configs).toHaveLength(1);
expect(configs[0]?.type).toBe("stdio");
});
it("requires a target when no config path is given", () => {
expect(() => resolveServerConfigs({}, "multi")).toThrow(
/Target is required/,

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@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "fs";
import { resolve } from "path";
import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
import { dirname, resolve } from "path";
import { getDefaultMcpConfigPath } from "../../storage/store-io.js";
import type {
MCPConfig,
@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ import { normalizeServerType } from "../serverList.js";
* Core exports this type so runners can type the subset they pass in.
*/
export interface ServerConfigOptions {
/**
* Writable catalog file (`--catalog` / `MCP_CATALOG_PATH`): seeded as an empty
* catalog if it doesn't exist, then served. This is the slot the no-flag
* default (`~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json`) fills. Wins over `configPath`.
*/
catalogPath?: string;
/**
* Read-only session file (`--config`): served as-is and never written, seeded,
* or migrated. Errors if absent (so a typo'd path is a clear error, not a
* silently empty list). Used when `catalogPath` is unset.
*/
configPath?: string;
serverName?: string;
/** Command + args for stdio, or [url] for SSE/HTTP. Positional / args after -- */
@ -74,22 +85,53 @@ export function parseHeaderPair(
return { ...previous, [key]: val };
}
/** On-disk contents of a freshly seeded empty catalog (pretty-printed). */
const EMPTY_CATALOG_CONTENT = `${JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: {} }, null, 2)}\n`;
/**
* Write an empty catalog (`{ "mcpServers": {} }`) to `resolvedPath`, creating
* parent directories. Seeds a writable catalog on first run so CLI/TUI match
* the web backend instead of erroring on a missing default file.
*/
function seedEmptyCatalog(resolvedPath: string): void {
mkdirSync(dirname(resolvedPath), { recursive: true });
writeFileSync(resolvedPath, EMPTY_CATALOG_CONTENT, { mode: 0o600 });
}
/**
* Read the raw contents of a server-list file. A missing *writable* catalog is
* seeded as an empty catalog and its contents returned; a missing *read-only*
* config throws so a typo'd path is a clear error, not a silently empty list.
*/
function readServerListContent(configPath: string, writable: boolean): string {
const resolvedPath = resolve(process.cwd(), configPath);
if (!existsSync(resolvedPath)) {
if (writable) {
seedEmptyCatalog(resolvedPath);
return EMPTY_CATALOG_CONTENT;
}
throw new Error(`Config file not found: ${resolvedPath}`);
}
return readFileSync(resolvedPath, "utf-8");
}
/**
* Loads and validates an MCP servers configuration file.
* Checks file existence before reading. Normalizes each server's type
* (missing → "stdio", "http" → "streamable-http").
* Seeds an empty catalog when `writable` and the file is missing; otherwise a
* missing file throws. Normalizes each server's type (missing → "stdio",
* "http" → "streamable-http").
*
* @param configPath - Path to the config file (relative to process.cwd() or absolute)
* @param writable - true for a `--catalog`/default source (seed-if-missing); false for `--config` (error-if-missing)
* @returns The parsed MCPConfig with normalized server types
* @throws Error if the file is missing, cannot be loaded, parsed, or is invalid
* @throws Error if a read-only file is missing, or any file cannot be loaded, parsed, or is invalid
*/
function loadMcpServersConfig(configPath: string): MCPConfig {
function loadMcpServersConfig(
configPath: string,
writable: boolean,
): MCPConfig {
try {
const resolvedPath = resolve(process.cwd(), configPath);
if (!existsSync(resolvedPath)) {
throw new Error(`Config file not found: ${resolvedPath}`);
}
const configContent = readFileSync(resolvedPath, "utf-8");
const configContent = readServerListContent(configPath, writable);
const config = JSON.parse(configContent) as MCPConfig;
if (!config.mcpServers) {
@ -118,8 +160,9 @@ function loadMcpServersConfig(configPath: string): MCPConfig {
function loadServerFromConfig(
configPath: string,
serverName: string,
writable: boolean,
): MCPServerConfig {
const config = loadMcpServersConfig(configPath);
const config = loadMcpServersConfig(configPath, writable);
if (!config.mcpServers[serverName]) {
const available = Object.keys(config.mcpServers).join(", ");
throw new Error(
@ -220,14 +263,81 @@ export function hasAdHocServerOptions(options: ServerConfigOptions): boolean {
);
}
/** When no --config and no ad-hoc target, use ~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json (same as web). */
export function withDefaultConfigPath(
/**
* Identify the active server-list source and whether it's writable.
* `--catalog` (writable: seeded if missing) wins over `--config` (read-only:
* served as-is, never seeded/written). Returns null when neither is set
* (ad-hoc / no source).
*/
export function resolveServerSource(
options: ServerConfigOptions,
): { path: string; writable: boolean } | null {
if (options.catalogPath?.trim()) {
return { path: options.catalogPath, writable: true };
}
if (options.configPath?.trim()) {
return { path: options.configPath, writable: false };
}
return null;
}
export interface ServerSourceFlags {
hasCatalog: boolean;
hasConfig: boolean;
hasAdHoc: boolean;
}
/**
* Validate the `--catalog` / `--config` / ad-hoc combination shared by all
* runners (mirrors the *source-selection* portion of the web `run-web` conflict
* matrix). It deliberately omits web's `--header` + `--catalog`/`--config`
* rejection: unlike web, the CLI/TUI merge `--header` into per-server settings
* (`headersToServerSettings` / `mergeSettings`), so headers are allowed
* alongside a catalog/config here. Returns an error message for an illegal
* combination, or null when the flags are coherent.
*/
export function serverSourceConflict(flags: ServerSourceFlags): string | null {
if (flags.hasCatalog && flags.hasConfig) {
return "--catalog and --config are mutually exclusive. --catalog is the writable catalog; --config is a read-only session file.";
}
if (flags.hasCatalog && flags.hasAdHoc) {
return "--catalog cannot be combined with an ad-hoc server URL/command.";
}
if (flags.hasConfig && flags.hasAdHoc) {
return "--config cannot be combined with an ad-hoc server URL/command. --config selects a read-only session file.";
}
return null;
}
/**
* Public catalog/config loader for runners that need the raw server map (e.g.
* the TUI, which derives per-server settings via `mcpConfigToServerEntries`).
* Applies the same seed-if-writable / error-if-read-only semantics as
* `resolveServerConfigs`; server `type` fields are normalized.
*/
export function readServerListFile(
configPath: string,
writable: boolean,
): MCPConfig {
return loadMcpServersConfig(configPath, writable);
}
/**
* When no `--catalog`, no `--config`, and no ad-hoc target is given, default the
* writable catalog to ~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json (the same file the web backend
* uses). Fills the *catalog* (writable, seed-if-missing) slot — not `--config`.
*/
export function withDefaultCatalogPath(
options: ServerConfigOptions,
): ServerConfigOptions {
if (options.configPath?.trim() || hasAdHocServerOptions(options)) {
if (
options.catalogPath?.trim() ||
options.configPath?.trim() ||
hasAdHocServerOptions(options)
) {
return options;
}
return { ...options, configPath: getDefaultMcpConfigPath() };
return { ...options, catalogPath: getDefaultMcpConfigPath() };
}
/**
@ -239,14 +349,15 @@ export function resolveServerConfigs(
options: ServerConfigOptions,
mode: ResolveServerConfigsMode,
): MCPServerConfig[] {
const hasConfigPath = Boolean(options.configPath?.trim());
const source = resolveServerSource(options);
const hasAdHoc = hasAdHocServerOptions(options);
if (mode === "single") {
if (hasConfigPath && options.serverName) {
if (source && options.serverName) {
const config = loadServerFromConfig(
options.configPath!,
source.path,
options.serverName,
source.writable,
);
return [
applyOverrides(config, {
@ -255,9 +366,8 @@ export function resolveServerConfigs(
}),
];
}
if (hasConfigPath && !options.serverName) {
const configPath = options.configPath!;
const mcpConfig = loadMcpServersConfig(configPath);
if (source && !options.serverName) {
const mcpConfig = loadMcpServersConfig(source.path, source.writable);
const servers = Object.keys(mcpConfig.mcpServers);
if (servers.length === 0)
throw new Error("No servers found in config file");
@ -268,7 +378,11 @@ export function resolveServerConfigs(
}
const serverName = servers[0];
if (!serverName) throw new Error("No servers found in config file");
const config = loadServerFromConfig(configPath, serverName);
const config = loadServerFromConfig(
source.path,
serverName,
source.writable,
);
return [
applyOverrides(config, {
env: options.env,
@ -280,14 +394,13 @@ export function resolveServerConfigs(
}
if (mode === "multi") {
if (hasConfigPath && hasAdHoc) {
if (source && hasAdHoc) {
throw new Error(
"In multi-server mode with a config file, do not pass --transport, --server-url, or positional command/URL. Use only --config with optional -e, --cwd.",
);
}
if (hasConfigPath && options.configPath) {
const configPath = options.configPath;
const mcpConfig = loadMcpServersConfig(configPath);
if (source) {
const mcpConfig = loadMcpServersConfig(source.path, source.writable);
const configs = Object.values(mcpConfig.mcpServers).map((c) =>
applyOverrides({ ...c } as MCPServerConfig, {
env: options.env,
@ -303,31 +416,31 @@ export function resolveServerConfigs(
}
/**
* Launch-time resolver for CLI/TUI: applies the default catalog path when no
* `--config` or ad-hoc target is given, then delegates to `resolveServerConfigs`.
* Launch-time resolver for CLI/TUI: applies the default writable catalog path
* when no `--catalog`, `--config`, or ad-hoc target is given, then delegates to
* `resolveServerConfigs`.
*/
export function resolveLaunchServerConfigs(
options: ServerConfigOptions,
mode: ResolveServerConfigsMode,
): MCPServerConfig[] {
return resolveServerConfigs(withDefaultConfigPath(options), mode);
return resolveServerConfigs(withDefaultCatalogPath(options), mode);
}
/**
* Returns named server configs from a config file (multi-server). Use when the caller
* needs server names (e.g. TUI). Errors if config path is missing or if ad-hoc options
* (target, transport, serverUrl) are also provided.
* Returns named server configs from a catalog/config file (multi-server). Use
* when the caller needs server names. Resolves the active source via
* `resolveServerSource` (a writable `--catalog` is seeded if missing; a
* read-only `--config` errors if absent). Errors if neither source is set or if
* ad-hoc options (target, transport, serverUrl) are also provided.
*/
export function getNamedServerConfigs(
options: ServerConfigOptions,
): Record<string, MCPServerConfig> {
const hasConfigPath = Boolean(options.configPath?.trim());
const hasAdHoc =
(options.target && options.target.length > 0) ||
Boolean(options.transport) ||
Boolean(options.serverUrl);
const source = resolveServerSource(options);
const hasAdHoc = hasAdHocServerOptions(options);
if (!hasConfigPath) {
if (!source) {
throw new Error("Config path is required for getNamedServerConfigs.");
}
if (hasAdHoc) {
@ -336,7 +449,7 @@ export function getNamedServerConfigs(
);
}
const mcpConfig = loadMcpServersConfig(options.configPath!);
const mcpConfig = loadMcpServersConfig(source.path, source.writable);
const result: Record<string, MCPServerConfig> = {};
for (const [name, config] of Object.entries(mcpConfig.mcpServers)) {
result[name] = applyOverrides(

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@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
export {
parseKeyValuePair,
parseHeaderPair,
withDefaultConfigPath,
withDefaultCatalogPath,
resolveServerConfigs,
resolveLaunchServerConfigs,
getNamedServerConfigs,
resolveServerSource,
serverSourceConflict,
hasAdHocServerOptions,
readServerListFile,
type ServerConfigOptions,
type ResolveServerConfigsMode,
type ServerSourceFlags,
} from "./config.js";
export { createTransportNode } from "./transport.js";

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@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
"test:tui": "cd clients/tui && npm run test",
"validate": "npm run validate:web && npm run test:cli && npm run test:tui && npm run validate:launcher",
"validate:web": "cd clients/web && npm run validate",
"validate:launcher": "npm run build:cli && npm run build:tui && npm run build:launcher && npm run smoke:launcher && npm run smoke:web",
"validate:launcher": "npm run build:cli && npm run build:tui && npm run build:launcher && npm run smoke:launcher && npm run smoke:cli && npm run smoke:tui && npm run smoke:web",
"smoke:launcher": "node clients/launcher/build/index.js --help && node clients/launcher/build/index.js --cli --help && node clients/launcher/build/index.js --tui --help",
"smoke:cli": "node scripts/smoke-cli.mjs",
"smoke:tui": "node scripts/smoke-tui.mjs",
"smoke:web": "node scripts/smoke-web.mjs",
"test": "cd ./clients/web/ && npm run test && cd ../cli && npm run test && cd ../tui && npm run test",
"test:coverage": "cd ./clients/web/ && npm run test:coverage",

170
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@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* End-to-end smoke test for the prod CLI launcher path (#1347).
*
* `npm run smoke:launcher` only checks `--cli --help`; it never connects to a
* server, so the launcher → CLI → core → stdio-transport path and the
* `--catalog` / `--config` resolution introduced in #1347 went unverified by
* the launcher smokes. This script drives the built `clients/launcher/build`
* artifact in `--cli` mode and asserts, end to end:
*
* 1. `--catalog <populated>` + `--server` runs `tools/list` and returns the
* bundled test server's tools (real connect over stdio).
* 2. The default writable catalog is seeded empty on first run (and reports
* "no servers"), rather than erroring "Config file not found".
* 3. A read-only `--config` that is missing errors and is NOT seeded.
* 4. `--catalog` + `--config` is rejected as mutually exclusive.
*
* Exits non-zero (failing CI / `npm run validate`) on any mismatch.
*
* Expects `clients/launcher/build` and `clients/cli/build` to be built first
* (the validate / CI ordering guarantees this). The bundled stdio test server
* (`test-servers/build`) is built on demand here if missing.
*/
import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, existsSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
const repoRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "..");
const launcher = join(repoRoot, "clients", "launcher", "build", "index.js");
const testServer = join(
repoRoot,
"test-servers",
"build",
"test-server-stdio.js",
);
function fail(message) {
console.error(`smoke:cli FAILED — ${message}`);
process.exit(1);
}
/** Build the bundled stdio test server if it isn't present yet. */
function ensureTestServer() {
if (existsSync(testServer)) return;
console.log("smoke:cli — building test-servers (missing build output)...");
const r = spawnSync("npx", ["tsc", "-p", "test-servers", "--noCheck"], {
cwd: repoRoot,
stdio: "inherit",
});
if (r.status !== 0 || !existsSync(testServer)) {
fail(
"could not build the stdio test server (test-servers/build/test-server-stdio.js). " +
"Run `npm run test-servers:build` from clients/cli.",
);
}
}
/** Run the launcher in --cli mode. Returns { status, stdout, stderr }. */
function runCli(args, extraEnv = {}) {
const r = spawnSync(process.execPath, [launcher, "--cli", ...args], {
cwd: repoRoot,
env: { ...process.env, ...extraEnv },
encoding: "utf-8",
});
return { status: r.status, stdout: r.stdout ?? "", stderr: r.stderr ?? "" };
}
if (!existsSync(launcher)) {
fail(`launcher build not found at ${launcher} — run \`npm run build\` first`);
}
ensureTestServer();
const work = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "smoke-cli-"));
try {
// 1) Populated --catalog → tools/list returns the test server's tools.
const catalogPath = join(work, "catalog.json");
writeFileSync(
catalogPath,
JSON.stringify({
mcpServers: {
test: { type: "stdio", command: process.execPath, args: [testServer] },
},
}),
);
const list = runCli([
"--catalog",
catalogPath,
"--server",
"test",
"--method",
"tools/list",
]);
if (list.status !== 0) {
fail(
`tools/list via --catalog exited ${list.status}\n${list.stderr || list.stdout}`,
);
}
let parsed;
try {
parsed = JSON.parse(list.stdout);
} catch {
fail(`tools/list did not return JSON on stdout:\n${list.stdout}`);
}
const toolNames = (parsed.tools ?? []).map((t) => t.name);
if (!toolNames.includes("echo")) {
fail(
`tools/list missing expected "echo" tool; got: ${toolNames.join(", ")}`,
);
}
// 2) Default writable catalog is seeded empty on first run (HOME redirected).
const fakeHome = join(work, "home");
const seed = runCli(["--method", "tools/list"], {
HOME: fakeHome,
USERPROFILE: fakeHome,
});
if (seed.status === 0) {
fail("default catalog with no servers should have exited non-zero");
}
if (!/No servers found/.test(seed.stderr)) {
fail(
`expected "No servers found" from seeded default catalog; got:\n${seed.stderr}`,
);
}
if (!existsSync(join(fakeHome, ".mcp-inspector", "mcp.json"))) {
fail("default catalog was not seeded at ~/.mcp-inspector/mcp.json");
}
// 3) Read-only --config that is missing errors and is NOT seeded.
const missingConfig = join(work, "missing.json");
const ro = runCli(["--config", missingConfig, "--method", "tools/list"]);
if (ro.status === 0) {
fail("missing --config should have exited non-zero");
}
if (!/Config file not found/.test(ro.stderr)) {
fail(
`expected "Config file not found" for missing --config; got:\n${ro.stderr}`,
);
}
if (existsSync(missingConfig)) {
fail("read-only --config must never be seeded, but the file was created");
}
// 4) --catalog + --config is rejected.
const conflict = runCli([
"--catalog",
catalogPath,
"--config",
catalogPath,
"--method",
"tools/list",
]);
if (conflict.status === 0) {
fail("--catalog with --config should have exited non-zero");
}
if (!/mutually exclusive/.test(conflict.stderr)) {
fail(
`expected "mutually exclusive" for --catalog + --config; got:\n${conflict.stderr}`,
);
}
console.log(
"smoke:cli OK — tools/list over stdio via --catalog; default-catalog seed; " +
"read-only --config error (no seed); --catalog/--config conflict",
);
} finally {
rmSync(work, { recursive: true, force: true });
}

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#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* Boot smoke test for the prod TUI launcher path (#1347).
*
* `npm run smoke:launcher` only checks `--tui --help`; it never actually starts
* the Ink app, so the launcher → TUI → core path and `--catalog` loading went
* unverified by the launcher smokes. This script launches the built launcher in
* `--tui` mode against a temp `--catalog`, waits for the app to render its first
* frame (the "MCP Servers" panel) within a timeout, then sends SIGTERM and
* exits.
*
* It asserts the TUI *boots and renders* without crashing — not full
* interaction (driving an Ink UI deterministically in CI is flaky, so this is
* intentionally a shallow render check). Exits non-zero on a crash-before-render
* or a render timeout.
*
* Expects `clients/launcher/build` and `clients/tui/build` to be built first
* (the validate / CI ordering guarantees this). The bundled stdio test server
* (`test-servers/build`) is built on demand here if missing.
*/
import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, existsSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
const repoRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "..");
const launcher = join(repoRoot, "clients", "launcher", "build", "index.js");
const testServer = join(
repoRoot,
"test-servers",
"build",
"test-server-stdio.js",
);
const RENDER_MARKER = "MCP Servers";
const TIMEOUT_MS = Number(process.env.SMOKE_TUI_TIMEOUT_MS ?? 15000);
function fail(message) {
console.error(`smoke:tui FAILED — ${message}`);
process.exit(1);
}
function ensureTestServer() {
if (existsSync(testServer)) return;
console.log("smoke:tui — building test-servers (missing build output)...");
const r = spawnSync("npx", ["tsc", "-p", "test-servers", "--noCheck"], {
cwd: repoRoot,
stdio: "inherit",
});
if (r.status !== 0 || !existsSync(testServer)) {
fail(
"could not build the stdio test server (test-servers/build/test-server-stdio.js). " +
"Run `npm run test-servers:build` from clients/cli.",
);
}
}
if (!existsSync(launcher)) {
fail(`launcher build not found at ${launcher} — run \`npm run build\` first`);
}
ensureTestServer();
const work = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "smoke-tui-"));
const catalogPath = join(work, "catalog.json");
writeFileSync(
catalogPath,
JSON.stringify({
mcpServers: {
test: { type: "stdio", command: process.execPath, args: [testServer] },
},
}),
);
const child = spawn(
process.execPath,
[launcher, "--tui", "--catalog", catalogPath],
{
cwd: repoRoot,
// Redirect HOME so the TUI's storage never touches the real ~/.mcp-inspector.
env: { ...process.env, HOME: work, USERPROFILE: work },
stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
},
);
let output = "";
let settled = false;
function cleanup() {
rmSync(work, { recursive: true, force: true });
}
function done(code, message) {
if (settled) return;
settled = true;
clearTimeout(timer);
if (!child.killed) child.kill("SIGTERM");
cleanup();
if (code === 0) {
console.log(`smoke:tui OK — ${message}`);
} else {
console.error(`smoke:tui FAILED — ${message}`);
}
process.exit(code);
}
function onData(chunk) {
output += chunk.toString();
if (output.includes(RENDER_MARKER)) {
done(0, `rendered "${RENDER_MARKER}" panel from --catalog within timeout`);
}
}
child.stdout.on("data", onData);
child.stderr.on("data", onData);
child.on("exit", (code) => {
if (settled) return;
// Exiting before the render marker appeared is a failure (crash on boot).
done(
1,
`TUI exited (code ${code}) before rendering "${RENDER_MARKER}"\n${output.slice(0, 800)}`,
);
});
child.on("error", (err) => {
done(1, `failed to spawn TUI: ${err.message}`);
});
const timer = setTimeout(() => {
done(
1,
`TUI did not render "${RENDER_MARKER}" within ${TIMEOUT_MS}ms\n${output.slice(0, 800)}`,
);
}, TIMEOUT_MS);