Merge branch 'main' into cmgriffing/fix-cli-truncated-output

.gitignore

@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ sdk
 client/playwright-report/
 client/results.json
 client/test-results/
+client/e2e/test-results/
 mcp.json

.prettierignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ server/build
 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 SECURITY.md
 mcp.json
+.claude/settings.local.json

README.md

@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli https://my-mcp-server.example.com
 # Connect to a remote MCP server (with Streamable HTTP transport)
 npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli https://my-mcp-server.example.com --transport http --method tools/list
 
+# Connect to a remote MCP server (with custom headers)
+npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli https://my-mcp-server.example.com --transport http --method tools/list --header "X-API-Key: your-api-key"
+
 # Call a tool on a remote server
 npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --cli https://my-mcp-server.example.com --method tools/call --tool-name remotetool --tool-arg param=value
 

cli/src/cli.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Args = {
   cli: boolean;
   transport?: "stdio" | "sse" | "streamable-http";
   serverUrl?: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
 type CliOptions = {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type CliOptions = {
   cli?: boolean;
   transport?: string;
   serverUrl?: string;
+  header?: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
 type ServerConfig =
@@ -127,6 +129,9 @@ async function runCli(args: Args): Promise<void> {
     // Build CLI arguments
     const cliArgs = [cliPath];
 
+    // Add target URL/command first
+    cliArgs.push(args.command, ...args.args);
+
     // Add transport flag if specified
     if (args.transport && args.transport !== "stdio") {
       // Convert streamable-http back to http for CLI mode
@@ -135,8 +140,12 @@ async function runCli(args: Args): Promise<void> {
       cliArgs.push("--transport", cliTransport);
     }
 
-    // Add command and remaining args
-    cliArgs.push(args.command, ...args.args);
+    // Add headers if specified
+    if (args.headers) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(args.headers)) {
+        cliArgs.push("--header", `${key}: ${value}`);
+      }
+    }
 
     await spawnPromise("node", cliArgs, {
       env: { ...process.env, ...args.envArgs },
@@ -201,6 +210,30 @@ function parseKeyValuePair(
   return { ...previous, [key as string]: val };
 }
 
+function parseHeaderPair(
+  value: string,
+  previous: Record<string, string> = {},
+): Record<string, string> {
+  const colonIndex = value.indexOf(":");
+
+  if (colonIndex === -1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid header format: ${value}. Use "HeaderName: Value" format.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const key = value.slice(0, colonIndex).trim();
+  const val = value.slice(colonIndex + 1).trim();
+
+  if (key === "" || val === "") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid header format: ${value}. Use "HeaderName: Value" format.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return { ...previous, [key]: val };
+}
+
 function parseArgs(): Args {
   const program = new Command();
 
@@ -227,7 +260,13 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
     .option("--server <n>", "server name from config file")
     .option("--cli", "enable CLI mode")
     .option("--transport <type>", "transport type (stdio, sse, http)")
-    .option("--server-url <url>", "server URL for SSE/HTTP transport");
+    .option("--server-url <url>", "server URL for SSE/HTTP transport")
+    .option(
+      "--header <headers...>",
+      'HTTP headers as "HeaderName: Value" pairs (for HTTP/SSE transports)',
+      parseHeaderPair,
+      {},
+    );
 
   // Parse only the arguments before --
   program.parse(preArgs);
@@ -280,6 +319,7 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
         envArgs: { ...(config.env || {}), ...(options.e || {}) },
         cli: options.cli || false,
         transport: "stdio",
+        headers: options.header,
       };
     } else if (config.type === "sse" || config.type === "streamable-http") {
       return {
@@ -289,6 +329,7 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
         cli: options.cli || false,
         transport: config.type,
         serverUrl: config.url,
+        headers: options.header,
       };
     } else {
       // Backwards compatibility: if no type field, assume stdio
@@ -298,6 +339,7 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
         envArgs: { ...((config as any).env || {}), ...(options.e || {}) },
         cli: options.cli || false,
         transport: "stdio",
+        headers: options.header,
       };
     }
   }
@@ -319,6 +361,7 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
     cli: options.cli || false,
     transport: transport as "stdio" | "sse" | "streamable-http" | undefined,
     serverUrl: options.serverUrl,
+    headers: options.header,
   };
 }
 

cli/src/index.ts

@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ type Args = {
   toolName?: string;
   toolArg?: Record<string, JsonValue>;
   transport?: "sse" | "stdio" | "http";
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
 function createTransportOptions(
   target: string[],
   transport?: "sse" | "stdio" | "http",
+  headers?: Record<string, string>,
 ): TransportOptions {
   if (target.length === 0) {
     throw new Error(
@@ -92,11 +94,16 @@ function createTransportOptions(
     command: isUrl ? undefined : command,
     args: isUrl ? undefined : commandArgs,
     url: isUrl ? command : undefined,
+    headers,
   };
 }
 
 async function callMethod(args: Args): Promise<void> {
-  const transportOptions = createTransportOptions(args.target, args.transport);
+  const transportOptions = createTransportOptions(
+    args.target,
+    args.transport,
+    args.headers,
+  );
   const transport = createTransport(transportOptions);
   const client = new Client({
     name: "inspector-cli",
@@ -197,6 +204,30 @@ function parseKeyValuePair(
   return { ...previous, [key as string]: parsedValue };
 }
 
+function parseHeaderPair(
+  value: string,
+  previous: Record<string, string> = {},
+): Record<string, string> {
+  const colonIndex = value.indexOf(":");
+
+  if (colonIndex === -1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid header format: ${value}. Use "HeaderName: Value" format.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const key = value.slice(0, colonIndex).trim();
+  const val = value.slice(colonIndex + 1).trim();
+
+  if (key === "" || val === "") {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid header format: ${value}. Use "HeaderName: Value" format.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return { ...previous, [key]: val };
+}
+
 function parseArgs(): Args {
   const program = new Command();
 
@@ -276,12 +307,24 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
         }
         return value as "sse" | "http" | "stdio";
       },
+    )
+    //
+    // HTTP headers
+    //
+    .option(
+      "--header <headers...>",
+      'HTTP headers as "HeaderName: Value" pairs (for HTTP/SSE transports)',
+      parseHeaderPair,
+      {},
     );
 
   // Parse only the arguments before --
   program.parse(preArgs);
 
-  const options = program.opts() as Omit<Args, "target">;
+  const options = program.opts() as Omit<Args, "target"> & {
+    header?: Record<string, string>;
+  };
+
   let remainingArgs = program.args;
 
   // Add back any arguments that came after --
@@ -296,6 +339,7 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
   return {
     target: finalArgs,
     ...options,
+    headers: options.header, // commander.js uses 'header' field, map to 'headers'
   };
 }
 
@@ -307,8 +351,9 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const args = parseArgs();
     await callMethod(args);
-    // Explicitly exit to ensure process terminates in CI
-    process.exit(0);
+
+    // Let Node.js naturally exit instead of force-exiting
+    // process.exit(0) was causing stdout truncation
   } catch (error) {
     handleError(error);
   }

cli/src/transport.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type TransportOptions = {
   command?: string;
   args?: string[];
   url?: string;
+  headers?: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
 function createStdioTransport(options: TransportOptions): Transport {
@@ -64,11 +65,25 @@ export function createTransport(options: TransportOptions): Transport {
     const url = new URL(options.url);
 
     if (transportType === "sse") {
-      return new SSEClientTransport(url);
+      const transportOptions = options.headers
+        ? {
+            requestInit: {
+              headers: options.headers,
+            },
+          }
+        : undefined;
+      return new SSEClientTransport(url, transportOptions);
     }
 
     if (transportType === "http") {
-      return new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(url);
+      const transportOptions = options.headers
+        ? {
+            requestInit: {
+              headers: options.headers,
+            },
+          }
+        : undefined;
+      return new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(url, transportOptions);
     }
 
     throw new Error(`Unsupported transport type: ${transportType}`);