diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eeee17fe..6ce55639 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ sdk
 client/playwright-report/
 client/results.json
 client/test-results/
+mcp.json
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index c8824c9a..cd910373 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ packages
 server/build
 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 SECURITY.md
+mcp.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69eada69..ed1e5093 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ You can launch the inspector without specifying a server name if your config has
 
 ```bash
 # Automatically uses "my-server" if it's the only one
-npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --config config.json
+npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector --config mcp.json
 ```
 
 2. **A server named "default-server"** - automatically selected: