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Break up v2_ux.md (1400+ lines) into smaller, focused documents: - v2_ux.md - Core UX (overview, server list, modals) - v2_ux_features.md - Feature screens (Tools, Resources, etc.) - v2_ux_handlers.md - Client handlers, form generation, errors - v2_screenshots.md - Visual reference with Shadcn prototype screenshots Add screenshots from Shadcn prototype to specification/screenshots/. Update navigation headers across all spec files. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Inspector V2 UX - Feature Screens
Brief | V1 Problems | V2 Scope | V2 Tech Stack
UX: Overview | Features | Handlers | Screenshots
Each feature screen uses a resizable panel layout for flexibility.
Table of Contents
Tools Screen
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+------------------------+
| Tools (4) | Parameters | Results |
| [*] List updated | (40%) | (30%) |
| [Refresh Now] | <-> resize | |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+------------------------+
| | | |
| [Search...] | Tool: query_database | Output: |
| | ------------------- | |
| (*) query_db | Annotations: | +------------------+ |
| [user] | Audience: user | | | |
| [read-only] | Read-only: true | | [Image] | |
| | Hints: "Useful for data queries" | | | |
| ( ) echo | | +------------------+ |
| ( ) add | table * | |
| ( ) longOp | +--------------------------------+ | { |
| [long-run] | | users v | | "rows": 42, |
| ( ) dangerOp | +--------------------------------+ | "data": [...] |
| [destructive] | Suggestions: users, orders, items | } |
| | | |
| | limit | [Play Audio] |
| | +--------------------------------+ | |
| | | 100 | | [Copy] [Clear] |
| | +--------------------------------+ | |
| | | |
| | ████████████░░░░░░░░ 60% | |
| | Processing step 3 of 5... | |
| | | |
| | [Execute Tool] [Cancel] | |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------+------------------------+
Features:
- List Changed Indicator - Shows when
notifications/tools/list_changedreceived, with refresh button - Searchable/filterable tool list
- Tool Annotations displayed:
- Audience badge ([user], [assistant])
- Read-only indicator ([read-only])
- Destructive warning ([destructive])
- Long-running indicator ([long-run])
- Custom hints from server
- Autocomplete for arguments via
completion/complete:- Dropdown suggestions as user types
- Supports enum and dynamic completion
- Form generated from tool input schema
- Per-Tool Metadata - [Edit Metadata] button to set tool-specific
_metafields:- Stored per-server, per-tool (not in global localStorage)
- Merged with server-level metadata on each call
- Use case: Different progressToken behavior, tool-specific tracking IDs
- Progress Indicator from
notifications/progress:- Progress bar with percentage
- Step description if provided
- Elapsed time display
- Execute button with loading state
- Cancel button sends
notifications/cancelled - Rich Result Display:
- JSON/text with syntax highlighting
- Image preview for image content (base64)
- Audio player for audio content (base64)
- Resource links displayed as clickable references
Resources Screen
Uses an accordion layout for the left panel to organize Resources, Templates, and Subscriptions into collapsible sections.
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| Resources | Content Preview (65%) |
| [*] List updated [Refresh Now] | |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
| | |
| [Search...] | URI: file:///config.json |
| | MIME: application/json |
| [v] Resources (12) | ----------------------------- |
| +-----------------------------+| |
| | (*) config.json || Annotations: |
| | [application] || Audience: application |
| | [priority: 0.9] || Priority: 0.9 (high) |
| | || |
| | ( ) readme.md || { |
| | [user] || "name": "my-app", |
| | || "version": "1.0.0" |
| | ( ) data.csv || } |
| | ( ) schema.json || |
| | ... (8 more) || [Copy] [Subscribe] [Unsubscribe] |
| +-----------------------------+| |
| | Last updated: 14:32:05 |
| [>] Templates (2) | |
| | |
| [>] Subscriptions (1) | |
| | |
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
Expanded Templates Section:
| [v] Templates (2) |
| +-----------------------------+|
| | ( ) user/{id} ||
| | [id: ________ ] [Go] ||
| | ||
| | ( ) file/{path} ||
| | [path: _______ ] [Go] ||
| +-----------------------------+|
Expanded Subscriptions Section:
| [v] Subscriptions (1) |
| +-----------------------------+|
| | (*) config.json ||
| | Last update: 14:32:05 ||
| | [Unsub] ||
| +-----------------------------+|
Accordion Behavior:
- Sections expand/collapse independently by clicking header
- [v] indicates expanded section, [>] indicates collapsed
- Empty sections show "(0)" count and collapse by default
- If only Resources exist, that section expands by default
- Search filters across all sections simultaneously
Features:
- List Changed Indicator - Shows when
notifications/resources/list_changedreceived - Accordion Layout - Collapsible sections for Resources, Templates, Subscriptions
- List resources with pagination within each section
- Resource Annotations displayed:
- Audience badge ([user], [application/assistant])
- Priority indicator ([high], [medium], [low])
- Resource templates with inline variable input and [Go] button
- Subscribe/unsubscribe to resource updates
- Subscriptions Section shows active subscriptions with last update time
- Content viewer (JSON, text, binary preview)
- Image preview for image resources
- Audio player for audio resources
Prompts Screen
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Prompts (2) | Result (65%) |
| [*] List updated [Refresh] | |
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| | |
| Select Prompt: | Messages: |
| +--------------------------+ | |
| | greeting_prompt v | | [0] role: user |
| +--------------------------+ | Content: |
| | "Hello, my name is John and I |
| Description: | like cats" |
| "Generates a friendly | |
| greeting message" | [Image: profile.png] |
| | |
| Arguments: | [1] role: assistant |
| ------------- | "Nice to meet you, John! I see |
| | you're a cat lover..." |
| name * | |
| +--------------------------+ | |
| | John v | | |
| +--------------------------+ | |
| Suggestions: John, Jane | |
| | |
| interests | |
| +--------------------------+ | |
| | cats | | |
| +--------------------------+ | |
| | |
| [Get Prompt] | [Copy JSON] [Copy Messages] |
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
Features:
- List Changed Indicator - Shows when
notifications/prompts/list_changedreceived - Dropdown to select from available prompts
- Prompt description displayed
- Autocomplete for arguments via
completion/complete - Form generated from prompt arguments
- Display prompt messages result with:
- Role labels
- Text content
- Image content preview
- Audio content player
- Embedded resource display
- Copy functionality (JSON or plain messages)
Logging Screen
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| Log Controls (25%) | Log Stream (75%) |
| <-> resize | |
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| | |
| Log Level: | 14:32:01 [INFO] Server initialized |
| +-----------------+ | 14:32:02 [DEBUG] Loading tool: echo |
| | debug v | | 14:32:02 [DEBUG] Loading tool: add |
| +-----------------+ | 14:32:03 [NOTICE] Configuration loaded |
| | 14:32:05 [WARNING] Rate limit approaching |
| [Set Level] | 14:32:10 [ERROR] Failed to fetch resource: 404 |
| | 14:32:15 [CRITICAL] Database connection lost |
| Filter: | 14:32:16 [ALERT] Service degraded |
| +-----------------+ | 14:32:20 [EMERGENCY] System failure |
| | | | |
| +-----------------+ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| | |
| Show Levels: | |
| [x] DEBUG | |
| [x] INFO | |
| [x] NOTICE | |
| [x] WARNING | |
| [x] ERROR | |
| [x] CRITICAL | |
| [x] ALERT | |
| [x] EMERGENCY | |
| | |
| [Clear] [Export] | [Auto-scroll] [Copy All] |
+-----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
Features:
- Set Log Level via
logging/setLevelrequest- Options: debug, info, notice, warning, error, critical, alert, emergency
- Real-time Log Stream from
notifications/message - Filter by text search
- Filter by log level checkboxes (all 8 RFC 5424 levels)
- Color-coded by severity (8 distinct visual treatments):
| Level | Color | Style |
|---|---|---|
| DEBUG | Gray | Normal |
| INFO | Blue | Normal |
| NOTICE | Cyan | Normal |
| WARNING | Yellow | Normal |
| ERROR | Red | Normal |
| CRITICAL | Red | Bold |
| ALERT | Magenta | Bold |
| EMERGENCY | White on Red | Background highlight |
- Timestamp display
- Logger name display (if provided)
- Auto-scroll toggle
- Export logs to file
- Copy all logs to clipboard
Tasks Screen
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Tasks [Refresh] |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| Active Tasks (2) |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Task: abc-123 Status: running ████████░░ 80% | |
| | Method: tools/call | |
| | Tool: longRunningOperation | |
| | Started: 14:32:05 Elapsed: 45s | |
| | Progress: Processing batch 4 of 5... | |
| | [View Details] [Cancel] | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Task: def-456 Status: waiting ░░░░░░░░░░ 0% | |
| | Method: resources/read | |
| | Resource: large-dataset | |
| | Started: 14:33:00 Elapsed: 10s | |
| | [View Details] [Cancel] | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| Completed Tasks (3) [Clear History] |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Task: ghi-789 Status: completed ██████████ 100% | |
| | Method: tools/call (processData) | |
| | Completed: 14:31:30 Duration: 1m 30s | |
| | [View Result] [Dismiss] | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Features:
- Task List via
tasks/listrequest - Real-time Status Updates via
notifications/task/statusChanged - Progress Display from
notifications/progress:- Progress bar with percentage
- Current step description
- Total/current progress numbers
- Task states: waiting, running, completed, failed, cancelled
- Cancel Tasks via
tasks/cancel - View Results via
tasks/result - View Task Details via
tasks/get - Task history with dismissal
- Elapsed time / duration display
History Screen
A unified history of all MCP requests with replay capability.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| History [Search...] [Filter v] [Clear All] |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | * 14:35:22 tools/call echo [Replay] [Pin] | |
| | Parameters: { "message": "Hello world" } | |
| | Result: Success (45ms) | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| | Response: { "content": [{ "type": "text", "text": "Hello world" }] } | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 14:34:15 resources/read file:///config.json [Replay] [Pin] | |
| | Result: Success (120ms) | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| | Content: { "name": "my-app", "version": "1.0.0" } (collapsed) [Expand] | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 14:33:45 prompts/get greeting_prompt [Replay] [Pin] | |
| | Arguments: { "name": "John", "interests": "cats" } | |
| | Result: Success (30ms) | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 14:32:10 tools/call query_database [Replay] [Pin] | |
| | Parameters: { "table": "users", "limit": 10 } | |
| | Result: [X] Error (200ms) | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| | Error: "Table 'users' not found" | |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| Pinned Requests (2) |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | * "Test echo" tools/call echo 14:35:22 [Replay] [Unpin] |
| | * "Get config" resources/read file:///config.json 14:34:15 [Replay] [Unpin] |
| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| Showing 50 of 127 entries |
| [Load More] |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Features:
- Automatic Capture - All MCP requests/responses logged automatically:
tools/call- Tool invocationsresources/read- Resource readsprompts/get- Prompt retrievalssampling/createMessage- Sampling requests/responseselicitation/create- Elicitation requests/responses
- Request Details displayed:
- Timestamp
- Method name
- Target (tool name, resource URI, prompt name)
- Parameters/arguments
- Result status (success/error)
- Response time
- Response data (collapsible)
- Replay - Re-execute any request with original parameters:
- Opens relevant screen (Tools, Resources, Prompts) pre-filled
- Option to modify parameters before replay
- Pin/Save - Pin important requests for quick access:
- Pinned requests persist across sessions
- Optional custom label for pinned items
- Pinned section at bottom for easy access
- Filter by:
- Method type (tools, resources, prompts, sampling, elicitation)
- Status (success, error)
- Time range
- Search across method names, parameters, and responses
- Pagination - Load more for large histories
- Clear - Clear history (with confirmation)
- Export - Export history as JSON for sharing/debugging
Replay Workflow:
- Click [Replay] on any history entry
- Inspector navigates to the appropriate screen (Tools, Resources, Prompts)
- Form is pre-filled with the original parameters
- User can modify parameters or execute immediately
- New request is added to history