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Adds specification/v2_ux_interfaces.md, a plan for aligning the web
client's dumb components with the MCP schema (2025-11-25) and the
Inspector core hook layer. The document inventories every component in
clients/web/src/components/ (elements, groups, screens, views),
records current props, identifies MCP schema touch points, proposes
target prop interfaces, and maps callbacks to the v1.5 core hooks that
will supply them. Includes an appendix on how v1.5 core returns a
deliberate mix of raw SDK types and Inspector-owned wrappers.

Also threads an "Interfaces" link into the submenu of all v2_ux*
specification documents so the set cross-links consistently.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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README.md

Inspector V2 Brief

Brief | V1 Problems | V2 Scope | V2 Tech Stack | V2 UX

Table of Contents

Motivation and Context

The existing Inspector is hard to maintain for a number of reasons. We decided to create a more maintainable Inspector from the ground up, that retains the deterministic boundary of operation, but exposes a plugin architecture.

Track Protocol Conformance

  • Identify any gaps in V1 inspector
  • Track which features are covered
  • Implement to parity and fill gaps
  • Provide conformance testing in CI

Improve Maintainability

  • Clearer separation of concerns
  • Smaller, reusable components

Provide Extensibility

  • Plugin SDK / API
  • Third parties cand develop/maintain their own plugins for features such as
    • LLM usage
    • Evals
    • Multiple server connections
    • Apps playground
    • Testing of registry configuration
    • Interface with registry

Proper Documentation

  • One big README won't cut it anymore
  • Published documentation in MDX should
    • Render in style of spec
    • Kept up to date
    • Cover all features
    • Discuss troubleshooting strategies
    • Provide detailed contribution guidance that explains architecture and expected idioms