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91f02fd6db* feat(web): catalog vs read-only session launch model + apply --header (#1481, #1483) Per specification/v2_catalog_launch_config.md, `mcp-inspector --web` now selects the backend's server-list source and a session-wide writability, instead of seeding an inert `initialMcpConfig` the UI never read: - `--catalog <path>` (and `MCP_CATALOG_PATH`) → active WRITABLE catalog (seed/CRUD/watch), like the default catalog. - `--config <path>` → READ-ONLY session file: served in the UI but never written, seeded, or plaintext-secret-migrated — safe to point at a foreign config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json). - ad-hoc `--server-url`/command (+ `--header`) → one server held IN MEMORY (no file written); `--header` is lifted onto the entry so the seeded connection actually uses it (closes the #1483 warn-only no-op). - nothing → default catalog (writable), unchanged. Backend (`createRemoteApp`): new `writable` + `initialServers` options. GET /api/servers branches three ways (in-memory / read-only file with no seed+no migrate / writable catalog); the four mutating routes return 403 when read-only; `/api/config` carries `writable`; the file watcher is skipped for in-memory sessions. `--catalog`/`--config` are mutually exclusive and neither combines with an ad-hoc target or `--header`; `--header` requires an ad-hoc HTTP/SSE server (clear errors otherwise — no silent no-op). UI: `useServerListWritable` reads `writable` from /api/config; the Servers screen hides add/edit/clone/remove/reorder/settings and shows a read-only banner when false. All new props default to writable=true (back-compatible). Docs: spec gaps G2/G3/G4 updated; launcher README documents the flags. Verified end-to-end against the built launcher: --config (writable:false, file byte-stable, mutations 403), ad-hoc --header (in-memory, header lifted), and --catalog (writable:true, POST persists). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor(web): address review — Mantine <Code> in read-only banner, clarify watcher comment - Replace raw <code> with Mantine <Code> in the read-only-session Alert (repo convention: prefer Mantine primitives over raw HTML). - Add a comment near `watchable` clarifying that a read-only `--config` file is still watched on purpose (read-only blocks UI writes, not external observation; `writable` does not gate watching). Deferred (per reviewer): consolidating useSandboxUrl + useServerListWritable into one useConfig hook to avoid the duplicate /api/config fetch — optional follow-up. The redundant ad-hoc header type-guard is kept as defensive. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> |
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Inspector V2 Brief
Brief | V1 Problems | V2 Scope | V2 Tech Stack | V2 UX
Table of Contents
- Motivation and Context
- Track Protocol Conformance
- Improve Maintainability
- Provide Extensibility
- Proper Documentation
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