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cliffhall 55878297d9 docs: correct the EMA spec's stale SDK-dependency claim
Review caught that v2_auth_ema.md contradicted itself. Its "TypeScript SDK
(implemented)" section claimed Inspector depends on `@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`
v1.x only (`^1.29.0`) and that there is "no `@modelcontextprotocol/client` v2
dependency in the tree today" — while the subsection immediately below it
documents which v2 client helpers the EMA legs have adopted.

Checked rather than assumed: every module the section's table names imports the
v2 client (emaFlow, idpOidc, resourceContext, tokenEndpoint, transportProvider,
wire, and providers.ts), and there are zero v1 SDK imports in first-party code.
The v1 SDK is present in the tree only as a peer pulled in by ext-apps, which
AGENTS.md already states must never become a direct dependency.

Rewrote the paragraph to say what is true and name the version, so it stays
consistent with the two auth specs corrected in the previous commit.

The per-row "v1 SDK" attributions in the table below it are wrong for the same
reason, but correcting each one means auditing which SDK symbol each leg calls
today — a real audit, not a version-string refresh, and out of scope for a
dependency bump. Left for a follow-up rather than guessed at here.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01HDdo1rNRVQnVRRdsqSrvG3
Signed-off-by: cliffhall <cliff@futurescale.com>
2026-08-12 09:46:45 -04:00
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diagrams refactor(version): single-source the version from the root package.json 2026-07-10 17:31:21 -04:00
screenshots docs(apps): specify the v2 Apps tab (#1265) 2026-04-29 17:22:59 -04:00
README.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v1_problems.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_auth.md Auth hardening CI gaps + SDK consolidation: EMA leg 2 / scopes (#1527) (#1725) 2026-07-19 22:36:21 -04:00
v2_auth_ema.md docs: correct the EMA spec's stale SDK-dependency claim 2026-08-12 09:46:45 -04:00
v2_auth_hardening.md chore: upgrade the MCP TypeScript SDK from 2.0.0-beta.5 to 2.0.0 2026-08-12 08:34:08 -04:00
v2_auth_mid_session.md refactor(web): sharpen the src/lib vs src/utils rule and move misfiled modules (#1784) 2026-07-25 22:24:30 -04:00
v2_auth_sdk_consolidation.md chore: upgrade the MCP TypeScript SDK from 2.0.0-beta.5 to 2.0.0 2026-08-12 08:34:08 -04:00
v2_auth_smoke_testing.md Auth hardening CI gaps + SDK consolidation: EMA leg 2 / scopes (#1527) (#1725) 2026-07-19 22:36:21 -04:00
v2_catalog_launch_config.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_cli_tui_launcher.md Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/v2/main' into 1579-wave-1 2026-07-09 09:41:08 -04:00
v2_new_spec_impact.md Auth hardening CI gaps + SDK consolidation: EMA leg 2 / scopes (#1527) (#1725) 2026-07-19 22:36:21 -04:00
v2_scope.md Removed Zustand storage, cleanup up auth storage IO interfaces, implementations, and usage. 2026-07-04 21:56:45 -07:00
v2_screenshots.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_server.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_servers_file.md Removed Zustand storage, cleanup up auth storage IO interfaces, implementations, and usage. 2026-07-04 21:56:45 -07:00
v2_storage.md Removed Zustand storage, cleanup up auth storage IO interfaces, implementations, and usage. 2026-07-04 21:56:45 -07:00
v2_ux.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_ux_components.md Removed Zustand storage, cleanup up auth storage IO interfaces, implementations, and usage. 2026-07-04 21:56:45 -07:00
v2_ux_features.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_ux_handlers.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_ux_interfaces.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_ux_interfaces_phase_0_4_inventory.md refactor(web): sharpen the src/lib vs src/utils rule and move misfiled modules (#1784) 2026-07-25 22:24:30 -04:00
v2_ux_interfaces_plan.md chore: close a batch of quality-gate & tidy gaps (#1785 #1787 #1789 #1790 #1767) (#1792) 2026-07-26 10:43:11 -04:00
v2_ux_storybook.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00
v2_web_client.md docs(spec): add V2 Auth landing page and canonicalize spec top menus (closes #1605) 2026-07-02 17:20:06 -04:00

Inspector V2 Brief

Brief | V1 Problems | V2 Scope | V2 Tech Stack | V2 UX | V2 Auth | V2 New Spec Impact

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