inspector and mcp-chat

These are complements designed for different testing workflows: the inspector provides a visual debugging interface for examining MCP server behavior and responses, while the chat client offers a conversational interface for evaluating how agents interact with those same servers.

inspector
89
Verified
mcp-chat
61
Established
Maintenance 25/25
Adoption 19/25
Maturity 24/25
Community 21/25
Maintenance 6/25
Adoption 15/25
Maturity 25/25
Community 15/25
Stars: 1,798
Forks: 199
Downloads: 7,233
Commits (30d): 173
Language: TypeScript
License: —
Stars: 133
Forks: 17
Downloads: 150
Commits (30d): 0
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
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About inspector

MCPJam/inspector

Test & Debug MCP servers, ChatGPT apps, and MCP Apps (ext-apps)

Provides local widget emulation for ChatGPT Apps SDK and MCP ext-apps with full JSON-RPC message inspection, eliminating the need for ngrok or ChatGPT subscriptions. Includes an OAuth debugger supporting all protocol versions (03-26, 06-18, 11-25) and an LLM playground with free access to frontier models (GPT-5, Claude Sonnet) or custom API keys. Supports MCP server introspection across tools, resources, prompts, and templates with complete protocol observability.

About mcp-chat

Flux159/mcp-chat

Open Source Generic MCP Client for testing & evaluating mcp servers and agents

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