McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions Methods

AddMcpInspector(IDistributedApplicationBuilder, string, int, int, string)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Adds a MCP Inspector container resource to the Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> AddMcpInspector(
        this IDistributedApplicationBuilder builder,
        string name,
        int clientPort = 6274,
        int serverPort = 6277,
        string inspectorVersion = "0.17.2")
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L25-L32

Parameters

builderIDistributedApplicationBuilderThe Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder to which the MCP Inspector resource will be added.

namestringThe name of the MCP Inspector container resource.

clientPortintoptionalThe port for the client application. Defaults to 6274.

serverPortintoptionalThe port for the server proxy application. Defaults to 6277.

inspectorVersionstringoptionalThe version of the Inspector app to use

AddMcpInspector(IDistributedApplicationBuilder, string, McpInspectorOptions)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Adds a MCP Inspector container resource to the Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder using an options object.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> AddMcpInspector(
        this IDistributedApplicationBuilder builder,
        string name,
        McpInspectorOptions options)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L93-L228

Parameters

builderIDistributedApplicationBuilderThe Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder to which the MCP Inspector resource will be added.

namestringThe name of the MCP Inspector container resource.

optionsMcpInspectorOptionsThe McpInspectorOptions to configure the MCP Inspector resource.

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1 for further configuration.

Remarks

By default, the MCP Inspector uses npm/npx. To use a different package manager, chain the appropriate method:

builder.AddMcpInspector("inspector")
    .WithYarn();

This overload is not available in polyglot app hosts. Use McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.AddMcpInspectorPolyglot instead.

AddMcpInspector(IDistributedApplicationBuilder, string, Action<McpInspectorOptions>)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Adds a MCP Inspector container resource to the Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder using a configuration delegate.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> AddMcpInspector(
        this IDistributedApplicationBuilder builder,
        string name,
        Action<McpInspectorOptions> configureOptions)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L242-L248

Parameters

builderIDistributedApplicationBuilderThe Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder to which the MCP Inspector resource will be added.

namestringThe name of the MCP Inspector container resource.

configureOptionsAction<McpInspectorOptions>A delegate to configure the McpInspectorOptions.

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1 for further configuration.

Remarks

This overload is not available in polyglot app hosts. Use McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.AddMcpInspectorPolyglot instead.

AddMcpInspector(IDistributedApplicationBuilder, string)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Adds a MCP Inspector container resource to the Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder using a configuration delegate.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> AddMcpInspector(
        this IDistributedApplicationBuilder builder,
        string name)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L261-L265

Parameters

builderIDistributedApplicationBuilderThe Hosting.IDistributedApplicationBuilder to which the MCP Inspector resource will be added.

namestringThe name of the MCP Inspector container resource.

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1 for further configuration.

Remarks

This overload is not available in polyglot app hosts. Use McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.AddMcpInspectorPolyglot instead.

WithBun(IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Configures the MCP Inspector to use bun as the package manager.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> WithBun(
        this IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> builder)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L418-L420

Parameters

builderIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>The MCP Inspector resource builder.

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1.

WithMcpServer(IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>, IResourceBuilder<TResource>, bool, McpTransportType, string)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Configures the MCP Inspector resource to use a specified MCP server resource that uses SSE as the transport type.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> WithMcpServer<TResource>(
        this IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> builder,
        IResourceBuilder<TResource> mcpServer,
        bool isDefault = true,
        McpTransportType transportType = McpTransportType.StreamableHttp,
        string path = "/mcp")
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L287-L300

Parameters

builderIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>The ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1 used to configure the MCP Inspector resource.

mcpServerIResourceBuilder<TResource>The ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1 for the MCP server resource.

isDefaultbooloptionalIndicates whether this MCP server should be considered the default server for the MCP Inspector.

transportTypeMcpTransportTypeoptionalThe transport type to use for the MCP server. Defaults to McpTransportType.StreamableHttp.

pathstringoptionalThe path to use for MCP communication. Defaults to "/mcp".

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1 for further configuration.

WithPnpm(IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Configures the MCP Inspector to use pnpm as the package manager.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> WithPnpm(
        this IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> builder)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L405-L407

Parameters

builderIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>The MCP Inspector resource builder.

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1.

WithYarn(IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>)extensionIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>

Configures the MCP Inspector to use yarn as the package manager.

public static class McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions
{
    public static IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> WithYarn(
        this IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource> builder)
    {
        // ...
    }
}

McpInspectorResourceBuilderExtensions.cs#L389-L394

Parameters

builderIResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>The MCP Inspector resource builder.

Returns

IResourceBuilder<McpInspectorResource>A reference to the ApplicationModel.IResourceBuilder`1.