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retoor 251c3dc2ba research: mcp-client-support subject (106 sources, 3 conclusions)
- wire spec: lifecycle, stdio + Streamable HTTP transports, tools,
  utilities, legacy SSE, versioning, changelog (14 Tier 1)
- client ecosystem: Claude Code/VS Code/Cursor/Codex configs,
  mcp-remote, Smithery, registries, Glama (12 Tier 1)
- security/ops: authorization draft, trust model, poisoning,
  rug pulls, production hardening (12 Tier 1) + 68 Tier 2 cards
- conclusions: minimal stdlib client on 2025-11-25, normalizer +
  resolver agent for pasted configs/GitHub URLs, untrusted-until-
  consent trust model; nothing built yet
- audit PASS (14 subjects, 797 sources, 32 conclusions)
2026-10-18 19:23:02 +02:00

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How to Test and Debug an MCP Server: From the Inspector to Automated Tool Tests

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Field Value
Institute Molodetz Institute - Research & Retrieval Division
Subject mcp-client-support
Document type Source Citation Card
Tier 2
Source title How to Test and Debug an MCP Server: From the Inspector to Automated Tool Tests
Source URL https://dev.to/jeff_pdc/how-to-test-and-debug-an-mcp-server-from-the-inspector-to-automated-tool-tests-4oci
Source type blog post
Date researched 2026-10-18
Researched by tai (agent), model: Claude Sonnet 5, on behalf of retoor
Research method Search aggregator result listing (not independently opened or quoted)
Confidence Not independently verified
Status Active

Why it's here

Surfaced during wire-spec evidence gathering; reported to show raw curl and stdio transcripts of the handshake and tool calls. Seen but not opened; raw transcripts would be handy cross-checks for tai's own wire output.

Changelog

Date Change
2026-10-18 Logged as consulted-but-not-analyzed.