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Quick start

Run the command in your terminal 
npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest
After installing the package, you should see a link to localhost. Open that link up to see the inspector.

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Docker

Run MCPJam Inspector using Docker: 
# Run the latest version from Docker Hub
docker run -p 3001:3001 mcpjam/mcp-inspector:latest

# Or run in the background
docker run -d -p 3001:3001 --name mcp-inspector mcpjam/mcp-inspector:latest
The application will be available at http://localhost:3001.

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Start with STDIO server

This will open the MCPJam inspector and connect to a STDIO using the commands you provided. 
# Starts MCPJam inspector with a FastMCP server
npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest uv run fastmcp run /path/to/your/server.py
Use Absolute Paths: Always use absolute file paths (e.g., /Users/yourname/project/server.py) to avoid path resolution issues.

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Start with custom port

This will start the MCPJam inspector with a custom port number. The default port is 6274. 
npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest --port 4000

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Start with Ollama

This will open the MCPJam inspector and start an Ollama model with the ollama serve <model> command. Make sure you have Ollama installed. 
npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest --ollama llama3.2