CLI has no shell completion (bash/zsh/fish)
Author: CloneOfAlexCreated Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
Labelsenhancementv2
Which client?
CLI
The problem
mcp-inspector --cli has a fair number of subcommands and flags (tools/resources/prompts/servers, plus method-specific options), but there's no generated shell-completion script. Every invocation currently has to be typed from memory or looked up via --help, which slows down interactive CLI use noticeably compared to other Node-based CLIs that ship completions.
Solution you have in mind (optional)
Wire up completion generation via the CLI framework already in use (most Node CLI toolkits ship a completion generator) and document mcp-inspector --cli completion bash > ... in the CLI README.
Alternatives or workarounds you have tried
No response
Already built it locally?
No response
Before you submit
- I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
- This is a request for the Inspector itself, not for the MCP specification or an SDK.
Source: modelcontextprotocol/inspector