MCP Inspector

The official tool for testing MCP servers.

Installing MCP Inspector

This guide assumes you already have npm installed and have created an API key under your GovTribe account.

1. Run MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector \
  --transport http \
  --server-url https://govtribe.com/mcp

1. Add your API Key

Open the Authentication dropdown, and then add a custom authorization header:

• Header Name: "Authorization"

• Header Value: "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"

1. Connect to the MCP

Press the ► Connect button, which shows a connected status when successful.

1. Navigate to "Tools"

Click into the Tools tab on the top, then click List Tools which shows all currently available tools. You can run tools, modify parameters, and test output all from this view.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are there only tools, and not resources / prompts / other MCP features?

GovTribe's MCP only offers tools right now because of the limited support for other MCP features across all AI clients.