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18 changes: 9 additions & 9 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ The MCP Inspector proxy server requires authentication by default. When starting
http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=3a1c267fad21f7150b7d624c160b7f09b0b8c4f623c7107bbf13378f051538d4
```

This token must be included as a Bearer token in the Authorization header for all requests to the server. When authentication is enabled, auto-open is disabled by default to ensure you use the secure URL.
This token must be included as a Bearer token in the Authorization header for all requests to the server. The inspector will automatically open your browser with the token pre-filled in the URL.

**Recommended: Use the pre-filled URL** - Click or copy the link shown in the console to open the inspector with the token already configured.
**Automatic browser opening** - The inspector now automatically opens your browser with the token pre-filled in the URL when authentication is enabled.

**Alternative: Manual configuration** - If you already have the inspector open:

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The MCP Inspector supports the following configuration settings. To change them, click on the `Configuration` button in the MCP Inspector UI:

| Setting | Description | Default |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` | Timeout for requests to the MCP server (ms) | 10000 |
| `MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_RESET_ON_PROGRESS` | Reset timeout on progress notifications | true |
| `MCP_REQUEST_MAX_TOTAL_TIMEOUT` | Maximum total timeout for requests sent to the MCP server (ms) (Use with progress notifications) | 60000 |
| `MCP_PROXY_FULL_ADDRESS` | Set this if you are running the MCP Inspector Proxy on a non-default address. Example: http://10.1.1.22:5577 | "" |
| `MCP_AUTO_OPEN_ENABLED` | Enable automatic browser opening when inspector starts. Only as environment var, not configurable in browser. | true |
| Setting | Description | Default |
| --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` | Timeout for requests to the MCP server (ms) | 10000 |
| `MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_RESET_ON_PROGRESS` | Reset timeout on progress notifications | true |
| `MCP_REQUEST_MAX_TOTAL_TIMEOUT` | Maximum total timeout for requests sent to the MCP server (ms) (Use with progress notifications) | 60000 |
| `MCP_PROXY_FULL_ADDRESS` | Set this if you are running the MCP Inspector Proxy on a non-default address. Example: http://10.1.1.22:5577 | "" |
| `MCP_AUTO_OPEN_ENABLED` | Enable automatic browser opening when inspector starts (works with authentication enabled). Only as environment var, not configurable in browser. | true |

These settings can be adjusted in real-time through the UI and will persist across sessions.

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