feat: support ?autoConnect=true query param to connect on page load#1195
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feat: support ?autoConnect=true query param to connect on page load#1195KeWang0622 wants to merge 1 commit intomodelcontextprotocol:mainfrom
?autoConnect=true query param to connect on page load#1195KeWang0622 wants to merge 1 commit intomodelcontextprotocol:mainfrom
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When present, the Inspector calls connectMcpServer() once after the initial connection state has been hydrated from the URL. The param is consumed on first use and stripped from the URL via history.replaceState, so refreshes and disconnect/reconnect cycles don't re-trigger it. This lets external tools (docker-compose sidecars, editor extensions, CI smoke tests) build deep-links that drop the user directly into a connected Inspector session without requiring a manual "Connect" click. Composable with existing pre-fill params (?transport, ?serverUrl, ?serverCommand, ?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN). Closes modelcontextprotocol#1183
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Summary
Adds a new
?autoConnect=truequery param that triggers an automatic connection on page load, removing the need for a manual "Connect" click when the URL already contains all the information needed to connect.Closes #1183
Changes
client/src/utils/configUtils.ts— AddedgetAutoConnect()(reads the param) andstripAutoConnectParam()(removes it from the URL viahistory.replaceStateafter consumption)client/src/App.tsx— Added a one-shotuseEffectthat callsconnectMcpServer()on mount when the param is presentclient/src/__tests__/App.autoConnect.test.tsx— 3 tests covering: auto-connect fires, param is stripped, no-op when absentBehavior
?transport,?serverUrl,?serverCommand,?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN).Example deep-link:
Test plan
npm test)