Browsing, inspecting & testing tools for a deployed MCP server

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Introduction

Having deployed a remote MCP server, you can browse, inspect and run deployed tools from your MCP servers page - think of it like a control panel for trying out each tool before switching to your AI assistant.

Need to know

• You can browse and run tools for a deployed MCP server (not for a draft).
• Running tools for your deployed MCP server here will produce the same results as running in a connected AI assistant (retrieving your the API key and running through same endpoints)- if it works here, it will work there.\ \ (grabbing the API key and running through same endpoints) so if a test works, it will work in the client
• Running tools here decrements your current Patchworks MCP allowance.
• Running tools here has no impact on the AI allowance associated with connected AI assistants.

The steps

{% stepper %} {% step %} Access your MCP server deployments

Select the settings option (at the bottom of the navigation menu):

 

Then select the MCP servers option:

 

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{% step %} Access options for your server deployment

Look for the deployed server and click the associated ellipsis icon. For example:

 

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{% step %} Choose to view deployment details

Select the view option:

 

Details for this deployment are shown:

 

Information is available in four panels:

Marker	Summary
a	Basic details for the selected server deployment.
b	The code panel shows the existing code for this server deployment. This is read-only, so you can't make changes here. If you want to update these tools, you need to do so from a draft - for details, please refer to Customising tools for your hosted MCP server.
c	The testing panel is used to list and test all tools associated with this deployment. See next steps for more on this.
d	The logs panel shows events for this MCP server.

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{% step %} Retrieve current tools

Click the get tools button:

 

All existing tools are displayed. For example:

 

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{% step %} Show details for the required tool

Click the arrow associated with the tool you want to inspect and/or run. For example:

 

The tool schema is displayed. For example:

 

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{% step %} Run the tool

Click the test this tool option (at the top of the schema). For example:

 

Any parameters associated with the tool are displayed - you can update these as needed:

 

Click the execute tool button:

 

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{% step %} Review results

Check the results panel for the request output. For example:

 

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