modelcontextprotocol / modelcontextprotocol/inspector
TUI has no in-app shortcut/keybinding help screen
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Description
Which client?
TUI
The problem
The TUI (Ink+React) has several tab-specific keybindings, but there's no discoverable in-app reference for them -- a new user has to read the README or guess by trial and error, since nothing in the UI hints at a help overlay.
Solution you have in mind (optional)
Add a ?-triggered overlay listing the active keybindings for the current tab/context, dismissible the same way (Esc or ? again).
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.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the Ink+React TUI and locating the tab-specific keybinding handling and existing overlay or dismissal patterns. Done means pressing ? opens an overlay listing bindings for the current tab or context, while Esc or ? dismisses it.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 70/100