feat: Auto-open browser when starting Inspector via npx #620
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Summary
Automatically opens the user's default browser when running
npx @mcpjam/inspector, eliminating the manual step of copying and pasting the localhost URL.Fix: #610
1. Binary Configuration (
package.json)"inspector"binary entry to supportnpx @mcpjam/inspectorcommand"inspector-vite"for backward compatibilityopen@^10.2.0dependency for cross-platform browser launching2. Startup Script (
bin/start.js)openpackage for browser automationspawnPromise()to non-blockingspawn()to allow browser opening while server runsDemo
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