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# Browsing, inspecting & testing tools for a deployed MCP server

## 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.\
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  (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

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**Access your MCP server deployments**

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

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Then select the `MCP servers` option:

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**Access options for your server deployment**

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

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**Choose to view deployment details**

Select the `view` option:

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Details for this deployment are shown:

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Information is available in four panels:

<table><thead><tr><th width="98.73046875">Marker</th><th>Summary</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>a</td><td>Basic details for the selected server deployment.</td></tr><tr><td>b</td><td>The <code>code</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 <a href="/pages/BHIMFLMKA2QjVMWcXvZd">Customising tools for your hosted MCP server</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>c</td><td>The testing panel is used to list and test all tools associated with this deployment. See next steps for more on this.</td></tr><tr><td>d</td><td>The logs panel shows events for this MCP server.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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**Retrieve current tools**

Click the `get tools` button:

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All existing tools are displayed. For example:

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**Show details for the required tool**

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

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The tool schema is displayed. For example:

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**Run the tool**

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

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

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Click the `execute tool` button:

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**Review results**

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

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