docs: explain how MCP servers actually launch (stdio vs SSE, Inspector)#4091
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Closes a recurring point of confusion (modelcontextprotocol#521): developers run `uvx mcp-server-git` directly, see no output, and think the server is broken. Added a new 'Understanding How Servers Are Launched' subsection that explains: - stdio servers wait on stdin — appearing to hang is expected - the MCP client spawns the server; you don't run it yourself - stdio vs SSE/HTTP transport comparison table - MCP Inspector as the recommended local testing tool Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Closes #521 — addresses the recurring confusion around running MCP servers.
npx/uvxexamples and the client config sectionuvxcommandnpx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx mcp-server-git) as the recommended way to test a server locally without wiring up a full clientNo existing content changed. The new subsection slots in cleanly between the two existing subsections.
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