feat: add `mcp` option to turn off the Vite DevTools MCP endpoint by antfubot · Pull Request #1149 · nuxt/devtools

antfubot · 2026-10-29T23:43:47Z

User feedback on 4.0.0: there is no obvious way to turn off the MCP tools, and having them on by default appears to cause errors in some setups.

Changes

New devtools.mcp option (boolean | 'auto', default 'auto' — Vite DevTools' own default). It is forwarded to Vite DevTools' mcp setting; an explicit vite.devtools.mcp still wins.
The Vite DevTools defaults Nuxt DevTools sets (clientAuth, terminal auth banner, branding, mcp) are now collected once and applied to both install paths. On Vite < 8.3 the manually installed DevTools() plugin overwrites config.devtools, so before this change only branding reached it: disableAuthorization and the terminal banner were silently ignored there.
Docs: added the option to the module options table and the v4 upgrade guide.

Verification

playgrounds/empty with NUXT_DEVTOOLS_LOCAL=1, sending an MCP initialize POST to /__devtools/__mcp:

default → 403 Forbidden (endpoint mounted, loopback origin gate)
devtools: { mcp: false } → 405 (endpoint not mounted)

pnpm lint, pnpm typecheck and pnpm test:unit pass. The Vite < 8.3 path was not run locally (the repo is on Vite 8.3.5).

Default stays 'auto'. Whether Nuxt DevTools should default to false instead is open for maintainers to decide.

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Add a `devtools.mcp` module option (`boolean | 'auto'`) that controls the Vite DevTools MCP endpoint, so users can turn it off without reaching into `vite.devtools`. Nuxt DevTools' Vite DevTools defaults (`clientAuth`, the terminal auth banner, `branding`, and now `mcp`) are collected once and applied to both install paths. Before, only `branding` reached the manually installed `DevTools()` plugin on Vite < 8.3, which overwrites `config.devtools`, so `disableAuthorization` and the terminal banner were silently ignored there. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Walkthrough

The mcp module option is now documented and typed as boolean | 'auto'. enableModule collects MCP and other Vite DevTools settings in a shared defaults object. For Vite 8.3 and later, unset configuration properties receive these defaults. For older Vite versions, the manually installed DevTools plugin receives the defaults.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 614ae

On older Vite versions, explicit MCP and authentication settings may not take effect, including a request to disable MCP. Resolve or explicitly accept this compatibility-path behavior before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: adding an `mcp` option to disable the Vite DevTools MCP endpoint.
Description check		The description directly explains the new `devtools.mcp` option, its precedence, related installation-path changes, documentation updates, and verification results.
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  else {
-    const DevTools = await import('@vitejs/devtools').then(r => r.DevTools({ branding }))
+    const DevTools = await import('@vitejs/devtools').then(r => r.DevTools(viteDevToolsDefaults))


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Preserve Vite configuration precedence on the manual path.

On Vite versions below 8.3, DevTools(viteDevToolsDefaults) can overwrite explicit vite.devtools settings. This can ignore settings such as vite.devtools.mcp: false and vite.devtools.clientAuth: true.

Merge the user's Vite DevTools configuration over these defaults before installing the manual plugin.

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