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feat: add `mcp` option and forward Vite DevTools options on Vite < 8.3
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions docs/3.upgrading-to-v4.md
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Expand Up @@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ The generic _open in editor_ action (from component and file links) is unaffecte
- `vueDevTools` (default `true`) — set to `false` to skip the Vue DevTools dock.
- `dataInspector` (default `true`) — set to `false` to skip the Data Inspector panel and its `Nuxt Application` source.
- `disableAuthorization` (default: on in sandboxes) — skips the authorization prompt described above.
- `mcp` (default `'auto'`) — set to `false` to turn off the MCP endpoint that lets AI agents use DevTools.

## Deprecation warnings in your terminal

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Expand Up @@ -90,18 +90,19 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
})
```

| Option | Default | Description |
| ------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `enabled` | `true` | Enable Nuxt DevTools. |
| `componentInspector` | `true` | Inspect the DOM to find the component rendering it. |
| `vueDevTools` | `true` | Register the Vue DevTools dock next to the `Nuxt` group. |
| `viteInspect` | `true` | Register the [Inspect](/modules/devtools/features#inspect) dock, or its install launcher. |
| `dataInspector` | `true` | Register the [Data Inspector](/modules/devtools/features#data-inspector) panel. |
| `codeServer` | | [Code Server](/modules/devtools/features#code-server) options; `codeServer.enabled: false` removes it. |
| `timeline` | | [Timeline](/modules/devtools/features#timeline) options; `timeline.enabled` defaults to `false`. |
| `assets.uploadExtensions` | | File extensions the [Assets](/modules/devtools/features#assets) panel accepts for upload, or `'*'` for any. |
| `disableAuthorization` | | Skip the browser authorization prompt. On by default in sandboxes. |
| `telemetry` | | Anonymous telemetry. Follows your Nuxt telemetry setting; set to `false` to opt out. |
| Option | Default | Description |
| ------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `enabled` | `true` | Enable Nuxt DevTools. |
| `componentInspector` | `true` | Inspect the DOM to find the component rendering it. |
| `vueDevTools` | `true` | Register the Vue DevTools dock next to the `Nuxt` group. |
| `viteInspect` | `true` | Register the [Inspect](/modules/devtools/features#inspect) dock, or its install launcher. |
| `dataInspector` | `true` | Register the [Data Inspector](/modules/devtools/features#data-inspector) panel. |
| `codeServer` | | [Code Server](/modules/devtools/features#code-server) options; `codeServer.enabled: false` removes it. |
| `timeline` | | [Timeline](/modules/devtools/features#timeline) options; `timeline.enabled` defaults to `false`. |
| `assets.uploadExtensions` | | File extensions the [Assets](/modules/devtools/features#assets) panel accepts for upload, or `'*'` for any. |
| `disableAuthorization` | | Skip the browser authorization prompt. On by default in sandboxes. |
| `mcp` | `'auto'` | Expose the Vite DevTools [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) endpoint for AI agents; `false` turns it off. |
| `telemetry` | | Anonymous telemetry. Follows your Nuxt telemetry setting; set to `false` to opt out. |

For every option, see the TSDocs in your IDE or the [type definition file](https://github.com/nuxt/devtools/blob/main/packages/devtools-kit/src/_types/options.ts).

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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,22 @@ export interface ModuleOptions {
*/
disableAuthorization?: boolean

/**
* Expose the Vite DevTools MCP endpoint (`/__devtools/__mcp`), which
* lets AI agents call the DevTools' agent tools over the Model Context
* Protocol.
*
* - `'auto'`: mount the endpoint once any DevTools integration exposes an
* agent tool.
* - `true`: always mount it.
* - `false`: never mount it.
*
* Same as setting `vite.devtools.mcp`, which takes precedence.
*
* @default 'auto'
*/
mcp?: boolean | 'auto'

/**
* Experimental features
*/
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35 changes: 23 additions & 12 deletions packages/devtools/src/module-main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -69,14 +69,22 @@ export async function enableModule(options: ModuleOptions, nuxt: Nuxt) {

await nuxt.callHook('devtools:before')

// Vite DevTools options Nuxt DevTools provides. They only fill in what the
// user left unset in `vite.devtools`, and are applied in one place below so
// both the Vite 8.3+ integration and the manual `DevTools()` plugin see them.
const viteDevToolsDefaults: DevToolsConfig = {}

// `disableAuthorization` disables the Vite DevTools client-auth prompt. The
// resolved value is used (default `isSandboxed`), so sandboxes keep
// auto-bypassing the prompt.
if (options.disableAuthorization) {
extendViteDevToolsConfig((devtools) => {
devtools.clientAuth ??= false
})
}
if (options.disableAuthorization)
viteDevToolsDefaults.clientAuth = false

// `mcp` controls the aggregate MCP endpoint (`<base>__mcp`) Vite DevTools
// mounts over every devframe's agent tools. Left `undefined` it follows
// Vite DevTools' own default (`'auto'`).
if (options.mcp !== undefined)
viteDevToolsDefaults.mcp = options.mcp

// Route the client-auth banner through Nuxt's terminal host where this Nuxt
// has one (`useTerminal`, @nuxt/kit >= 4.6): the Nuxt CLI 4 TUI shows a
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const kit = await import('@nuxt/kit')
if ('useTerminal' in kit) {
const { banner, onTrusted } = createTerminalAuthBanner(kit.useTerminal)
extendViteDevToolsConfig((devtools) => {
devtools.banner ??= banner
devtools.onTrusted ??= onTrusted
})
viteDevToolsDefaults.banner = banner
viteDevToolsDefaults.onTrusted = onTrusted
}

// Make unimport exposing more information, like the usage of each auto imported function
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windowTitle: 'Nuxt DevTools',
}

viteDevToolsDefaults.branding = branding

// Vite 8.3+ registers the Vite DevTools integration itself from the
// top-level `devtools` config option (vitejs/vite#23333), which keeps the
// toggle in user hands (`vite: { devtools: false }` in `nuxt.config`).
// Older Vite has no serve-mode integration, so fall back to installing the
// `DevTools()` plugin manually.
// `DevTools()` plugin manually. That plugin resolves its config from its own
// options and overwrites `config.devtools`, so the defaults must be passed
// to it directly.
if (isGreaterThanOrEqual(viteVersion, '8.3.0')) {
extendViteDevToolsConfig((devtools) => {
devtools.branding ??= branding
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(viteDevToolsDefaults))
(devtools as Record<string, unknown>)[key] ??= value
})
}
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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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
tmp=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
curl -fsSL 'https://registry.npmjs.org/@vitejs/devtools/-/devtools-0.8.0.tgz' | tar -xz -C "$tmp"
rg -n -C 5 'normalizeDevToolsConfig|configResolved|clientAuth|config\.devtools' "$tmp/package"

Repository: nuxt/devtools

Length of output: 22955

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set -euo pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- module-main.ts relevant block ---'
nl -ba packages/devtools/src/module-main.ts | sed -n '145,205p'
printf '%s\n' '--- diff against supplied merge base ---'
git diff --unified=35 4c41943e901d37f012d92fd3083e2d991af98226 40de6642c5d77d44ba9b912a28958e6ffed54b17 -- packages/devtools/src/module-main.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- dependency declarations and lock resolution ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'package.json' --glob 'pnpm-lock.yaml' -e '@vitejs/devtools' -e 'vite-devtools' .

Repository: nuxt/devtools

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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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Review comment at @packages/devtools/src/module-main.ts at line 185:
On the manual plugin path, merge the user’s explicit `vite.devtools`
configuration over `viteDevToolsDefaults` before passing the result to
`DevTools`; ensure user settings take precedence on Vite versions below 8.3.

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addVitePlugin(DevTools)
}

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