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---
title: inspect
sidebarTitle: inspect
---
# `fastmcp.utilities.inspect`
Utilities for inspecting FastMCP instances.
## Functions
### `inspect_fastmcp_v2` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L100" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
```python
inspect_fastmcp_v2(mcp: FastMCP[Any]) -> FastMCPInfo
```
Extract information from a FastMCP v2.x instance.
**Args:**
- `mcp`: The FastMCP v2.x instance to inspect
**Returns:**
- FastMCPInfo dataclass containing the extracted information
### `inspect_fastmcp_v1` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L236" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
```python
inspect_fastmcp_v1(mcp: FastMCP1x) -> FastMCPInfo
```
Extract information from a FastMCP v1.x instance using a Client.
**Args:**
- `mcp`: The FastMCP v1.x instance to inspect
**Returns:**
- FastMCPInfo dataclass containing the extracted information
### `inspect_fastmcp` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L378" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
```python
inspect_fastmcp(mcp: FastMCP[Any] | FastMCP1x) -> FastMCPInfo
```
Extract information from a FastMCP instance into a dataclass.
This function automatically detects whether the instance is FastMCP v1.x or v2.x
and uses the appropriate extraction method.
**Args:**
- `mcp`: The FastMCP instance to inspect (v1.x or v2.x)
**Returns:**
- FastMCPInfo dataclass containing the extracted information
### `format_fastmcp_info` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L403" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
```python
format_fastmcp_info(info: FastMCPInfo) -> bytes
```
Format FastMCPInfo as FastMCP-specific JSON.
This includes FastMCP-specific fields like tags, enabled, annotations, etc.
### `format_mcp_info` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L432" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
```python
format_mcp_info(mcp: FastMCP[Any] | FastMCP1x) -> bytes
```
Format server info as standard MCP protocol JSON.
Uses Client to get the standard MCP protocol format with camelCase fields.
Includes version metadata at the top level.
### `format_info` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L465" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
```python
format_info(mcp: FastMCP[Any] | FastMCP1x, format: InspectFormat | Literal['fastmcp', 'mcp'], info: FastMCPInfo | None = None) -> bytes
```
Format server information according to the specified format.
**Args:**
- `mcp`: The FastMCP instance
- `format`: Output format ("fastmcp" or "mcp")
- `info`: Pre-extracted FastMCPInfo (optional, will be extracted if not provided)
**Returns:**
- JSON bytes in the requested format
## Classes
### `ToolInfo` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L19" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
Information about a tool.
### `PromptInfo` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L35" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
Information about a prompt.
### `ResourceInfo` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L49" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
Information about a resource.
### `TemplateInfo` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L65" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
Information about a resource template.
### `FastMCPInfo` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L82" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
Information extracted from a FastMCP instance.
### `InspectFormat` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/utilities/inspect.py#L396" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>
Output format for inspect command.