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Open http://localhost:3005/ and click Register tool.

A TanStack library can register WebMCP tools during development. The same import does nothing outside development.

🎯 Changes

A library calls registerDevtoolsTools from @tanstack/devtools-webmcp. The browser tool name is pluginId.instanceId.name. The helper sets annotations.debugging to true.

The root import is the real helper when NODE_ENV is development. In every other environment the import is a no-op. @tanstack/devtools-webmcp/production is always the real helper.

The basic React example has a WebMCP section. You can click through the call there.

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  • I have followed the steps in the Contributing guide.
  • I have tested this code locally with pnpm test:pr.

🚀 Release Impact

  • This change affects published code, and I have generated a changeset.
  • This change is docs/CI/dev-only (no release).

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Commands that passed:

  • prettier --check on the changed files
  • eslint on packages/devtools-webmcp/src
  • tsc --noEmit for @tanstack/devtools-webmcp
  • vitest: 20 tests passed
  • vite build and publint --strict
  • size-limit: register.js is 837 B, noop.js is 36 B

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Manual test:

  1. Open http://localhost:3005/
  2. Click Register tool.
  3. Read tanstack.query.main.getQueryCache and debugging is true.
  4. Click Run tool. The result is {"status":"ok"}.
  5. Click Stop registration. The signal is aborted.

The package tests and the example section cover this call.

Risk / rollback

Risk is low. The new package has no runtime dependency. Revert this PR to remove it.

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import { registerDevtoolsTools } from '@tanstack/devtools-webmcp'

const stop = registerDevtoolsTools({
  pluginId: 'tanstack.query',
  instanceId: 'main',
  tools: [
    {
      name: 'getQueryCache',
      description: 'Return a JSON summary of the query cache.',
      execute: () => ({ status: 'ok' }),
    },
  ],
})

stop()

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added WebMCP tool registration for development, allowing browser agents to access library tools. Registrations support cleanup and replacement, and report errors without interrupting the app.
    • The standard package import is a no-op outside development; a separate production import keeps registration available in any environment.
    • Added an interactive example demonstrating tool registration and execution.
  • Documentation

    • Added setup and production guidance, including tool naming, validation, and browser support behavior.

A library calls registerDevtoolsTools to expose internals to a browser agent. The root import is a no-op outside development.
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In `@docs/production.md`:
- Line 88: Update the production-build statement to say the library WebMCP tools
are not registered outside development, rather than claiming they are absent
from the production build. Keep the distinction clear: the tool objects remain
in the bundle, but the root import prevents their registration.

In `@examples/react/basic/src/example.css`:
- Line 129: Update the disabled-button styling in `.example-shell` to match the
scope of the existing button selectors, and exclude disabled buttons from both
hover rules so hover and dark-theme styles cannot apply enabled-button colors.

In `@examples/react/basic/src/webmcp-proof.tsx`:
- Line 47: Update the context setup around `doc.modelContext` so it instruments
the existing context without assigning to or replacing the native readonly
`document.modelContext` attribute. Keep the Register tool flow able to reach its
existing helper.
- Around line 84-85: Update the description in the tool registration near its
execute callback to accurately describe the fixed `{ status: 'ok' }` result; do
not imply that it reads or summarizes query-cache data.

In `@packages/devtools-webmcp/src/register.ts`:
- Line 248: Remove the `@param` JSDoc tags from all three affected locations:
delete the `options` tag and following blank line in
`packages/devtools-webmcp/src/register.ts` (line 248) and
`packages/devtools-webmcp/src/index.ts` (line 16), and delete the `_options` tag
in `packages/devtools-webmcp/src/noop.ts` (line 7).
- Line 151: Update toRegistration to accept the registration AbortSignal and
wrap tool.execute so it receives the input and that signal in its options,
rather than forwarding the function unchanged. Align
WebMcpToolRegistration.execute with the wrapper’s input-only signature, and
update register tests to call the registered execute function and verify it
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep disabled-button colors visible on hover and in the dark theme.

The existing hover selectors outrank this selector. The later dark-theme button rule also overrides it. As a result, disabled Run tool and Stop registration buttons can take enabled-button colors. Match the existing button selector’s scope, and exclude disabled buttons from both hover rules. (w3.org)

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In `@examples/react/basic/src/example.css` at line 129, Update the disabled-button
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and exclude disabled buttons from both hover rules so hover and dark-theme
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const doc = document as Document & { modelContext?: ModelContext }
const previous = doc.modelContext

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not assign to the native document.modelContext attribute.

In a browser that implements WebMCP, document.modelContext is readonly. This assignment throws in module code, so clicking Register tool stops before the helper runs. Instrument the existing context without replacing the document attribute. (github.com)

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In `@examples/react/basic/src/webmcp-proof.tsx` at line 47, Update the context
setup around `doc.modelContext` so it instruments the existing context without
assigning to or replacing the native readonly `document.modelContext` attribute.
Keep the Register tool flow able to reach its existing helper.

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description: 'Return a JSON summary of the query cache.',
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Align the example tool description with its fixed result.

execute always returns { status: 'ok' } and does not read query-cache data. The example demonstrates tool registration, so update the description to match this fixed proof result, or add real QueryClient data.

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-          description: 'Return a JSON summary of the query cache.',
+          description: 'Return a fixed proof result for tool registration.',
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🟠 Major · Handle an absent process global in the root ESM entry. · index.ts:26-29

packages/devtools-webmcp/src/index.ts:26-29
🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle an absent process global in the root ESM entry.

The public import export points to dist/esm/index.js. Its source evaluates process.env.NODE_ENV before it selects either implementation. A browser that loads this ESM file without a process global throws during module evaluation, so neither the development helper nor the documented no-op is exported.

Catch the missing global at this entry point. Keep src/production.ts unchanged.

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+const isDevelopment = (() => {
+  try {
+    return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+})()
+
 const registerDevtoolsTools =
-  process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development'
+  !isDevelopment
     ? registerDevtoolsToolsNoOp
     : registerDevtoolsToolsImpl
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In `@packages/devtools-webmcp/src/index.ts` around lines 26 - 29, Update the
environment check used by `registerDevtoolsTools` so evaluating the root ESM
entry does not throw when the `process` global is absent; treat that case as
non-development and select `registerDevtoolsToolsNoOp`. Leave
`src/production.ts` unchanged.
🟡 Minor · Combine registration and invocation cancellation signals. · register.ts:143-160

packages/devtools-webmcp/src/register.ts:143-160
🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Combine registration and invocation cancellation signals.

When a browser invocation supplies browserArg.signal, signalFrom passes that signal to tool.execute. Cleanup aborts only the registration controller. An in-flight execution can therefore keep receiving an active signal after the caller invokes the returned cleanup function. This violates the documented cleanup contract.

Combine both signals so either registration cleanup or invocation cancellation reaches tool.execute.

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-function signalFrom(value: unknown, fallback: AbortSignal) {
+function signalFrom(value: unknown) {
   if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null) {
-    return fallback
+    return undefined
   }
   if (!('signal' in value)) {
-    return fallback
+    return undefined
   }
   if (!(value.signal instanceof AbortSignal)) {
-    return fallback
+    return undefined
   }
   return value.signal
 }

 function wrapExecute(tool: DevtoolsTool, registrationSignal: AbortSignal) {
-  return (input: unknown, browserArg?: unknown) =>
-    tool.execute(input, {
-      signal: signalFrom(browserArg, registrationSignal),
-    })
+  return (input: unknown, browserArg?: unknown) => {
+    const invocationSignal = signalFrom(browserArg)
+    return tool.execute(input, {
+      signal:
+        invocationSignal === undefined
+          ? registrationSignal
+          : AbortSignal.any([registrationSignal, invocationSignal]),
+    })
+  }
 }
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In `@packages/devtools-webmcp/src/register.ts` around lines 143 - 160, Update
signalFrom and wrapExecute so tool.execute receives a signal that is aborted
when either registration cleanup or the browser invocation cancels. Preserve
registrationSignal as the fallback when browserArg has no valid signal, and
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In `@packages/devtools-webmcp/src/index.ts`:
- Around line 26-29: Update the environment check used by
`registerDevtoolsTools` so evaluating the root ESM entry does not throw when the
`process` global is absent; treat that case as non-development and select
`registerDevtoolsToolsNoOp`. Leave `src/production.ts` unchanged.

In `@packages/devtools-webmcp/src/register.ts`:
- Around line 143-160: Update signalFrom and wrapExecute so tool.execute
receives a signal that is aborted when either registration cleanup or the
browser invocation cancels. Preserve registrationSignal as the fallback when
browserArg has no valid signal, and combine it with a valid invocation signal
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