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Description

Remove the MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and UI from the Aspire Dashboard. The dashboard MCP server is being replaced by the CLI MCP server, so the dashboard-hosted MCP endpoint, its configuration, authentication, UI dialog, and all related infrastructure are no longer needed.

What's removed

Dashboard MCP server & UI:

  • MCP server endpoint, tools (AspireResourceMcpTools, AspireTelemetryMcpTools), and extensions (McpExtensions)
  • MCP authentication handlers (McpApiKeyAuthenticationHandler, McpCompositeAuthenticationHandler)
  • MCP server dialog UI (McpServerDialog.razor/.cs/.css)
  • MCP-related dashboard options (McpAuthMode, MCP options in DashboardOptions, PostConfigureDashboardOptions, ValidateDashboardOptions)
  • MCP connection type from ConnectionType enum
  • MCP endpoint from DashboardEndpointsBuilder and DashboardWebApplication
  • MCP button and AI icon from MainLayout
  • ModelContextProtocol and ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore NuGet package references
  • All MCP resource strings from Dialogs.resx, Layout.resx, and their xlf translations

Hosting MCP propagation:

  • Dashboard MCP connection info from backchannel (DashboardUrlsHelper, DashboardEventHandlers, DashboardOptions)
  • MCP endpoint URL/API key environment variables from dashboard resource setup
  • MCP secret generation from DistributedApplicationBuilder
  • MCP endpoint validation from TransportOptionsValidator

CLI backchannel:

  • Dashboard MCP connection info from IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel and AppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel
  • MCP info from backchannel monitor debug logging

Environment variable & templates:

  • ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL removed from all playground launchSettings.json (56 files), project templates, CLI templates, KnownConfigNames, and DashboardConfigNames
  • MCP port configuration removed from template.json, dotnetcli.host.json, and localization files across all 6 project templates

Tests:

  • Removed McpConfigurationTests, McpServiceTests, AspireResourceMcpToolsTests, AspireTelemetryMcpToolsTests, McpConfigModelTests, McpIconHelperTests
  • Cleaned up MCP assertions from DashboardResourceTests, StartupTests, TelemetryApiTests, AuxiliaryBackchannelTests, FrontendBrowserTokenAuthTests

What's preserved for backwards compatibility

  • DashboardMcpConnectionInfo class in BackchannelDataTypes.cs (kept for older CLI versions)
  • GetDashboardMcpConnectionInfoAsync RPC method in AuxiliaryBackchannelRpcTarget.cs (returns null)
  • V1 capability documentation in cli-backchannel.md

Checklist

  • Is this feature complete?
    • Yes. Ready to ship.
    • No. Follow-up changes expected.
  • Are you including unit tests for the changes and scenario tests if relevant?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Did you add public API?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Does the change make any security assumptions or guarantees?
    • Yes
    • No
  • Does the change require an update in our Aspire docs?

JamesNK added 2 commits March 24, 2026 21:33
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Remove dashboard MCP
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Restore GetDashboardMcpConnectionInfoAsync for backwards compatibility
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- Restore DashboardMcpConnectionInfo class in BackchannelDataTypes.cs
- Restore GetDashboardMcpConnectionInfoAsync in AuxiliaryBackchannelRpcTarget.cs (returns null)
- Update V1 capabilities comment to include GetDashboardMcpConnectionInfoAsync
- Restore method in cli-backchannel.md V1 capabilities table
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Pull request overview

This PR removes the Aspire Dashboard-hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and its UI/config plumbing, shifting MCP responsibilities to the CLI MCP server and cleaning up related options, environment variables, templates, and tests.

Changes:

  • Removes MCP endpoint/auth/UI integration from the Dashboard and associated telemetry keys/resources.
  • Removes MCP-related configuration names and ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from templates/playgrounds and CLI templating.
  • Updates tests and backchannel/CLI plumbing to no longer expect or log MCP connection info.

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tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/Playwright/Infrastructure/DashboardServerFixture.cs Removes MCP auth-mode config from dashboard test fixture defaults.
tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/IntegrationTestHelpers.cs Removes MCP URL config from integration test configuration setup.
tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/Integration/FrontendBrowserTokenAuthTests.cs Removes MCP-specific startup log assertions from tests.
tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Tests/BrowserSecurityHeadersMiddlewareTests.cs Drops MCP connection type coverage from security headers middleware tests.
tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/TestServices/TestAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs Removes MCP connection info property from test backchannel implementation.
tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Mcp/ListAppHostsToolTests.cs Updates construction of backchannel objects after MCP info removal.
tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/Mcp/AppHostConnectionSelectionLogicTests.cs Updates helper construction after MCP info removal.
src/Shared/KnownConfigNames.cs Removes the ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL known config name constant.
src/Shared/DashboardConfigNames.cs Removes MCP-related config names and narrows API-auth comments to non-MCP usage.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/Aspire-StarterApplication.1.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from template launch settings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/template.json Removes MCP port parameters/generators from template configuration.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pt-BR.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ko.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.it.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.fr.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-ts-cs-starter/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json Removes MCP port symbols from dotnetcli host metadata.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/Aspire-StarterApplication.1.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from template launch settings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/template.json Removes MCP port parameters/generators from template configuration.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hant.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.tr.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ru.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.es.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.de.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-starter/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json Removes MCP port symbols from dotnetcli host metadata.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/apphost.run.json Removes ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from template run settings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/template.json Removes MCP port parameters/generators from template configuration.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.tr.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ru.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pt-BR.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ko.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.it.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.fr.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.es.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-py-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.de.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-js-frontend-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-js-frontend-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ko.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-js-frontend-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.it.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/AspireApplication.1.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from template launch settings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/template.json Removes MCP port parameters/generators from template configuration.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hant.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.tr.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ru.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-empty/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pl.json Removes MCP port symbol descriptions from localized template strings.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from template launch settings.
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src/Aspire.ProjectTemplates/templates/aspire-apphost-singlefile/apphost.run.json Removes ASPIRE_DASHBOARD_MCP_ENDPOINT_URL from template run settings.
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src/Aspire.Hosting/DistributedApplicationBuilder.cs Removes MCP API key secret generation and related comments from hosting.
src/Aspire.Hosting/Dashboard/TransportOptionsValidator.cs Removes validation of the MCP endpoint environment variable.
src/Aspire.Hosting/Dashboard/DashboardOptions.cs Removes MCP endpoint/API key propagation from hosting dashboard options.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Telemetry/TelemetryPropertyKeys.cs Removes MCP tool-call telemetry property keys.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Telemetry/TelemetryEventKeys.cs Removes MCP tool-call telemetry event keys.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Resources/xlf/Layout.zh-Hant.xlf Removes MCP-related localized strings from XLF resources.
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src/Aspire.Dashboard/Resources/xlf/Layout.cs.xlf Removes MCP-related localized strings from XLF resources.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Resources/Layout.resx Removes MCP-related resource strings.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Resources/Layout.Designer.cs Removes MCP-related generated resource accessors.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Mcp/McpConfigPropertyViewModel.cs Deletes MCP UI/config view model file.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Mcp/McpCompositeAuthenticationHandler.cs Deletes MCP composite authentication handler and related types.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/DashboardEndpointsBuilder.cs Removes MCP endpoint mapping from dashboard endpoint builder.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Configuration/ValidateDashboardOptions.cs Removes MCP options parsing and MCP-to-API backward-compat validation logic.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Configuration/McpAuthMode.cs Deletes MCP auth mode enum.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Configuration/ApiAuthMode.cs Updates API auth mode documentation to remove MCP mention.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Layout/MainLayout.razor Removes MCP button/icon from the dashboard header UI.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Dialogs/McpServerDialog.razor.css Deletes MCP server dialog styling (UI removal).
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Authentication/Connection/ConnectionTypeMiddleware.cs Updates documentation to remove MCP references.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Authentication/Connection/ConnectionTypeAuthenticationHandler.cs Removes MCP connection auth scheme constant.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Authentication/Connection/ConnectionType.cs Removes MCP connection type enum value.
src/Aspire.Dashboard/Aspire.Dashboard.csproj Removes MCP package references and shared MCP icon/resource inclusions.
src/Aspire.Cli/Templating/Templates/empty-apphost/aspire.config.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from CLI template config.
src/Aspire.Cli/Templating/CliTemplateFactory.cs Removes MCP token replacement and random MCP port generation.
src/Aspire.Cli/Projects/DotNetAppHostProject.cs Removes MCP endpoint env var from single-file AppHost environment setup.
src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/IAppHostAuxiliaryBackchannel.cs Removes MCP info property from auxiliary backchannel interface.
src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/BackchannelJsonSerializerContext.cs Removes MCP connection info type from JSON source generation context.
src/Aspire.Cli/Backchannel/AuxiliaryBackchannelMonitor.cs Removes MCP-related logging fields from auxiliary backchannel monitor output.
playground/yarp/Yarp.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/withdockerfile/WithDockerfile.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/webpubsub/WebPubSub.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/waitfor/WaitForSandbox.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/signalr/SignalR.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/seq/Seq.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/python/Python.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/publishers/Publishers.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/pipelines/Pipelines.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/orleans/Orleans.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/nats/Nats.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/mysql/MySqlDb.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/mongo/Mongo.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/milvus/MilvusPlayground.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/keycloak/Keycloak.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/kafka/KafkaBasic.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/deployers/Deployers.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/cdk/CdkSample.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/bicep/BicepSample.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/TestShop/TestShop.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/Stress/Stress.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/SqlServerScript/AppHost1/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
playground/SqlServerEndToEnd/SqlServerEndToEnd.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json Removes MCP endpoint env var from playground launch settings.
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src/Aspire.Dashboard/Configuration/ValidateDashboardOptions.cs
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// Validate API auth configuration
var effectiveApiAuthMode = options.Api.AuthMode;
// Also check MCP-specific AuthMode for backward compatibility
if (effectiveApiAuthMode is null && options.Mcp.AuthMode is not null)
{
effectiveApiAuthMode = options.Mcp.AuthMode switch
{
McpAuthMode.ApiKey => ApiAuthMode.ApiKey,
McpAuthMode.Unsecured => ApiAuthMode.Unsecured,
_ => null
};
}

if (effectiveApiAuthMode is ApiAuthMode.ApiKey)
{
// Check if any API key is configured (either in Api or Mcp section)
var hasApiKey = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(options.Api.PrimaryApiKey) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(options.Mcp.PrimaryApiKey);
// Check if any API key is configured
var hasApiKey = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(options.Api.PrimaryApiKey);
if (!hasApiKey)
{
errorMessages.Add($"PrimaryApiKey is required when API authentication mode is ApiKey. Specify Dashboard:Api:PrimaryApiKey or Dashboard:Mcp:PrimaryApiKey.");
errorMessages.Add($"PrimaryApiKey is required when API authentication mode is ApiKey. Specify Dashboard:Api:PrimaryApiKey.");
}
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Removing the fallback from legacy Dashboard:Mcp:* auth settings means existing configurations that previously relied on Dashboard:Mcp:AuthMode / Dashboard:Mcp:PrimaryApiKey to secure the dashboard API will now be ignored, and Api.AuthMode will default based only on Dashboard:Api:* (potentially becoming Unsecured). To avoid an accidental security regression during upgrades, consider preserving backward compatibility by reading the legacy Dashboard:Mcp:* keys (if present) and mapping them onto options.Api.*, or at least emitting a clear startup warning/error when legacy keys are detected.

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JamesNK commented Mar 24, 2026

This PR completely removes the MCP UI from the dashboard. I don't know whether we still want something that mentions aspire agent init or aspire agent mcp. I can restore the MCP button + dialog if you'd like.

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sebastienros commented Mar 24, 2026

rip

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I don't know whether we still want something that mentions aspire agent init or aspire agent mcp.

That would be nice

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end of an era

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