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title: "gRPC Reflection"
description: "Enables gRPC service discovery and method invocation using reflection, supporting custom headers for flexible API interactions."
category: "mcp-servers"
tags: ["utility", "api", "server", "data", "integration", "gRPC", "reflection", "service discovery", "testing"]
tech_stack: ["gRPC", "Protocol Buffers", "Microservices", "API Testing", "Service Discovery", "grpcurl"]
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This MCP server makes it easy to work with gRPC services by using gRPC reflection features through grpcurl. 

With this setup, developers can find available services, see which methods are available, and call remote procedures without needing pre-compiled protobuf definitions. It also supports custom headers for authentication and metadata, making it a great choice for testing, debugging, and interacting with gRPC-based microservices, whether in development or production.

Let’s look at some key benefits. First, it simplifies API exploration by automatically discovering services. Then, it allows flexible method invocation with customizable headers. Finally, it streamlines debugging workflows.

The use cases are quite broad. You can use it for rapid prototyping, API testing, automated service validation, and creating integration testing pipelines.

Thanks to this server, developers can quickly check service contracts, test method calls, and validate API behavior across various gRPC implementations without the hassle of manual setup or protocol buffer compilation.