BootUI
A local-only developer console for Spring Boot and Quarkus, with an MCP server that lets an agent ask a running application about itself.
Documentation
BootUI
BootUI adds an embedded, local-only developer console to your application. It runs on Spring Boot 4 (servlet or
WebFlux) and Quarkus, serving the same Vue UI and REST contract (/bootui and /bootui/api/** by default,
configurable with bootui.path / bootui.api-path) from a shared,
framework-neutral engine — add the matching Spring Boot starter or the Quarkus extension and BootUI activates only in
local development.
Read the documentation at https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/.
Quick links
| Topic | Link |
|---|---|
| Setup | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/setup |
| Features | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/features |
| MySQL operational view | Feature guide |
| Properties | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/properties |
| AI agents | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/ai-agents |
| Command line | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/cli |
| Sample app | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/try-sample-app |
| Repository docs | https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/repository |
Use with AI agents
BootUI exposes a local, opt-in Model Context Protocol server so AI coding agents (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, …) can run its advisors and read runtime diagnostics while fixing your code.
| Agent | Install BootUI |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | gh skill install jdubois/boot-ui skills/bootui |
| Claude Code | /plugin marketplace add jdubois/boot-ui, then /plugin install bootui@bootui |
| Other compatible agents | npx skills add https://github.com/jdubois/boot-ui/tree/main/skills/bootui |
Claude Code's plugin installs the skill and configures the MCP server together. BootUI also pairs with Coffilot, a GitHub Copilot canvas extension that builds, runs, and scans your app from the GitHub Copilot App's side panel. See the AI agents guide for preview, configuration, and safety details.
Use from a terminal
The bootui CLI asks a running application one question and prints the answer, with one command per BootUI
diagnostic — the same set the MCP server exposes, projected mechanically from the same registry.
curl -fsSL https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/install.sh | sh
bootui beans --query dataSource
bootui hibernate scan --json | jq '.findings[]'
It needs no MCP client and no agent, prints exact JSON when piped, and exits 2 when a panel's own policy
declines the call, so CI can branch on it. Windows has a PowerShell installer, and JBang works too — see the
command-line guide.
Project resources
License
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.