BootUI
BootUI adds an embedded, local-only developer console to your application. It runs on Spring Boot (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 Spring Boot starter (one for both stacks) or the Quarkus extension and BootUI
activates only in local development.
Read the documentation at https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/.
BootUI 2.0 is available on Maven Central, with exact correlation, a runtime journal, Runtime Insights, run comparison,
and optional Java-agent instrumentation. Follow the setup guide, read its
known limitations, and share feedback in
GitHub Discussions.
Quick links
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.
Install the BootUI skill in any Agent Skills-compatible coding agent:
npx skills add https://github.com/jdubois/boot-ui/tree/main/skills/bootui
The interactive installer detects supported agents and installs the canonical consumer skill. Native integrations are
also available:
| Agent | Native installation |
|---|
| GitHub Copilot | gh skill install jdubois/boot-ui skills/bootui |
| Claude Code | /plugin marketplace add jdubois/boot-ui, then /plugin install bootui@bootui |
| Cursor | Find BootUI on Cursor Directory |
The Cursor and Claude Code plugins install the skill and configure 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 '.topFindings[]'
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 and 3 when --fail-on <severity> finds a finding at or above that severity, 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.
