IPC & Plugin Tools

Access Tauri's Inter-Process Communication (IPC) layer directly through the MCP Bridge plugin. These tools provide deep integration with your Tauri backend, window management, and event system.

tauri_ipc_execute_command

Execute any Tauri IPC command directly.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
command	string	Yes	IPC command name to execute
args	any	No	Command arguments

Example

// Call a custom Tauri command
{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_execute_command",
  "command": "greet",
  "args": {
    "name": "World"
  }
}

Response

Returns the result of the IPC command execution.

tauri_ipc_monitor

Start or stop IPC event monitoring for debugging and analysis.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
action	string	Yes	Action: 'start' or 'stop'

Example

// Start monitoring IPC events
{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_monitor",
  "action": "start"
}

// Stop monitoring
{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_monitor",
  "action": "stop"
}

tauri_ipc_get_captured

Retrieve captured IPC traffic (commands and events) from the monitor.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
filter	string	No	Filter events by command name

Example

// Get all captured IPC traffic
{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_get_captured"
}

// Get traffic matching a filter
{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_get_captured",
  "filter": "greet"
}

Response

Returns an array of captured IPC traffic with timestamps, command/event names, arguments, and responses.

tauri_ipc_emit_event

Emit custom events to the Tauri event system for testing event handlers.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
eventName	string	Yes	Event name to emit
payload	any	No	Event payload data

Example

// Emit a custom event
{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_emit_event",
  "eventName": "user-action",
  "payload": {
    "action": "button-clicked"
  }
}

tauri_ipc_get_backend_state

Get comprehensive backend application state and metadata.

Parameters

None.

Example

{
  "tool": "tauri_ipc_get_backend_state"
}

Response

Returns detailed backend state:

{
  "app": {
    "name": "My Tauri App",
    "identifier": "com.example.myapp",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "tauri": {
    "version": "2.9.3"
  },
  "environment": {
    "debug": true,
    "os": "macos",
    "arch": "aarch64",
    "family": "unix"
  },
  "windows": [
    {
      "label": "main",
      "title": "My App",
      "focused": true,
      "visible": true
    }
  ],
  "window_count": 1,
  "timestamp": 1732654123456
}