[Discussion] Semantic/fuzzy tool search instead of exact-substring filtering

[CloneOfAlex]

Which client?

All / shared core

The problem

When a server exposes many similarly-named tools, exact-substring search (once TUI/web have it uniformly) can still make it hard to find the right one if you don't remember its exact name.

Solution you have in mind (optional)

Layer a lightweight fuzzy-match (e.g. Fuse.js, already common in this kind of UI) on top of the search input(s) discussed in the parity-gap issue above (#2430). Flagging as a discussion/nice-to-have rather than a concrete request.

Alternatives or workarounds you have tried

No response

Already built it locally?

No response

Before you submit

• I searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate.
• This is a request for the Inspector itself, not for the MCP specification or an SDK.

[cliffhall]

Triage: Priority Low (total 2)

• Severity 1: nice-to-have on top of exact-substring search.
• Urgency 1: no time pressure. Self-described discussion, retyped `enhancement` → `question`.
• Bonuses: none

Board: #28, Status Incoming (awaiting maintainer review, no milestone yet).