{"slug": "the-missing-developer-ui-for-spring-boot-and-quarkus", "title": "The Missing Developer UI for Spring Boot and Quarkus", "summary": "BootUI, a new open-source developer console from Julien Dubois, adds an embedded, local-only UI to Spring Boot 4 and Quarkus applications, serving a shared Vue interface and REST contract from a framework-neutral engine. The tool activates only in local development and includes an opt-in Model Context Protocol server for AI coding agents like GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, plus integration with Coffilot, a GitHub Copilot canvas extension. BootUI is licensed under Apache License 2.0.", "body_md": "BootUI adds an embedded, local-only developer console to your application. It runs on **Spring Boot 4** (servlet or\nWebFlux) and **Quarkus**, serving the same Vue UI and REST contract (`/bootui`\n\nand `/bootui/api/**`\n\nby default,\nconfigurable with `bootui.path`\n\n/ `bootui.api-path`\n\n) from a shared,\nframework-neutral engine — add the matching Spring Boot starter or the Quarkus extension and BootUI activates only in\nlocal development.\n\nRead the documentation at [https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/).\n\n| Topic | Link |\n|---|---|\n| Setup |\n|\n\n[https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/features](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/features)[https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/properties](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/properties)[https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/ai-agents](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/ai-agents)[https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/try-sample-app](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/try-sample-app)[https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/repository](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/repository)BootUI exposes a local, opt-in [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server so AI coding agents\n(GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, …) can run its advisors and read runtime diagnostics while fixing your code. It also pairs\nwith [Coffilot](https://github.com/jdubois/coffilot), a GitHub Copilot canvas extension that builds, runs, and scans your\napp from the GitHub Copilot App's side panel. See the [AI agents guide](https://www.julien-dubois.com/boot-ui/ai-agents).\n\nLicensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](/jdubois/boot-ui/blob/main/LICENSE).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-missing-developer-ui-for-spring-boot-and-quarkus", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/jdubois/boot-ui", "published_at": "2026-08-10 16:24:42+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-10 16:42:48.009814+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-agents", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["BootUI", "Spring Boot 4", "Quarkus", "Julien Dubois", "Model Context Protocol", "GitHub Copilot", "Claude Code", "Coffilot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-missing-developer-ui-for-spring-boot-and-quarkus", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-missing-developer-ui-for-spring-boot-and-quarkus.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-missing-developer-ui-for-spring-boot-and-quarkus.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-missing-developer-ui-for-spring-boot-and-quarkus.jsonld"}}