Just stumbled upon a flow published in Steves internet guide that displays information in a node-RED dashboard about your Mosquitto MQTT server.
The screenprint doesn't capture the full screen, but it also shows comprehensive information about retained messages, subscriptions etc.
You may find this of interest...
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Welcome to MQTT Paul 
Sorry, couldn't resist.