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To list all endpoints of a Spring MVC API (excluding Spring Boot), follow these steps:

1. Create a controller class that includes all the endpoints in your API. The controller class should use the @RestController and @RequestMapping annotations to define the endpoints and the HTTP methods that they support.

2. Add a method to the controller class that returns a JSON or XML representation of the API endpoints. This method should use the @RequestMapping annotation with a value of "/endpoints" and an HTTP method of GET.

3. Define a JSON or XML serializer that can convert the endpoint data into the appropriate format.

4. Add the controller class to your Spring MVC configuration.

5. Deploy your Spring MVC application to a web server.

6. In a web browser or REST client, make a GET request to the "/endpoints" endpoint, specifying the appropriate media type for the response (JSON or XML).

7. The server will respond with a list of all the endpoints in your API, including their HTTP methods and parameters.

8. Optionally, you can also include information about the endpoints' input and output data types, response codes, and any other relevant metadata.

Note that this process will only work if you have explicitly defined all the endpoints in your API using the Spring MVC @RequestMapping annotation. If you are using dynamic endpoints or other methods to create endpoints, you may need to implement a different strategy for listing them all.