Claude Code v2.1.219 · 24 Jul 2026
Unused MCP skills are now called out separately
Unused MCP skills get their own line in the skill report with server-specific advice.
You'll notice Tier: how much it should matter to you
2 Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
0 Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Skills Area: what it touches
Improvements Kind: in v2.1.219, 24 Jul 26
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What
The skill report no longer lumps every never-invoked skill together; MCP-provided skills get their own line with guidance specific to servers.
Details
Never-invoked skills are split into settings-owned, plugin-owned and MCP-owned groups. The MCP line explains those skills live on the server rather than on disk, and that disabling the server in /mcp also removes its tools. Evidence
MCP skills live on the server, not on disk
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Anthropic's release notes agree Added HTTP status and error text to claude mcp list and /mcp when a server fails to connect, and a warning for MCP config values with hidden…
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Names in this entry
slash /mcp Manage MCP server connections and OAuth authentication. Run with no argument to open the interactive list, pass reconnect <server> to reconnect one disconnected server, or pass enable/disable with a server name or all to change connection state without opening the dialog. Also available in non-interactive mode (-p), where running it with no argument prints a text summary of server status instead of opening the list; requires Claude Code v2.1.205 or later
Anthropic's note
Upstream's own release notes for v2.1.219 name something this entry names, so the two are probably about the same change. Probably: the pairing is made on a shared name rather than on the words around it.
Added HTTP status and error text to claude mcp list and /mcp when a server fails to connect, and a warning for MCP config values with hidden leading or trailing whitespace
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