{"version":"2.1.227","anchor":"mcp-connect-retry-stops-when-managed-policy-blocks-the-serve","canonical_anchor":"mcp-connect-retry-stops-when-managed-policy-blocks-the-serve","heading":"MCP connect retry stops when managed policy blocks the server","tier":"notice","area":"MCP","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.227\/e\/mcp-connect-retry-stops-when-managed-policy-blocks-the-serve","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.227","markdown":"### MCP connect retry stops when managed policy blocks the server\n\nMCP connection retries stop and tell you when policy blocks the server.\n\n**What**\n\nIf an MCP server becomes blocked by managed policy while Claude Code is retrying its first connection, the retry loop now stops and reports a failed state with a log line, instead of abandoning the retry with no explanation.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`Server blocked by managed policy during initial-connect retry, stopping retry`\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}