{"version":"2.1.248","anchor":"non-blocking-mcp-connect-only-turns-off-on-an-explicit-false","canonical_anchor":"non-blocking-mcp-connect-only-turns-off-on-an-explicit-false","heading":"Non-blocking MCP connect only turns off on an explicit false","tier":"use","area":"MCP","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248\/e\/non-blocking-mcp-connect-only-turns-off-on-an-explicit-false","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248","markdown":"### Non-blocking MCP connect only turns off on an explicit false\n\nOnly an explicit false in MCP_CONNECTION_NONBLOCKING now turns off non-blocking MCP connections.\n\n**What**\n\nThe check for `MCP_CONNECTION_NONBLOCKING` now compares the parsed setting against false instead of coercing the raw environment string, so any value other than an explicit false leaves non-blocking MCP server connection enabled.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`MCP_CONNECTION_NONBLOCKING`\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Names: `MCP_CONNECTION_NONBLOCKING`\n- Tier: Use it now\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}