You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
MCPArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.287,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
MCP servers are outside programs that give Claude Code extra tools. During startup, Claude Code can now drop a named MCP server, mark it as dropped and shut it down, so startup can finish without waiting for that server.
Why
It gives Claude Code a way to stop waiting for a slow MCP server.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear what triggers dropping a server or whether a user can ever cause it.
