{"version":"2.1.287","anchor":"mcp-dropserver-added-to-connection-manager","canonical_anchor":"mcp-dropserver-added-to-connection-manager","heading":"Startup can drop a single MCP server instead of waiting for it","tier":"notice","area":"MCP","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287\/e\/mcp-dropserver-added-to-connection-manager","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.287","markdown":"### Startup can drop a single MCP server instead of waiting for it\n\nClaude Code can now drop a named MCP server during startup so that server does not hold up startup finishing\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear what triggers dropping a server or whether a user can ever cause it.\n\n**What**\n\nMCP 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.\n\n**Why**\n\nIt gives Claude Code a way to stop waiting for a slow MCP server.\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}