Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
TelemetryArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.296,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
What
MCP servers are outside programs that give Claude extra tools, and a project can list them in a .mcp.json file. Once per session, Claude Code now reports in its usage data how many of those project servers were approved:
by your settings
by bypass mode
non-interactively, without a prompt
The count is split by the connection type each server uses. A second new report records the outcome of MCP message streams.
Why
These reports describe how project MCP servers get approved. They do not change how servers are approved or connected.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed headless sessions starting a folder's .mcp.json or plugin MCP server that was switched off for that folder, after changing directory…
