You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
MCPArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.321,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
MCP servers are outside programs that give Claude extra tools. Claude Code regularly decides whether to reload your MCP server setup, retry servers that failed, or do nothing. Before, any failed server led to a retry. Now:
A failed server is retried only if its setup could be read and it was not blocked by policy.
A connected server whose setup was refused makes Claude Code reload the setup.
Why
Claude Code no longer keeps retrying servers that cannot connect because a policy blocks them, which would fail every time.
