You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
1Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
MCPArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.323,
ImprovementsSection of the release
Unclear It is not clear what can hold a server or how to release it.
What
MCP servers are outside programs that give Claude extra tools. When you try to reconnect one that is disabled and is being held by something else, Claude Code now shows a message saying so instead of carrying on with the reconnect.
Why
Reconnecting through /mcp now tells you why it did not go ahead, instead of attempting it anyway.
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 can hold a server or how to release it.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed /mcp and /plugins opening an MCP server's page with the cursor on "Disable" when the server needs authentication but still holds its…
