MCP tool calls duplicated multiple times when using parallel subagents

Status Closed — duplicate
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Activity 2 comments · opened Feb 3, 2026 · closed Feb 3, 2026

Bug Description

When using multiple parallel subagents (Task tool) to review code, the same MCP tool call is executed multiple times (observed 4x duplicate calls for a single intended operation). This causes duplicate comments/actions on external services.

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch multiple parallel subagents using the Task tool for code review
  2. Each subagent attempts to call an MCP tool (e.g., github-comments_create_inline_comment)
  3. Observe that the same tool call is sent multiple times

Evidence / Logs

The following log shows the same tool call being sent 4 times with identical parameters:

{
  "type": "assistant",
  "message": {
    "id": "msg_c8b67bb114784db4891e6d9e404ef819",
    "type": "message",
    "role": "assistant",
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "tool_use",
        "id": "tooluse_2i5TnFpbTaqULWa2KwGATA",
        "name": "mcp__codeagent__github-comments_create_inline_comment",
        "input": {
          "pr_number": "1256",
          "path": "boss/src/pages/ailog/components/tool-viewers/EnvSetupViewer.tsx",
          "line": "22",
          "side": "RIGHT",
          "body": "<!-- codeagent-review-id: pr-1256 -->\n\n**[代码重复]** ..."
        }
      }
    ],
    "stop_reason": null,
    ...
  },
  "session_id": "7859ab69-1d28-4280-a2ba-4e776b5de500",
  "uuid": "978b20fa-2ead-4d23-b8fa-a321b64e6f87"  // Different UUID each time
}

Key observations:

  • Same tool_use.id: tooluse_2i5TnFpbTaqULWa2KwGATA
  • Same message.id: msg_c8b67bb114784db4891e6d9e404ef819
  • Same parameters (pr_number, path, line, body)
  • Different uuid for each message (4 different UUIDs)
  • stop_reason: null on all messages

Expected Behavior

Each MCP tool call should be executed exactly once.

Actual Behavior

The same MCP tool call is executed 4 times, resulting in duplicate comments on GitHub PRs.

Related Issues

  • #21941 - Subagents complete multiple times (same root cause suspected)
  • #14253 - Messages sent during Task agent execution are delivered twice
  • #21906 - tool_result blocks in wrong order for parallel tool calls

Environment

  • Platform: macOS (darwin)
  • Use case: Parallel subagents for PR code review with custom MCP server

Workaround

Currently using deduplication on the MCP server side based on tool_use_id, but this should be handled at the Claude Code level.

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