[BUG] If there are many MCP servers added, subagents such as explore tools are not working.

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 2, 2026 by JuvolabsAndrew Closed May 11, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Agents not working if too many MCP servers added

What Should Happen?

Agents working

Error Messages/Logs

Context too long

Steps to Reproduce

Add many mcp servers
Try to launch explore agent

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.90

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

Disabling mcp servers seems to fix the bug

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