BUG rror: startup() initialize handshake timed out after 30000ms — check MCP server connectivity or auth configuration View output logs · Troubleshooting resources

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What's Wrong?

I AM ON Windows and using the VS Code extension. EVERYTIME AFTER INSTALLINACCOUUNTG AND LOGIN IN TO MY CLAUDE I RECEIVE AN ERROR WHICH SAYS Error: startup() initialize handshake timed out after 30000ms — check MCP server connectivity or auth configuration View output logs · Troubleshooting resources

What Should Happen?

CLAUDE CODE SHOULD FIX THAT ERROR PLEASE IM ON PAID PRO SUBSCRIPTION

Error Messages/Logs

rror: startup() initialize handshake timed out after 30000ms — check MCP server connectivity or auth configuration View output logs · Troubleshooting resources

Steps to Reproduce

IT JUST APPERA AFTER I LOGI IN MY CLAUDE ACCOUNT IN VS CODE

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

rror: startup() initialize handshake timed out after 30000ms — check MCP server connectivity or auth configuration View output logs · Troubleshooting resources

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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