CLI context/session status differs from Desktop app (MCP warning, weekly limit, session info)

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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 15, 2026

Running Claude Code CLI and Desktop app side by side, status info does not match:

  1. CLI shows ⚠ 1 MCP server needs authentication · run /mcp — Desktop app does not show the same warning / shows a different state.
  2. Weekly usage limit — visible on one surface, missing or different on the other. Would like consistent limit display across both.
  3. Current session info (context data) — differs between CLI and Desktop for what appears to be the same account/session.

Expected: session/usage/MCP status stays consistent across CLI and Desktop, or — if they intentionally differ (e.g. separate MCP configs per surface) — docs should explain why.

Environment: macOS (Darwin 25.5.0), Claude Code CLI + Desktop app.

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