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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

In v2.3.41, an edit to workspace/.cursor/mcp.json triggers a notification for me to enable the mcp server (“New MCP Server detected: …” Enable?)

However, in v2.4.22 or 2.5.0-pre.16.patch.1, when this workspace-scoped mcp.json is edited or created => there is no notification that the server change and it simply defaults to disabled.

Request: I would like to have this notification, as it let’s me automatically edit the mcp.json info and seamlessly re-enable

Steps to Reproduce

edit .cursor/mcp.json in the workspace

Expected Behavior

Notification: “New MCP Server Detected: <server_name>” Enable?

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.5.0-pre.16.patch.1
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 6a660d2ce321a7b8cb168c733bb17a388c2b8660
Date: 2026-01-29T10:08:42.054Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Nightly
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0

(but also 2.4.22)

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi @James_Swirhun!

Thanks for the feedback. This behavior change was intentional, but definitely not permanent. We disabled the “New MCP Server detected” notification to reduce popup spam on startup, as the notification was triggering too frequently and disrupting the user experience.

We’re planning to revisit this with a better UX in the future.

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