MCP Tool permission misses tool name

Bug Reports
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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When the agent asks for permission to run an MCP tool, it doesn’t tell me which one.

It just says ‘Calling MCP tool’ and ask me whether to run it or add it to the allow list.

I have a few dozen tools configured. It would eb good to know which one it is asking permission for.

Steps to Reproduce

Configure MCP tools, ask a request that triggers the agent to ask for permission to run one.

Expected Behavior

The message somehow shows which tool it is trying to execute.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.18
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 8cb04d86d3ad91716fbaa6853f0c8ce3e64371d0
Date: 2025-10-27T15:23:27.332Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.0.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hey, thanks for the report. This is a known issue that the team is actively working on.

There’s a related report: "MCP Tool" instead of the actual tool name

As a workaround, the tool name usually appears after a moment if you wait before approving. It’s a timing/race condition where the UI shows a generic placeholder before the actual tool name loads.

The team is working on fixes for MCP approval dialogs, so this should improve in an upcoming release.

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