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Support for choosing allowed MCP tools

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Description

### Feature summary

Finer grained controls over allowing or disallowing MCP tools

### What problem are you trying to solve?

A have a few MCP servers installed but I don't use all of the tools from them. and in some cases I explicitly want to ban these tools. They was a bunch of tokens for me (latest was 90k tokens 🫠)

### Proposed solution

I would like to be able to configure which tools from an MCP are available globally so that I can cut back on the list that is always sent to the agent

### Workflow impact

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### Installation context

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the MCP configuration and tool-registration paths, then trace how the available tool list is assembled for the agent. Done means users can globally allow or deny individual tools and excluded tools no longer appear in the agent’s tool list.

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Assessment

Domain
ai, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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