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Agency plugin causes local .mcp.json to be ignored

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Description

### Short summary

If an agency plugin is configured with an .mcp.json, local .mcp.json config is ignored

### Affected version or release

v1.1.10

### Installation context

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### What happened?

I had an agency plugin installed at the global scope which contained a .mcp.json configuration. After that, a new session in a repo with a local .mcp.json file was unable to load the mcp servers defined in the local file.

Removing the agency plugin returned the behavior to the expected.

### Steps to reproduce

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### Expected behavior

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### Additional context

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with a global agency plugin containing .mcp.json and a repository with its own local .mcp.json. Trace how the two configurations are discovered and loaded. Done means local MCP servers load as expected when the agency plugin is present, with a regression test covering both files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
json
Domain
desktop-dev, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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