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after some time every one of my chats gets this message:

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Description

after some time every one of my chats gets this message:
Execution failed: Failed to refresh MCP tools for server github-mcp-server; the last catalog is stale

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App version 1.1.20
OS Windows 10.0.26200
Theme Chai
Path /chat
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure in the /chat path using app version 1.1.20 on Windows 10, with github-mcp-server enabled. Trace the MCP tool refresh that produces the stale catalog message; done means chats no longer report this execution failure after running for some time.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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