Shared MCP Token Cache Across CLI Sessions
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### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
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### Proposed solution
# Feature Request: Shared MCP Token Cache Across CLI Sessions
## Problem
Each Copilot CLI terminal/session maintains its own independent MCP connections and token cache. When a token expires:
1. Running `/mcp reload` in **Terminal A** does NOT fix **Terminal B**
2. Each terminal must be individually refreshed
3. Users working with multiple CLI sessions (common for parallel workflows) must reload each one
This is inconsistent with how other developer tools work — `az login`, `gh auth login`, and `docker login` all share credentials across terminal sessions on the same machine.
## Proposed Solution
**Shared token cache**: MCP server OAuth tokens should be stored in a machine-local cache (e.g., OS keychain or a file-based token cache) that all CLI sessions on the same machine can read from.
### Implementation suggestions
- Store MCP OAuth tokens in a shared location:
- **Windows**: Windows Credential Manager or `~/.copilot/mcp-token-cache/`
- **macOS**: Keychain Access
- **Linux**: `libsecret` / `gnome-keyring` or file-based fallback
- When a CLI session needs an MCP token, check the shared cache first
- When any session refreshes a token (via `/mcp reload` or auto-refresh), update the shared cache
- Include a file lock or atomic write mechanism to prevent race conditions
- Optional: a `--no-shared-cache` flag for users who want isolated sessions
### Interaction with auto-refresh (Feature Request #1)
If auto-refresh is implemented, the shared cache becomes even more valuable:
- One session refreshes the token → all sessions benefit immediately
- No "thundering herd" of multiple sessions trying to refresh simultaneously
## Environment
- Copilot CLI on Windows (PowerShell)
- Multiple terminal sessions on the same machine
- MCP servers using Entra ID (Azure AD) OAuth
## Current Workaround
When tokens expire, users must run `/mcp reload` in **every open CLI session** individually. There is no way to refresh once and have all sessions pick up the new token.
### Example prompts or workflows
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### Additional context
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Rechercherichtung
Das Issue nennt keine Dateien oder Tests. Beginne damit, die MCP-Tokenverarbeitung und den Einstiegspunkt `/mcp reload` nachzuverfolgen; ermittle, wie Sitzungen Tokens derzeit speichern und aktualisieren. Als erledigt gilt die Aufgabe, wenn Sitzungen aktualisierte Tokens unter Windows, macOS und Linux sicher gemeinsam nutzen, Race Conditions verhindert werden und die angeforderte Isolationsoption berücksichtigt wurde.
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Bewertung
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- authentication, cli, security
- Issue-Typ
- Feature
- Schwierigkeit
- 5/5
- Geschätzter Aufwand
- Über eine Woche
- Aktivitätsstatus
- Ruhig
- Klarheit
- Größtenteils klar
- Anfängerfreundlichkeit
- 35/100