MCP stdio transport for sub-agents (task tool) closes after ~4 seconds while agent is still running
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## Bug Report
### Summary
When a sub-agent is launched via the `task` tool, the MCP stdio transport for all configured MCP servers closes approximately **4 seconds** after the agent's connections are established — while the LLM is still generating its first response turn. Any MCP tool calls made after those 4 seconds fail with `MCP server 'X': Error: Not connected`.
### Environment
- **Copilot CLI version**: 1.0.34
- **OS**: Ubuntu (WSL2)
- **MCP server**: engram (local stdio, SQLite-backed)
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Configure an MCP server in `~/.copilot/config.json` under `mcp`
2. Launch a sub-agent via the `task` tool (e.g., a custom agent)
3. Ask the sub-agent to call any MCP tool
### Observed Behavior
From Copilot CLI logs (`~/.copilot/logs/process-*.log`):
```
T+0ms MCP client for engram connected, took 432ms
T+0ms Started MCP client for engram
T+0ms Successfully started MCP server 'engram'
T+0ms Found 11 MCP tools from server 'engram'
... LLM generating response (agent still running) ...
T+4135ms MCP transport for engram closed ← BUG: transport closes here
T+4135ms MCP client for engram closed
... agent continues running for 20-70 more seconds ...
T+25000ms Agent completes
```
All MCP tool calls in the agent return: `MCP server 'engram': Error: Not connected`
### Expected Behavior
The MCP transport should remain open for the **lifetime of the sub-agent context**, not close after a fixed ~4-second timeout during the LLM generation phase.
### Additional Notes
- The main (orchestrator) agent's MCP connections remain open indefinitely ✅
- Only sub-agents launched via the `task` tool are affected ❌
- The 4-second timeout appears to be a hardcoded connection lifetime for sub-agent MCP transports
- The first MCP tool call occasionally succeeds if made within the 4-second window (race condition)
- Reproduced consistently across multiple restarts
### Log Evidence
```
2026-04-22T08:29:42.945Z [ERROR] Started MCP client for engram
2026-04-22T08:29:42.945Z [INFO] Successfully started MCP server 'engram'
2026-04-22T08:29:42.945Z [INFO] Found 11 MCP tools from server 'engram'
2026-04-22T08:29:46.647Z [ERROR] MCP transport for engram closed <- 3702ms later
2026-04-22T08:29:46.647Z [ERROR] MCP client for engram closed
2026-04-22T08:30:11.381Z [INFO] Agent completed successfully <- 24734ms later
```
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Start by tracing the task tool's sub-agent MCP client and transport lifetime, then compare it with the main agent's connections using the reproduction configuration and process logs. Reproduce the roughly four-second disconnect and confirm that the transport stays open through agent completion and later MCP tool calls succeed.
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