Windows: v1.0.66 fails to start stdio MCP servers when command is a .bat/.cmd with args (regression from 1.0.65)
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## Summary
On Windows, **v1.0.66 fails to start any stdio MCP server whose `command` is a `.bat`/`.cmd` file and is registered with one or more `args`.** The child process dies immediately with cmd.exe's `The syntax of the command is incorrect.` and the client reports `connection closed: initialize response`. The exact same servers worked in **v1.0.65**.
This looks like a regression in how the Windows `.bat`/`.cmd` spawn path builds/quotes the command line (consistent with the post‑CVE‑2024‑27980 Node hardening for batch files).
## Environment
- Copilot CLI: **1.0.66-1** (broken) — worked on **1.0.65**
- OS: Windows 11 (`10.0.26200`), x64
- Install: WinGet (`GitHub.Copilot`)
- Bundled Node: `v24.16.0`
## What fails vs. what works
Given these MCP registrations:
| `command` | `args` | Result on 1.0.66 |
|---|---|---|
| `foo.bat` | `["serve"]` | ❌ fails: `The syntax of the command is incorrect.` |
| `foo.bat` | `[]` (no args) | ✅ works |
| `python.exe` (a real `.exe`) | `["-m","foo","serve"]` | ✅ works |
| http server | n/a | ✅ works |
So the failure is specific to **`.bat`/`.cmd` command + non-empty `args`**. Removing the argument (or pointing `command` at a real `.exe`) avoids it.
## Logs
```
[ERROR] Starting MCP client for dashpilot with command: d:\LRPBot\dashpilot.bat and args: serve
[ERROR] [mcp server dashpilot stderr] The syntax of the command is incorrect.
[ERROR] Failed to start MCP client for dashpilot: Error: failed to initialize MCP client: connection closed: initialize response
```
In the same session, every `.bat … serve` server failed identically (5 of them), while one `.bat` registered with empty args and all `http` servers started fine. On 1.0.65, all of the same `.bat … serve` servers started normally.
## Minimal reproduction
1. Create `C:\tmp\echo.bat`:
```bat
@echo off
echo got arg: %~1 1>&2
```
2. Register it with an argument:
```
copilot mcp add repro -- "C:\tmp\echo.bat" serve
```
3. Launch `copilot` → the `repro` server fails to start with `The syntax of the command is incorrect.`
4. Re-register **without** the argument and the spawn no longer errors:
```
copilot mcp remove repro
copilot mcp add repro -- "C:\tmp\echo.bat"
```
(For a server that actually completes MCP initialization, wrap any stdio MCP server in a `.bat` and register it `-- "wrapper.bat" serve` vs `-- "wrapper.bat"`.)
## Expected
A `.bat`/`.cmd` MCP `command` with `args` should be spawned with a correctly quoted command line (as it was in 1.0.65), so the server initializes normally.
## Workaround
Register the `.bat` with **no args** (have the batch file default to its serve subcommand), or point `command` directly at the underlying `.exe` (e.g. the venv `python.exe`) with the args.
Guia de contribuição
Direção de pesquisa
Comece reproduzindo a falha pelo caminho de inicialização do servidor MCP stdio com os comandos echo.bat fornecidos e, em seguida, compare o comportamento entre as versões 1.0.65 e 1.0.66. O trabalho estará concluído quando os comandos .bat e .cmd com argumentos não vazios iniciarem e concluírem a inicialização do MCP no Windows, enquanto os casos existentes sem argumentos e com executáveis continuarem funcionando.
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