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[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error initializing Azure MCP Server: Unexpected character ('`' (code 96)): was expecting double-quote to start field name at [Source: REDACTED (`StreamReadFeature.INCLUDE_SOURCE_IN_LOCATION` disabled); line: 23, column: 14] (
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Description
IntelliJ build version: 2025.3.2 IU-253.30387.90
OS: Mac OS X
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 21.0.9
Plugin version: 3.96.3-2025.3
Additional Info: None
Parent component:
com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,0,0,1920x1050,invalid,layout=com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane$CustomHeaderRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=449,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]
Error message:
IdeaLoggingEvent[message=Error initializing Azure MCP Server: Unexpected character ('`' (code 96)): was expecting double-quote to start field name
at [Source: REDACTED (`StreamReadFeature.INCLUDE_SOURCE_IN_LOCATION` disabled); line: 23, column: 14] (through reference chain: com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.azuremcp.McpConfig["servers"]), thContributor guide
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Research direction
Start with Azure MCP Server initialization and the McpConfig["servers"] parsing reported in the error, using the listed IntelliJ, plugin, macOS, and JDK versions. Reproduce the initialization failure and inspect the server configuration input around line 23; done means the server initializes without the JSON parsing exception.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure, java
- Domain
- cloud, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100