microsoft / microsoft/azure-tools-for-java

[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error initializing Azure MCP Server: com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.exc.MismatchedInputException: Cannot deserialize value of type `java.util.ArrayList<com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.azuremcp.GithubRelease>` from Object

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Description

IntelliJ build version: 2026.1 IU-261.22158.277
OS: Windows 11
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.2
Plugin version: 3.97.4-2026.1
Additional Info: None
Parent component:

com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,7,0,1521x808,layout=com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane$CustomHeaderRootLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=449,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]

Error message:

<REDACTED: Generic Secret>
<REDACTED: Generic Secret>
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.azuremcp.GithubClient.lambda$getLatestAzureMcpRelease$1(GithubClient.java:103)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.azuremcp.GithubClient.executeWithRetry(GithubClient.java:64)
	at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.

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Research direction

Start in GithubClient.java at line 103, then read executeWithRetry at line 64 and inspect the Azure MCP release lookup used during initialization. Reproduce the IntelliJ plugin startup failure and compare the GitHub response with the expected release data; done means initialization no longer raises the reported Jackson deserialization exception.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, github, java
Domain
cloud, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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