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: Mac OS X
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[,0,0,1728x1013,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.toolkitContributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at GithubClient.java line 103, where the stack trace reports the failure while fetching the latest Azure MCP release, and inspect the surrounding retry and deserialization flow. Reproduce the IntelliJ initialization error with the listed plugin and build versions, then verify that the Azure MCP Server initializes successfully when the GitHub release response is handled.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100