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: 2026.2.0.1 IU-262.8665.337
OS: Mac OS X
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.3
Plugin version: 3.97.6-2026.2
Additional Info: None
Parent component:
com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeRootPane[,0,0,1512x859,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$0(GithubClient.java:103)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkit.intellij.azuremcp.GithubClient.executeWithRetry(GithubClient.java:64)
at com.microsoft.azure.toolkContributor guide
First steps
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- 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 in GithubClient.java at getLatestAzureMcpRelease around line 103, then read executeWithRetry around line 64 and inspect the GitHub release response being deserialized. Reproduce the Azure MCP Server initialization failure in the listed IntelliJ environment and verify that release lookup completes without the MismatchedInputException.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure, java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100