microsoft / microsoft/azure-tools-for-java
[IntelliJ] Uncaught Exception Error initializing Azure MCP Server: com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException: Unexpected character ('<' (code 60)): expected a valid value (JSON String, Number, Array, Object or token 'null', 'true' or 'false') at [Sour
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Description
IntelliJ build version: 2026.2.2 IU-262.10315.125
OS: Windows 11
JDK: JetBrains s.r.o. 25.0.4
Plugin version: 3.97.7-2026.2
Additional Info: None
Parent component:
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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)
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Research direction
Start at GithubClient.java:103 and trace the response handling through executeWithRetry at line 64 while reproducing Azure MCP Server initialization with the versions listed. Check the GitHub release response path and verify that initialization no longer produces an uncaught JsonParseException.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- azure, github, java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
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