modelcontextprotocol / modelcontextprotocol/servers

"Not connected" error

Open
#644 9 comments 8 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug server-sequentialthinking
Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
90.5k
Forks
11.7k
Avg merge
2d 2h
Merged PRs (30d)
5

Description

On Windows 11:

I was unable to successfully set up the Sequential Thinking MCP server. I encountered a "Not connected" error despite trying various configuration changes and troubleshooting steps. I suspect there might be a deeper issue with the MCP server setup or the extension's handling of MCP servers that I'm unable to resolve with the available tools and information.

When I run:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking

I get : Sequential Thinking MCP Server running on stdio

if cline runs it:
Error Error executing MCP tool: Not connected

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows 11 by running npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking directly, then compare that result with the same server launched by Cline. Trace where the connection changes from the running stdio server to Not connected; done means identifying whether the failure is in the MCP server setup or the extension's handling of MCP servers.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.