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MCP tool calls intermittently rejected "disabled by the user" while cache shows enabled and server log shows execution #334569

Description

@luotianyiismywife
  • Copilot Chat Extension Version: latest (1.136.x)
  • VS Code Version: 1.136.1
  • OS Version: Windows 11 x64
  • Feature: Chat ask mode (MCP tool usage)
  • Selected model: tokenrhythm/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
  • Logs: attached below in the description

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Configure an MCP server at profile level (e.g. @mozilla/firefox-devtools-mcp with --connect-existing --marionette-port 2828).
  2. Open multiple VS Code windows; some windows still hold a stale cached config of a deleted workspace-level MCP server (same underlying server, cached as mcp.config.ws0.firefox-nightly in workspace state.vscdbmcpToolCache).
  3. From Copilot Chat, call an MCP tool (e.g. list_pages).
  4. Observe: the same tool call alternates between:
    • Reaching the server (server log shows Executing tool: list_pages → server-side error "No Marionette listener..."), and
    • Being rejected with "disabled by the user" (call never reaches the server).

Expected: tool availability should be consistent with the persisted authorization state.

Evidence:

  • mcpToolCache in profile state.vscdb shows all 48 tools with visibility: 3 (enabled), no disabled flags.
  • Server log confirms the tool DID execute at 01:38:21: [firefox-devtools-mcp] Executing tool: list_pagesConnecting to existing Firefox via Marionette....
  • Minutes later, the exact same tool call is rejected as "disabled by the user" without any user action.
  • chat.mcp.autostart is never in profile settings.
  • The workspace-level cache still lists a deleted server (mcp.config.ws0.firefox-nightly), suggesting stale multi-window MCP state.

This looks like a sync issue between the MCP tool authorization cache, the per-window server connection state, and the Copilot-side permission check — likely triggered by multiple VS Code windows and a stale cached workspace-level MCP config.

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