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Enable / Disable MCP servers from show #3564

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@rhurey

Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve

Add the ability to enable / disable an MCP server from the show menu

Proposed solution

/mcp show enables me to delete or edit mcp servers available, but one of the most common things I want to do is temporarily disable on of the MCP servers to free up context window size. Yet to do this I need to copy / paste the server name and use it with /mcp disable instead of being able to highlight a server in the show menu and disable it.

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A user should be able to type
/mcp show
Review the size of the MCP sever contexts.
Select an MCP server.
There should be a hot key to enable / disable it at this point.

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  1. added theissue type on May 28, 2026
  2. added
    area:mcpMCP server configuration, discovery, connectivity, OAuth, policy, and registry
    on May 28, 2026
  3. self-assigned this
    on Jun 12, 2026
  4. RossTarrant commented on Jun 25, 2026

    @RossTarrant

    Hey @rhurey, thanks for the suggestion.

    I can confirm this functionality will be available in the next release of Copilot CLI, you will be able to use the space key to quickly enable/disable MCP servers from the list view.

    Please keep an eye on our releases page to see when that drops.

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