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Fix MCP toolset name validation in CLI startup

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3 open items. Fix merged in #127978 on 3 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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1 issue and 2 PRs.

A bug caused the CLI to emit warnings about unknown toolsets when MCP server names used the 'mcp-<server>' prefix format. The fix updates startup validation to recognize this prefixed naming convention.

Open issues1

  • Issue#78102[Bug]: Startup warns "Unknown toolsets: mcp-<server>" for valid MCP toolset names

Open PRs2

  • PR#44044fix(cli): accept configured MCP prefixed toolsets before discovery
  • PR#78158fix(cli): recognize mcp-<server> prefixed toolset names in startup validation (#78102)

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  • #127782 hermes config check reports stale toolset names and disabled platforms the way the runtime sees them (salvage #127392)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/config.py, hermes_cli/config_check_diagnostics.py, hermes_cli/toolset_validation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_check_diagnostics.py, website/docs/user-guide/configuration.md

  • #127978 Config migrate and check accept mcp-<server> names for configured MCP servers (salvage #106715)

    merged to main

    files: contributors/emails/[email protected], hermes_cli/toolset_validation.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_config_check_diagnostics.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #78149 fix(cli): recognize prefixed MCP toolsets · superseded by another PR → #78158
  • #106715 fix(config): make platform_toolsets validation MCP-aware (#78102) · done elsewhere → 4a1bd4a, 16c59d0, #127978, #127782
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Merged PRs
#127782, #127978
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2 PRs closed without merging
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3 Oct 2026

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