fix(mcp): allow third-party providers to approve project-scope .mcp.json servers (#696)

When a user runs openclaude with a third-party provider, project-scope
MCP servers added via `openclaude mcp add -s project ...` were silently
dropped from `/mcp` and `openclaude mcp list`. Re-adding the same
server printed "MCP server already exists in .mcp.json" but the server
never actually loaded. Reporter @gbmerrall pinpointed the cause to the
`if (usesAnthropicSetup)` gate around `handleMcpjsonServerApprovals`
in src/interactiveHelpers.tsx.

The MCP approval dialog and the CLAUDE.md external-includes warning
are about workspace trust, not about Anthropic auth. Gating them on
`usesAnthropicSetup` meant 3P-provider users never saw the dialog
that writes `enableAllProjectMcpServers: true` and
`enabledMcpjsonServers: [...]` to settings.local.json — without
those settings, the MCP server isn't loaded for use.

Drop the `usesAnthropicSetup` gate around the approval flow. The
inner logic is unchanged and `handleMcpjsonServerApprovals` already
early-returns when no servers are pending, so users without project
`.mcp.json` see no new behavior.

- src/interactiveHelpers.tsx: drop the gate, add a comment explaining
  why (and cite #696 so future readers can find context).
- src/__tests__/bugfixes.test.ts: +2 regression tests asserting the
  gate is gone and the issue is referenced.

Verified locally on Linux: build passes (v0.7.0), 1634 tests pass,
the 4 remaining failures (StartupScreen.test.ts, thinking.test.ts)
reproduce on main and are unrelated. The bundled dist/cli.mjs shows
`handleMcpjsonServerApprovals(root2)` running directly after
`setSessionTrustAccepted(true)` with no auth gate.

bun.lock

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@@ -810,7 +801,7 @@
 
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-
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@@ -1380,8 +1369,6 @@
 
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package.json

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "2.6.1",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node": "2.6.1",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "1.40.0",
-    "@vscode/ripgrep": "^1.17.1",
     "ajv": "8.18.0",
     "auto-bind": "5.0.1",
     "axios": "1.15.0",

scripts/build.ts

@@ -472,11 +472,6 @@ ${exports}
     '@aws-sdk/credential-providers',
     '@azure/identity',
     'google-auth-library',
-    // @vscode/ripgrep ships a platform-specific binary alongside its
-    // index.js and resolves the path via __dirname at runtime. Bundling
-    // would freeze the build host's absolute path into dist/cli.mjs, so we
-    // keep it external and rely on the npm package being installed.
-    '@vscode/ripgrep',
   ],
 })
 

src/__tests__/bugfixes.test.ts

@@ -288,3 +288,30 @@ describe('Context overflow 500 fix', () => {
     expect(content).toContain('automatic compaction has failed')
   })
 })
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Fix N: Project-scope MCP servers from .mcp.json not detected for 3P providers (issue #696)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('Project-scope MCP approval — third-party providers (issue #696)', () => {
+  test('handleMcpjsonServerApprovals is NOT gated behind usesAnthropicSetup', async () => {
+    const content = await file('interactiveHelpers.tsx').text()
+
+    // The call site for handleMcpjsonServerApprovals must not sit inside an
+    // `if (usesAnthropicSetup) { ... }` block, or third-party providers will
+    // never get the dialog and project-scope .mcp.json servers will be silently
+    // dropped from /mcp listings (issue #696).
+    const approvalCallIdx = content.indexOf('await handleMcpjsonServerApprovals(root)')
+    expect(approvalCallIdx).toBeGreaterThan(-1)
+
+    // Look at the 800 chars BEFORE the call site for any `if (usesAnthropicSetup)`
+    // block that would still be open. Pick a window that's definitely inside the
+    // showSetupScreens function but not in earlier dialogs.
+    const before = content.slice(Math.max(0, approvalCallIdx - 800), approvalCallIdx)
+    expect(before).not.toMatch(/if\s*\(\s*usesAnthropicSetup\s*\)\s*{[^}]*$/)
+  })
+
+  test('issue #696 is referenced from the comment so future readers can find context', async () => {
+    const content = await file('interactiveHelpers.tsx').text()
+    expect(content).toContain('#696')
+  })
+})

src/interactiveHelpers.tsx

@@ -158,24 +158,25 @@ export async function showSetupScreens(root: Root, permissionMode: PermissionMod
     // Now that trust is established, prefetch system context if it wasn't already
     void getSystemContext();
 
-    // Skip MCP approval dialogs for third-party providers (no interactive auth prompts)
+    // MCP approval and external-includes warnings are about workspace
-    if (usesAnthropicSetup) {
+    // trust, not about Anthropic auth. They must run for all providers
-      // If settings are valid, check for any mcp.json servers that need approval
+    // — including third-party — otherwise project-scoped .mcp.json
-      const {
+    // servers never get the approval that writes
-        errors: allErrors
+    // enableAllProjectMcpServers / enabledMcpjsonServers into
-      } = getSettingsWithAllErrors();
+    // settings.local.json, and the servers are silently dropped from
-      if (allErrors.length === 0) {
+    // /mcp and `mcp list` (issue #696).
-        await handleMcpjsonServerApprovals(root);
+    const { errors: allErrors } = getSettingsWithAllErrors();
-      }
+    if (allErrors.length === 0) {
+      await handleMcpjsonServerApprovals(root);
+    }
 
-      // Check for claude.md includes that need approval
+    // Check for claude.md includes that need approval
-      if (await shouldShowClaudeMdExternalIncludesWarning()) {
+    if (await shouldShowClaudeMdExternalIncludesWarning()) {
-        const externalIncludes = getExternalClaudeMdIncludes(await getMemoryFiles(true));
+      const externalIncludes = getExternalClaudeMdIncludes(await getMemoryFiles(true));
-        const {
+      const {
-          ClaudeMdExternalIncludesDialog
+        ClaudeMdExternalIncludesDialog
-        } = await import('./components/ClaudeMdExternalIncludesDialog.js');
+      } = await import('./components/ClaudeMdExternalIncludesDialog.js');
-        await showSetupDialog(root, done => <ClaudeMdExternalIncludesDialog onDone={done} isStandaloneDialog externalIncludes={externalIncludes} />);
+      await showSetupDialog(root, done => <ClaudeMdExternalIncludesDialog onDone={done} isStandaloneDialog externalIncludes={externalIncludes} />);
-      }
     }
   }
 

src/utils/ripgrep.test.ts

@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ import { resolveRipgrepConfig, wrapRipgrepUnavailableError } from './ripgrep.js'
 
 const MOCK_BUILTIN_PATH = path.normalize(
   process.platform === 'win32'
-    ? `node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/rg.exe`
+    ? `vendor/ripgrep/${process.arch}-win32/rg.exe`
-    : `node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/rg`,
+    : `vendor/ripgrep/${process.arch}-${process.platform}/rg`,
 )
 
-test('falls back to system rg when @vscode/ripgrep cannot be resolved', () => {
+test('ripgrepCommand falls back to system rg when builtin binary is missing', () => {
   const config = resolveRipgrepConfig({
     userWantsSystemRipgrep: false,
     bundledMode: false,
-    builtinCommand: null,
+    builtinCommand: MOCK_BUILTIN_PATH,
+    builtinExists: false,
     systemExecutablePath: '/usr/bin/rg',
     processExecPath: '/fake/bun',
   })
@@ -25,11 +26,12 @@ test('falls back to system rg when @vscode/ripgrep cannot be resolved', () => {
   })
 })
 
-test('uses builtin @vscode/ripgrep path when the package resolves', () => {
+test('ripgrepCommand keeps builtin mode when bundled binary exists', () => {
   const config = resolveRipgrepConfig({
     userWantsSystemRipgrep: false,
     bundledMode: false,
     builtinCommand: MOCK_BUILTIN_PATH,
+    builtinExists: true,
     systemExecutablePath: '/usr/bin/rg',
     processExecPath: '/fake/bun',
   })
@@ -41,59 +43,10 @@ test('uses builtin @vscode/ripgrep path when the package resolves', () => {
   })
 })
 
-test('honors USE_BUILTIN_RIPGREP=0 by selecting system rg even when builtin is available', () => {
-  const config = resolveRipgrepConfig({
-    userWantsSystemRipgrep: true,
-    bundledMode: false,
-    builtinCommand: MOCK_BUILTIN_PATH,
-    systemExecutablePath: '/usr/bin/rg',
-    processExecPath: '/fake/bun',
-  })
-
-  expect(config).toMatchObject({
-    mode: 'system',
-    command: 'rg',
-    args: [],
-  })
-})
-
-test('keeps embedded mode for Bun-compiled standalone executables', () => {
-  const config = resolveRipgrepConfig({
-    userWantsSystemRipgrep: false,
-    bundledMode: true,
-    builtinCommand: null,
-    systemExecutablePath: '/usr/bin/rg',
-    processExecPath: '/opt/openclaude/bin/openclaude',
-  })
-
-  expect(config).toMatchObject({
-    mode: 'embedded',
-    command: '/opt/openclaude/bin/openclaude',
-    args: ['--no-config'],
-    argv0: 'rg',
-  })
-})
-
-test('falls through to system rg as a last resort even when not on PATH', () => {
-  const config = resolveRipgrepConfig({
-    userWantsSystemRipgrep: false,
-    bundledMode: false,
-    builtinCommand: null,
-    systemExecutablePath: 'rg',
-    processExecPath: '/fake/bun',
-  })
-
-  expect(config).toMatchObject({
-    mode: 'system',
-    command: 'rg',
-    args: [],
-  })
-})
-
 test('wrapRipgrepUnavailableError explains missing packaged fallback', () => {
   const error = wrapRipgrepUnavailableError(
     { code: 'ENOENT', message: 'spawn rg ENOENT' },
-    { mode: 'builtin', command: 'C:\\fake\\node_modules\\@vscode\\ripgrep\\bin\\rg.exe', args: [] },
+    { mode: 'builtin', command: 'C:\\fake\\vendor\\ripgrep\\rg.exe', args: [] },
     'win32',
   )
 

src/utils/ripgrep.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import memoize from 'lodash-es/memoize.js'
 import { homedir } from 'os'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import { logEvent } from 'src/services/analytics/index.js'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import { isInBundledMode } from './bundledMode.js'
 import { logForDebugging } from './debug.js'
 import { isEnvDefinedFalsy } from './envUtils.js'
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ import { logError } from './log.js'
 import { getPlatform } from './platform.js'
 import { countCharInString } from './stringUtils.js'
 
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+// we use node:path.join instead of node:url.resolve because the former doesn't encode spaces
+const __dirname = path.join(
+  __filename,
+  process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' ? '../../../' : '../',
+)
+
 type RipgrepConfig = {
   mode: 'system' | 'builtin' | 'embedded'
   command: string
@@ -27,31 +35,11 @@ function isErrnoException(error: unknown): error is NodeJS.ErrnoException {
   return error instanceof Error
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns the ripgrep binary path provided by the @vscode/ripgrep package.
- * The package downloads a platform/arch-specific binary at npm install time
- * (cached under the package's bin/ directory). Returns null when the package
- * cannot be resolved — for example when running as a Bun-compiled standalone
- * executable that doesn't ship node_modules.
- */
-function resolveBuiltinRgPath(): string | null {
-  try {
-    // Lazy require so the resolution failure path stays graceful at import
-    // time. The package only exports `rgPath`, so we do not need the rest.
-    const mod = require('@vscode/ripgrep') as { rgPath?: string }
-    if (mod.rgPath && existsSync(mod.rgPath)) {
-      return mod.rgPath
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // Falls through to null — caller decides the fallback.
-  }
-  return null
-}
-
 type ResolveRipgrepConfigArgs = {
   userWantsSystemRipgrep: boolean
   bundledMode: boolean
-  builtinCommand: string | null
+  builtinCommand: string
+  builtinExists: boolean
   systemExecutablePath: string
   processExecPath?: string
 }
@@ -60,6 +48,7 @@ export function resolveRipgrepConfig({
   userWantsSystemRipgrep,
   bundledMode,
   builtinCommand,
+  builtinExists,
   systemExecutablePath,
   processExecPath = process.execPath,
 }: ResolveRipgrepConfigArgs): RipgrepConfig {
@@ -77,7 +66,7 @@ export function resolveRipgrepConfig({
     }
   }
 
-  if (builtinCommand) {
+  if (builtinExists) {
     return { mode: 'builtin', command: builtinCommand, args: [] }
   }
 
@@ -85,9 +74,7 @@ export function resolveRipgrepConfig({
     return { mode: 'system', command: 'rg', args: [] }
   }
 
-  // Last resort — leaves error reporting to the executor when no binary
+  return { mode: 'builtin', command: builtinCommand, args: [] }
-  // can be located. wrapRipgrepUnavailableError() surfaces an install hint.
-  return { mode: 'system', command: 'rg', args: [] }
 }
 
 const getRipgrepConfig = memoize((): RipgrepConfig => {
@@ -95,13 +82,19 @@ const getRipgrepConfig = memoize((): RipgrepConfig => {
     process.env.USE_BUILTIN_RIPGREP,
   )
   const bundledMode = isInBundledMode()
-  const builtinCommand = resolveBuiltinRgPath()
+  const rgRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, 'vendor', 'ripgrep')
+  const builtinCommand =
+    process.platform === 'win32'
+      ? path.resolve(rgRoot, `${process.arch}-win32`, 'rg.exe')
+      : path.resolve(rgRoot, `${process.arch}-${process.platform}`, 'rg')
+  const builtinExists = existsSync(builtinCommand)
   const { cmd: systemExecutablePath } = findExecutable('rg', [])
 
   return resolveRipgrepConfig({
     userWantsSystemRipgrep,
     bundledMode,
     builtinCommand,
+    builtinExists,
     systemExecutablePath,
   })
 })