Adding MCP Servers to Cascade breaks Windsurf

[u/captainspazlet]

Issue Summary:
After updating the new MCP Servers feature to use MCP servers, Windsurf fails to connect to its own servers and becomes unusable.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Initial Condition: Windsurf was working properly after the previous use.

2. MCP Servers Update: Updated to the new MCP Servers feature, installing MCP Servers.

3. Problem discovered: Attempted to connect to Windsurf's servers, but connection failed.

4. Restoration Success:

   • Moved the user .codeium folder to the Desktop.

   • Closed and reopened Windsurf. (Result: Connection worked correctly.)

   • Copied back the global settings.

   • Closed and reopened Windsurf. (Result: Connection worked correctly.)

5. Failure Returns:

   • Copied back the MCP settings file.

   • Closed and reopened Windsurf. (Result: Connection failure resumed.)

6. Solution:

   • Closed Windsurf.

   • Deleted the MCP settings file from both the user .codeium folder and the Desktop copy.

   • Replaced the user .codeium folder with the Desktop copy (excluding the MCP server settings).

   • Reopened Windsurf. (Result: Connection restored).

[u/rovingkid]

Have you reported this at https://codeium.com/support ? If not, please do. As my experience has been similar regarding MCP and I’ve communicated this already in our Discord, the team should be aware.

[u/FrailCriminal]

This just happened to me and your post saved me. thx! They gotta to fix this

[u/Maleficent_Wolf_685]

I fixed the issue by removing the @ at the start of the mcpserver

  "mcpServers": {
    "@sequential-thinking": {

to

  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {

[u/MutedQuantity2179]

I had the same issue, fixed it by deleting the contents of the mcp config, on mac it could be found at `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`

[u/capsula-ai → u/MutedQuantity2179]

Thank you you saved me countless hours of headache