From afdd9d44651f834b1eed0b20e401ffbef5c8cd41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trevin Chow <trevin@trevinchow.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 17:16:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(mcp): remove bundled context7 MCP server (#486)

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../.claude-plugin/plugin.json                |  8 +---
 .../.cursor-plugin/plugin.json                |  3 +-
 plugins/compound-engineering/.mcp.json        | 11 -----
 plugins/compound-engineering/README.md        | 43 -------------------
 src/release/metadata.ts                       |  9 +++-
 5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 plugins/compound-engineering/.mcp.json

diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 31880ba..cb81210 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -23,11 +23,5 @@
     "image-generation",
     "agent-browser",
     "browser-automation"
-  ],
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "context7": {
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp"
-    }
-  }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 6e6034f..61bc38e 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@
     "image-generation",
     "agent-browser",
     "browser-automation"
-  ],
-  "mcpServers": ".mcp.json"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/.mcp.json b/plugins/compound-engineering/.mcp.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4290fa6..0000000
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/.mcp.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "context7": {
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
-      "headers": {
-        "x-api-key": "${CONTEXT7_API_KEY:-}"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/plugins/compound-engineering/README.md b/plugins/compound-engineering/README.md
index 4e70256..b218bea 100644
--- a/plugins/compound-engineering/README.md
+++ b/plugins/compound-engineering/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ AI-powered development tools that get smarter with every use. Make each unit of
 |-----------|-------|
 | Agents | 35+ |
 | Skills | 40+ |
-| MCP Servers | 1 |
 
 ## Skills
 
@@ -175,24 +174,6 @@ Agents are specialized subagents invoked by skills — you typically don't call
 |-------|-------------|
 | `ankane-readme-writer` | Create READMEs following Ankane-style template for Ruby gems |
 
-## MCP Servers
-
-| Server | Description |
-|--------|-------------|
-| `context7` | Framework documentation lookup via Context7 |
-
-### Context7
-
-**Tools provided:**
-- `resolve-library-id` - Find library ID for a framework/package
-- `get-library-docs` - Get documentation for a specific library
-
-Supports 100+ frameworks including Rails, React, Next.js, Vue, Django, Laravel, and more.
-
-MCP servers start automatically when the plugin is enabled.
-
-**Authentication:** To avoid anonymous rate limits, set the `CONTEXT7_API_KEY` environment variable with your Context7 API key. The plugin passes this automatically via the `x-api-key` header. Without it, requests go unauthenticated and will quickly hit the anonymous quota limit.
-
 ## Browser Automation
 
 This plugin uses **agent-browser CLI** for browser automation tasks. Install it globally:
@@ -210,30 +191,6 @@ The `agent-browser` skill provides comprehensive documentation on usage.
 claude /plugin install compound-engineering
 ```
 
-## Known Issues
-
-### MCP Servers Not Auto-Loading
-
-**Issue:** The bundled Context7 MCP server may not load automatically when the plugin is installed.
-
-**Workaround:** Manually add it to your project's `.claude/settings.json`:
-
-```json
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "context7": {
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
-      "headers": {
-        "x-api-key": "${CONTEXT7_API_KEY:-}"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-Set `CONTEXT7_API_KEY` in your environment to authenticate. Or add it globally in `~/.claude/settings.json` for all projects.
-
 ## Version History
 
 See the repo root [CHANGELOG.md](../../CHANGELOG.md) for canonical release history.
diff --git a/src/release/metadata.ts b/src/release/metadata.ts
index e574b29..5e5f19a 100644
--- a/src/release/metadata.ts
+++ b/src/release/metadata.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ export async function countSkillDirectories(root: string): Promise<number> {
 
 export async function countMcpServers(pluginRoot: string): Promise<number> {
   const mcpPath = path.join(pluginRoot, ".mcp.json")
-  const manifest = await readJson<{ mcpServers?: Record<string, unknown> }>(mcpPath)
-  return Object.keys(manifest.mcpServers ?? {}).length
+  try {
+    const manifest = await readJson<{ mcpServers?: Record<string, unknown> }>(mcpPath)
+    return Object.keys(manifest.mcpServers ?? {}).length
+  } catch (err: unknown) {
+    if ((err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") return 0
+    throw err
+  }
 }
 
 export async function getCompoundEngineeringCounts(root: string): Promise<CompoundEngineeringCounts> {