fix(mcp): remove bundled context7 MCP server (#486)

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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"
-    }
-  }
 }

plugins/compound-engineering/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@
     "image-generation",
     "agent-browser",
     "browser-automation"
-  ],
+  ]
-  "mcpServers": ".mcp.json"
 }

plugins/compound-engineering/.mcp.json

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "context7": {
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
-      "headers": {
-        "x-api-key": "${CONTEXT7_API_KEY:-}"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}

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.

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")
+  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> {