MCP client for context7 failed to start: program not found
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Aug 29, 2025 by sfz009900 Closed Sep 8, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (guidedways, contributor)
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What version of the VS Code extension are you using?
0.5.0
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Windows X64
What steps can reproduce the bug?
C:\Users\xxxx\.codex\config.toml:
[mcp_servers.context7]
args = ["-y", "@upstash/context7-mcp", "--api-key", "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"]
command = "npx"But Codex is like"MCP client for context7 failed to start: program not found"
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
What do you see instead?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
4 Comments
Not only does the context7 MCP fail to work, but all MCPS are also unavailable. This is a very serious issue. Please fix it as soon as possible :)
mcp working fine here - potentially an issue with
npx? I'm on0.27.0(worked on all prior versions).Yo @guidedways, you the Windows version of VS Code?
when will this be fixed? It still occurs in yesterday's v.0.30