feat(mcp): offer one-time Exa installation - #1281
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WalkthroughThe extension detects and installs the Exa Streamable HTTP MCP server. It prompts once after MCP initialization, preserves existing configurations, refreshes connections, and reports localized installation results. ChangesExa MCP installation
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ClineProvider
participant promptToInstallExaMcp
participant McpHub
participant SettingsFile
participant MCPConnections
ClineProvider->>promptToInstallExaMcp: invoke after MCP client registration
promptToInstallExaMcp->>McpHub: check Exa configuration
promptToInstallExaMcp->>ClineProvider: show localized installation prompt
ClineProvider->>McpHub: installExaServer after acceptance
McpHub->>SettingsFile: persist Exa configuration
McpHub->>MCPConnections: refresh global connections
Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The Exa installation flow can leave a newly persisted server disconnected after reporting failure, while provider disposal can race with asynchronous MCP registration and leak resources. These issues should be resolved before merge. Caution Pre-merge checks failedPlease resolve all errors before merging. Addressing warnings is optional.
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Full details: Docstring CoverageExplanation Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 6 files. (18 skipped: 18 unsupported.) Full details: Regression EvidenceExplanation The Exa tests cover detection, installation, failure notifications, and concurrency, but they leave concrete changed behaviors unprotected. In Resolution Add a focused prompt-service assertion that an accepted installation calls Full details: Trust And Persistence InvariantsExplanation The new prompt can install and connect Exa after the MCP hub is disposed. Resolution Make the prompt lifecycle-aware. Cancel or await the in-flight prompt before disposing the hub, and reject installation when the hub is disposed. Check the disposed state before writing settings and again before ✨ Finishing Touches 💡 2📝 Generate docstrings 💡
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In `@src/services/mcp/McpHub.ts`:
- Line 518: The initial MCP settings write must be create-only while holding the
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In `@src/services/mcp/McpHub.ts`:
- Around line 551-559: Validate mcpSettings.mcpServers in the installation flow
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- Around line 12-17: Serialize concurrent calls to promptToInstallExaMcp with a
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Nice! - Very cool feature to add, main blocker is comment around auto approving the tool - since this is a remote server there's also the possibility of the tool names drifting, so it might be better to leave this empty and instruct the user on how to auto allow.
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In `@src/services/mcp/__tests__/McpHub.spec.ts`:
- Around line 331-336: Add the expected transport type to the Exa entry in the
McpHub test’s objectContaining assertion, verifying that its type is
"streamable-http" while preserving the existing URL and default-value checks.
In `@src/services/mcp/McpHub.ts`:
- Around line 611-615: Move the McpSettingsSchema validation from after
safeWriteJson to inside the locked merge callback, validating the merged
candidate before it is returned for persistence. Update installExaServer and its
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Assert the installed transport type.
This assertion verifies the Exa URL and defaults, but it does not verify type. A regression that stores Exa as sse would still pass. Add type: "streamable-http" to the Exa expectation.
As per path instructions, tests must use behavior-focused assertions for values that can take multiple forms.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Validate the merged settings before writing them.
safeWriteJson has already persisted the file when this schema check runs. If an existing server entry is invalid, the check fails after Exa is written. installExaServer() then throws, the prompt reports failure, and updateServerConnections() never runs. The programmatic-update flag also suppresses the watcher reload, so Exa remains persisted but disconnected in the current session.
Validate the candidate inside the locked merge callback before returning it. Add a regression test with an invalid existing server entry and assert that the file remains unchanged.
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McpSettingsSchema validation from after safeWriteJson to inside the locked merge
callback, validating the merged candidate before it is returned for persistence.
Update installExaServer and its merge flow so invalid existing server entries
abort without modifying the file, while preserving the existing
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Closes: #1280
Description
Checks for an existing Exa MCP configuration after MCP initialization. Detection supports both the conventional
exaserver name and custom names that point tohttps://mcp.exa.ai/mcp.When Exa is absent and the offer has never been displayed, Zoo shows a localized VS Code notification asking whether to install the free hosted server. The shown flag is persisted before awaiting the response, so the prompt appears only once whether the user accepts, dismisses, or closes it.
Accepting appends Exa to global MCP settings with no tools pre-approved, preserves all existing servers, and connects it immediately. Existing Exa configurations are never replaced. The bundled marketplace entry also installs the same free hosted endpoint without requiring an API key.
Test Procedure
cd src && npx vitest run services/mcp/__tests__/McpHub.spec.ts utils/__tests__/safeWriteJson.test.ts services/marketplace/__tests__/ConfigLoader.spec.tsand verify all focused tests pass.cd src && pnpm check-types.cd src && pnpm exec eslint --prune-suppressions --max-warnings=0 services/mcp/McpHub.ts services/mcp/promptToInstallExaMcp.ts services/mcp/__tests__/McpHub.spec.ts core/webview/ClineProvider.ts.node scripts/find-missing-translations.jsfrom the repository root.Pre-Submission Checklist
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Not applicable; this uses a native VS Code notification rather than rendered webview UI.
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Additional Notes
Exa provides a free hosted MCP option for web search and web fetching. This design requires explicit consent, works for existing and new users, preserves manual configurations, leaves remote tools disabled for auto-approval until users explicitly allow them, and guarantees the offer is shown no more than once.
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