fix: set native MCP server cwd to the workspace folder - #251
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VS Code starts McpStdioServerDefinition in $HOME unless cwd is set. Relative MCP paths and --contain then apply to the home directory. Assign workspaceFolders[0].uri after the positional constructor. Signed-off-by: Sebastien Tardif <sebtardif@ncf.ca>
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Summary
Native MCP still started in
$HOME. VS Code only uses a workspace cwdwhen
McpStdioServerDefinition.cwdis set. Relative MCP tool paths andCLI
--containthen applied to the home directory, not the project.Set
cwdto the first workspace folder URI after constructing thedefinition. The 5th constructor argument is
version, notcwd.Verification
cwd.fsPathon a positional fake ctornpm run checkChecklist
git commit -snpm run checkand it passes