troubleshoot-mcp-connection
Diagnoses and resolves MCP server connection issues for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, covering various troubleshooting scenarios.
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The troubleshoot-mcp-connection skill was audited on Jun 8, 2026 and we found 9 security issues across 4 threat categories, including 1 high-severity. Review the findings below before installing.
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medium line 142
Curl to non-GitHub URL
SourceSKILL.md
| 142 | curl -I "https://huggingface.co/mcp" |
medium line 145
Curl to non-GitHub URL
SourceSKILL.md
| 145 | curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $HF_TOKEN" https://huggingface.co/api/whoami |
low line 53
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
SourceSKILL.md
| 53 | cat ~/.claude.json | python3 -m json.tool |
medium line 220
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
SourceSKILL.md
| 220 | - **Editing the wrong config file**: Claude Code (`~/.claude.json`) vs Claude Desktop (`%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`) |
high line 168
Hex-encoded characters
SourceSKILL.md
| 168 | - Use 8.3 short paths: `C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-45~1.0\bin\x64\Rscript.exe` |
low line 85
External URL reference
SourceSKILL.md
| 85 | mcp-remote https://huggingface.co/mcp |
low line 108
External URL reference
SourceSKILL.md
| 108 | "args": ["https://huggingface.co/mcp"], |
low line 142
External URL reference
SourceSKILL.md
| 142 | curl -I "https://huggingface.co/mcp" |
low line 145
External URL reference
SourceSKILL.md
| 145 | curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $HF_TOKEN" https://huggingface.co/api/whoami |
Scanned on Jun 8, 2026
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UpdatedOctober 27, 2026
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