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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Starting slow MCP servers or calling MCP tools with non-object arguments\nSteps:\n1. Set mcp_servers.<name>.startup_timeout_sec = 60\n2. Pre-install the server package to avoid npx download delay\n3. Make the tool inputSchema type object\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"ec6df914-3183-4e7a-99a6-50df5a90f1cf","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Raise startup_timeout_sec for the server in config.toml (mcp_servers.<name>.startup_timeout_sec), pre-install npx packages; ensure tool schemas are object-typed.\n\nOption: Raise startup_timeout_sec for the server in config.toml (mcp_servers.<name>.startup_timeout_sec), pre-install npx packages; ensure tool schemas are object-typed. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Starting slow MCP servers or calling MCP tools with non-object arguments\nSteps:\n1. Set mcp_servers.<name>.startup_timeout_sec = 60\n2. Pre-install the server package to avoid npx download delay\n3. 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