mcp-troubleshooting

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the complex and often frustrating process of diagnosing and resolving common issues with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in Claude Desktop. It helps you quickly identify why your MCP servers are disconnecting, failing to initialize, or encountering handshake problems, ensuring your AI agents can access necessary external tools and data without interruption.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Automated Log Analysis: Guides you through extracting and interpreting Claude Desktop and MCP server logs to pinpoint the root cause of connection failures.
• Common Problem Solutions: Provides step-by-step fixes for issues like missing Python modules, incomplete handshakes, premature server termination, and incorrect stdout/stderr usage.
• Cross-Platform Support: Covers troubleshooting for Python (MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and Node.js MCP servers across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
• Use Case: Your Claude Desktop shows "Server disconnected" for your 'mysql-local' MCP server. Use this skill to automatically check the logs, identify a ModuleNotFoundError, and guide you to install the correct Python dependency, getting your database context back online without manual guesswork or extensive research.

Quick Start

My MCP server 'mysql-local' is showing "Server disconnected". Help me troubleshoot it.