From 57e2b4e94d4593afe19dab22cae047ea50497c85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Clawd <ai@clawd.bot>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 10:00:40 -0800
Subject: fix(mcp): auto-allow MCP tools in research phase

MCP tools require permission by default. Add mcp__* to allowedTools
when MCPs are configured and we're in research phase, since that's
where external data sources are most useful.
---
 src/main/claude/index.ts | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main/claude/index.ts b/src/main/claude/index.ts
index d576c15..ef4050e 100644
--- a/src/main/claude/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/claude/index.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ export async function sendMessage({
       ...(session.phase === "implement" && {
         allowedTools: ["Bash(git status*)", "Bash(git log*)", "Bash(git diff*)"],
       }),
+      // Auto-allow MCP tools in research phase (where external data is most useful)
+      ...(session.phase === "research" && mcpServers && {
+        allowedTools: ["mcp__*"],
+      }),
     },
   });
 
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