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Desktop app shows MCP servers in Settings, but /mcp in chat shows none (tools unusable); TUI works #10499

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What version of Codex is running?

0.94.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2-codex

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Terminal.app 2.15

What issue are you seeing?

Settings screenshot

In Codex Desktop, MCP servers appear in Settings → MCP Servers, but inside the Desktop chat the /mcp command shows only global MCPs, and the model cannot use the project-scoped tools.
In the TUI (codex CLI), /mcp lists all project MCPs correctly and tools work.

MCP list screenshot

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Create config.toml in the repo with several mcp_servers.*.
Trust the project in CLI (Desktop has no trust UI) and restart Desktop.
Open Settings → MCP Servers (servers appear).
In Desktop chat, run /mcp — only global MCPs are listed (project MCPs missing).
In terminal, cd to the project, run codex, then /mcp — all project MCPs are listed and usable.

What is the expected behavior?

Desktop chat /mcp should list the same MCP servers shown in Settings, and the model should be able to use them.

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