diff --git a/.changeset/mcp-welcome-summary.md b/.changeset/mcp-welcome-summary.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79829e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mcp-welcome-summary.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/kimi-code": patch
+---
+
+Show MCP server summary in the welcome panel and add configuration hints in the /mcp command output.
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/welcome.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/welcome.ts
index 899139e2..4228c568 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/welcome.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/chrome/welcome.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ export class WelcomeComponent implements Component {
       labelStyle('Version:   ') + this.state.version,
     ];
 
+    if (this.state.mcpServersSummary) {
+      infoLines.push(labelStyle('MCP:       ') + this.state.mcpServersSummary);
+    }
+
     const contentLines: string[] = [...renderedHeaderLines, '', ...infoLines];
 
     const lines: string[] = [
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/messages/mcp-status-panel.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/messages/mcp-status-panel.ts
index 9b7905eb..6aee0066 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/messages/mcp-status-panel.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/components/messages/mcp-status-panel.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ export function buildMcpStatusReportLines(options: McpStatusReportOptions): stri
 
   lines.push('');
   lines.push(`  ${value(buildSummary(servers))}`);
+  lines.push(`  ${muted('Configure with')} ${value('/mcp-config')}`);
 
   return lines;
 }
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-event-handler.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-event-handler.ts
index 27b13a13..5d2e22ac 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-event-handler.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/controllers/session-event-handler.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export class SessionEventHandler {
   renderedSkillActivationIds: Set<string> = new Set();
   renderedMcpServerStatusKeys: Map<string, string> = new Map();
   mcpServerStatusSpinners: Map<string, MoonLoader> = new Map();
+  mcpServers: Map<string, McpServerStatusSnapshot> = new Map();
 
   resetRuntimeState(): void {
     this.backgroundAgentMetadata.clear();
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ export class SessionEventHandler {
     this.subagentInfo.clear();
     this.renderedSkillActivationIds.clear();
     this.renderedMcpServerStatusKeys.clear();
+    this.mcpServers.clear();
     this.stopAllMcpServerStatusSpinners();
   }
 
@@ -155,6 +157,10 @@ export class SessionEventHandler {
       this.renderMcpServerStatus(server);
     }
 
+    this.mcpServers.clear();
+    for (const server of servers) {
+      this.mcpServers.set(server.name, server);
+    }
     const hidden: McpServerStatusSnapshot[] = [];
     for (const server of servers) {
       if (visibleNames.has(server.name)) continue;
@@ -162,12 +168,8 @@ export class SessionEventHandler {
       this.renderedMcpServerStatusKeys.set(server.name, mcpServerStatusKey(server));
       hidden.push(server);
     }
-    if (hidden.length > 0) {
-      host.showStatus(
-        formatMcpStartupStatusSummary(hidden, visible.length),
-        host.state.theme.colors.textMuted,
-      );
-    }
+    const summary = formatMcpStartupStatusSummary(servers);
+    host.setAppState({ mcpServersSummary: summary || null });
   }
 
   handleEvent(event: Event, sendQueued: (item: QueuedMessage) => void): void {
@@ -582,6 +584,9 @@ export class SessionEventHandler {
     const key = mcpServerStatusKey(server);
     if (this.renderedMcpServerStatusKeys.get(server.name) === key) return;
     this.renderedMcpServerStatusKeys.set(server.name, key);
+    this.mcpServers.set(server.name, server);
+    const summary = formatMcpStartupStatusSummary([...this.mcpServers.values()]);
+    this.host.setAppState({ mcpServersSummary: summary || null });
 
     const colors = state.theme.colors;
     switch (server.status) {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/kimi-tui.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/kimi-tui.ts
index c3b3ae41..38846e90 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/kimi-tui.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/kimi-tui.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ function createInitialAppState(input: KimiTUIStartupInput): AppState {
     availableModels: {},
     availableProviders: {},
     sessionTitle: null,
+    mcpServersSummary: null,
   };
 }
 
@@ -1081,6 +1082,7 @@ export class KimiTUI {
     this.state.footer.setBackgroundCounts({ bashTasks: 0, agentTasks: 0 });
     this.streamingUI.setTodoList([]);
     this.streamingUI.setTurnId(undefined);
+    this.setAppState({ mcpServersSummary: null });
     this.streamingUI.setStep(0);
     this.streamingUI.resetLiveText();
     this.updateQueueDisplay();
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/types.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/types.ts
index 5a1a8ee4..69bb6092 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/types.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/types.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface AppState {
   availableModels: Record<string, ModelAlias>;
   availableProviders: Record<string, ProviderConfig>;
   sessionTitle: string | null;
+  mcpServersSummary: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface ToolCallBlockData {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/mcp-server-status.ts b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/mcp-server-status.ts
index 09fda398..53e46948 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/mcp-server-status.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/src/tui/utils/mcp-server-status.ts
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ export function selectMcpStartupStatusRows(
 }
 
 export function formatMcpStartupStatusSummary(
-  hidden: readonly McpServerStatusSnapshot[],
-  visibleCount: number,
+  servers: readonly McpServerStatusSnapshot[],
 ): string {
   let failed = 0;
   let needsAuth = 0;
   let connecting = 0;
   let connected = 0;
   let disabled = 0;
-  for (const server of hidden) {
+  for (const server of servers) {
     switch (server.status) {
       case 'failed':
         failed++;
@@ -63,9 +62,7 @@ export function formatMcpStartupStatusSummary(
   if (connecting > 0) parts.push(`${connecting} connecting`);
   if (connected > 0) parts.push(`${connected} connected`);
   if (disabled > 0) parts.push(`${disabled} disabled`);
-  const detail = parts.join(', ');
-  if (visibleCount === 0) return `MCP servers: ${detail}`;
-  return `MCP servers: ${hidden.length} more (${detail})`;
+  return parts.join(', ');
 }
 
 export function mcpServerStatusKey(server: McpServerStatusSnapshot): string {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer.test.ts
index ea9c8935..fcfc9a44 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/footer.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const appState: AppState = {
   notifications: { enabled: true, condition: 'unfocused' },
   availableModels: {},
   availableProviders: {},
+  mcpServersSummary: null,
 };
 
 describe('FooterComponent', () => {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/welcome.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/welcome.test.ts
index 418d5667..773e39a0 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/welcome.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/components/chrome/welcome.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const appState: AppState = {
   notifications: { enabled: true, condition: 'unfocused' },
   availableModels: {},
   availableProviders: {},
+  mcpServersSummary: null,
 };
 
 function truecolorCodes(text: string): Set<string> {
diff --git a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/create-tui-state.test.ts b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/create-tui-state.test.ts
index f82d93fe..3ca65a9a 100644
--- a/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/create-tui-state.test.ts
+++ b/apps/kimi-code/test/tui/create-tui-state.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function fakeInitialAppState(): AppState {
     availableModels: {},
     availableProviders: {},
     sessionTitle: null,
+    mcpServersSummary: null,
   };
 }