diff --git a/cecli/coders/agent_coder.py b/cecli/coders/agent_coder.py
index 9c5e5816a03..aff8aa865ff 100644
--- a/cecli/coders/agent_coder.py
+++ b/cecli/coders/agent_coder.py
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ def get_local_tool_schemas(self):
 
     async def initialize_mcp_tools(self):
         if not self.mcp_manager:
-            self.mcp_manager = McpServerManager([], self.io, self.args.verbose)
+            verbose = getattr(self.args, "verbose", False) if self.args else False
+            self.mcp_manager = McpServerManager([], self.io, verbose)
 
         server_name = "Local"
         server = self.mcp_manager.get_server(server_name)