Fix: MCP Environment Variable Caching Issue #203
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Problem
MCP server runs as a long-lived process that inherits environment variables at startup. When users change .env values, child processes spawned for tool execution inherit the parent's stale environment variables instead of reading fresh values from the updated .env file.
Root Cause
MCP server loads .env values into $_ENV at startup
Child processes inherit parent's environment variables
Laravel's LoadEnvironmentVariables doesn't re-read .env if variables already exist in environment
Process isolation alone doesn't solve this due to environment inheritance
Solution
Refresh environment variables ExecuteToolCommand
Fix #130