Show notification for unknown MCP tools after 8 extension opens#317
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Show notification for unknown MCP tools after 8 extension opens#317
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[WIP] Add notification for unknown MCP tools in usage analysis view
Show notification for unknown MCP tools after 8 extension opens
Mar 1, 2026
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When unknown MCP tools are detected (tools with no friendly name mapping), surface a dismissable VS Code notification that navigates the user to the Usage Analysis view and highlights the "Report Unknown Tools" button. Notification is gated behind 8 extension opens to avoid noise before the user has meaningful usage data.
Extension (
src/extension.ts)getUnknownMcpToolsFromStats()— collects MCP tool IDs across all three time periods and filters for any not present intoolNameMapshowUnknownMcpToolsBanner()— dismissable notification with its own independent open counter (extension.unknownMcpOpenCount, threshold: 8) and dismissed key (news.unknownMcpTools.v1.dismissed); on "Open Usage Analysis" click, opens the panel then postshighlightUnknownToolsto the webview after a 500ms render delayshowFluencyScoreNewsBanner()in all three startup pathsWebview (
src/webview/usage/main.ts)id="unknown-mcp-tools-section"to the unknown tools container so it can be targetedhighlightUnknownToolsmessage: smooth-scrolls to the element and applies a 2-secondvar(--vscode-focusBorder)glowA separate counter is used (rather than reusing
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