/clear not only clears the session but also all the MCP tools

[danielringwald-aza]

Describe the bug

Using /clear to clear the session removes all the MCP tools as well. The CLI client cannot use the MCP tools right after a session clear which requires a Copilot restart.

Workaround is to run /clear and /restart in conjunction then MCPs are restarted and the tools are loaded.

Affected version

1.0.11

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Start fresh session on copilot (shell command: copilot)
2. Prompt: "List all available MCP tools" -> expected to list the tools defined by the MCP
3. Clear session (copilot command: /clear)
4. Prompt: "List all available MCP tools" -> Copilot tries to search mcp-config files or try to query localhost and complains that it can't find the expected tools

Expected behavior

MCP tools should still be available after running /clear.

Additional context

Operating system: MacOS Tahoe 26.3
Shell: zshell

[examon]

This was fixed in v1.0.12. The /clear command now preserves MCP servers in the new session, so you no longer need to run /restart afterward. This fix is documented in the v1.0.12 release notes. If you still see the problem, feel free to reopen this issue.