diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a20f68a..66db67d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "craftar",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "craftar",
-      "version": "0.2.1",
+      "version": "0.2.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^13.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48a7874..6e989c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "craftar",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.2.2",
   "description": "Craft, sync and convert AI-coding workspace harnesses across clients and tools.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 1177134..8655401 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { UnifyPlanSchema, type IngredientRef, type Take, type UnifyPlan } from "
 process.stdout.on("error", (e: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => { if (e.code === "EPIPE") process.exit(0); });
 
 const program = new Command();
-program.name("craftar").description("Craft, sync and convert AI-coding workspace harnesses.").version("0.2.1");
+program.name("craftar").description("Craft, sync and convert AI-coding workspace harnesses.").version("0.2.2");
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- import */
 program
diff --git a/src/emitters/claude-code.ts b/src/emitters/claude-code.ts
index 7b8677e..fc6a939 100644
--- a/src/emitters/claude-code.ts
+++ b/src/emitters/claude-code.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { serializeFrontmatter } from "../core/frontmatter.js";
 import { listFiles } from "../core/forge.js";
-import { appliesTo, outName, textFile } from "./shared.js";
+import { appliesTo, mcpServers, outName, textFile } from "./shared.js";
 import type { Emitter, EmitContext, PlannedFile } from "./types.js";
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export const claudeCode: Emitter = {
   target: "claude-code",
   async emit(ctx) {
     const out: PlannedFile[] = [];
-    const mcp: Record<string, unknown> = {};
     const t = "claude-code";
 
     for (const ing of ctx.resolution.ingredients) {
@@ -56,13 +55,13 @@ export const claudeCode: Emitter = {
           for (const f of m.files) out.push(await anyFile(ctx, ing, f, `.claude/hooks/${f}`, t));
           break;
         case "mcp":
-          mcp[m.name] = m.server;
-          break;
+          break; // collected into .mcp.json below
         case "steering":
           break; // Kiro-only by nature
       }
     }
 
+    const mcp = mcpServers(ctx, t, ".mcp.json");
     if (Object.keys(mcp).length) {
       const json = JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: mcp }, null, 2) + "\n";
       out.push(await textFile(ctx, ".mcp.json", json, t, "mcp/*"));
diff --git a/src/emitters/kiro.ts b/src/emitters/kiro.ts
index 0013988..db10cb0 100644
--- a/src/emitters/kiro.ts
+++ b/src/emitters/kiro.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { toCrlf } from "../core/text.js";
 import { serializeFrontmatter } from "../core/frontmatter.js";
 import { listFiles } from "../core/forge.js";
-import { appliesTo, outName } from "./shared.js";
+import { appliesTo, mcpServers, outName } from "./shared.js";
 import type { Emitter, EmitContext, PlannedFile } from "./types.js";
 import type { ResolvedIngredient } from "../core/resolve.js";
 
@@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ export const kiro: Emitter = {
       }
     }
 
-    const mcp = ctx.resolution.ingredients.filter((i) => i.meta.type === "mcp" && appliesTo(i.meta.targets, t));
-    if (mcp.length) {
-      const servers: Record<string, unknown> = {};
-      for (const i of mcp) if (i.meta.type === "mcp") servers[i.meta.name] = i.meta.server;
+    const servers = mcpServers(ctx, t, ".kiro/settings/mcp.json");
+    if (Object.keys(servers).length) {
       out.push(crlf(".kiro/settings/mcp.json", JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: servers }, null, 2) + "\n", "mcp/*"));
     }
     return out;
diff --git a/src/emitters/shared.ts b/src/emitters/shared.ts
index 5000753..2978c0e 100644
--- a/src/emitters/shared.ts
+++ b/src/emitters/shared.ts
@@ -20,3 +20,24 @@ export async function textFile(ctx: EmitContext, relPath: string, text: string,
 export function outName(m: { name: string; as?: string }): string {
   return m.as ?? m.name;
 }
+
+/**
+ * The MCP servers a target writes into its one JSON file, keyed by `outName` so a variant keeps the
+ * server name its workspace uses. The file holds one entry per name, so when two ingredients write
+ * the same name the earlier one is dropped — said out loud, never silently.
+ */
+export function mcpServers(ctx: EmitContext, target: string, file: string): Record<string, unknown> {
+  // A null prototype, so a server named `__proto__` is an entry and not the object's prototype.
+  const servers: Record<string, unknown> = Object.create(null);
+  // A Map, so a server named `constructor` or `toString` is not mistaken for one already written.
+  const writtenBy = new Map<string, string>();
+  for (const ing of ctx.resolution.ingredients) {
+    if (ing.meta.type !== "mcp" || !appliesTo(ing.meta.targets, target)) continue;
+    const key = outName(ing.meta);
+    const prev = writtenBy.get(key);
+    if (prev) ctx.warn(`${target}: two ingredients write the MCP server "${key}" into ${file}: ${prev} and ${ing.ref} (last wins)`);
+    servers[key] = ing.meta.server;
+    writtenBy.set(key, ing.ref);
+  }
+  return servers;
+}
diff --git a/test/cli.test.ts b/test/cli.test.ts
index c7b4767..0ab5054 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,31 @@ describe("cli", () => {
     expect(r.stdout + r.stderr).not.toContain("ghp_");
   });
 
+  it("a second workspace whose MCP server differs imports as a variant and syncs back to its own .mcp.json", async () => {
+    // Adopt, don't collide: since 0.2.1 the differing server becomes mcp/srv--b; it must be
+    // emitted under its original name, or the workspace's own .mcp.json reads as a collision.
+    const root = await tmpDir("craftar-cli-import-");
+    cleanups.push(() => fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+    const forge = path.join(root, "forge");
+    const ws = (name: string, args: string[]) =>
+      writeFiles(path.join(root, name), {
+        ".claude/rules/workflow.md": "# Workflow\n",
+        ".mcp.json": JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { srv: { command: "npx", args } } }, null, 2) + "\n",
+      });
+    await ws("a", ["public-server"]);
+    await ws("b", ["acme-server"]);
+    expect(runCli(["import", "--from", "claude-code", "--workspace", path.join(root, "a"), "--forge", forge, "--profile", "a"]).code).toBe(0);
+    const imp = runCli(["import", "--from", "claude-code", "--workspace", path.join(root, "b"), "--forge", forge, "--profile", "b", "--write-config"]);
+    expect(imp.code).toBe(0);
+    expect(await exists(path.join(forge, "ingredients/mcp/srv--b"))).toBe(true);
+
+    const st = runCli(["status", "--workspace", path.join(root, "b"), "--json"]);
+    expect(st.code).toBe(0);
+    const mcp = JSON.parse(st.stdout).statuses.find((s: { path: string }) => s.path === ".mcp.json");
+    expect(mcp.state).not.toBe("collision");
+    expect(["adopt", "unchanged"]).toContain(mcp.state);
+  });
+
   it("forge variants lists variants as JSON and leaves the Forge untouched", async () => {
     const root = await tmpDir("craftar-cli-forge-");
     cleanups.push(() => fs.rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true }));
diff --git a/test/emitters/claude-code.test.ts b/test/emitters/claude-code.test.ts
index 7d88df8..b92f069 100644
--- a/test/emitters/claude-code.test.ts
+++ b/test/emitters/claude-code.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ describe("claude-code emitter", () => {
     expect(text(p, ".mcp.json")).toBe(JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { pw: { command: "npx", args: ["-y", "pw"] }, docs: { url: "https://mcp.example.com/sse" } } }, null, 2) + "\n");
   });
 
+  it("emits an MCP variant under its original server name", async () => {
+    const p = await planFor([{ meta: { type: "mcp", name: "srv--acme", as: "srv", server: { command: "npx", args: ["acme-server"] } } }]);
+    expect(text(p, ".mcp.json")).toBe(JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { srv: { command: "npx", args: ["acme-server"] } } }, null, 2) + "\n");
+  });
+
+  it("warns when two MCP ingredients emit the same server name, instead of dropping one silently", async () => {
+    const p = await planFor([
+      { meta: { type: "mcp", name: "srv", server: { command: "npx", args: ["public-server"] } } },
+      { meta: { type: "mcp", name: "srv--acme", as: "srv", server: { command: "npx", args: ["acme-server"] } } },
+    ]);
+    expect(p.warnings).toContain('claude-code: two ingredients write the MCP server "srv" into .mcp.json: mcp/srv and mcp/srv--acme (last wins)');
+    expect(text(p, ".mcp.json")).toBe(JSON.stringify({ mcpServers: { srv: { command: "npx", args: ["acme-server"] } } }, null, 2) + "\n");
+  });
+
   it("keeps the BOM of the file it replaces", async () => {
     const p = await planFor([rule("a", "# A\n")], { ".claude/rules/a.md": "\uFEFF# old\n" });
     const f = p.files.find((x) => x.path === ".claude/rules/a.md")!;
diff --git a/test/emitters/kiro.test.ts b/test/emitters/kiro.test.ts
index dba40a4..636f14f 100644
--- a/test/emitters/kiro.test.ts
+++ b/test/emitters/kiro.test.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,18 @@ describe("kiro emitter", () => {
     const p = await planFor([{ meta: { type: "script", name: "hello", files: ["hello.ps1"], targets: ["claude-code"] }, files: { "hello.ps1": "x\n" } }]);
     expect(p.warnings.filter((w) => w.startsWith("kiro: script"))).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it("emits an MCP variant under its original server name", async () => {
+    const p = await planFor([{ meta: { type: "mcp", name: "srv--acme", as: "srv", server: { command: "npx", args: ["acme-server"] } } }]);
+    const json = JSON.parse(file(p, ".kiro/settings/mcp.json")!.content.toString("utf8"));
+    expect(Object.keys(json.mcpServers)).toEqual(["srv"]);
+  });
+
+  it("warns when two MCP ingredients emit the same server name, instead of dropping one silently", async () => {
+    const p = await planFor([
+      { meta: { type: "mcp", name: "srv", server: { command: "npx", args: ["public-server"] } } },
+      { meta: { type: "mcp", name: "srv--acme", as: "srv", server: { command: "npx", args: ["acme-server"] } } },
+    ]);
+    expect(p.warnings).toContain('kiro: two ingredients write the MCP server "srv" into .kiro/settings/mcp.json: mcp/srv and mcp/srv--acme (last wins)');
+  });
 });