[ENHANCEMENT] Need programatic way to refresh MCP servers

[makandre]

Problem (one or two sentences)

In Roo MCP server configuration UI there's a button to Refresh MCP Servers

There is no way to trigger that action in a programatic way.

Context (who is affected and when)

For authors of VS code extensions, especially ones that would like to integrate with Roo and provide MCP servers, sometimes it's necessary to instantiate an MCP server on-the-fly, or to restart MCP server when some configuration has changed, then to ask Roo to refresh the MCP servers and fetch updated info on the available tools.

Desired behavior (conceptual, not technical)

It would be great if the Refresh MCP Server action can be exposed as a VS code command, or as API on @roo-code/types

Constraints / preferences (optional)

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[roomote]

I'm exploring a potential fix for this enhancement request to add a programmatic way to refresh MCP servers. I'll open a PR to share progress.

[roomote]

I've opened PR #8358 with an implementation that adds programmatic MCP server refresh capability as requested.

The solution provides both:

• A VS Code command (roo-cline.refreshMcpServers) accessible via the command palette
• A programmatic API that extension authors can use:

import { getMcpApi } from '@roo-code/types';

const mcpApi = getMcpApi();
if (mcpApi) {
  await mcpApi.refreshMcpServers();
}

The implementation includes comprehensive tests and follows the existing patterns in the codebase. Feedback and suggestions are welcome!

[daniel-lxs]

Thank you for creating this issue. Unfortunately, this is not part of our current focus, so I'll be closing this for now. Feel free to let me know if you want to work on this.