Fix MCP tool detection from toolNames.json#192
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[WIP] Rebase changes from pull request 187
Fix MCP tool detection from toolNames.json
Feb 8, 2026
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MCP tools in
toolNames.json(e.g.,mcp.io.github.git.assign_copilot_to_issue,mcp_io_github_git_pull_request_read) were misclassified as regular tool calls, causing incorrect statistics in usage analysis and file viewer.Changes
Added detection logic
isMcpTool(): Identifies MCP tools bymcp.ormcp_prefixextractMcpServerName(): Extracts server identifier from tool name (e.g.,mcp.io.github.tool→io)Updated tool processing (4 locations)
extractResponseData()helperMCP tools now appear correctly in MCP-specific statistics and UI sections instead of being mixed with regular tool calls.
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