VS Code MCP gallery still installs 0.0.1a4 despite initialization fix in 0.0.1a7
Author: panoskalfCreated Oct 2, 2026Updated Oct 2, 2026
Related to #2365 and #2447: the initialization crash is fixed in [email protected], but a fresh installation of microsoft/markitdown from the VS Code MCP gallery still creates:
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["[email protected]"]Reproduction
- Install
microsoft/markitdownfrom the VS Code MCP gallery. - Start it through MCP: List Servers.
- The server shows an error. The agent-host log reports exit code 1 before initialization:
ListToolsRequest.method
Input should be 'tools/list'
input_value='server/discover'Removing the configuration and reinstalling produces the same version pin and failure.
Testing 0.0.1a7 with the same server/discover probe returns “Method not found” without crashing, then successfully initializes and lists convert_to_markdown.
Expected
The gallery should install a compatible version rather than the known-broken 0.0.1a4.
Could the gallery metadata be updated? If it is maintained elsewhere, please point me to the correct repository.
Environment
- VS Code: 1.140.0 (user setup)
- Commit: 07f806f999227108933c2e30515b26eecc1fda74
- @github/copilot: 1.0.89-7
- @github/copilot-sdk: 1.0.15-preview.4
- OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
- Python: 3.14
- uvx: 0.11.7
Source: microsoft/markitdown