Symptoms:
Mobb Vibe Shield (MCP) client fails to start with error: MCP startup failed: handshaking with MCP server failed: connection closed: initialize response
MCP startup failed: handshaking with MCP server failed: connection closed: initialize response
Resolution:
This is typically caused by corrupted npm cache files in the npx directory. To resolve:
Navigate to your npm cache directory:
On macOS/Linux: ~/.npm/_npx/
~/.npm/_npx/
On Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.npm\_npx\
%USERPROFILE%\.npm\_npx\
Delete all folders under the _npx directory
_npx
Retry the MCP client startup
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