Yapie0 · Cyberforker · Jun 15, 2026 · Jun 13, 2026
diff --git a/dashboard/src/i18n/en.ts b/dashboard/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ export const en = {
     specPlaceholder: "spec — e.g. fs=npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/...",
     saved: "saved",
     savedRestart: "saved — restart carboncode code to bridge this server",
-    removed: "removed — restart to drop the live bridge",
+    removed: "removed + disconnected",
+    removedRestart: "removed — restart to drop the live bridge",
     removeConfirm: "Remove MCP spec from config?\n\n{spec}",
     noServers: "No MCP servers in this session.",
     tools: "tools",
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ export const en = {
     marketplaceEnvHint:
       "Set these in your shell before next `carboncode code` so the bridged server can authenticate.",
     marketplaceRestartHint:
-      "Spec written to ~/.carboncode/config.json. Restart `carboncode code` to bridge the server (live hot-reload is on the roadmap).",
+      "Saved in ~/.carboncode/config.json but not bridged in this session. Restart `carboncode code` if live reload is unavailable or failed.",
   },
   memory: {
     loading: "loading memory…",

diff --git a/dashboard/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/dashboard/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ export const zhCN = {
     specPlaceholder: "规格 — 例如 fs=npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/...",
     saved: "已保存",
     savedRestart: "已保存 — 重启 carboncode code 以桥接此服务器",
-    removed: "已移除 — 重启以断开实时桥接",
+    removed: "已移除并断开桥接",
+    removedRestart: "已移除 — 重启以断开实时桥接",
     removeConfirm: "从配置中移除 MCP 规格？\n\n{spec}",
     noServers: "此会话中无 MCP 服务器。",
     tools: "个工具",
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ export const zhCN = {
     marketplaceEnvHint:
       "下次启动 `carboncode code` 之前在 shell 里设好，桥接的服务器才能正常鉴权。",
     marketplaceRestartHint:
-      "已写入 ~/.carboncode/config.json。重启 `carboncode code` 后服务器才会真正桥接（热重载在路线图上）。",
+      "已写入 ~/.carboncode/config.json，但当前会话尚未桥接。若实时重载不可用或失败，请重启 `carboncode code`。",
   },
   memory: {
     loading: "加载记忆…",

diff --git a/dashboard/src/lib/mcp-spec.ts b/dashboard/src/lib/mcp-spec.ts
@@ -44,3 +44,11 @@ export function mcpSpecCommand(spec: unknown): string {
   const eq = text.indexOf("=");
   return eq > 0 ? text.slice(eq + 1) : text;
 }
+
+export function mcpMutationNeedsRestart(result: { requiresRestart?: boolean }): boolean {
+  return result.requiresRestart === true;
+}
+
+export function shouldShowMcpRestartHint(installed: boolean, bridged: boolean): boolean {
+  return installed && !bridged;
+}
diff --git a/dashboard/src/panels/mcp.ts b/dashboard/src/panels/mcp.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import { api } from "../lib/api.js";
 import { fmtNum } from "../lib/format.js";
 import { html } from "../lib/html.js";
 import {
-  normalizeMcpSpec,
+  mcpMutationNeedsRestart,
   mcpSpecCommand as specCommand,
   mcpSpecLabel as specLabel,
+  normalizeMcpSpec,
+  shouldShowMcpRestartHint,
 } from "../lib/mcp-spec.js";
 
 interface McpServer {
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ export function McpPanel() {
         method: "POST",
         body: { spec: newSpec.trim() },
       });
-      setInfo(r.requiresRestart ? t("mcp.savedRestart") : t("mcp.saved"));
+      setInfo(mcpMutationNeedsRestart(r) ? t("mcp.savedRestart") : t("mcp.saved"));
       setTimeout(() => setInfo(null), 4000);
       setNewSpec("");
       await load();
@@ -232,8 +234,13 @@ export function McpPanel() {
       if (!confirm(t("mcp.removeConfirm", { spec }))) return;
       setBusy(true);
       try {
-        await api("/mcp/specs", { method: "DELETE", body: { spec } });
-        setInfo(t("mcp.removed"));
+        const r = await api<{ requiresRestart?: boolean }>("/mcp/specs", {
+          method: "DELETE",
+          body: { spec },
+        });
+        setInfo(
+          mcpMutationNeedsRestart(r) ? t("mcp.removedRestart") : t("mcp.removed"),
+        );
         setTimeout(() => setInfo(null), 4000);
         await load();
       } catch (err) {
@@ -396,6 +403,10 @@ export function McpPanel() {
                   const spec = specForEntry(openRegistry);
                   return spec && (specs ?? []).includes(spec) ? spec : null;
                 })(),
+                installedBridged: (() => {
+                  const spec = specForEntry(openRegistry);
+                  return !!spec && data.servers.some((server) => server.spec === spec);
+                })(),
                 onInstall: () => installFromRegistry(openRegistry),
                 onUninstall: (spec: string) => removeSpec(spec),
                 onClose: () => setOpenRegistry(null),
@@ -619,6 +630,7 @@ interface RegistryDetailArgs {
   entry: RegistryEntryDto;
   busy: boolean;
   installedSpec: string | null;
+  installedBridged: boolean;
   onInstall: () => void;
   onUninstall: (spec: string) => void;
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -628,6 +640,7 @@ function renderRegistryDetail({
   entry,
   busy,
   installedSpec,
+  installedBridged,
   onInstall,
   onUninstall,
   onClose,
@@ -713,7 +726,7 @@ function renderRegistryDetail({
     }
 
     ${
-      installed
+      shouldShowMcpRestartHint(installed, installedBridged)
         ? html`<div class="card accent-warn">
             <div class="card-b" style="font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.6">
               ${t("mcp.marketplaceRestartHint")}

diff --git a/tests/dashboard-mcp-spec.test.ts b/tests/dashboard-mcp-spec.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { mcpSpecCommand, mcpSpecLabel, normalizeMcpSpec } from "../dashboard/src/lib/mcp-spec.js";
+import {
+  mcpMutationNeedsRestart,
+  mcpSpecCommand,
+  mcpSpecLabel,
+  normalizeMcpSpec,
+  shouldShowMcpRestartHint,
+} from "../dashboard/src/lib/mcp-spec.js";
 
 describe("dashboard MCP spec display helpers", () => {
   it("keeps legacy string specs unchanged", () => {
@@ -34,3 +40,17 @@ describe("dashboard MCP spec display helpers", () => {
     expect(mcpSpecCommand(spec)).toBe("");
   });
 });
+
+describe("dashboard MCP hot-reload feedback", () => {
+  it("only requests a restart when the API explicitly reports one", () => {
+    expect(mcpMutationNeedsRestart({ requiresRestart: true })).toBe(true);
+    expect(mcpMutationNeedsRestart({ requiresRestart: false })).toBe(false);
+    expect(mcpMutationNeedsRestart({})).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("only shows the marketplace restart hint for installed, unbridged servers", () => {
+    expect(shouldShowMcpRestartHint(true, false)).toBe(true);
+    expect(shouldShowMcpRestartHint(true, true)).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldShowMcpRestartHint(false, false)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});