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When Two MCP Servers Expose the Same Tool Name and the Agent Picks Blind

Quick answer: When two MCP servers expose a tool with the same name, an agent cannot reliably tell them apart by name alone, and it may call the wrong backend. The fix is to make the tool identity unique and meaningful: namespace the tools by server, give each a distinct description, and make the c…

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  1. 2026-11-06 08:29 · DEV Community — AI
    When Two MCP Servers Expose the Same Tool Name and the Agent Picks Blind

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