Claude Code reserved MCP server name: widgets, and Sume's name
Claude Code 2.1.285 reserves the MCP server name widgets in cloud sessions and on self-hosted runners. Sume's documented name is sume, so nothing to rename.

Claude Code 2.1.285 (September 29, 2026) reserves the MCP server name widgets in cloud sessions and on self-hosted runners. If you registered a server of your own under that name, or a close spelling such as widgets_, it no longer loads and the changelog says to rename it. Sume's documented command registers the server as sume, which is not that name.
The reserved-name change is from the Claude Code changelog; the Sume name is from the MCP quickstart, read 2026-09-30.
What exactly did Claude Code change?
The changelog entry reads: the MCP server name widgets is reserved in cloud sessions and on self-hosted runners; your own server under it, or a close spelling such as widgets_, no longer loads. It does not list other reserved names, so do not assume a list beyond that one.
What name should I give the Sume server?
The quickstart adds it as sume and then signs in with claude mcp login sume:
claude mcp add --transport http sume https://mcp.sume.com/mcp
claude mcp login sumeDoes the server name change the tool names?
Yes, on the client side. Sume's tool ids are underscore names such as tools_list. Sume's own server notes say some clients namespace tools as <server>-<tool> and that this form never reaches the server. Claude Code allow rules in the mcp__sume__tools_list form therefore depend on the name you chose, so renaming a server means updating its rules. See allowing MCP tools in Claude Code.
| Name | Set by | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Server name in Claude Code | You, in claude mcp add | sume in the quickstart |
| Reserved name | Claude Code 2.1.285 | widgets (cloud sessions, self-hosted runners) |
| Server's self-reported name | Sume's MCP server | sume-remote-mcp |
| Tool ids | Sume | Underscore names, for example tools_list |
What if my own server was called widgets?
Pick a different name and re-add it, then update any allow or deny rules that mention the old prefix. Sign in again under the new name for a server that uses OAuth.
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