Hot reload and renaming

Broxy watches mcp.json for changes and updates the running proxy without restart.

What hot reload does

• Adds new servers immediately.
• Applies edits to existing servers.
• Removes servers that were deleted from the file.

The inbound endpoint stays up while capabilities are re-synced.

UI edits

Changes you make in the MCP screen are applied immediately. You do not need to restart the app.

Renaming servers

Changing a server id affects tool names and presets.

When you rename a server in the desktop UI:

• Broxy updates mcp.json with the new id.
• Presets are rewritten to match the new id when possible.

If you rename a server manually in mcp.json, you must update preset files yourself.

Safe update checklist

• Keep server ids stable whenever possible.
• After a rename, verify presets and run a quick tool list in your client.