Clarify CLI subprocess environment comment

scosemicolon · scosemicolon · commit 98b5442e9de3 · 2026-05-24T00:06:29.000+01:00
diff --git a/src/mcp/cli/cli.py b/src/mcp/cli/cli.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def dev(
             [npx_cmd, "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"] + uv_cmd,
             check=True,
             shell=shell,
-            env=dict(os.environ.items()),  # Convert to list of tuples for env update
+            env=dict(os.environ.items()),  # Copy the environment for subprocess launch
         )
         sys.exit(process.returncode)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def dev(`
`277`	`277`	`[npx_cmd, "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"] + uv_cmd,`
`278`	`278`	`check=True,`
`279`	`279`	`shell=shell,`
`280`		`- env=dict(os.environ.items()), # Convert to list of tuples for env update`
	`280`	`+ env=dict(os.environ.items()), # Copy the environment for subprocess launch`
`281`	`281`	`)`
`282`	`282`	`sys.exit(process.returncode)`
`283`	`283`	`except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:`