McpBridge — startup and controls

McpBridge connects a local MCP client to running Protohaund instances. Protohaund.McpBridge.exe is shipped beside Protohaund.exe in the core application. No separate Windows service is required.

MCP Server → MCP Bridge provides start, restart and stop commands, status and PID. The McpBridge window lists connections and associated processes.

Setting	Behavior
Start automatically	Start McpBridge with Protohaund when activation is valid
Runtime mode	Interactive shows the connection window; Hidden runs without it
Close with last Protohaund	Close MCP when the last application instance closes, including client connections; reconnect the client afterwards

Stop also disables McpBridge automatic startup. Each Protohaund instance's permissions remain controlled by its own Agent access settings.

For external client setup, see connecting an MCP client.