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+# Sprint 3 - MCP Server Branch Detection Bug (Runs From Installed Dir)
+
+## Metadata
+- **Implementation:** [Change V5.2.0: Plugin Enhancements Proposal (Sprint 3 Hooks)](https://gitea.hotserv.cloud/personal-projects/leo-claude-mktplace/wiki/Change-V5.2.0:-Plugin-Enhancements-Proposal)
+- **Issues:** #231
+- **Sprint:** Sprint 3
+
+## Context
+The Gitea MCP server implements branch-aware security - certain operations (like updating issues) are blocked on protected branches (main, master, production).
+
+## Problem
+The branch detection code runs `git branch --show-current` from the MCP server's working directory, which is the **installed plugin location** (`~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/leo-claude-mktplace/`), NOT the user's project directory.
+
+Since the installed marketplace is typically on `main` branch (the stable release), the MCP server always thinks the user is on `main`, even when they're on a development or feature branch.
+
+**Symptom:**
+```
+Error: Cannot update issues on branch 'main'. Switch to a development branch to update issues.
+```
+This error appears even when the user IS on a development branch.
+
+## Solution
+Issue #231 created to track the fix. Potential solutions:
+1. Pass the user's working directory to the MCP server
+2. Use Claude's environment variables to detect the actual project path
+3. Remove branch-based restrictions from MCP (enforce at Claude level instead)
+
+**Workaround:** Close issues via Gitea web UI until bug is fixed.
+
+## Prevention
+When implementing security checks in MCP servers:
+1. Remember MCP servers run in their OWN sandbox/directory
+2. Don't assume filesystem paths match the user's project
+3. If project context is needed, explicitly receive it as a parameter
+4. Test MCP tools from different working directories
+
+## Tags
+mcp, gitea, branch-detection, bug, sprint-3
+
+---
+**Tags:** mcp, gitea, branch-detection, bug, sprint-3
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