diff --git a/internal/aisettings/claudemem.go b/internal/aisettings/claudemem.go
index 5817eb3..39f1ef8 100644
--- a/internal/aisettings/claudemem.go
+++ b/internal/aisettings/claudemem.go
@@ -944,12 +944,15 @@ func ensureMCPEntry(path, dotPath string, variant mcpEntryVariant) (bool, error)
 
 func ensureScopedMCPEntry(path, dotPath string, variant mcpEntryVariant, home, pluginRoot string) (bool, error) {
 	doc := map[string]json.RawMessage{}
-	if raw, err := os.ReadFile(path); err == nil {
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	// agy ships its MCP config as an empty file; treat that as no servers.
+	if len(bytes.TrimSpace(raw)) > 0 {
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &doc); err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("parse MCP config %s: %w", path, err)
 		}
-	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return false, err
 	}
 	servers := map[string]json.RawMessage{}
 	if raw := doc["mcpServers"]; len(raw) > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/aisettings/claudemem_selection_test.go b/internal/aisettings/claudemem_selection_test.go
index 46bcd50..3e3a736 100644
--- a/internal/aisettings/claudemem_selection_test.go
+++ b/internal/aisettings/claudemem_selection_test.go
@@ -204,3 +204,20 @@ func TestSelectedAntigravityGetsMCPRecall(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("unselected qwen was wired")
 	}
 }
+
+// agy creates mcp_config.json as an empty file; the entry still lands, while
+// a non-empty broken file is still rejected.
+func TestMCPEntryAcceptsEmptyConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "mcp_config.json")
+	mustWriteFile(t, path, "")
+	if _, err := ensureMCPEntry(path, "/opt/bin/dot", mcpVariantStandard); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !hasManagedMCPEntry(path, "/opt/bin/dot") {
+		t.Fatal("entry missing after empty config")
+	}
+	mustWriteFile(t, path, "{broken")
+	if _, err := ensureMCPEntry(path, "/opt/bin/dot", mcpVariantStandard); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("broken config accepted")
+	}
+}