feat: add startup flag check to conditional rendering logic

api/server/routes/config.js

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { CacheKeys, defaultSocialLogins, Constants } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const { getCustomConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/getCustomConfig');
 const { getLdapConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config/ldap');
+const { getMCPManager } = require('~/config');
 const { getProjectByName } = require('~/models/Project');
 const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
-const { getMCPManager } = require('~/config');
 const { getLogStores } = require('~/cache');
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ router.get('/', async function (req, res) {
     if (config?.mcpServers != null) {
       const mcpManager = getMCPManager();
       const oauthServers = mcpManager.getOAuthServers();
+
       for (const serverName in config.mcpServers) {
         const serverConfig = config.mcpServers[serverName];
         payload.mcpServers[serverName] = {
           customUserVars: serverConfig?.customUserVars || {},
           chatMenu: serverConfig?.chatMenu,
           isOAuth: oauthServers.has(serverName),
+          startup: serverConfig?.startup,
         };
       }
     }

client/src/hooks/Nav/useSideNavLinks.ts

@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ export default function useSideNavLinks({
       Object.values(startupConfig.mcpServers).some(
         (server: any) =>
           (server.customUserVars && Object.keys(server.customUserVars).length > 0) ||
-          server.isOAuth,
+          server.isOAuth ||
+          server.startup === false,
       )
     ) {
       links.push({

packages/data-provider/src/config.ts

@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ export type TStartupConfig = {
       >;
       chatMenu?: boolean;
       isOAuth?: boolean;
+      startup?: boolean;
     }
   >;
   mcpPlaceholder?: string;