diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 315a49c4c..ee082f7c9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ array. Workspace entries are always optional and never load stored credentials.
 Approved workspace `command`, `args`, `env`, and HTTP header values expand
 `${VAR}` and `${VAR:-default}` from the fx process environment. Pending and
 rejected entries do not read environment values. Missing required variables
-leave an approved server unloaded and appear in `/mcp list` without exposing
-values.
+leave an approved server unloaded and appear in the `/mcp` and `/mcp list`
+menu without exposing values.
 
 Interactive sessions keep pending workspace servers disconnected and request
 project trust before any project-defined process or network effect. Pending
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ assertions. Servers validate their tool arguments and results.
 
 The interactive surface supports:
 
-* `/mcp list`
+* `/mcp`
+
+* `/mcp list` (opens the same server menu)
 
 * `/mcp resource list <server>`
 
@@ -330,8 +332,9 @@ MCP capability to a child. Server-filtered searches, selected tools, and feature
 operations activate only their target; a broad search activates the broader
 catalog. Each server owns its startup and recovery progress. Connection deadlines
 cover discovery, fallback, and restarts together. Interactive authentication and
-logout change only the affected connection. `/mcp list` renders a bounded, secret-free health
-snapshot. The interactive menu refreshes that view while it is open.
+logout change only the affected connection. `/mcp` and `/mcp list` open the same
+bounded, secret-free menu, which refreshes its live health snapshot while open.
+Noninteractive `fx mcp list` renders the health snapshot to stdout.
 
 Search and explicit selection share bounded schema publication. Definitions are
 checked against their runtime, connection, catalog, and credential generations
diff --git a/src/core/app/app_commands.zig b/src/core/app/app_commands.zig
index 9727b6482..bd9f39b39 100644
--- a/src/core/app/app_commands.zig
+++ b/src/core/app/app_commands.zig
@@ -1258,7 +1258,8 @@ pub fn Handlers(comptime App: type) type {
 
         fn commandHandleMcp(ctx: *anyopaque, rest: []const u8) !void {
             const app: *App = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
-            if (std.mem.trim(u8, rest, " \t").len == 0 and
+            const command = std.mem.trim(u8, rest, " \t");
+            if ((command.len == 0 or std.mem.eql(u8, command, "list")) and
                 comptime @hasDecl(App, "openMcpMenu"))
             {
                 closeModelMenuIfPresent(app);
@@ -4215,8 +4216,10 @@ const McpCommandFakeApp = struct {
     };
 
     alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
+    shell: transcript_runtime.TranscriptRuntime = .{},
     notice_body: std.ArrayList(u8) = .empty,
     list_count: usize = 0,
+    menu_open_count: usize = 0,
     reload_count: usize = 0,
     notice_count: usize = 0,
     last_topic: ?[]const u8 = null,
@@ -4230,9 +4233,14 @@ const McpCommandFakeApp = struct {
     menu_authentication_completions: usize = 0,
 
     fn deinit(self: *McpCommandFakeApp) void {
+        self.shell.deinit(self.alloc);
         self.notice_body.deinit(self.alloc);
     }
 
+    fn openMcpMenu(self: *McpCommandFakeApp) !void {
+        self.menu_open_count += 1;
+    }
+
     fn mcpCommandProvider(_: *const McpCommandFakeApp) mcp_command_provider.Provider {
         return .{ .handle_fn = handleMcpCommand };
     }
@@ -5244,6 +5252,18 @@ test "copy command reports missing replies and host failures" {
     try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 2), app.copy_calls);
 }
 
+test "MCP list opens the menu without writing a transcript notice" {
+    var app = McpCommandFakeApp{ .alloc = std.testing.allocator };
+    defer app.deinit();
+
+    try Handlers(McpCommandFakeApp).commandHandleMcp(@ptrCast(&app), " list ");
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 1), app.menu_open_count);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), app.list_count);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 0), app.notice_count);
+    try std.testing.expect(app.shell.render_requests.hasReason(.footer));
+}
+
 test "app_commands renders transactional status for explicit MCP reload" {
     var app = McpCommandFakeApp{ .alloc = std.testing.allocator };
     defer app.deinit();
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mcp-auth.test.ts b/tests/e2e/mcp-auth.test.ts
index f3fa07d0a..42c7c7c6a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mcp-auth.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/mcp-auth.test.ts
@@ -1310,9 +1310,9 @@ describe("MCP remote authentication lifecycle", () => {
         await tui.sendText("/mcp reload");
         await tui.waitForText("MCP configuration reloaded", 15_000);
         await tui.sendText("/mcp list");
-        let pane = await tui.waitForText("MCP health (2 servers):", 10_000);
-        expect(pane).toMatch(/fixture[\s\S]{0,240}state=ready/);
-        expect(pane).toMatch(/canary[\s\S]{0,240}state=ready/);
+        let pane = await tui.waitForText("[Servers]", 10_000);
+        expect(pane).toMatch(/fixture[\s\S]{0,120}Ready/);
+        expect(pane).toMatch(/canary[\s\S]{0,120}Ready/);
 
         const stored = JSON.parse(readFileSync(credentialPath, "utf8"));
         expect(stored.credentials).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -1329,9 +1329,9 @@ describe("MCP remote authentication lifecycle", () => {
         });
         await tui.waitForComposer(15_000);
         await tui.sendText("/mcp list");
-        pane = await tui.waitForText("MCP health (2 servers):", 10_000);
-        expect(pane).toMatch(/fixture[\s\S]{0,240}state=ready/);
-        expect(pane).toMatch(/canary[\s\S]{0,240}state=ready/);
+        pane = await tui.waitForText("[Servers]", 10_000);
+        expect(pane).toMatch(/fixture[\s\S]{0,120}Ready/);
+        expect(pane).toMatch(/canary[\s\S]{0,120}Ready/);
       } finally {
         canary.stop();
       }
@@ -2316,7 +2316,10 @@ describe("MCP remote authentication lifecycle", () => {
         5_000,
       );
       await tui.sendText("/mcp list");
-      await tui.waitForText("auth=required", 5_000);
+      const menu = await tui.waitForText("Needs authentication", 5_000);
+      expect(menu).toContain("fixture");
+      await tui.sendKeys("Escape");
+      await tui.waitForPane((pane) => !pane.includes("[Servers]"), 5_000);
 
       await tui.sendText("/mcp reload");
       await tui.waitForText("MCP reconnection started.", 5_000);
@@ -2630,12 +2633,12 @@ describe("MCP remote authentication lifecycle", () => {
       expect(summary).toContain("Ready");
       await tui.sendKeys("Escape");
       await tui.waitForPane((pane) => !pane.includes("[Servers]"), 5_000);
+      const beforeListMenu = await tui.captureFullScrollback();
       await tui.sendText("/mcp list");
-      const status = await tui.waitForText("auth=authenticated", 5_000);
+      const status = await tui.waitForText("[Servers]", 5_000);
+      expect(status).toContain("fixture");
+      expect(status).toContain("Ready");
       expect(status).not.toContain(ACCESS_REFRESHED);
-      const beforeLogoutMenu = await tui.captureFullScrollback();
-      await tui.sendText("/mcp");
-      await tui.waitForText("[Servers]", 5_000);
       await tui.sendKeys("Enter");
       await tui.waitForText("Profile · ~/.fx/mcp.json", 5_000);
       await tui.sendKeys("L");
@@ -2646,7 +2649,7 @@ describe("MCP remote authentication lifecycle", () => {
       expect(auth.revocations).toBe(2);
       await tui.sendKeys("Escape");
       await tui.waitForPane((pane) => !pane.includes("[Servers]"), 5_000);
-      expect(await tui.captureFullScrollback()).toBe(beforeLogoutMenu);
+      expect(await tui.captureFullScrollback()).toBe(beforeListMenu);
       await tui.kill();
       tui = null;
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mcp-http.test.ts b/tests/e2e/mcp-http.test.ts
index 306e74aea..a5c2dcd82 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mcp-http.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/mcp-http.test.ts
@@ -472,11 +472,12 @@ describe("modern MCP Streamable HTTP", () => {
       expect(saved).toContain("MCP reconnection started");
       await tui.waitForText("MCP configuration reloaded successfully.", 15_000);
       await tui.sendText("/mcp list");
-      const health = await tui.waitForText("MCP health (1 server):", 10_000);
-      expect(health).toMatch(/prisma[\s\S]{0,240}transport=http state=ready/);
-      expect(health).toContain(
-        "negotiated_name=modern-http-fixture negotiated_version=unavailable protocol=2026-07-28",
-      );
+      const menu = await tui.waitForText("[Servers]", 10_000);
+      expect(menu).toMatch(/prisma[\s\S]{0,120}Ready/);
+      await tui.sendKeys("Enter");
+      const details = await tui.waitForText("Protocol", 5_000);
+      expect(details).toMatch(/Transport\s+http/);
+      expect(details).toMatch(/Protocol\s+2026-07-28/);
 
       const profile = JSON.parse(
         readFileSync(join(root.home, ".fx", "mcp.json"), "utf8"),
diff --git a/tests/e2e/mcp-legacy-remote.test.ts b/tests/e2e/mcp-legacy-remote.test.ts
index bb289c236..c20d31092 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/mcp-legacy-remote.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/mcp-legacy-remote.test.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe("version-scoped legacy MCP remote transports", () => {
     }, 30_000);
   }
 
-  test.skipIf(!tmuxAvailable())(
+  test(
     "legacy list-change health reports an installed listener and lazy feature counts truthfully",
     async () => {
       streamable = startLegacyStreamableHttpFixture("2025-11-25", {
@@ -235,22 +235,19 @@ describe("version-scoped legacy MCP remote transports", () => {
       gateway = startFakeGateway([fakeGatewayFinalText("unused")], {
         models: [{ id: MODEL, type: "language", tags: ["tool-use"] }],
       });
-      tui = await TmuxSession.create({
-        isolated: true,
-        cwd: root.workspace,
-        width: 160,
-        height: 34,
-        env: fixtureEnv(root, gateway),
-      });
 
-      await tui.waitForComposer(15_000);
-      await tui.sendText("/mcp list");
-      const pane = await tui.waitForText("MCP health (1 server)", 10_000);
-      expect(pane).toContain("protocol=2025-11-25");
-      expect(pane).toContain(
+      const result = await runFx(["mcp", "list", "--connect"], {
+        cwd: root.workspace,
+        env: fixtureEnv(root, gateway),
+        timeoutMs: 30_000,
+      });
+      expect(result.code).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("protocol=2025-11-25");
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain(
         "tools=1 resources=unknown templates=unknown prompts=unknown",
       );
-      expect(pane).toContain("subscription=active");
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain("subscription=active");
       expect(gateway.requests).toHaveLength(0);
     },
     30_000,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tui-startup.test.ts b/tests/e2e/tui-startup.test.ts
index fd0e52d36..43403d70e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tui-startup.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/tui-startup.test.ts
@@ -352,9 +352,14 @@ describe.skipIf(SKIP_TMUX)("tui: MCP startup", () => {
         expect(summary).toContain("Connecting");
         await session.sendKeys("Escape");
         await session.waitForPane((pane) => !pane.includes("[Servers]"), 5_000);
+        const beforeListMenu = await session.captureFullScrollback();
         await session.sendText("/mcp list");
-        const status = await session.waitForText("state=connecting", 5_000);
-        expect(status).toContain("pending source=profile scope=profile policy=optional");
+        const listMenu = await session.waitForText("[Servers]", 5_000);
+        expect(listMenu).toContain("pending");
+        expect(listMenu).toContain("Connecting");
+        await session.sendKeys("Escape");
+        await session.waitForPane((pane) => !pane.includes("[Servers]"), 5_000);
+        expect(await session.captureFullScrollback()).toBe(beforeListMenu);
 
         await session.sendText("/quit");
         expect(await session.waitForSessionEnd(5_000)).toBe(true);