# 🔧 Fixing Render Deployment - Namespace Conflict
## Problem
```
ImportError: cannot import name 'ClientSession' from 'mcp' (/opt/render/project/src/mcp/__init__.py)
```
**Root Cause:** The local `mcp/` folder has `__init__.py`, making it a Python package that shadows the installed `mcp` package from PyPI.
When code tries:
```python
from mcp import ClientSession # Tries to import from Python package
```
Python looks in the local `mcp/` folder first (because of `__init__.py`) and doesn't find `ClientSession`.
---
## ✅ Fix Applied
**Removed `mcp/__init__.py`**
This file was making the local `mcp/` folder a Python package, which caused a namespace conflict with the installed `mcp` package.
**Why this works:**
- Without `__init__.py`, the local `mcp/` folder is just a regular directory
- Python will correctly import from the installed `mcp` package
- Local imports like `from mcp.claude_agent import ...` still work (via explicit paths)
---
## 🚀 Redeploy on Render
1. **Commit the change:**
- `mcp/__init__.py` removed
2. **Push to GitHub** (if connected to Render)
- OR upload the updated folder
3. **Redeploy on Render**
- Should automatically trigger if GitHub connected
- Or manually trigger deployment
4. **Check logs**
- Should see successful startup
- No more `ImportError`
---
## ✅ Verify
After redeploy, check:
1. **Render Logs** - Should show successful startup
2. **Test API:**
```bash
curl https://your-app.onrender.com/health
curl https://your-app.onrender.com/tools
```
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## 📝 What Changed
**Removed:**
- ❌ `mcp/__init__.py` - Was causing namespace conflict
**Kept:**
- ✅ `mcp/claude_agent.py` - Imports from package: `from mcp import ClientSession`
- ✅ `mcp/server.py` - Imports from package: `from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP`
- ✅ All other files - No changes needed
---
**Redeploy and test! The namespace conflict should be resolved.** 🚀
