diff --git a/src/react/useMcp.ts b/src/react/useMcp.ts
index 6efab11..df1d6b2 100644
--- a/src/react/useMcp.ts
+++ b/src/react/useMcp.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,19 @@ const AUTH_TIMEOUT = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes for user to complete auth in po
  * @param options Configuration options for connecting to the MCP server.
  * @returns State and functions for interacting with the MCP connection.
  */
+// Counter to track number of renders (for debugging infinite loops)
+let renderCount = 0;
+const MAX_RENDERS = 10;
+
 export function useMcp(options: UseMcpOptions): UseMcpResult {
+  renderCount++;
+  console.log(`[useMcp] Hook rendered #${renderCount}`, Date.now());
+  
+  // Stop infinite renders for debugging
+  if (renderCount > MAX_RENDERS) {
+    console.error('TOO MANY RENDERS DETECTED - STOPPING INFINITE LOOP');
+    throw new Error('Infinite render loop detected in useMcp hook');
+  }
   const {
     url,
     clientName, // Passed to BrowserOAuthClientProvider
@@ -214,6 +226,14 @@ export function useMcp(options: UseMcpOptions): UseMcpResult {
   // ===== Connection Logic =====
 
   const connect = useCallback(async () => {
+    console.log(`[useMcp] connect callback executed #${renderCount}`, Date.now());
+    console.log('  → connect deps state:', { 
+      url,
+      addLog: !!addLog,
+      failConnection: !!failConnection,
+      disconnect: !!disconnect, 
+      state
+    });
     if (connectingRef.current) {
       addLog('debug', 'Connection attempt already in progress, skipping.');
       return;
@@ -467,6 +487,13 @@ export function useMcp(options: UseMcpOptions): UseMcpResult {
 
   // Effect for handling auth callback messages from popup
   useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(`[useMcp] Auth callback effect executed #${renderCount}`, Date.now());
+    console.log('  → Auth effect deps:', {
+      addLogChanged: !!addLog, 
+      failConnectionChanged: !!failConnection,
+      disconnectChanged: !!disconnect,
+      connectChanged: !!connect
+    });
     const messageHandler = (event: MessageEvent) => {
       // Security: Check origin
       if (event.origin !== window.location.origin) {
@@ -511,6 +538,12 @@ export function useMcp(options: UseMcpOptions): UseMcpResult {
 
   // Effect for initial connection and auto-retry
   useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(`[useMcp] Initial connection effect executed #${renderCount}`, Date.now());
+    console.log('  → Connect effect deps:', {
+      url, 
+      storageKeyPrefix,
+      callbackUrl
+    });
     // Store mount status
     isMountedRef.current = true;
     addLog('debug', 'Component mounted, initiating connection.');
@@ -536,6 +569,13 @@ export function useMcp(options: UseMcpOptions): UseMcpResult {
 
   // Effect for auto-retry logic
   useEffect(() => {
+    console.log(`[useMcp] Auto-retry effect executed #${renderCount}`, Date.now());
+    console.log('  → Retry effect deps:', {
+      state,
+      autoRetry,
+      retry: !!retry,
+      addLog: !!addLog
+    });
     let retryTimeoutId: number | null = null;
     if (state === 'failed' && autoRetry && connectAttemptRef.current > 0) {
       // Only retry if the *initial* connection or subsequent retries failed