diff --git a/src/dippy/dippy_statusline.py b/src/dippy/dippy_statusline.py
index fcde69b..2b1d41f 100755
--- a/src/dippy/dippy_statusline.py
+++ b/src/dippy/dippy_statusline.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def get_mcp_servers() -> str | None:
         mtime = os.path.getmtime(MCP_CACHE_PATH)
         age = time.time() - mtime
         with open(MCP_CACHE_PATH) as f:
-            cached = f.read().strip()
+            cached = f.read().strip().replace("claude.ai ", "")
         log.debug("mcp_cache_read", age=age, has_cached=bool(cached))
     except FileNotFoundError:
         log.debug("mcp_cache_not_found", path=MCP_CACHE_PATH)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def get_mcp_servers() -> str | None:
             os.makedirs(CACHE_DIR, exist_ok=True)
             tmp = f"{MCP_CACHE_PATH}.tmp.{os.getpid()}"
             disc_r, disc_g, disc_b = hex_to_rgb(MOLOKAI[STYLES["mcp_disconnected"][0]])
-            cmd = f'timeout 10 claude mcp list 2>/dev/null | awk -F: \'NF>1 {{if (/Connected/) print "\\033[38;2;{conn_r};{conn_g};{conn_b}m" $1 "\\033[0m"; else print "\\033[38;2;{disc_r};{disc_g};{disc_b}m!" $1 "\\033[0m"}}\' | paste -sd, | sed \'s/,/, /g\' > {tmp} && mv {tmp} {MCP_CACHE_PATH}'
+            cmd = f'timeout 10 claude mcp list 2>/dev/null | awk -F: \'NF>1 {{if (/Connected/) print "\\033[38;2;{conn_r};{conn_g};{conn_b}m" $1 "\\033[0m"; else print "\\033[38;2;{disc_r};{disc_g};{disc_b}m!" $1 "\\033[0m"}}\' | paste -sd, | sed -e \'s/,/, /g\' -e \'s/claude\\.ai //g\' > {tmp} && mv {tmp} {MCP_CACHE_PATH}'
             subprocess.Popen(
                 cmd,
                 shell=True,
diff --git a/tests/test_statusline.py b/tests/test_statusline.py
index 1f213af..3ea4bf8 100644
--- a/tests/test_statusline.py
+++ b/tests/test_statusline.py
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
 
 import json
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT / "src"))
+
+from dippy.dippy_statusline import get_mcp_servers  # noqa: E402
+
 DIPPY_STATUSLINE = REPO_ROOT / "bin" / "dippy-statusline"
 SYSTEM_PYTHON = "/usr/bin/python3"
 
@@ -168,6 +173,18 @@ def test_empty_current_dir(self):
         assert result.returncode == 0
 
 
+class TestMcpServerNames:
+    """Tests for MCP server name formatting."""
+
+    def test_strips_claude_ai_prefix(self):
+        """Server names should strip 'claude.ai ' prefix for cleaner display."""
+        output = get_mcp_servers()
+        if output and "claude.ai " in output:
+            raise AssertionError(
+                f"MCP output contains 'claude.ai ' prefix that should be stripped: {output!r}"
+            )
+
+
 class TestOutputFormat:
     """Tests for output format validation."""