diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py
index c87e900aa2a..fd1d69b3403 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/discoverable_endpoints.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ async def _store_per_user_token_server_side(
         )
         return  # Don't warm Redis if DB write failed
 
-    from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (  # noqa: PLC0415
+    from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (  # noqa: PLC0415  # local import to break mcp_server_manager <-> discoverable_endpoints cycle
         global_mcp_server_manager,
     )
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py
index c9952b245c7..2f5b2bbf733 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/mcp_management_endpoints.py
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
             expires_in=payload.expires_in,
             scopes=payload.scopes,
         )
-        from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (  # noqa: PLC0415  # local import to break mcp_server_manager <-> management endpoints cycle
             global_mcp_server_manager,
         )
 
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
                 await delete_user_credential(prisma_client, user_id, server_id)
             except RecordNotFoundError:
                 pass  # Already gone — treat as a successful delete
-            from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (  # noqa: PLC0415
+            from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (  # noqa: PLC0415  # local import to break mcp_server_manager <-> management endpoints cycle
                 global_mcp_server_manager,
             )