[BUG] Fix the docs. You use --header to add an authorization header, not -e
Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — ashwin-ant
Activity 4 comments · opened Jun 19, 2025 · closed Nov 26, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (ashwin-ant, collaborator)
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This page:
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/mcp
Says:
Example: Adding an HTTP server with authentication header
claude mcp add --transport http secure-server https://api.example.com/mcp -e Authorization="Bearer your-token"Which is wrong. The syntax is:
claude mcp add --transport http secure-server https://api.example.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer your-token"Please fix asap to save many others much time. Thanks for a great product.
4 Comments
Thanks, we'll get this fixed in the next docs update!
has this been addressed?
This is now fixed in the docs
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