[FEATURE] Add `claude mcp auth` command for CLI-based authentication

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Feb 26, 2026 by vermiculus Closed Apr 24, 2026

Preflight Checklist

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Problem Statement

There is currently no way to trigger MCP server authentication from the command line. The only way to authenticate an MCP server that requires OAuth is to start a session and initiate the flow via /mcp.

Proposed Solution

Add an auth (or login) subcommand to claude mcp: ``bash # Trigger the OAuth flow for a specific MCP server claude mcp auth <server-name> ``

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

This is a resubmission of #23512 and #6057 that were closed inappropriately due to #16497, which has now been fixed in #26360.

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