[BUG] `claude mcp add --transport streamable-http` fails with "Invalid transport type" error
Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.101
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 4 comments · opened Apr 12, 2026 · closed Apr 12, 2026
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- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
claude mcp add does not accept streamable-http as a transport type, despite it being documented in the official Claude Code docs and referenced by third-party MCP integrations.
What Should Happen?
claude mcp add --transport streamable-http asana https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp (from https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp) shouldn't error.
Steps to Reproduce
$ claude mcp add --transport streamable-http asana https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp
Invalid transport type: streamable-http. Must be one of: stdio, sse, http
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Claude Code Version
2.1.101
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
4 Comments
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OK, then I guess then the docs are wrong for Asana on https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp:
<img width="757" height="165" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7e8ec362-9667-4de1-8cd0-a34c3f1d8ee9" />
Not sure where the right place to report that is.
I created https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/46840 to supersede this.
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