No way to reauthorize a claude.ai connector (e.g. Datadog) from within the VS Code extension

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Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 26, 2026

When running Claude Code as a VS Code extension, /mcp lists claude.ai connectors (e.g. claude.ai Datadog) that require reauthorization, but running /mcp does not surface any reauth UI/flow for them — unlike project/user-scoped MCP servers added via claude mcp add, which do get an interactive reauth prompt.

The only workaround is to leave the IDE entirely and go to claude.ai → Settings → Connectors in a browser, which is a disjointed experience for something the CLI/extension otherwise handles inline.

Expected: /mcp (or an equivalent command) should either launch the OAuth flow for claude.ai connectors directly, or clearly point the user to the exact reauth location instead of silently doing nothing.

Environment: Claude Code as a VS Code native extension, Windows 11.

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