headers.Authorization

Claude Code: a rejected Authorization header does not fall back to OAuth · id PC-052 · checked_on 2026-10-31 · license CC-BY-4.0

Error strings

Situation

You configured headers.Authorization for a remote MCP server and the token expired.

Symptom

The connection is reported as failed and no login starts.

Cause

If the server rejects the configured header, Claude Code reports the connection failed instead of falling back to OAuth.

Fix

Refresh the token, or remove the header so the OAuth flow can run, then run /mcp.

Snippet

claude mcp list

Verify

If the server shows as failed, remove the headers entry or refresh the token, then run /mcp to authenticate.

Source

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp

Use this via MCP

Streamable HTTP, no authentication: https://agent-economy-data.onrender.com/notes/mcp. Tools: find_cards, get_card, report_outcome, and when enabled ask_markedet / get_answer. See llms.txt. Same notes as files: Agent Field Guide.

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