[FEATURE] Add claude mcp auth <name> command for on-demand MCP authentication

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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:

# 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

# Add and authenticate an MCP server in one scripted flow
claude mcp add my-server --transport http --url https://example.com/mcp
claude mcp auth my-server
# Browser opens, user completes OAuth, token is stored
# Server is now ready to use in the next session

Additional Context

Other AI coding tools have already implemented this pattern:

• Codex: codex mcp login <name> — triggers OAuth authentication for a named MCP server
• Cursor: cursor mcp login <name> — same concept, authenticate an MCP server by name from the CLI

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1. [BUG] [FEATURE REQUEST] - Add claude mcp authenticate option #6057

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