docs(claude): fix Docker install commands for claude mcp add - #3045
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Remove unsupported -e flags from claude mcp add and pass environment variables through docker run instead. Fixes incorrect CLI usage that produced 'error: unknown option -e'. Fixes github#3032
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Summary
Fix incorrect
claude mcp addDocker install examples that pass-eflags to the Claude CLI, which fails witherror: unknown option '-e'. Environment variables are now passed throughdocker runafter--.Motivation
Fixes #3032. Users following the Claude Docker setup docs hit CLI errors because
claude mcp adddoes not accept-e; onlydocker runshould receive environment flags for containerized servers.Changes
-efromclaude mcp add; setGITHUB_OAUTH_CALLBACK_PORT=8085ondocker runGITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_GITHUB_PATviadocker run -edocker run -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENpass-throughGITHUB_PAT→GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENbefore running DockerTests
Documentation-only change. Verified:
claude mcp add ... -epatterns in modified filesdocs/oauth-login.mdport/env conventionsNotes
Claude Desktop JSON configs in the same guide already pass env vars via
docker runargs and were left unchanged.Fixes #3032