diff --git a/docs/api/mcp/index.mdx b/docs/api/mcp/index.mdx
index cfa418b0d..5c0a9a9fe 100644
--- a/docs/api/mcp/index.mdx
+++ b/docs/api/mcp/index.mdx
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ You can add the Sourcegraph MCP server to [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "sourcegraph": {
+         "type": "http",
          "url": "https://your-sourcegraph-instance.com/.api/mcp/v1",
          "headers": {
            "Authorization": "token YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ You can also add the Sourcegraph MCP server as a locally-scoped server, which is
 1. Run the following command in your terminal:
 
    ```bash
-   claude mcp add sourcegraph -s local --url https://your-sourcegraph-instance.com/.api/mcp/v1 --header "Authorization: token YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+   claude mcp add sourcegraph -s local --transport http https://your-sourcegraph-instance.com/.api/mcp/v1 --header "Authorization: token YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    ```
 
    <Callout type="info">