claude-desktop-connector-no-static-bearer-auth

Claude Desktop Custom Connectors implement OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration (MCP spec 2025-03-26). When a connector endpoint returns 401, Desktop attempts OAuth discovery paths (/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server, etc.) and fails if no OAuth server responds — it never sends the raw Bearer token to /mcp. Static Bearer tokens are fundamentally incompatible with Desktop connectors; only public (unauthenticated) endpoints bridge successfully.

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