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Configuration reference

third-party/claude-desktop/configuration

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     | `readOnly`                              | `boolean`  | —       | Offer only read tools — the server registers no write tools at all.                                                                                                                                     |
     | `transport`                             | `enum`     | —       | How the app connects: Streamable HTTP or legacy SSE for remote servers, or a local command over stdio. One of: `http`, `sse`, `stdio`.                                                                  |
     | `url`                                   | `string`   | —       | HTTPS endpoint of the remote MCP server.                                                                                                                                                                |
-    | `oauth`                                 | `object`   | —       | OAuth settings for a remote server: true to auto-register a client, or an object with a pre-registered client ID, tenant, and scope.                                                                    |
+    | `oauth`                                 | `object`   | —       | OAuth for a remote server: true to auto-register a client, a pre-registered client ID with tenant and scope, or mode “hosted” for an Anthropic-signed identity.                                         |
     | `oauth.clientId`                        | `string`   | —       | OAuth client ID from your IdP app registration. Leave unset to auto-register (dynamic client registration) and only narrow scopes.                                                                      |
     | `oauth.clientSecret`                    | `string`   | —       | Only for IdPs whose token endpoint requires a client secret (e.g. Box). Leave blank for PKCE-only public clients.                                                                                       |
     | `oauth.clientSecretHelper`              | `string`   | —       | Executable that prints the client secret on stdout. Overrides the inline value.                                                                                                                         |
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 | <span id="bootstrapenabled" />Use bootstrap config<br />`bootstrapEnabled`                           | `boolean` | MDM only     | `true`  | Fetch and apply the URL above at launch. Turn off to keep the URL saved but skip the fetch. Defaults to `true`.                                                                                           |
 | <span id="bootstrapurl" />Bootstrap config URL<br />`bootstrapUrl`                                   | `string`  | MDM only     | —       | HTTPS endpoint that returns a per-user JSON config overlay. Values from the response override local settings and become read-only.                                                                        |
 | <span id="bootstrapoidc" />Bootstrap OIDC parameters<br />`bootstrapOidc`                            | `object`  | MDM only     | —       | When set, the bootstrap request sends a Bearer token from a browser sign-in (authorization-code-with-PKCE).                                                                                               |
+| <span id="bootstrapheaders" />Bootstrap request headers<br />`bootstrapHeaders`                      | `object`  | MDM only     | —       | HTTP headers sent on every bootstrap config fetch. Use this instead of embedding user:pass@ in the URL.                                                                                                   |
+| <span id="bootstrapheadershelper" />Bootstrap headers helper script<br />`bootstrapHeadersHelper`    | `string`  | MDM only     | —       | Absolute path to an executable that prints a JSON object of bootstrap request headers. Merged over the static headers; the helper wins.                                                                   |
 | <span id="trustbootstrapdelivery" />Trust bootstrap-delivered settings<br />`trustBootstrapDelivery` | `boolean` | MDM only     | `false` | Skip the per-user consent prompt for sign-in targets, inference endpoints, helper scripts, and connectors the bootstrap server delivers. Defaults to `false`. Previously named `trustBootstrapLocalExec`. |
 
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     | `scopes`                          | `string`  | —       | Space-separated; the token’s audience must match what your bootstrap server validates.                                                                     |
     | `redirectPort`                    | `integer` | —       | Fixed loopback port for the sign-in redirect ([http://127.0.0.1:PORT/callback](http://127.0.0.1:PORT/callback)). Leave unset to use a free port each time. |
     | `additionalRedirectReferrerHosts` | `string`  | —       | Space-separated hostnames also accepted as the referrer of the sign-in callback. Only needed when the IdP completes sign-in from a different host.         |
+  </Accordion>
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+  <Accordion title="bootstrapHeaders details">
+    Static headers sent on every request to the bootstrap config URL — for a service-account credential (`Authorization: Basic …`, an API key header) or a routing/tenant header. When either this or the headers helper script is set and no separate `bootstrapOidc` provider is configured, the app treats the headers as sufficient auth and does not require a per-user sign-in for the bootstrap fetch. Header values are masked in diagnostics and telemetry. For a rotating token, use the headers helper script instead.
+  </Accordion>
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+  <Accordion title="bootstrapHeadersHelper details">
+    Absolute path to an executable that prints a single JSON object of HTTP headers on stdout, e.g. `{"Authorization": "Bearer …"}`. The app runs it (no arguments; output cached for a few minutes) before each bootstrap config fetch and merges the result over **Bootstrap request headers** (the helper wins on conflict). Use this instead of embedding `user:pass@` in the bootstrap URL, or when the bootstrap server needs a rotating token from a secrets manager. When either this or the static headers are set and no separate `bootstrapOidc` provider is configured, the app treats them as sufficient auth and does not require a per-user sign-in for the bootstrap fetch. If a per-user sign-in also runs (`bootstrapOidc` or the server’s own device-code flow), that Bearer token wins on `Authorization`.
   </Accordion>
 </AccordionGroup>