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710710 --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_GITHUB_PAT"
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713Replace `YOUR_GITHUB_PAT` with your personal access token. The `claude mcp add` command saves the configuration without validating credentials, so a placeholder value is accepted here but the server fails to connect later. To verify the connection, run `/mcp` and check that the server shows `connected`. A server with bad credentials shows `failed`, and the failure detail includes the HTTP status the server returned, such as a 401.
713Replace `YOUR_GITHUB_PAT` with your personal access token. The `claude mcp add` command saves the configuration without validating credentials, so a placeholder value is accepted here but the server fails to connect later. To verify the connection, run `/mcp` and check that the server's row shows a checkmark. A server with bad credentials shows an ✘ instead, and its [failure detail](#server-status-detail) includes the HTTP status the server returned, such as a 401.
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738To confirm the server starts, run `/mcp` and check that `db` shows `connected`.
738To confirm the server starts, run `/mcp` and check that the `db` row shows a checkmark.
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740740Then query your database naturally:
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