{"version":"2.1.208","anchor":"mcp-server-bearer-credential-rejection-clearer-error-and-aut","canonical_anchor":"mcp-server-bearer-credential-rejection-clearer-error-and-aut","heading":"MCP server bearer credential rejection: clearer error and automatic retry","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.208\/e\/mcp-server-bearer-credential-rejection-clearer-error-and-aut","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.208","markdown":"### MCP server bearer credential rejection: clearer error and automatic retry\n\n**What**\n\nWhen an MCP server rejects Claude's session credential with an HTTP 401, the connection is now tagged with a dedicated `CLI_OWNED_BEARER_REJECTED` error code and the error message explicitly states the credential will be retried on the next refresh cycle. Previously, bearer rejection was handled identically to other connection failures.\n\n**Evidence**\n\nNew bearer rejection handler (search for `\"CLI_OWNED_BEARER_REJECTED\"`)"}