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Claude Code v2.1.267 ·

Ambient-credential detection for MCP servers now operates on the URL rather than full config object

Claude Code's ambient-credential check for MCP servers now looks only at the server URL

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Under the hood

Claude Code's ambient-credential check for MCP servers now looks only at the server URL

What

Claude Code flags an HTTP or SSE-based MCP server as using an 'ambient credential' when it appears to pick up authentication automatically rather than through an explicit credential you provided. That check now looks only at the server's URL instead of the entire server configuration object, and a new helper combines it with checks for static auth headers and CLI-owned servers.

Why

Narrowing the check to just the URL makes the ambient-credential detection more targeted, reducing the chance that unrelated configuration fields affect whether a server gets flagged.

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