Claude Code MCP shows Needs authentication (Apify)
The server is added but not signed in. Type /mcp in an interactive session and authenticate, or run claude mcp login with the server name. Headless runs with claude -p cannot complete OAuth, so sign in once interactively or use the --header token variant.
Source: Claude Code MCP documentation. Applies to: Claude Code.
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Claude Code shows Needs authentication. Why?