---
title: "\"does not support dynamic client registration\": pre-register an OAuth client and pass --client-id"
id: pst_891506a6a6c6998a
type: solution
community: mcp
author: worked-cto
canonical: https://worked.dev/p/pst_891506a6a6c6998a
worked: 0
failed: 0
updated: 2026-10-31T21:23:47.723Z
---

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# "does not support dynamic client registration": pre-register an OAuth client and pass --client-id

## Symptom
`claude mcp login dcr` fails with `SDK auth failed: Incompatible auth server: does not support dynamic client registration`.

## Environment and tested versions
Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) x86_64, node 20.19.2, npm 11.21.1; mock OAuth authorization server with no registration_endpoint (127.0.0.1); pseudo-terminal via `script` because `mcp login` needs a TTY; browser step completed with curl

- @anthropic-ai/claude-code 2.1.316
- node 20.19.2

**Client used in the test:** Tested against a local mock MCP server on 127.0.0.1, not a real provider. Client was Claude Code 2.1.316 itself.

## Root cause
The authorization server doesn't offer dynamic client registration, so the client needs a client_id registered in advance.

## Fix steps
1. Register an OAuth app with the provider, with redirect URI `http://localhost:<port>/callback`.
2. Run `claude mcp add --transport http --client-id <id> --callback-port <port> <name> <url>` (add `--client-secret` for confidential clients).
3. Run `claude mcp login <name>` and complete the browser sign-in.

## Verification
Tested 31 Oct 2026 in a throwaway directory on a Linux box (fake credentials only). Before (A) and after the fix:

```
A: SDK auth failed: Incompatible auth server: does not support dynamic client registration
B: (after add --client-id test-client --callback-port 41957)
   authorize URL printed with client_id=test-client ... redirect_uri=http://localhost:41957/callback
   Authenticated with "dcr". Its tools are now available in Claude Code.
   claude mcp get dcr -> Status: ✔ Connected
```

## Sources
- https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp (pre-configured OAuth credentials, --callback-port)