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@@ -231,20 +231,72 @@ prompt, never reaching the app.
 
 ## Connecting Claude Code
 
-In a future Phase, we'll publish a one-line Claude Code config snippet. For
-Phase 1, follow the [MCP authorization flow][mcp-auth]:
+Two paths, in order of preference:
 
-1. Add the MCP server to Claude Code's config, pointing at
-   `https://memory.dnspegasus.net/api/mcp`.
-2. On first connection, the server returns 401 with `WWW-Authenticate`
-   pointing at `/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource`.
-3. Claude Code reads the protected-resource metadata, follows the link to
-   Authentik's discovery doc, and runs the OAuth 2.1 PKCE flow.
-4. You'll be prompted in your browser to authenticate with Authentik.
-5. Claude Code stores the access token and uses it on subsequent requests.
+### A. OAuth flow (recommended — picks up your IdP credentials)
 
-If Authentik refuses the redirect URI Claude Code attempts to use, copy the
-URI from the error and add it under the MCP provider's **Redirect URIs**.
+```bash
+claude mcp add --transport http --scope user \
+  --client-id <OIDC_CLIENT_ID_MCP> \
+  --callback-port 33418 \
+  shared-memory https://memory.dnspegasus.net/api/mcp
+```
+
+What happens:
+
+1. Claude Code hits `/api/mcp`, gets 401 with our `WWW-Authenticate` header
+2. It reads `/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource`, finds your OIDC issuer
+3. It opens an authorize URL in your browser and starts a local listener
+   on the `--callback-port` you specified
+4. You authenticate with your IdP in the browser
+5. The IdP redirects back to `http://localhost:33418/callback?code=…`,
+   Claude Code's listener catches it, exchanges the code for an access
+   token, and stores it
+
+`--callback-port` is required because your IdP only accepts pre-registered
+redirect URIs. Pick any free port; just make sure the matching URI is in
+your MCP client's **Redirect URIs** list. Authentik users with the regex
+pattern from the setup step (`^http://(127\.0\.0\.1|localhost):\d+/.*$`)
+can use any port without re-registering.
+
+### B. Manual-paste fallback (when loopback isn't reachable)
+
+Sealed containers, devboxes without port forwarding, etc. The redirect URI
+in this case is hosted by *this* server:
+
+```bash
+claude mcp add --transport http --scope user \
+  --client-id <OIDC_CLIENT_ID_MCP> \
+  --callback-port 0 \
+  shared-memory https://memory.dnspegasus.net/api/mcp
+```
+
+When the loopback listener times out, Claude Code prompts you to paste the
+callback URL. Open the authorize URL Claude Code printed in your browser,
+sign in, and your IdP redirects to
+`https://memory.dnspegasus.net/auth/cli-callback?code=…`. That page shows
+the `code` and the full URL with copy buttons — paste either back into
+Claude Code's prompt to complete the flow.
+
+The manual-fallback URI must be registered on your MCP client too:
+`https://memory.dnspegasus.net/auth/cli-callback`.
+
+### C. Static bearer token (no browser at all)
+
+For fully headless / CI scenarios, mint a long-lived HMAC token at
+`https://memory.dnspegasus.net/connect` and pass it via `--header`. See
+the `/connect` page for the exact `claude mcp add` command it generates
+for you.
+
+### Why no zero-config plugin yet
+
+Claude Code plugins can ship an MCP server entry that handles OAuth
+without any flags — but only when the auth server supports Dynamic Client
+Registration (RFC 7591). Authentik is tracking DCR in
+[goauthentik/authentik#8751](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik/issues/8751);
+once it ships we'll publish a plugin so the entire flow above collapses
+to `/plugin install shared-memory`. Other IdPs that already support DCR
+(Asana-style) can wire this up sooner.
 
 [mcp-auth]: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/basic/authorization
 
diff --git a/apps/web/app/auth/cli-callback/copy-button.tsx b/apps/web/app/auth/cli-callback/copy-button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfd4f7a
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+++ b/apps/web/app/auth/cli-callback/copy-button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+interface Props {
+  value: string;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+export default function CopyButton({ value, label }: Props) {
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+
+  async function copy() {
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(value);
+      setCopied(true);
+      setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1500);
+    } catch {
+      // Fallback for old browsers / non-secure contexts: select the next
+      // <pre> and let the user hit ⌘C themselves.
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <button type="button" onClick={copy} style={{ marginBottom: "0.5rem" }}>
+      {copied ? "✓ Copied" : label}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/app/auth/cli-callback/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/auth/cli-callback/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec286ed
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+++ b/apps/web/app/auth/cli-callback/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+import CopyButton from "./copy-button";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+/**
+ * /auth/cli-callback — OAuth redirect target for clients that can't open a
+ * loopback port (e.g. Claude Code in a sealed container).
+ *
+ * The page is intentionally unauthenticated: the user arrives here as part
+ * of an in-progress OAuth flow, before any session exists. The code is
+ * single-use and proof of possession (PKCE on the client side) is still
+ * required to exchange it. Showing it on this page does NOT grant access
+ * by itself.
+ */
+
+interface SearchParams {
+  code?: string;
+  state?: string;
+  error?: string;
+  error_description?: string;
+  iss?: string;
+}
+
+export default async function CliCallbackPage({
+  searchParams,
+}: {
+  searchParams: Promise<SearchParams>;
+}) {
+  const params = await searchParams;
+
+  if (params.error) {
+    return (
+      <main className="container">
+        <h1 style={{ color: "#ff6b6b" }}>Sign-in failed</h1>
+        <p>
+          <code>{params.error}</code>
+          {params.error_description ? <> — {params.error_description}</> : null}
+        </p>
+        <p className="muted">
+          Switch back to your terminal, cancel the in-progress prompt, and
+          retry the <code>claude mcp add</code> command. If the error
+          persists, check that the redirect URI matches what your OIDC
+          provider has registered.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          <Link href="/">← home</Link>
+        </p>
+      </main>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!params.code) {
+    return (
+      <main className="container">
+        <h1>OAuth callback</h1>
+        <p className="muted">
+          This page is the manual-fallback redirect target for the
+          shared-memory MCP server. It only does something useful in the
+          middle of an OAuth sign-in flow that couldn&apos;t reach a
+          loopback callback on your machine.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          If you&apos;re trying to connect an MCP client, start over from
+          your terminal with the <code>claude mcp add</code> command shown
+          in the README.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+          <Link href="/">← home</Link>
+        </p>
+      </main>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const fullUrl = `?code=${encodeURIComponent(params.code)}${
+    params.state ? `&state=${encodeURIComponent(params.state)}` : ""
+  }${params.iss ? `&iss=${encodeURIComponent(params.iss)}` : ""}`;
+
+  return (
+    <main className="container">
+      <h1 style={{ color: "#7ee787" }}>Sign-in complete</h1>
+      <p>
+        Switch back to your terminal where Claude Code (or whichever MCP
+        client) is waiting, and paste one of the values below.
+      </p>
+
+      <h2>Authorization code</h2>
+      <p className="muted">
+        Most clients ask for just the <code>code</code>:
+      </p>
+      <CopyButton value={params.code} label="Copy code" />
+      <pre
+        style={{
+          whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
+          wordBreak: "break-all",
+          userSelect: "all",
+        }}
+      >
+        {params.code}
+      </pre>
+
+      <h2 style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>Full callback URL</h2>
+      <p className="muted">
+        Some clients ask you to paste the entire URL their loopback timed
+        out on:
+      </p>
+      <CopyButton value={fullUrl} label="Copy URL" />
+      <pre
+        style={{
+          whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
+          wordBreak: "break-all",
+          userSelect: "all",
+        }}
+      >
+        {fullUrl}
+      </pre>
+
+      {params.state ? (
+        <>
+          <h3 style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>State (verification)</h3>
+          <p className="muted">
+            Your terminal client may show its expected state; it should
+            match this value. If it doesn&apos;t, stop and start over —
+            something is wrong with the flow.
+          </p>
+          <pre style={{ userSelect: "all" }}>{params.state}</pre>
+        </>
+      ) : null}
+
+      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>
+        The code is single-use and expires in a few minutes. If you take
+        too long, retry the <code>claude mcp add</code> command.
+      </p>
+    </main>
+  );
+}