MCP Coding Agents

# Disabling Authentication for Local Development The Claude Code API supports disabling authentication for local development environments. Here are several ways to do this: ## Method 1: Command Line Flag (Quickest) ```bash # Disable auth with --no-auth flag npm run mcp:http:dev -- --no-auth # Or with HTTPS npm run mcp:http:dev -- --https --no-auth ``` ## Method 2: Environment Variable Create or update your `.env` file: ```bash # Disable auth for local development CLAUDE_CODE_AUTH_ENABLED=false ``` Then run normally: ```bash npm run mcp:http:dev ``` ## Method 3: Both Methods Combined For maximum flexibility, you can use both: ```bash # This will disable auth CLAUDE_CODE_AUTH_ENABLED=false npm run mcp:http:dev -- --no-auth ``` ## Verification When auth is disabled, you'll be able to: - Create sessions without an API key - Send messages without authentication - Access all endpoints freely Test with: ```bash # No API key needed when auth is disabled curl -X POST http://localhost:3050/api/v1/sessions \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{}' ``` ## Security Warning ⚠️ **NEVER disable authentication in production!** This feature is intended only for local development and testing. ## Re-enabling Authentication Simply remove the flag or environment variable: ```bash # Auth enabled (default) npm run mcp:http:dev # Or explicitly set in .env CLAUDE_CODE_AUTH_ENABLED=true ```