diff --git a/src/main/AryxAppService.ts b/src/main/AryxAppService.ts
index a09903d..8aa67b6 100644
--- a/src/main/AryxAppService.ts
+++ b/src/main/AryxAppService.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   AgentActivityEvent,
   ApprovalRequestedEvent,
   ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent,
+  McpOauthRequiredEvent,
   RunTurnToolingConfig,
   SidecarCapabilities,
   TurnDeltaEvent,
@@ -586,6 +587,7 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
     session.status = 'running';
     session.lastError = undefined;
     session.pendingPlanReview = undefined;
+    session.pendingMcpAuth = undefined;
     session.updatedAt = occurredAt;
     session.runs = [
       createSessionRunRecord({
@@ -634,6 +636,9 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
           await this.handleUserInputRequested(workspace, session.id, requestId, event, (answer, wasFreeform) =>
             this.sidecar.resolveUserInput(event.userInputId, answer, wasFreeform));
         },
+        async (event) => {
+          await this.handleMcpOAuthRequired(workspace, session.id, event);
+        },
         async (event) => {
           await this.handleExitPlanModeRequested(workspace, session.id, event);
         },
@@ -874,6 +879,16 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
     return this.persistAndBroadcast(workspace);
   }
 
+  async dismissSessionMcpAuth(sessionId: string): Promise<WorkspaceState> {
+    const workspace = await this.loadWorkspace();
+    const session = this.requireSession(workspace, sessionId);
+
+    session.pendingMcpAuth = undefined;
+    session.updatedAt = nowIso();
+
+    return this.persistAndBroadcast(workspace);
+  }
+
   async updateSessionTooling(
     sessionId: string,
     enabledMcpServerIds: string[],
@@ -1210,6 +1225,7 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
     session.lastError = undefined;
     session.pendingUserInput = undefined;
     session.pendingPlanReview = undefined;
+    session.pendingMcpAuth = undefined;
     session.updatedAt = completedAt;
     const completedRun = this.updateSessionRun(session, requestId, (run) =>
       completeSessionRunRecord(run, completedAt));
@@ -1242,6 +1258,7 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
     session.lastError = undefined;
     session.pendingUserInput = undefined;
     session.pendingPlanReview = undefined;
+    session.pendingMcpAuth = undefined;
     session.updatedAt = cancelledAt;
     const cancelledRun = this.updateSessionRun(session, requestId, (run) =>
       cancelSessionRunRecord(run, cancelledAt));
@@ -1340,6 +1357,31 @@ export class AryxAppService extends EventEmitter<AppServiceEvents> {
     await this.persistAndBroadcast(workspace);
   }
 
+  private async handleMcpOAuthRequired(
+    workspace: WorkspaceState,
+    sessionId: string,
+    event: McpOauthRequiredEvent,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const session = this.requireSession(workspace, sessionId);
+    const requestedAt = nowIso();
+
+    session.pendingMcpAuth = {
+      id: event.oauthRequestId,
+      status: 'pending',
+      agentId: event.agentId,
+      agentName: event.agentName,
+      serverName: event.serverName,
+      serverUrl: event.serverUrl,
+      staticClientConfig: event.staticClientConfig
+        ? { clientId: event.staticClientConfig.clientId, publicClient: event.staticClientConfig.publicClient }
+        : undefined,
+      requestedAt,
+    };
+    session.updatedAt = requestedAt;
+
+    await this.persistAndBroadcast(workspace);
+  }
+
   private createPendingApprovalFromSidecarEvent(event: ApprovalRequestedEvent): PendingApprovalRecord {
     return {
       id: event.approvalId,
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/registerIpcHandlers.ts b/src/main/ipc/registerIpcHandlers.ts
index a386925..7b33d40 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/registerIpcHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/registerIpcHandlers.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   ResolveProjectDiscoveredToolingInput,
   ResolveWorkspaceDiscoveredToolingInput,
   DismissSessionPlanReviewInput,
+  DismissSessionMcpAuthInput,
   DuplicateSessionInput,
   RenameSessionInput,
   RescanProjectConfigsInput,
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ export function registerIpcHandlers(window: BrowserWindow, service: AryxAppServi
   ipcMain.handle(ipcChannels.dismissSessionPlanReview, (_event, input: DismissSessionPlanReviewInput) =>
     service.dismissSessionPlanReview(input.sessionId),
   );
+  ipcMain.handle(ipcChannels.dismissSessionMcpAuth, (_event, input: DismissSessionMcpAuthInput) =>
+    service.dismissSessionMcpAuth(input.sessionId),
+  );
   ipcMain.handle(
     ipcChannels.updateSessionModelConfig,
     (_event, input: UpdateSessionModelConfigInput) =>
diff --git a/src/main/sidecar/runTurnPending.ts b/src/main/sidecar/runTurnPending.ts
index 8c9d68f..5caae73 100644
--- a/src/main/sidecar/runTurnPending.ts
+++ b/src/main/sidecar/runTurnPending.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type {
   AgentActivityEvent,
   ApprovalRequestedEvent,
   ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent,
+  McpOauthRequiredEvent,
   TurnDeltaEvent,
   UserInputRequestedEvent,
 } from '@shared/contracts/sidecar';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export interface RunTurnPendingCommand {
   onActivity: (event: AgentActivityEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
   onApproval: (event: ApprovalRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
   onUserInput: (event: UserInputRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
+  onMcpOAuthRequired: (event: McpOauthRequiredEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
   onExitPlanMode: (event: ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
   errored: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/sidecar/sidecarProcess.ts b/src/main/sidecar/sidecarProcess.ts
index 52dd10d..9257c9a 100644
--- a/src/main/sidecar/sidecarProcess.ts
+++ b/src/main/sidecar/sidecarProcess.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   SidecarEvent,
   TurnDeltaEvent,
   UserInputRequestedEvent,
+  McpOauthRequiredEvent,
   ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent,
   ValidatePatternCommand,
   RunTurnCommand,
@@ -103,9 +104,10 @@ export class SidecarClient {
     onActivity: (event: AgentActivityEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
     onApproval: (event: ApprovalRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
     onUserInput: (event: UserInputRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
+    onMcpOAuthRequired: (event: McpOauthRequiredEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
     onExitPlanMode: (event: ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
   ): Promise<ChatMessageRecord[]> {
-    return this.dispatch<ChatMessageRecord[]>(command, onDelta, onActivity, onApproval, onUserInput, onExitPlanMode);
+    return this.dispatch<ChatMessageRecord[]>(command, onDelta, onActivity, onApproval, onUserInput, onMcpOAuthRequired, onExitPlanMode);
   }
 
   async resolveUserInput(userInputId: string, answer: string, wasFreeform: boolean): Promise<void> {
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ export class SidecarClient {
     onActivity?: (event: AgentActivityEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
     onApproval?: (event: ApprovalRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
     onUserInput?: (event: UserInputRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
+    onMcpOAuthRequired?: (event: McpOauthRequiredEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
     onExitPlanMode?: (event: ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent) => void | Promise<void>,
   ): Promise<TResult> {
     const state = await this.ensureProcess();
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ export class SidecarClient {
           onActivity: onActivity ?? (() => undefined),
           onApproval: onApproval ?? (() => undefined),
           onUserInput: onUserInput ?? (() => undefined),
+          onMcpOAuthRequired: onMcpOAuthRequired ?? (() => undefined),
           onExitPlanMode: onExitPlanMode ?? (() => undefined),
           errored: false,
         });
@@ -333,6 +337,11 @@ export class SidecarClient {
           this.invokeRunTurnHandler(event.requestId, pending, () => pending.onUserInput(event));
         }
         return;
+      case 'mcp-oauth-required':
+        if (pending.kind === 'run-turn' && shouldHandleRunTurnEvent(pending)) {
+          this.invokeRunTurnHandler(event.requestId, pending, () => pending.onMcpOAuthRequired(event));
+        }
+        return;
       case 'exit-plan-mode-requested':
         if (pending.kind === 'run-turn' && shouldHandleRunTurnEvent(pending)) {
           this.invokeRunTurnHandler(event.requestId, pending, () => pending.onExitPlanMode(event));
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 219f77c..9b872b9 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const api: ElectronApi = {
   resolveSessionUserInput: (input) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.resolveSessionUserInput, input),
   setSessionInteractionMode: (input) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.setSessionInteractionMode, input),
   dismissSessionPlanReview: (input) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.dismissSessionPlanReview, input),
+  dismissSessionMcpAuth: (input) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.dismissSessionMcpAuth, input),
   updateSessionModelConfig: (input) =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.updateSessionModelConfig, input),
   querySessions: (input) => ipcRenderer.invoke(ipcChannels.querySessions, input),
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index fda2253..41048b6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ export default function App() {
           onDismissPlanReview={() => {
             void api.dismissSessionPlanReview({ sessionId: selectedSession.id });
           }}
+          onDismissMcpAuth={() => {
+            void api.dismissSessionMcpAuth({ sessionId: selectedSession.id });
+          }}
           onUpdateSessionModelConfig={(config) =>
             api.updateSessionModelConfig({
               sessionId: selectedSession.id,
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ChatPane.tsx b/src/renderer/components/ChatPane.tsx
index e5fd14d..1977425 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ChatPane.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ChatPane.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MarkdownContent } from '@renderer/components/MarkdownContent';
 import { MarkdownComposer, type MarkdownComposerHandle } from '@renderer/components/MarkdownComposer';
 import { ApprovalBanner, QueuedApprovalsList } from '@renderer/components/chat/ApprovalBanner';
 import { PlanReviewBanner } from '@renderer/components/chat/PlanReviewBanner';
+import { McpAuthBanner } from '@renderer/components/chat/McpAuthBanner';
 import { UserInputBanner } from '@renderer/components/chat/UserInputBanner';
 import { InlineApprovalPill, InlineModelPill, InlineThinkingPill, InlineToolsPill } from '@renderer/components/chat/InlinePills';
 import { ThinkingDots } from '@renderer/components/chat/ThinkingDots';
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ interface ChatPaneProps {
   onResolveUserInput?: (userInputId: string, answer: string, wasFreeform: boolean) => Promise<unknown>;
   onSetInteractionMode?: (mode: InteractionMode) => void;
   onDismissPlanReview?: () => void;
+  onDismissMcpAuth?: () => void;
   onUpdateSessionModelConfig?: (config: {
     model: string;
     reasoningEffort?: ReasoningEffort;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export function ChatPane({
   onResolveUserInput,
   onSetInteractionMode,
   onDismissPlanReview,
+  onDismissMcpAuth,
   onUpdateSessionModelConfig,
   onUpdateSessionTooling,
   onUpdateSessionApprovalSettings,
@@ -82,6 +85,10 @@ export function ChatPane({
   const totalPendingCount = (pendingApproval ? 1 : 0) + queuedApprovals.length;
   const pendingUserInput = session.pendingUserInput?.status === 'pending' ? session.pendingUserInput : undefined;
   const pendingPlanReview = session.pendingPlanReview?.status === 'pending' ? session.pendingPlanReview : undefined;
+  const pendingMcpAuth = session.pendingMcpAuth?.status === 'pending' || session.pendingMcpAuth?.status === 'authenticating'
+    || session.pendingMcpAuth?.status === 'failed'
+    ? session.pendingMcpAuth
+    : undefined;
   const interactionMode: InteractionMode = session.interactionMode ?? 'interactive';
   const isPlanMode = interactionMode === 'plan';
   const isScratchpad = isScratchpadProject(project);
@@ -134,6 +141,10 @@ export function ChatPane({
     onDismissPlanReview?.();
   }
 
+  function handleDismissMcpAuth() {
+    onDismissMcpAuth?.();
+  }
+
   async function handleSessionModelConfigChange(config: {
     model: string;
     reasoningEffort?: ReasoningEffort;
@@ -398,6 +409,16 @@ export function ChatPane({
             </div>
           )}
 
+          {/* MCP auth required banner */}
+          {pendingMcpAuth && (
+            <div className="mb-3">
+              <McpAuthBanner
+                mcpAuth={pendingMcpAuth}
+                onDismiss={handleDismissMcpAuth}
+              />
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           {/* Session config pills — tools/approval left, model/reasoning right */}
           {isSingleAgent && (
             <div className="mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -489,7 +510,9 @@ export function ChatPane({
                     ? 'Awaiting your input above...'
                     : pendingPlanReview
                       ? 'Review the plan above...'
-                      : isSessionBusy
+                      : pendingMcpAuth
+                        ? 'MCP server requires authentication...'
+                        : isSessionBusy
                         ? 'Waiting for response...'
                         : isUpdatingSessionModelConfig
                           ? 'Saving model settings...'
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/chat/McpAuthBanner.tsx b/src/renderer/components/chat/McpAuthBanner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b0694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/chat/McpAuthBanner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { KeyRound, X } from 'lucide-react';
+
+import type { PendingMcpAuthRecord } from '@shared/domain/mcpAuth';
+
+export function McpAuthBanner({
+  mcpAuth,
+  onDismiss,
+}: {
+  mcpAuth: PendingMcpAuthRecord;
+  onDismiss: () => void;
+}) {
+  const handleDismiss = useCallback(() => {
+    onDismiss();
+  }, [onDismiss]);
+
+  const isAuthenticating = mcpAuth.status === 'authenticating';
+  const hasFailed = mcpAuth.status === 'failed';
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-xl border border-amber-500/30 bg-amber-500/5 px-4 py-3" role="alert">
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-2.5">
+        <KeyRound className="mt-0.5 size-4 shrink-0 text-amber-400" />
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <span className="text-[13px] font-semibold text-amber-200">Authentication required</span>
+              <span className="rounded-full bg-amber-500/15 px-2 py-0.5 text-[9px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-amber-400">
+                MCP
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              aria-label="Dismiss authentication prompt"
+              className="rounded p-0.5 text-zinc-500 transition hover:bg-zinc-700/50 hover:text-zinc-300"
+              onClick={handleDismiss}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              <X className="size-3.5" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+
+          <p className="mt-2 text-[13px] leading-relaxed text-zinc-200">
+            The MCP server{' '}
+            <span className="font-medium text-amber-200">{mcpAuth.serverName}</span>{' '}
+            requires OAuth authentication to connect.
+          </p>
+
+          <p className="mt-1 text-[11px] text-zinc-500">{mcpAuth.serverUrl}</p>
+
+          {hasFailed && mcpAuth.errorMessage && (
+            <p className="mt-2 text-[12px] text-red-400">{mcpAuth.errorMessage}</p>
+          )}
+
+          <p className="mt-3 text-[12px] leading-relaxed text-zinc-400">
+            {isAuthenticating
+              ? 'Waiting for authentication to complete in the browser…'
+              : 'Authentication support for HTTP MCP servers is not yet available. Configure a static access token in the MCP server headers instead.'}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/contracts/channels.ts b/src/shared/contracts/channels.ts
index 02b76ae..3e0d076 100644
--- a/src/shared/contracts/channels.ts
+++ b/src/shared/contracts/channels.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const ipcChannels = {
   resolveSessionUserInput: 'sessions:resolve-user-input',
   setSessionInteractionMode: 'sessions:set-interaction-mode',
   dismissSessionPlanReview: 'sessions:dismiss-plan-review',
+  dismissSessionMcpAuth: 'sessions:dismiss-mcp-auth',
   querySessions: 'sessions:query',
   updateSessionModelConfig: 'sessions:update-model-config',
   selectProject: 'selection:project',
diff --git a/src/shared/contracts/ipc.ts b/src/shared/contracts/ipc.ts
index 467114f..028b086 100644
--- a/src/shared/contracts/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/shared/contracts/ipc.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ export interface DismissSessionPlanReviewInput {
   sessionId: string;
 }
 
+export interface DismissSessionMcpAuthInput {
+  sessionId: string;
+}
+
 export interface ElectronApi {
   describeSidecarCapabilities(): Promise<SidecarCapabilities>;
   refreshSidecarCapabilities(): Promise<SidecarCapabilities>;
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ export interface ElectronApi {
   resolveSessionUserInput(input: ResolveSessionUserInputInput): Promise<WorkspaceState>;
   setSessionInteractionMode(input: SetSessionInteractionModeInput): Promise<WorkspaceState>;
   dismissSessionPlanReview(input: DismissSessionPlanReviewInput): Promise<WorkspaceState>;
+  dismissSessionMcpAuth(input: DismissSessionMcpAuthInput): Promise<WorkspaceState>;
   updateSessionModelConfig(input: UpdateSessionModelConfigInput): Promise<WorkspaceState>;
   querySessions(input: QuerySessionsInput): Promise<SessionQueryResult[]>;
   selectProject(projectId?: string): Promise<WorkspaceState>;
diff --git a/src/shared/contracts/sidecar.ts b/src/shared/contracts/sidecar.ts
index ce9c645..b64cde7 100644
--- a/src/shared/contracts/sidecar.ts
+++ b/src/shared/contracts/sidecar.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,23 @@ export interface UserInputRequestedEvent {
   allowFreeform?: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface McpOauthStaticClientConfigEvent {
+  clientId: string;
+  publicClient?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface McpOauthRequiredEvent {
+  type: 'mcp-oauth-required';
+  requestId: string;
+  sessionId: string;
+  oauthRequestId: string;
+  agentId?: string;
+  agentName?: string;
+  serverName: string;
+  serverUrl: string;
+  staticClientConfig?: McpOauthStaticClientConfigEvent;
+}
+
 export interface ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent {
   type: 'exit-plan-mode-requested';
   requestId: string;
@@ -276,6 +293,7 @@ export type SidecarEvent =
   | AgentActivityEvent
   | ApprovalRequestedEvent
   | UserInputRequestedEvent
+  | McpOauthRequiredEvent
   | ExitPlanModeRequestedEvent
   | CommandErrorEvent
   | CommandCompleteEvent;
diff --git a/src/shared/domain/mcpAuth.ts b/src/shared/domain/mcpAuth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf0d3af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/domain/mcpAuth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export type McpAuthStatus = 'pending' | 'authenticating' | 'authenticated' | 'failed';
+
+export interface McpOauthStaticClientConfig {
+  clientId: string;
+  publicClient?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface PendingMcpAuthRecord {
+  id: string;
+  status: McpAuthStatus;
+  agentId?: string;
+  agentName?: string;
+  serverName: string;
+  serverUrl: string;
+  staticClientConfig?: McpOauthStaticClientConfig;
+  requestedAt: string;
+  completedAt?: string;
+  errorMessage?: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/domain/session.ts b/src/shared/domain/session.ts
index 7741f40..75a7edf 100644
--- a/src/shared/domain/session.ts
+++ b/src/shared/domain/session.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import type { SessionRunRecord } from '@shared/domain/runTimeline';
 import type { PendingUserInputRecord } from '@shared/domain/userInput';
 import type { PendingPlanReviewRecord } from '@shared/domain/planReview';
+import type { PendingMcpAuthRecord } from '@shared/domain/mcpAuth';
 import type { InteractionMode } from '@shared/contracts/sidecar';
 
 export type ChatRole = 'system' | 'user' | 'assistant';
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export interface SessionRecord {
   pendingApprovalQueue?: PendingApprovalRecord[];
   pendingUserInput?: PendingUserInputRecord;
   pendingPlanReview?: PendingPlanReviewRecord;
+  pendingMcpAuth?: PendingMcpAuthRecord;
   runs: SessionRunRecord[];
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/main/runTurnPending.test.ts b/tests/main/runTurnPending.test.ts
index 93a4f3a..07c7a30 100644
--- a/tests/main/runTurnPending.test.ts
+++ b/tests/main/runTurnPending.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('run turn pending helpers', () => {
       onApproval: () => undefined,
       onUserInput: () => undefined,
       onExitPlanMode: () => undefined,
+      onMcpOAuthRequired: () => undefined,
       errored: false,
     };
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ describe('run turn pending helpers', () => {
       onApproval: () => undefined,
       onUserInput: () => undefined,
       onExitPlanMode: () => undefined,
+      onMcpOAuthRequired: () => undefined,
       errored: false,
     };