No need to disable auth, instead use a known token

Author: richardkmichael

client/e2e/cli-arguments.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
 
 // Adjust the URL if your dev server runs on a different port
-const APP_URL = "http://localhost:6274/";
+const APP_URL = "http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=abc123";
 
 test.describe("CLI npx (npm exec) start up", { tag: "@cli" }, () => {
   test("CLI arguments should populate form fields", async ({ page }) => {

client/e2e/startup-state.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
 
 // Adjust the URL if your dev server runs on a different port
-const APP_URL = "http://localhost:6274/";
+const APP_URL = "http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=abc123";
 
 test.describe("Startup State", () => {
   test("should not navigate to a tab when Inspector first opens", async ({

client/e2e/transport-type-dropdown.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
 
 // Adjust the URL if your dev server runs on a different port
-const APP_URL = "http://localhost:6274/";
+const APP_URL = "http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=abc123";
 
 test.describe("Transport Type Dropdown", () => {
   test("should have options for STDIO, SSE, and Streamable HTTP", async ({

client/playwright.config.ts

@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
   webServer: {
     cwd: "..",
     command: getWebServerCommand(),
-    url: "http://localhost:6274",
+    url: "http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=abc123",
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
     env: {
       MCP_AUTO_OPEN_ENABLED: "false",
-      DANGEROUSLY_OMIT_AUTH: "true",
+      MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN: "abc123",
     },
   },
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {
     /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
-    baseURL: "http://localhost:6274",
+    baseURL: "http://localhost:6274/?MCP_PROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=abc123",
 
     /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
     trace: "on-first-retry",