diff --git a/hermes-k8s.yaml b/hermes-k8s.yaml
index e955b30..4df7778 100644
--- a/hermes-k8s.yaml
+++ b/hermes-k8s.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
         fsGroup: 1000
       containers:
         - name: hermes-mcp
-          image: localhost:32000/hermes-mcp@sha256:ab1d74247354c49cd5be651433a95b683da8a7204ddfb0367569ee6b48a62561
+          image: localhost:32000/hermes-mcp@sha256:c12b7fcfa46eac5cbb5a2ccbb8e9ea8062f52494ddf2700cb5d0bcdd51744e4b
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 0b2283d..a0248f9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -726,17 +726,20 @@ app.get('/oauth/connect-mcp', (req, res) => {
 
 // Dedicated entry point for the Claude.ai web MCP client. It uses the official
 // Anthropic redirect_uri so Claude.ai receives the authorization code directly.
+// A state parameter is included because Claude.ai's callback requires it.
 app.get('/oauth/connect-claude-ai', (req, res) => {
   const clientId = process.env.OAUTH_CLIENT_ID;
   if (!clientId) {
     res.status(503).send('MCP OAuth app not configured (OAUTH_CLIENT_ID missing)');
     return;
   }
+  const state = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
   const params = new URLSearchParams({
     client_id: clientId,
     redirect_uri: 'https://claude.ai/api/mcp/auth_callback',
     response_type: 'code',
     scope: 'mcp',
+    state,
   });
   res.redirect(`/oauth/authorize?${params}`);
 });