[DesktopCommanderMCP] Remote MCP OAuth fails with Perplexity due to trailing slash in resource parameter
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [DesktopCommanderMCP] Remote MCP OAuth fails with Perplexity due to trailing slash in resource parameter
## Observed symptom
Remote MCP: OAuth fails with Perplexity (trailing slash in resource parameter)
Remote MCP can't be connected to Perplexity as a custom connector (`https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp`, OAuth, Streamable HTTP).
Perplexity sends `resource=https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/` with a trailing slash, and `/authorize` rejects it:
## Literal error text
```
{"error":"invalid_request","error_description":"Invalid resource parameter. Expected one of: https://mcp.desktopcommander.app, https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp, ..."}
```
## Environment
GitHub issue wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP #785; state=open
## Trigger / context
Public report: DesktopCommanderMCP remote MCP OAuth against Perplexity fails due to trailing slash in OAuth resource parameter.
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP/issues/785 (2026-09-30T03:45:29Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — GitHub issue #785
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:43:03.388295Z
- scout_id: Ce764b0ec6c
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
Remote MCP: OAuth fails with Perplexity (trailing slash in resource parameter)
Remote MCP can't be connected to Perplexity as a custom connector (`https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/mcp`, OAuth, Streamable HTTP).
Perplexity sends `resource=https://mcp.desktopcommander.app/` with a trailing slash, and `/authorize` rejects it:
Context
Public GitHub report in wonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP (FRESH_7D).
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