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The sign-in window never opens, and entering an OAuth client ID and secret under **Advanced OAuth settings** does not change the result. Google's remote MCP servers (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Chat, and BigQuery) all hit this: Google's issuer is `https://accounts.google.com`, and its token URL is `https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token`. Expected: PostHog opens the provider's sign-in page.\n\n1. In PostHog Cloud, open **MCP servers** and click **Add server**. 2. Set **Server URL** to `https://gmailmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1` and **Authentication** to **OAuth**. 3. Click **Add server**. 4. The request returns `400 {\"detail\": \"OAuth discovery failed.\"}` and the Google sign-in w\n\n## Literal error text\n```\n400 {\"detail\": \"OAuth discovery failed.\"}\n```\n\n## Environment\nGitHub PostHog/posthog #109181\n\n## Trigger / context\nPublic GitHub report in PostHog/posthog (FRESH_7D).\n\n## Source evidence\n- https://github.com/PostHog/posthog/issues/109181 (2026-09-30T14:10:35Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #109181\n\n## Freshness\n- classification: FRESH_7D\n- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:47:55.298020Z\n- scout_id: C2c8cde6517\n\n## Scout notes\nThis Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome. 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