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Glossary term

PAT

A personal access token: a long-lived credential carrying the issuing user's identity, used for API and MCP access.

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T6 / M6.3 / L1 The PAT: what it grants T6 / M6.1 / L1 What MCP is in one page T6 / M6.1 / L2 Read by default: the write-tier contract T6 / M6.2 / L1 Claude Desktop install + first query

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