diff --git a/__pycache__/musictail_mcp.cpython-311.pyc b/__pycache__/musictail_mcp.cpython-311.pyc
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diff --git a/musictail_mcp.py b/musictail_mcp.py
index cf92807..e183663 100644
--- a/musictail_mcp.py
+++ b/musictail_mcp.py
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ def get_spotify_client() -> spotipy.Spotify:
     auth_manager = SpotifyOAuth(
         client_id=os.environ.get("SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID"),
         client_secret=os.environ.get("SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET"),
-        redirect_uri="http://127.0.0.1:8889/callback",
+        redirect_uri="http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback",
         scope=SCOPES,
         cache_path=cache_path,
-        open_browser=True
+        open_browser=False
     )
     return spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=auth_manager)
 
@@ -301,11 +301,32 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
     if "--auth" in sys.argv:
         print("🎵 MusicTail — First-time authorization")
-        print("A browser window will open for Spotify login...")
-        sp = get_spotify_client()
-        user = sp.current_user()
-        print(f"✅ Authorized as: {user['display_name']} ({user['id']})")
-        print(f"Token cached at: ~/.musictail_cache")
-        print("MusicTail is ready! 🦊")
+        print()
+        cache_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.musictail_cache")
+        auth_manager = SpotifyOAuth(
+            client_id=os.environ.get("SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID"),
+            client_secret=os.environ.get("SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET"),
+            redirect_uri="http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback",
+            scope=SCOPES,
+            cache_path=cache_path,
+            open_browser=False
+        )
+        # Get the auth URL
+        auth_url = auth_manager.get_authorize_url()
+        print(f"Open this URL in your browser:\n{auth_url}\n")
+        print("After authorizing, you'll be redirected to a URL.")
+        print("Paste the FULL redirect URL here (it will start with http://127.0.0.1:8888/callback?code=...):")
+        response_url = input("> ").strip()
+        code = auth_manager.parse_response_code(response_url)
+        token_info = auth_manager.get_access_token(code)
+        
+        if token_info:
+            sp = spotipy.Spotify(auth_manager=auth_manager)
+            user = sp.current_user()
+            print(f"\n✅ Authorized as: {user['display_name']} ({user['id']})")
+            print(f"Token cached at: {cache_path}")
+            print("MusicTail is ready! 🦊")
+        else:
+            print("❌ Authorization failed. Check your credentials.")
     else:
         mcp.run()
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