diff --git a/mem0-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/mem0-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 5d1f41e4a..0dfd89dc2 100644
--- a/mem0-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/mem0-plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   "keywords": ["memory", "personalization", "mcp", "semantic-search"],
   "userConfig": {
     "MEM0_API_KEY": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Mem0 API key",
       "description": "Your Mem0 API key (get one at https://app.mem0.ai/dashboard/api-keys or run: mem0 init --agent --json)",
       "required": true,
       "sensitive": true
diff --git a/mem0-plugin/.mcp.json b/mem0-plugin/.mcp.json
index dd091bc0c..8fe95bf1f 100644
--- a/mem0-plugin/.mcp.json
+++ b/mem0-plugin/.mcp.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "type": "http",
       "url": "https://mcp.mem0.ai/mcp/",
       "headers": {
-        "Authorization": "Token ${MEM0_API_KEY}"
+        "Authorization": "Token ${user_config.MEM0_API_KEY}"
       }
     }
   }