diff --git a/packages/cli/plugins/sentry-cli/skills/sentry-cli/references/mcp.md b/packages/cli/plugins/sentry-cli/skills/sentry-cli/references/mcp.md
index 8fd4bdb9b..2ae60c12e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/plugins/sentry-cli/skills/sentry-cli/references/mcp.md
+++ b/packages/cli/plugins/sentry-cli/skills/sentry-cli/references/mcp.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Start a local Sentry MCP server
 | `[<org/project>]` | &lt;org&gt;/ (an organization) or &lt;org&gt;/&lt;project&gt; to limit calls to |
 
 **Flags:**
-- `--access-token <value> - Deprecated: set SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN instead`
 - `--org <value> - Limit every call to this organization`
 - `--project <value> - Limit calls to this project`
 - `--skills <value> - Skills to grant, comma-separated (default: active skills; seer is left out on self-hosted)`
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/mcp.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/mcp.ts
index e82078d02..d1f33f97a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/mcp.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/mcp.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const mcpCommand = buildCommand({
       ],
     },
     flags: {
-      "access-token": stringFlag("Deprecated: set SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN instead"),
+      "access-token": deprecatedStringFlag("SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN"),
       host: deprecatedStringFlag("SENTRY_HOST"),
       url: deprecatedStringFlag("SENTRY_URL"),
       "insecure-http": deprecatedBooleanFlag("an http:// SENTRY_URL"),