diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/PassthroughAuthorizeSection.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/PassthroughAuthorizeSection.tsx
index af81f2713ae..998fcd2ebf8 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/PassthroughAuthorizeSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/PassthroughAuthorizeSection.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { Button, Form, Input } from "antd";
+import DcrBridgeToggle from "./DcrBridgeToggle";
 import { isClientForwardedTokenMode } from "./types";
 
 interface PassthroughOAuthFlow {
@@ -11,20 +12,23 @@ interface PassthroughOAuthFlow {
 
 /**
  * Browser-only Authorize & Fetch for the client-forwarded token modes
- * (true_passthrough / oauth_delegate). LiteLLM never stores upstream
- * credentials for these modes, so the token obtained here lives in this
- * browser session only: it is forwarded per-server for the tools preview and
- * allowlist configuration, and is never written to the server row or the
- * per-user credential store. The optional client credentials cover IdPs
- * without dynamic client registration (e.g. a pre-registered Slack app) and
- * ride the temporary authorize session only.
+ * (true_passthrough / oauth_delegate). Tokens are never stored: the token
+ * obtained here lives in this browser session only, forwarded per-server for
+ * the tools preview and allowlist configuration, and is never written to the
+ * server row or the per-user credential store. The optional OAuth client
+ * credentials cover IdPs without dynamic client registration (e.g. a
+ * pre-registered Slack app); unlike the token they ARE saved onto the server
+ * as declared config, so internal users' Authorize relays through the org's
+ * app instead of dead-ending on upstreams that cannot mint clients.
  */
 export default function PassthroughAuthorizeSection({
   authType,
   oauthFlow,
+  dcrBridgeInitialChecked,
 }: {
   authType?: string | null;
   oauthFlow: PassthroughOAuthFlow;
+  dcrBridgeInitialChecked?: boolean;
 }) {
   if (!isClientForwardedTokenMode(authType)) return null;
   const authorizeButtonLabels: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -35,14 +39,15 @@ export default function PassthroughAuthorizeSection({
   return (
     <div className="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-gray-300 p-4 space-y-2 mb-4">
       <p className="text-sm text-gray-600">
-        Callers bring their own upstream token for this auth type, so LiteLLM stores no upstream credentials. To preview
-        tools and configure the tool allowlist, authorize against the upstream here: the token stays in this browser
-        session only and is never saved to LiteLLM.
+        Callers bring their own upstream token for this auth type, so LiteLLM never stores tokens. To preview tools and
+        configure the tool allowlist, authorize against the upstream here: the token stays in this browser session only
+        and is never saved to LiteLLM. An OAuth app configured below IS saved with the server, so internal users who
+        authorize from the Tools page go through it.
       </p>
       <Form.Item
-        label={<span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">OAuth Client ID (optional, not saved)</span>}
+        label={<span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">OAuth Client ID (optional, saved)</span>}
         name={["credentials", "client_id"]}
-        extra="Only needed when the upstream does not support dynamic client registration (e.g. a pre-registered Slack app). Used for this browser authorization only."
+        extra="Set this to make everyone authorize through a specific app; required for upstreams without dynamic client registration (e.g. a pre-registered Slack app)."
       >
         <Input.Password
           placeholder="Leave blank to use dynamic client registration"
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ export default function PassthroughAuthorizeSection({
         />
       </Form.Item>
       <Form.Item
-        label={<span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">OAuth Client Secret (optional, not saved)</span>}
+        label={<span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">OAuth Client Secret (optional, saved)</span>}
         name={["credentials", "client_secret"]}
       >
         <Input.Password
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ export default function PassthroughAuthorizeSection({
           className="rounded-lg border-gray-300 focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-500"
         />
       </Form.Item>
+      <DcrBridgeToggle authType={authType} initialChecked={dcrBridgeInitialChecked} />
       <Button
         onClick={oauthFlow.startOAuthFlow}
         disabled={oauthFlow.status === "authorizing" || oauthFlow.status === "exchanging"}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx
index a7eed4256d2..11760255f51 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ describe("CreateMCPServer", () => {
         await waitFor(() => {
           expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Authorize & Fetch Tools (browser-only)" })).toBeInTheDocument();
         });
-        expect(screen.getByText("OAuth Client ID (optional, not saved)")).toBeInTheDocument();
-        expect(screen.getByText("OAuth Client Secret (optional, not saved)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByText("OAuth Client ID (optional, saved)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByText("OAuth Client Secret (optional, saved)")).toBeInTheDocument();
       },
     );
 
@@ -1586,6 +1586,21 @@ describe("CreateMCPServer dcr_bridge toggle", () => {
     expect(getDcrToggle()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("renders the toggle between the OAuth client fields and the Authorize button", async () => {
+    await setupHttpServerForm();
+
+    await selectAntOption("Authentication", "True Passthrough (no LiteLLM auth)");
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getDcrToggle()).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    const toggle = getDcrToggle() as HTMLElement;
+    const secretInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Leave blank for public clients / PKCE");
+    const authorizeButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Authorize & Fetch Tools (browser-only)" });
+    expect(secretInput.compareDocumentPosition(toggle) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(toggle.compareDocumentPosition(authorizeButton) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it.each([
     ["true_passthrough", "True Passthrough (no LiteLLM auth)"],
     ["oauth_delegate", "OAuth Delegate (client-supplied upstream token)"],
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
index 3afe0679b3b..d00d7429a66 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
 } from "./types";
 import OAuthFormFields from "./OAuthFormFields";
 import TruePassthroughWarning from "./TruePassthroughWarning";
-import DcrBridgeToggle from "./DcrBridgeToggle";
 import PassthroughAuthorizeSection from "./PassthroughAuthorizeSection";
 import TokenExchangeFormFields from "./TokenExchangeFormFields";
 import MCPServerCostConfig from "./mcp_server_cost_config";
@@ -994,10 +993,9 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
 
                         <TruePassthroughWarning authType={authType} />
 
-                        <DcrBridgeToggle authType={authType} initialChecked />
-
                         <PassthroughAuthorizeSection
                           authType={authType}
+                          dcrBridgeInitialChecked
                           oauthFlow={{
                             startOAuthFlow,
                             status: oauthStatus,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx
index f93789460e1..119b39329ed 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx
@@ -1789,6 +1789,19 @@ describe("MCPServerEdit (dcr_bridge toggle)", () => {
     expect(getDcrToggle()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("renders the toggle between the OAuth client fields and the Authorize button", async () => {
+    renderEdit({ auth_type: "true_passthrough" });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getDcrToggle()).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    const toggle = getDcrToggle() as HTMLElement;
+    const secretInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Leave blank for public clients / PKCE");
+    const authorizeButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Authorize & Fetch Tools (browser-only)" });
+    expect(secretInput.compareDocumentPosition(toggle) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(toggle.compareDocumentPosition(authorizeButton) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it("initializes unchecked from a null stored value and saves an explicit false", async () => {
     vi.mocked(networking.updateMCPServer).mockResolvedValue({
       ...interactiveOAuthServer,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
index 67e44e04f2b..4f8c16c8ec1 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { buildMcpPassthroughAuthHeader } from "@/utils/mcpHeaderUtils";
 import MCPServerCostConfig from "./mcp_server_cost_config";
 import MCPPermissionManagement from "./MCPPermissionManagement";
 import TruePassthroughWarning from "./TruePassthroughWarning";
-import DcrBridgeToggle from "./DcrBridgeToggle";
 import PassthroughAuthorizeSection from "./PassthroughAuthorizeSection";
 import MCPToolConfiguration from "./mcp_tool_configuration";
 import StdioConfiguration from "./StdioConfiguration";
@@ -1044,7 +1043,6 @@ const MCPServerEdit: React.FC<MCPServerEditProps> = ({
                   </Select>
                 </Form.Item>
                 <TruePassthroughWarning authType={authType} />
-                <DcrBridgeToggle authType={authType} />
                 <PassthroughAuthorizeSection
                   authType={authType}
                   oauthFlow={{