diff --git a/docs/mcp/harnesses.md b/docs/mcp/harnesses.md
index 5c0e80e23..d141884de 100644
--- a/docs/mcp/harnesses.md
+++ b/docs/mcp/harnesses.md
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ Only tool names and server instructions load at session start; the model calls
 - `ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH` accepts `true`, `false`, `auto`, and `auto:N`.
 - Older models load everything up front. So do sessions with
   `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_BETAS`, HIPAA sessions, and Azure Foundry.
-- A server can keep chosen tools loaded with `_meta["anthropic/alwaysLoad"]`,
-  for example `get_sentry_resource`. The key is specific to Claude Code, and
-  long-term support is uncertain.
+- A server can keep chosen tools loaded with `_meta["anthropic/alwaysLoad"]`.
+  We set it on `get_sentry_resource` only, through the tool's `_meta` config,
+  so a pasted Sentry URL works without a tool search first. The key is specific
+  to Claude Code, and long-term support is uncertain. A user's server-level
+  `alwaysLoad` setting can override it.
 - Description caps: 4,096 characters for upfront tools and server instructions,
   16,384 for deferred tools.
 - No fixed tool cap; the context window is the limit.
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/scripts/measure-token-cost.ts b/packages/mcp-core/scripts/measure-token-cost.ts
index 2807e2f67..9e1c07289 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/scripts/measure-token-cost.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/scripts/measure-token-cost.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type ToolDefinition = {
     idempotentHint?: boolean;
     openWorldHint?: boolean;
   };
+  _meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ function formatToolsForMCP(tools: Record<string, ToolDefinition>) {
       }),
       inputSchema: jsonSchema,
       ...(tool.annotations && { annotations: tool.annotations }),
+      ...(tool._meta && { _meta: tool._meta }),
     };
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/server.all-tools.test.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/server.all-tools.test.ts
index 4902ffbdd..09c4c955b 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/server.all-tools.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/server.all-tools.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@ describe.skipIf(!EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS)("buildServer with EXPOSE_ALL_TOOLS", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("asks Claude Code to load only get_sentry_resource upfront", async () => {
+    const listed = await withClient(
+      getContext(),
+      async (client) => (await client.listTools()).tools,
+    );
+
+    expect(
+      listed
+        .filter((tool) => tool._meta)
+        .map((tool) => [tool.name, tool._meta]),
+    ).toEqual([["get_sentry_resource", { "anthropic/alwaysLoad": true }]]);
+  });
+
   it("lists the replacements of deprecated tools instead of the tools", async () => {
     const toolNames = await listToolNames(getContext());
     const deprecatedTools = Object.values(tools).filter(
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/server.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/server.ts
index 70a57d996..875b0ec74 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/server.ts
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ function configureServer({
       inputSchema: filteredInputSchema,
       outputSchema: tool.outputSchema,
       annotations: tool.annotations,
+      _meta: tool._meta,
     };
     const handleToolCall = async (params: unknown): Promise<CallToolResult> => {
       // Get the active MCP server span and attach request-scoped attributes.
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/catalog/get-sentry-resource.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/catalog/get-sentry-resource.ts
index 1f78bcfa3..c381d7534 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/catalog/get-sentry-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/catalog/get-sentry-resource.ts
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ export default defineTool({
     destructiveHint: false,
     openWorldHint: true,
   },
+  // Users often start from a pasted Sentry URL, so Claude Code keeps this tool
+  // loaded instead of deferring it behind tool search.
+  _meta: { "anthropic/alwaysLoad": true },
 
   async handler(params, context: ServerContext) {
     const url = params.url ?? params.issueUrl ?? params.resourceUrl;
diff --git a/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/types.ts b/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/types.ts
index 374831db8..c365e27cb 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-core/src/tools/types.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ export interface ToolConfig<
     idempotentHint?: boolean;
     openWorldHint: boolean;
   };
+  /**
+   * Client-specific tool metadata exported as `_meta` in tools/list, such as
+   * `anthropic/alwaysLoad` (see docs/mcp/harnesses.md).
+   */
+  _meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
   handler: ToolHandler<TSchema, ToolOutputFor<TOutputSchema>>;
   /**
    * Optional hook invoked when the handler throws, for tool-specific failure