diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3f3b32..67c9809 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,23 @@ ai.example.com {
 
 ## Client Configuration
 
+### Finding Your Auth Token
+
+The proxy auth token is the `authToken` value in `config.json` on the server where the proxy runs. To retrieve it:
+
+```bash
+ssh mini-server "node -e \"console.log(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('/home/harrison/ai-proxy/config.json','utf-8')).authToken)\""
+```
+
+Or just SSH in and read the file directly:
+
+```bash
+ssh mini-server
+cat ~/ai-proxy/config.json | grep authToken
+```
+
+This is the token you'll use in all client configurations below.
+
 ### Claude Code CLI
 
 Add to `~/.claude/settings.json`:
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 7a519fe..3abd4ec 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$PROXY_DIR/config.json" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "[1/5] Config found."
+echo "[1/4] Config found."
 
 # --- Step 2: Generate auth token if still default ---
 AUTH_TOKEN=$(node -e "console.log(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('$PROXY_DIR/config.json','utf-8')).authToken)")
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ if [ "$AUTH_TOKEN" = "CHANGE_ME_TO_A_LONG_RANDOM_STRING" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "[2/5] Auth token is set."
+echo "[2/4] Auth token is set."
 
 # --- Step 3: Test the proxy locally ---
-echo "[3/5] Testing proxy startup..."
+echo "[3/4] Testing proxy startup..."
 source "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
 timeout 5 node "$PROXY_DIR/proxy.mjs" &
 PROXY_PID=$!
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # --- Step 4: Install systemd service ---
-echo "[4/5] Installing systemd service..."
+echo "[4/4] Installing systemd service..."
 sudo cp "$PROXY_DIR/$SERVICE_NAME.service" "/etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE_NAME.service"
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME"