diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index d620884..ac58fb8 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -11,17 +11,28 @@
 
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js'
-import { SSEClientTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/sse.js'
 import { ListResourcesResultSchema, ListToolsResultSchema } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js'
-import { UnauthorizedError } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/auth.js'
 import { NodeOAuthClientProvider } from './lib/node-oauth-client-provider'
-import { parseCommandLineArgs, setupSignalHandlers, log, MCP_REMOTE_VERSION, getServerUrlHash } from './lib/utils'
+import {
+  parseCommandLineArgs,
+  setupSignalHandlers,
+  log,
+  MCP_REMOTE_VERSION,
+  getServerUrlHash,
+  connectToRemoteServer,
+  TransportStrategy,
+} from './lib/utils'
 import { coordinateAuth } from './lib/coordination'
 
 /**
  * Main function to run the client
  */
-async function runClient(serverUrl: string, callbackPort: number, headers: Record<string, string>) {
+async function runClient(
+  serverUrl: string,
+  callbackPort: number,
+  headers: Record<string, string>,
+  transportStrategy: TransportStrategy = 'http-first',
+) {
   // Set up event emitter for auth flow
   const events = new EventEmitter()
 
@@ -57,10 +68,9 @@ async function runClient(serverUrl: string, callbackPort: number, headers: Recor
     },
   )
 
-  // Create the transport factory
-  const url = new URL(serverUrl)
-  function initTransport() {
-    const transport = new SSEClientTransport(url, { authProvider, requestInit: { headers } })
+  try {
+    // Connect to remote server with authentication
+    const transport = await connectToRemoteServer(serverUrl, authProvider, headers, waitForAuthCode, skipBrowserAuth, transportStrategy)
 
     // Set up message and error handlers
     transport.onmessage = (message) => {
@@ -75,89 +85,50 @@ async function runClient(serverUrl: string, callbackPort: number, headers: Recor
       log('Connection closed.')
       process.exit(0)
     }
-    return transport
-  }
 
-  const transport = initTransport()
+    // Set up cleanup handler
+    const cleanup = async () => {
+      log('\nClosing connection...')
+      await client.close()
+      server.close()
+    }
+    setupSignalHandlers(cleanup)
 
-  // Set up cleanup handler
-  const cleanup = async () => {
-    log('\nClosing connection...')
-    await client.close()
-    server.close()
-  }
-  setupSignalHandlers(cleanup)
-
-  // Try to connect
-  try {
-    log('Connecting to server...')
+    // Connect the client
+    log('Connecting client...')
     await client.connect(transport)
     log('Connected successfully!')
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (error instanceof UnauthorizedError || (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('Unauthorized'))) {
-      log('Authentication required. Waiting for authorization...')
 
-      // Wait for the authorization code from the callback or another instance
-      const code = await waitForAuthCode()
-
-      try {
-        log('Completing authorization...')
-        await transport.finishAuth(code)
-
-        // Reconnect after authorization with a new transport
-        log('Connecting after authorization...')
-        await client.connect(initTransport())
-
-        log('Connected successfully!')
-
-        // Request tools list after auth
-        log('Requesting tools list...')
-        const tools = await client.request({ method: 'tools/list' }, ListToolsResultSchema)
-        log('Tools:', JSON.stringify(tools, null, 2))
-
-        // Request resources list after auth
-        log('Requesting resource list...')
-        const resources = await client.request({ method: 'resources/list' }, ListResourcesResultSchema)
-        log('Resources:', JSON.stringify(resources, null, 2))
-
-        log('Listening for messages. Press Ctrl+C to exit.')
-      } catch (authError) {
-        log('Authorization error:', authError)
-        server.close()
-        process.exit(1)
-      }
-    } else {
-      log('Connection error:', error)
-      server.close()
-      process.exit(1)
+    try {
+      // Request tools list
+      log('Requesting tools list...')
+      const tools = await client.request({ method: 'tools/list' }, ListToolsResultSchema)
+      log('Tools:', JSON.stringify(tools, null, 2))
+    } catch (e) {
+      log('Error requesting tools list:', e)
     }
-  }
 
-  try {
-    // Request tools list
-    log('Requesting tools list...')
-    const tools = await client.request({ method: 'tools/list' }, ListToolsResultSchema)
-    log('Tools:', JSON.stringify(tools, null, 2))
-  } catch (e) {
-    log('Error requesting tools list:', e)
-  }
+    try {
+      // Request resources list
+      log('Requesting resource list...')
+      const resources = await client.request({ method: 'resources/list' }, ListResourcesResultSchema)
+      log('Resources:', JSON.stringify(resources, null, 2))
+    } catch (e) {
+      log('Error requesting resources list:', e)
+    }
 
-  try {
-    // Request resources list
-    log('Requesting resource list...')
-    const resources = await client.request({ method: 'resources/list' }, ListResourcesResultSchema)
-    log('Resources:', JSON.stringify(resources, null, 2))
-  } catch (e) {
-    log('Error requesting resources list:', e)
+    log('Listening for messages. Press Ctrl+C to exit.')
+  } catch (error) {
+    log('Fatal error:', error)
+    server.close()
+    process.exit(1)
   }
-
-  log('Listening for messages. Press Ctrl+C to exit.')
 }
 
 // Parse command-line arguments and run the client
 parseCommandLineArgs(process.argv.slice(2), 3333, 'Usage: npx tsx client.ts <https://server-url> [callback-port]')
-  .then(({ serverUrl, callbackPort, headers }) => {
-    return runClient(serverUrl, callbackPort, headers)
+  .then(({ serverUrl, callbackPort, headers, transportStrategy }) => {
+    return runClient(serverUrl, callbackPort, headers, transportStrategy)
   })
   .catch((error) => {
     console.error('Fatal error:', error)