diff --git a/packages/api/src/agent.ts b/packages/api/src/agent.ts
index 732d82715e6..5641ac6a777 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/agent.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/agent.ts
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ export class AtpAgent {
   static fetch: AtpAgentFetchHandler | undefined = defaultFetchHandler
 
   /**
-   * The moderation authorities to be used across all requests
+   * The labelers to be used across all requests with the takedown capability
    */
-  static modAuthoritiesHeader: string[] = [BSKY_LABELER_DID]
+  static appLabelers: string[] = [BSKY_LABELER_DID]
 
   /**
    * Configures the API globally.
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export class AtpAgent {
     if (opts.fetch) {
       AtpAgent.fetch = opts.fetch
     }
-    if (opts.modAuthorities) {
-      AtpAgent.modAuthoritiesHeader = opts.modAuthorities
+    if (opts.appLabelers) {
+      AtpAgent.appLabelers = opts.appLabelers
     }
   }
 
@@ -224,23 +224,13 @@ export class AtpAgent {
         authorization: `Bearer ${this.session.accessJwt}`,
       }
     }
-    if (AtpAgent.modAuthoritiesHeader.length) {
-      reqHeaders = {
-        ...reqHeaders,
-        'atproto-mod-authorities': AtpAgent.modAuthoritiesHeader
-          .filter((str) => str.startsWith('did:'))
-          .slice(0, MAX_MOD_AUTHORITIES)
-          .join(','),
-      }
-    }
-    if (this.labelersHeader.length) {
-      reqHeaders = {
-        ...reqHeaders,
-        'atproto-labelers': this.labelersHeader
-          .filter((str) => str.startsWith('did:'))
-          .slice(0, MAX_LABELERS)
-          .join(','),
-      }
+    reqHeaders = {
+      ...reqHeaders,
+      'atproto-accept-labelers': AtpAgent.appLabelers
+        .map((str) => `${str};redact`)
+        .concat(this.labelersHeader.filter((str) => str.startsWith('did:')))
+        .slice(0, MAX_LABELERS)
+        .join(', '),
     }
     return reqHeaders
   }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/types.ts b/packages/api/src/types.ts
index 3834d1746c9..0f3c0191b33 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/types.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export type AtpAgentFetchHandler = (
  */
 export interface AtpAgentGlobalOpts {
   fetch?: AtpAgentFetchHandler
-  modAuthorities?: string[]
+  appLabelers?: string[]
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/api/tests/agent.test.ts b/packages/api/tests/agent.test.ts
index e4ee8dd251f..7bc1c1d1fb0 100644
--- a/packages/api/tests/agent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/tests/agent.test.ts
@@ -482,24 +482,27 @@ describe('agent', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('Mod authorities header', () => {
-    it('adds the authorities header as expected', async () => {
+  describe('App labelers header', () => {
+    it('adds the labelers header as expected', async () => {
       const server = await createHeaderEchoServer(15991)
       const agent = new AtpAgent({ service: 'http://localhost:15991' })
       const agent2 = new AtpAgent({ service: 'http://localhost:15991' })
 
       const res1 = await agent.com.atproto.server.describeServer()
-      expect(res1.data['atproto-mod-authorities']).toEqual(BSKY_LABELER_DID)
+      expect(res1.data['atproto-accept-labelers']).toEqual(
+        `${BSKY_LABELER_DID};redact`,
+      )
 
-      AtpAgent.configure({ modAuthorities: ['did:plc:test1', 'did:plc:test2'] })
+      AtpAgent.configure({ appLabelers: ['did:plc:test1', 'did:plc:test2'] })
       const res2 = await agent.com.atproto.server.describeServer()
-      expect(res2.data['atproto-mod-authorities']).toEqual(
-        'did:plc:test1,did:plc:test2',
+      expect(res2.data['atproto-accept-labelers']).toEqual(
+        'did:plc:test1;redact, did:plc:test2;redact',
       )
       const res3 = await agent2.com.atproto.server.describeServer()
-      expect(res3.data['atproto-mod-authorities']).toEqual(
-        'did:plc:test1,did:plc:test2',
+      expect(res3.data['atproto-accept-labelers']).toEqual(
+        'did:plc:test1;redact, did:plc:test2;redact',
       )
+      AtpAgent.configure({ appLabelers: [BSKY_LABELER_DID] })
 
       await new Promise((r) => server.close(r))
     })
@@ -512,12 +515,14 @@ describe('agent', () => {
 
       agent.configureLabelersHeader(['did:plc:test1'])
       const res1 = await agent.com.atproto.server.describeServer()
-      expect(res1.data['atproto-labelers']).toEqual('did:plc:test1')
+      expect(res1.data['atproto-accept-labelers']).toEqual(
+        `${BSKY_LABELER_DID};redact, did:plc:test1`,
+      )
 
       agent.configureLabelersHeader(['did:plc:test1', 'did:plc:test2'])
       const res2 = await agent.com.atproto.server.describeServer()
-      expect(res2.data['atproto-labelers']).toEqual(
-        'did:plc:test1,did:plc:test2',
+      expect(res2.data['atproto-accept-labelers']).toEqual(
+        `${BSKY_LABELER_DID};redact, did:plc:test1, did:plc:test2`,
       )
 
       await new Promise((r) => server.close(r))