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# Open MCP Auth Proxy
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A lightweight authorization proxy for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that enforces authorization according to the [MCP authorization specification](https://spec.modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/authorization/).
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## What it Does
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Open MCP Auth Proxy sits between MCP clients and your MCP server to:
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- Intercept incoming requests
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- Validate authorization tokens
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- Offload authentication and authorization to OAuth-compliant Identity Providers
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- Support the MCP authorization protocol
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## Quick Start
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### Prerequisites
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* Go 1.20 or higher
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* A running MCP server
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* An MCP client that supports MCP authorization
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### Installation
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/wso2/open-mcp-auth-proxy
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cd open-mcp-auth-proxy
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go get github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 gopkg.in/yaml.v2
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go build -o openmcpauthproxy ./cmd/proxy
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```
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### Basic Usage
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1. The repository comes with a default `config.yaml` file that contains the basic configuration:
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```yaml
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listen_port: 8080
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base_url: "http://localhost:8000" # Your MCP server URL
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paths:
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sse: "/sse"
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messages: "/messages/"
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```
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2. Start the proxy in demo mode (uses pre-configured authentication with Asgardeo sandbox):
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```bash
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./openmcpauthproxy --demo
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```
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3. Connect using an MCP client like [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/shashimalcse/inspector)(This is a temporary fork with fixes for authentication [issues](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/issues/257) in the original implementation)
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## Identity Provider Integration
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### Demo Mode
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For quick testing, use the `--demo` flag which includes pre-configured authentication and authorization with an Asgardeo sandbox.
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```bash
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./openmcpauthproxy --demo
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```
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### Asgardeo Integration
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To enable authorization through your own Asgardeo organization:
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1. [Register](https://asgardeo.io/signup) and create an organization in Asgardeo
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2. Create an [M2M application](https://wso2.com/asgardeo/docs/guides/applications/register-machine-to-machine-app/)
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1. [Authorize this application](https://wso2.com/asgardeo/docs/guides/applications/register-machine-to-machine-app/#authorize-the-api-resources-for-the-app) to invoke "Application Management API" with the `internal_application_mgt_create` scope
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2. Update the existing `config.yaml` with your Asgardeo details:
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#### Configure the Auth Proxy
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Create a configuration file config.yaml with the following parameters:
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```yaml
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base_url: "http://localhost:8000" # URL of your MCP server
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listen_port: 8080 # Address where the proxy will listen
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asgardeo:
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org_name: "<org_name>" # Your Asgardeo org name
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client_id: "<client_id>" # Client ID of the M2M app
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client_secret: "<client_secret>" # Client secret of the M2M app
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```
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3. Start the proxy with Asgardeo integration:
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```bash
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./openmcpauthproxy --asgardeo
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```
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### Other OAuth Providers
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- [Auth0](docs/integrations/Auth0.md)
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- [Keycloak](docs/integrations/keycloak.md)
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## Testing with an Example MCP Server
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If you don't have an MCP server, you can use the included example:
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1. Navigate to the `resources` directory
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2. Set up a Python environment:
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```bash
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python3 -m venv .venv
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source .venv/bin/activate
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pip3 install -r requirements.txt
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```
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3. Start the example server:
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```bash
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python3 echo_server.py
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```
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# Advanced Configuration
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### Transport Modes
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The proxy supports two transport modes:
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- **SSE Mode (Default)**: For Server-Sent Events transport
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- **stdio Mode**: For MCP servers that use stdio transport
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When using stdio mode, the proxy:
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- Starts an MCP server as a subprocess using the command specified in the configuration
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- Communicates with the subprocess through standard input/output (stdio)
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- **Note**: Any commands specified (like `npx` in the example below) must be installed on your system first
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To use stdio mode:
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```bash
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./openmcpauthproxy --demo --stdio
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```
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#### Example: Running an MCP Server as a Subprocess
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1. Configure stdio mode in your `config.yaml`:
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```yaml
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listen_port: 8080
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base_url: "http://localhost:8000"
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stdio:
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enabled: true
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user_command: "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github" # Example using a GitHub MCP server
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env: # Environment variables (optional)
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- "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN=gitPAT"
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# CORS configuration
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cors:
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allowed_origins:
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- "http://localhost:5173" # Origin of your client application
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allowed_methods:
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- "GET"
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- "POST"
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- "PUT"
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- "DELETE"
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allowed_headers:
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- "Authorization"
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- "Content-Type"
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allow_credentials: true
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# Demo configuration for Asgardeo
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demo:
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org_name: "openmcpauthdemo"
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client_id: "N0U9e_NNGr9mP_0fPnPfPI0a6twa"
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client_secret: "qFHfiBp5gNGAO9zV4YPnDofBzzfInatfUbHyPZvM0jka"
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```
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2. Run the proxy with stdio mode:
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```bash
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./openmcpauthproxy --demo
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```
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The proxy will:
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- Start the MCP server as a subprocess using the specified command
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- Handle all authorization requirements
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- Forward messages between clients and the server
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### Complete Configuration Reference
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```yaml
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# Common configuration
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listen_port: 8080
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base_url: "http://localhost:8000"
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port: 8000
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# Path configuration
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paths:
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sse: "/sse"
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messages: "/messages/"
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# Transport mode
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transport_mode: "sse" # Options: "sse" or "stdio"
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# stdio-specific configuration (used only in stdio mode)
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stdio:
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enabled: true
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user_command: "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github" # Command to start the MCP server (requires npx to be installed)
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work_dir: "" # Optional working directory for the subprocess
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# CORS configuration
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cors:
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allowed_origins:
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- "http://localhost:5173"
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allowed_methods:
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- "GET"
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- "POST"
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- "PUT"
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- "DELETE"
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allowed_headers:
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- "Authorization"
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- "Content-Type"
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allow_credentials: true
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# Demo configuration for Asgardeo
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demo:
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org_name: "openmcpauthdemo"
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client_id: "N0U9e_NNGr9mP_0fPnPfPI0a6twa"
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client_secret: "qFHfiBp5gNGAO9zV4YPnDofBzzfInatfUbHyPZvM0jka"
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# Asgardeo configuration (used with --asgardeo flag)
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asgardeo:
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org_name: "<org_name>"
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client_id: "<client_id>"
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client_secret: "<client_secret>"
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```
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