ScopeGate

AI Access Proxy Layer. Connect external services (e.g. Google), define granular permissions, and receive an MCP endpoint URL for use in AI agents. Acts as a permission gateway — exposing only the specific capabilities you authorize, more granular than native OAuth scopes.

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)

• Language: TypeScript

• Database: PostgreSQL + Prisma 7

• UI: Tailwind CSS v4, shadcn/ui

• Auth: Better Auth (database-backed sessions, Prisma adapter)

• MCP: @modelcontextprotocol/sdk (Streamable HTTP)

• Package Manager: pnpm

Related MCP server: mcpgate

Quick Start (self-hosted)

Full feature parity with the hosted cloud version — nothing is cut for self-host.

git clone https://github.com/alifanov/scopegate.git
cd scopegate
docker compose --profile local up

Open http://localhost:3000. No .env file needed: a local Postgres and a fresh BETTER_AUTH_SECRET are provisioned automatically, and the generated admin login is printed once in the app container logs on first boot (look for Generated admin login) — search it with docker compose logs app | grep -A4 "First run". The password is also saved to the app_data volume so it survives restarts.

To connect real services (Gmail, LinkedIn, GitHub, …), copy .env.example to .env and fill in the OAuth client id/secret for the providers you want — every block is independent and optional, a provider without credentials simply doesn't show up.

Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+

• pnpm

• PostgreSQL

Setup

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:

pnpm install

2. Copy the environment file and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

3. Run database migrations:

pnpm prisma migrate dev

4. Start the development server:

pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

Project Structure

src/
├── app/
│   ├── (auth)/              # Login & register pages
│   ├── (dashboard)/         # Protected dashboard pages
│   │   └── projects/        # Project management, endpoints, audit, settings
│   ├── api/
│   │   ├── auth/[...all]/    # Better Auth catch-all handler
│   │   ├── projects/        # Projects CRUD, endpoints, services, audit
│   │   └── mcp/[apiKey]/    # MCP Streamable HTTP handler
│   ├── layout.tsx
│   └── page.tsx             # Landing page
├── components/
│   ├── ui/                  # shadcn/ui components
│   ├── layout/              # Sidebar, header
│   └── shared/              # Reusable app components
├── lib/
│   ├── db.ts                # Prisma client singleton
│   ├── auth.ts              # Better Auth server instance
│   ├── auth-client.ts       # Better Auth client SDK
│   ├── auth-middleware.ts   # getCurrentUser() helper
│   ├── bootstrap.ts         # Admin user bootstrap on empty DB
│   └── mcp/
│       ├── permissions.ts   # Permission groups (source of truth)
│       ├── tools.ts         # MCP tool definitions
│       └── handler.ts       # MCP server factory
├── generated/prisma/        # Generated Prisma client
└── middleware.ts             # Route protection

Available Scripts

pnpm dev              # Start development server
pnpm build            # Production build
pnpm start            # Start production server
pnpm lint             # Run ESLint
pnpm prisma generate  # Regenerate Prisma client
pnpm prisma migrate dev  # Create and apply migrations
pnpm prisma studio    # Open Prisma Studio (DB browser)

How It Works

1. Login — sign in with admin credentials (bootstrapped from env vars on first run)

2. Create a Project — organize endpoints and services by project

3. Connect a Service — add a service connection to the project

4. Create an MCP Endpoint — select a service connection and pick specific permissions (e.g. gmail:read_emails, calendar:create_event)

5. Use the MCP URL — plug the endpoint URL into any MCP-compatible AI agent; only the allowed actions are exposed

6. Monitor — track every request in the audit log

Permissions

Permissions are defined in src/lib/mcp/permissions.ts and grouped by service:

Database Schema

• User — authentication, team membership

• Session — database-backed auth sessions

• Account — auth provider credentials (email/password)

• Project — logical grouping for services and endpoints

• TeamMember — user-project relationship with roles (owner/member)

• ServiceConnection — OAuth tokens for connected services

• McpEndpoint — MCP endpoint with API key, rate limit, active status

• EndpointPermission — allowed actions per endpoint

• AuditLog — request log with action, status, duration, errors

License

See LICENSE.