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MCP Auth Fetch

mcp-auth-fetch is a powerful and flexible package designed to simplify HTTP/HTTPS requests by automatically applying authentication credentials based on configurable rules.

It acts as a seamless proxy for your fetch calls, finding the correct authentication method for a given URL, and attaching the necessary headers or parameters.

Features

• Rule-Based Authentication: Configure different authentication methods for different URL patterns (exact match, glob, or regex).

• Multiple Auth Methods: Supports Bearer Tokens, API Keys (in header or query), Basic Auth, and custom Cookies.

• Environment Variable Support: Keep your secrets safe by referencing environment variables directly from the configuration file.

• Global Settings: Configure global settings like user-agent and request timeouts.

Related MCP server: API Request MCP Server

Usage as an MCP Plugin

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-auth-fetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-auth-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

This package is designed to be used as a plugin within an MCP (Model-Centric Programming) environment. Once the package is installed, it exposes its functions as tools that can be called from a compatible MCP client.

Tool: fetch_url

Fetches a URL, automatically applying the authentication configured in .mcp-auth-fetch.json.

Parameters:

• --url (required): The URL to fetch.

• --method (optional): The HTTP method (e.g., GET, POST). Defaults to GET.

• --headers (optional): A JSON string of custom headers.

• --body (optional): The request body for POST, PUT, etc.

• --timeout (optional): A request-specific timeout in milliseconds.

Tool: test_auth

Tests your configuration by finding which rule matches a given domain and returns the result as a JSON string.

Configuration

The power of this tool lies in its configuration file. Create a file named .mcp-auth-fetch.json in your project's root directory or your home directory.

Configuration Structure

{
  "global_settings": {
    "default_timeout": 15000,
    "user_agent": "MyAwesomeApp/1.0"
  },
  "auth_rules": [
    {
      "url_pattern": "api.github.com",
      "description": "GitHub API",
      "auth": {
        "type": "bearer",
        "token": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
      }
    },
    {
      "url_pattern": "*.openai.com",
      "description": "OpenAI API",
      "auth": {
        "type": "api_key",
        "in": "header",
        "key": "Authorization",
        "value": "Bearer ${OPENAI_API_KEY}"
      }
    },
    {
      "url_pattern": "internal-api.my-company.com",
      "description": "Internal Basic Auth API",
      "auth": {
        "type": "basic",
        "username": "${INTERNAL_USER}",
        "password": "${INTERNAL_PASS}"
      }
    },
    {
      "url_pattern": "legacy.example.com",
      "description": "Legacy Cookie Auth",
      "auth": {
        "type": "cookie",
        "cookies": {
          "session_id": "abc-123-def-456",
          "user_token": "${LEGACY_USER_TOKEN}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "url_pattern": "auth-server.my-company.com",
      "description": "OAuth2 Client Credentials",
      "auth": {
        "type": "oauth2",
        "token_url": "https://auth-server.my-company.com/oauth/token",
        "client_id": "${OAUTH_CLIENT_ID}",
        "client_secret": "${OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET}",
        "scope": "api:read"
      }
    },
    {
      "url_pattern": "another-service.com",
      "description": "OAuth2 with Refresh Token",
      "auth": {
        "type": "oauth2",
        "token_url": "https://another-service.com/api/token",
        "client_id": "${SERVICE_CLIENT_ID}",
        "client_secret": "${SERVICE_CLIENT_SECRET}",
        "refresh_token": "${SERVICE_REFRESH_TOKEN}"
      }
    },
    {
      "url_pattern": "/api\\.special\\.com/",
      "description": "A special API requiring regex matching",
      "auth": {
        "type": "bearer",
        "token": "${SPECIAL_TOKEN}"
      },
      "enabled": true
    }
  ]
}

Configuration Fields

• global_settings (optional): Settings that apply to all requests.

  • default_timeout: Default request timeout in milliseconds.

  • user_agent: A custom User-Agent string.

  • verbose_test_auth: Set to true to show the full, unmasked authentication details in the test_auth output. Defaults to false, which masks sensitive information for security.

• auth_rules: An array of authentication rules.

  • url_pattern: The URL pattern to match against the domain of the request URL.

    • Exact Match: api.service.com

    • Glob Match: *.service.com

    • Regex Match: /api\\.service\\.(com|org)/ (Note: Regex must be a string starting and ending with /)

  • description (optional): A human-readable description of the rule.

  • enabled (optional): Set to false to disable a rule. Defaults to true.

  • auth: An object describing the authentication method.

    • type: One of bearer, api_key, basic, cookie, oauth2, function.

    • bearer: { "type": "bearer", "token": "..." }

    • api_key: { "type": "api_key", "in": "header"|"query", "key": "...", "value": "..." }

    • basic: { "type": "basic", "username": "...", "password": "..." }

    • cookie: { "type": "cookie", "cookies": { "key1": "value1", ... } }

    • oauth2: Handles OAuth2 client credentials and refresh token flows. { "type": "oauth2", "token_url": "...", "client_id": "...", "client_secret": "...", "scope": "(optional)", "refresh_token": "(optional)" }

    • function: For advanced dynamic credentials. Requires a .mcp-auth-fetch.js config file. The value is a function that returns headers or a bearer token. { "type": "function", "function": () => ({ "Authorization": "Bearer ..." }) }

Using Environment Variables

For security, you can store secrets in environment variables and reference them in your config file using the ${VAR_NAME} syntax. The tool will automatically substitute them at runtime.

Development

To contribute or run this project locally:

1. Clone the repository.

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Run tests: npm test

4. Build the project: npm run build