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Multi-tenant MCP (Model Context Protocol) gateway. Proxies Claude.ai tool calls to one or more remote CMS MCP servers, with per-workspace SSO, connector management, and an admin dashboard.

Claude.ai  ──MCP──▶  cms-mcp-hub  ──HTTP──▶  Drupal MCP server
                                  ──HTTP──▶  WordPress MCP server
                                  ──SSE───▶  Any CMS MCP server

Quick Start

# 1. Install dependencies
npm install

# 2. (Recommended) Set encryption key
export ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))")

# 3. Start dev server (auto-reloads on src/ changes)
npm run dev

# 4. Open browser
open http://localhost:3456

Default port: 3456. Override with PORT=4000 npm run dev.


Related MCP server: mcp-api-gateway

Control Flow

1. Server Startup (src/index.js)

node src/index.js
  └── new WorkspaceRegistry()         reads data/workspaces/ from disk
  └── new McpHubServer(registry)
        └── _setupRoutes()            registers all Express routes + app.param workspace validation
        └── app.listen(PORT)

On startup, app.param('workspace_id', ...) runs for every route that has :workspace_id. It loads the workspace config from disk, attaches it to req.workspace, and returns 404 if the workspace doesn't exist.


2. Creating a Workspace

Browser → POST /api/workspaces  { name }
  └── WorkspaceRegistry.create()
        ├── generates  workspace_id = "ws_" + 12 random bytes (hex)
        ├── generates  admin_key    = "ak_" + 24 random bytes (hex)
        ├── stores     admin_key_hash = SHA-256(admin_key)
        └── writes     data/workspaces/{workspace_id}/config.json

Response → { workspace_id, admin_key, name }
           ⚠ admin_key shown ONCE — save it immediately

config.json structure:

{
  "workspace_id": "ws_abc123...",
  "name": "My Org",
  "admin_key_hash": "sha256hex...",
  "idp": null,
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Browser → POST /ws/:id/auth/admin  { admin_key }
  └── WorkspaceRegistry.verifyAdminKey()
        └── SHA-256(admin_key) == stored admin_key_hash  (timing-safe compare)
  └── TokenStore.signSession({ workspace_id, exp: now + 24h })
        └── base64url(payload) + "." + HMAC-SHA256(payload, ENCRYPTION_KEY)
        └── Set-Cookie: ws_session=<token>; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax;
                        Path=/ws/{workspace_id}/; Max-Age=86400

Response → { ok: true }
Browser  → redirects to /ws/:id/ui

Session cookie is path-scoped to /ws/{workspace_id}/. A session for workspace A is not sent to workspace B requests.


4. Dashboard Load (/ws/:id/ui)

Page is static HTML served from src/web/ui.js. On load, JavaScript calls 4 APIs in parallel:

Browser JS  load()
  ├── GET /ws/:id/health           (no auth — workspace health + tool count)
  ├── GET /ws/:id/api/connectors   (session required)
  ├── GET /ws/:id/auth/sso/status  (session required)
  └── GET /ws/:id/api/idp          (session required)

If any session-required endpoint returns 401:
  └── showAuthWall()  ← overlay with "Session expired" + link to login

If all succeed:
  └── renders workspace name, stats bar, SSO panel, connector cards

5. Connector Connection Flow

Admin → POST /ws/:id/api/connectors  { name, url, token?, transport?, sseUrl? }
  └── ConnectorRegistry.connectOne()
        └── transport auto-detection (if not specified):
              1. Direct HTTP  — JSON-RPC POST to url
              2. Streamable HTTP — MCP SDK StreamableHTTPClientTransport
              3. SSE — MCP SDK SSEClientTransport

        └── calls tools/list on remote server
        └── registers each tool as  {safePrefix(name)}__{toolName}
              e.g. drupal-prod__get_node
        └── stores in memory (ConnectorRegistry.connectors Map)
        └── saves to data/workspaces/{id}/connectors.json

On server restart:
  └── ConnectorRegistry.initialize() reconnects all saved connectors in parallel
      Non-blocking: registry returned immediately, connections run in background

Tool prefix rule: safePrefix(name) replaces characters outside [a-zA-Z0-9_-] with _. Required by Claude.ai tool naming rules.

Fetch timeout: FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 120,000 (2 minutes) per tool call.


6. Claude.ai MCP Request Flow

Claude.ai → POST /ws/:id/mcp
  └── checks Mcp-Session-Id header
        ├── existing session → route to cached StreamableHTTPServerTransport
        └── new session      → create MCP Server + StreamableHTTPServerTransport
                                store in httpSessions Map (keyed by session ID)

  └── MCP Server handles:
        ├── tools/list  → ConnectorRegistry.getAllTools()
        │                 all tools from all connected connectors (prefixed)
        └── tools/call  { name: "drupal-prod__get_node", arguments: {...} }
              └── ConnectorRegistry.callTool()
                    ├── strips prefix → finds connector by name
                    ├── calls remote MCP server with original tool name
                    └── returns result to Claude.ai

Claude.ai GET /ws/:id/mcp   ← SSE stream for streaming responses
Claude.ai DELETE /ws/:id/mcp ← close session

Connect Claude.ai to: http://your-host/ws/{workspace_id}/mcp


7. SSO / OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code Flow

Step 1 — Configure IdP
  Admin → PATCH /ws/:id/api/idp
            { authorize_url, token_url, client_id, client_secret, scope }
  └── saved to config.json idp field

Step 2 — Start SSO
  Admin → GET /ws/:id/auth/sso/start
  └── OAuthManager.buildStartUrl()
        ├── generates random state (20 bytes hex), stores with 10-min expiry
        └── builds IdP redirect URL:
              {authorize_url}?response_type=code
                             &client_id=...
                             &redirect_uri={origin}/ws/{id}/auth/callback
                             &scope=...
                             &state=...
  └── 302 redirect → IdP login page

Step 3 — IdP Callback
  IdP → GET /ws/:id/auth/callback?code=...&state=...
  └── OAuthManager.handleCallback()
        ├── validates state (exists + not expired)
        ├── POST to token_url to exchange code → tokens
        ├── decodes JWT id_token to extract sub claim
        └── WorkspaceRegistry.saveToken(workspace_id, '_service', {
                access_token, refresh_token, expires_at, token_type, sub
              })
              └── AES-256-GCM encrypted → data/workspaces/{id}/tokens/_service.enc
  └── 302 redirect → /ws/:id/ui?sso=ok

Step 4 — Token Auto-Refresh
  On every tool call: WorkspaceRegistry.getToken()
    └── if expires_at - 60s < now && has refresh_token
          POST to idp.token_url with grant_type=refresh_token
          saves updated token
    └── returns current access_token
    └── ConnectorRegistry injects Authorization: Bearer {access_token}

8. Session Verification (all protected routes)

_requireAdmin(req, res)
  └── reads Cookie: ws_session=<token>
  └── TokenStore.verifySession(token)
        ├── splits "data.sig"
        ├── recomputes HMAC-SHA256(data, key)
        ├── crypto.timingSafeEqual(sig, expected)
        ├── decodes base64url payload
        └── checks payload.exp > Date.now()
  └── verifies payload.workspace_id === req.params.workspace_id
  └── on failure: sends { error: "..." } with status 401

9. Token Encryption (TokenStore)

  • Algorithm: AES-256-GCM (authenticated encryption)

  • Key source: ENCRYPTION_KEY env var (64 hex chars = 32 bytes). Falls back to scrypt("cms-mcp-hub-dev-key", "cms-salt-v1", 32) if unset — not safe for production

  • Key is cached after first derivation — scryptSync only runs once per process

  • Format stored in .enc files:

    { "iv": "<12-byte hex>", "tag": "<16-byte hex>", "data": "<ciphertext hex>" }

File Structure

cms-mcp-hub/
├── src/
│   ├── index.js                    entry point — creates WorkspaceRegistry + McpHubServer
│   ├── proxy/
│   │   └── McpHubServer.js         Express app, all route handlers, MCP session factory
│   ├── connectors/
│   │   └── ConnectorRegistry.js    connector lifecycle, transport detection, tool routing
│   ├── workspaces/
│   │   ├── WorkspaceRegistry.js    workspace CRUD, per-workspace ConnectorRegistry factory
│   │   ├── OAuthManager.js         OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow
│   │   └── TokenStore.js           AES-256-GCM encrypt/decrypt, HMAC session sign/verify
│   └── web/
│       └── ui.js                   landing page + dashboard HTML (served as template strings)
└── data/
    └── workspaces/
        └── {workspace_id}/
            ├── config.json         workspace name, admin_key_hash, idp config
            ├── connectors.json     saved connector configs
            └── tokens/
                └── _service.enc    encrypted SSO service token

All API Endpoints

Public (no auth required)

Method

Path

Description

GET

/

Landing page — create or open a workspace

POST

/api/workspaces

Create a new workspace

GET

/ws/:id/ui

Workspace admin dashboard (HTML)

GET

/ws/:id/health

Workspace health — connectors + tool count

POST /api/workspaces

Body:     { "name": "My Org" }
Response: { "workspace_id": "ws_...", "admin_key": "ak_...", "name": "My Org" }

GET /ws/:id/health

{
  "status": "ok",
  "workspace": "My Org",
  "sso": { "connected": false },
  "connectors": [{ "name": "drupal-prod", "status": "connected", "toolCount": 8 }],
  "totalTools": 8
}

Admin Auth

Method

Path

Description

POST

/ws/:id/auth/admin

Login with admin key — sets session cookie

POST

/ws/:id/auth/admin/logout

Logout — clears session cookie

POST /ws/:id/auth/admin

Body:       { "admin_key": "ak_..." }
Response:   { "ok": true }
Set-Cookie: ws_session=...; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax; Path=/ws/{id}/; Max-Age=86400

SSO / OAuth (requires admin session)

Method

Path

Description

GET

/ws/:id/auth/sso/start

Redirect to IdP authorization page

GET

/ws/:id/auth/callback

OAuth callback — handles code→token exchange

GET

/ws/:id/auth/sso/status

Current SSO token status

POST

/ws/:id/auth/sso/disconnect

Delete stored service token

GET /ws/:id/auth/sso/status

{ "connected": true,  "expired": false, "expires_at": 1749123456789, "has_refresh": true }
{ "connected": false }

Connector Management (requires admin session)

Method

Path

Description

GET

/ws/:id/api/connectors

List all connectors, status, and tools

POST

/ws/:id/api/connectors

Add and connect a new connector

PATCH

/ws/:id/api/connectors/:name

Update connector config and reconnect

DELETE

/ws/:id/api/connectors/:name

Disconnect and remove a connector

POST

/ws/:id/api/connectors/:name/refresh

Re-fetch tool list (no reconnect)

POST

/ws/:id/api/connectors/:name/reconnect

Full disconnect + reconnect

POST /ws/:id/api/connectors — request body

{
  "name":        "drupal-prod",
  "url":         "https://cms.example.com/mcp",
  "token":       "Basic abc123",
  "transport":   "streamable-http",
  "sseUrl":      "https://cms.example.com/mcp/sse",
  "description": "Production Drupal"
}

token, transport, sseUrl, description are all optional. If transport is omitted, auto-detection runs.

GET /ws/:id/api/connectors — response item

{
  "name":      "drupal-prod",
  "url":       "https://...",
  "status":    "connected",
  "transport": "direct-http",
  "toolCount": 8,
  "tools": [
    {
      "name":        "get_node",
      "title":       "Get Node",
      "description": "...",
      "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": {} }
    }
  ],
  "error": null
}

IdP Configuration (requires admin session)

Method

Path

Description

GET

/ws/:id/api/idp

Get current IdP config (client_secret masked)

PATCH

/ws/:id/api/idp

Create or update IdP config

PATCH /ws/:id/api/idp

{
  "authorize_url": "https://idp.example.com/oauth/authorize",
  "token_url":     "https://idp.example.com/oauth/token",
  "client_id":     "your-client-id",
  "client_secret": "your-secret",
  "scope":         "openid profile email"
}

Send "client_secret": "••••••••" (or omit it) to keep the existing secret.


MCP Endpoint (Claude.ai connects here)

Method

Path

Description

POST

/ws/:id/mcp

Create new MCP session or send to existing

GET

/ws/:id/mcp

SSE stream for active session

DELETE

/ws/:id/mcp

Close MCP session

New session: POST without Mcp-Session-Id header. Existing session: POST/GET with Mcp-Session-Id: <id> header.

In Claude.ai → Settings → Integrations: enter http://your-host/ws/{workspace_id}/mcp


Connector Transport Auto-Detection

When transport is not specified, tried in order:

Order

Transport

Method

Works with

1

Direct HTTP

JSON-RPC POST to url

Drupal mcp_server, simple REST MCP

2

Streamable HTTP

MCP SDK StreamableHTTPClientTransport

Modern MCP servers

3

SSE

MCP SDK SSEClientTransport (to sseUrl ?? url)

Legacy MCP servers

Force a specific transport: "transport": "streamable-http" or "transport": "sse".


Environment Variables

Variable

Required

Description

PORT

No

HTTP port (default: 3456)

ENCRYPTION_KEY

Recommended

64-char hex string (32 bytes) for AES-256-GCM + HMAC. Falls back to hardcoded dev key if unset

Generate a key:

node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))"

In dev, source before starting:

export ENCRYPTION_KEY=your64hexchars
npm run dev

Or use a .env file with a loader (e.g. dotenv) — the export ENCRYPTION_KEY=... syntax in .env.dev only works after source .env.dev, not with dotenv.


npm Scripts

Script

Command

Use

npm start

node src/index.js

Production

npm run dev

nodemon --watch src ...

Dev — auto-reloads on any src/ JS/JSON change

npm run sync

nodemon --watch connectors.json ...

Only reloads on connector config JSON changes

npm run cli

node src/cli/index.js

CLI interface

Use npm run dev for development. npm run sync does not watch JS files.


Troubleshooting

Symptom

Cause

Fix

Dashboard stuck on "Loading..."

JS not reloaded after code change

Hard refresh: Ctrl+Shift+R

"Session expired" overlay immediately

Cookie not set, or wrong workspace path

Log in at POST /ws/:id/auth/admin

EADDRINUSE :::3456

Another process on port 3456

kill $(lsof -ti:3456) then restart

[warn] ENCRYPTION_KEY not set

Env var missing

Set ENCRYPTION_KEY before starting

Connector stuck in "connecting"

Remote MCP server unreachable

Check URL + network; see /ws/:id/api/connectors for error field

SSO button disabled

IdP not configured

Configure IdP first via "Configure IdP" button

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