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client_credentials

OAuth client credential extensions for MCP.

Provides OAuth providers for machine-to-machine authentication flows: - ClientCredentialsOAuthProvider: For client_credentials with client_id + client_secret - PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider: For client_credentials with private_key_jwt authentication (typically using a pre-built JWT from workload identity federation)

ClientCredentialsOAuthProvider

Bases: OAuthClientProvider

OAuth provider for client_credentials grant with client_id + client_secret.

This provider sets client_info directly, bypassing dynamic client registration. Use this when you already have client credentials (client_id and client_secret). Pass issuer to name the authorization server those credentials belong to: token requests are then only built from authorization server metadata for that issuer, and the flow stops if the MCP server leads anywhere else.

Example
provider = ClientCredentialsOAuthProvider(
    server_url="https://api.example.com",
    storage=my_token_storage,
    client_id="my-client-id",
    client_secret="my-client-secret",
    issuer="https://auth.example.com",
)
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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class ClientCredentialsOAuthProvider(OAuthClientProvider):
    """OAuth provider for client_credentials grant with client_id + client_secret.

    This provider sets client_info directly, bypassing dynamic client registration.
    Use this when you already have client credentials (client_id and client_secret).
    Pass `issuer` to name the authorization server those credentials belong to: token
    requests are then only built from authorization server metadata for that issuer, and
    the flow stops if the MCP server leads anywhere else.

    Example:
        ```python
        provider = ClientCredentialsOAuthProvider(
            server_url="https://api.example.com",
            storage=my_token_storage,
            client_id="my-client-id",
            client_secret="my-client-secret",
            issuer="https://auth.example.com",
        )
        ```
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        server_url: str,
        storage: TokenStorage,
        client_id: str,
        client_secret: str,
        token_endpoint_auth_method: Literal["client_secret_basic", "client_secret_post"] = "client_secret_basic",
        scope: str | None = None,
        issuer: str | None = None,
    ) -> None:
        """Initialize client_credentials OAuth provider.

        Args:
            server_url: The MCP server URL.
            storage: Token storage implementation.
            client_id: The OAuth client ID.
            client_secret: The OAuth client secret.
            token_endpoint_auth_method: Authentication method for token endpoint.
                Either "client_secret_basic" (default) or "client_secret_post".
            scope: Optional space-separated list of scopes to request.
            issuer: The issuer identifier of the authorization server that issued
                `client_id` and `client_secret`. When set, token requests are only built from
                discovered authorization server metadata whose `issuer` is exactly this string;
                otherwise the flow stops with `OAuthFlowError`. When omitted, whichever
                authorization server discovery yields is used.
        """
        # Build minimal client_metadata for the base class
        client_metadata = OAuthClientMetadata(
            redirect_uris=None,
            grant_types=["client_credentials"],
            token_endpoint_auth_method=token_endpoint_auth_method,
            scope=scope,
        )
        super().__init__(server_url, client_metadata, storage, None, None)
        self._issuer = _checked_issuer(issuer)
        # Store client_info to be set during _initialize - no dynamic registration needed
        self._fixed_client_info = OAuthClientInformationFull(
            redirect_uris=None,
            client_id=client_id,
            client_secret=client_secret,
            grant_types=["client_credentials"],
            token_endpoint_auth_method=token_endpoint_auth_method,
            scope=scope,
        )

    async def _initialize(self) -> None:
        """Load stored tokens and set pre-configured client_info."""
        self.context.current_tokens = await self.context.storage.get_tokens()
        self.context.client_info = self._fixed_client_info
        self._initialized = True

    def _select_authorization_server(self, advertised: list[str]) -> str:
        return _preferred_authorization_server(advertised, self._issuer)

    async def _perform_authorization(self) -> httpx2.Request:
        """Perform client_credentials authorization."""
        return await self._exchange_token_client_credentials()

    async def _exchange_token_client_credentials(self) -> httpx2.Request:
        """Build token exchange request for client_credentials grant."""
        _require_metadata_for_configured_issuer(self.context, self._issuer)

        token_data: dict[str, Any] = {
            "grant_type": "client_credentials",
        }

        headers: dict[str, str] = {"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}

        # Use standard auth methods (client_secret_basic, client_secret_post, none)
        token_data, headers = self.context.prepare_token_auth(token_data, headers)

        if self.context.should_include_resource_param(self.context.protocol_version):
            token_data["resource"] = self.context.get_resource_url()

        if self.context.client_metadata.scope:
            token_data["scope"] = self.context.client_metadata.scope

        token_url = self._get_token_endpoint()
        return httpx2.Request("POST", token_url, data=token_data, headers=headers)

__init__

__init__(
    server_url: str,
    storage: TokenStorage,
    client_id: str,
    client_secret: str,
    token_endpoint_auth_method: Literal[
        "client_secret_basic", "client_secret_post"
    ] = "client_secret_basic",
    scope: str | None = None,
    issuer: str | None = None,
) -> None

Initialize client_credentials OAuth provider.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
server_url str

The MCP server URL.

required
storage TokenStorage

Token storage implementation.

required
client_id str

The OAuth client ID.

required
client_secret str

The OAuth client secret.

required
token_endpoint_auth_method Literal['client_secret_basic', 'client_secret_post']

Authentication method for token endpoint. Either "client_secret_basic" (default) or "client_secret_post".

'client_secret_basic'
scope str | None

Optional space-separated list of scopes to request.

None
issuer str | None

The issuer identifier of the authorization server that issued client_id and client_secret. When set, token requests are only built from discovered authorization server metadata whose issuer is exactly this string; otherwise the flow stops with OAuthFlowError. When omitted, whichever authorization server discovery yields is used.

None
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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def __init__(
    self,
    server_url: str,
    storage: TokenStorage,
    client_id: str,
    client_secret: str,
    token_endpoint_auth_method: Literal["client_secret_basic", "client_secret_post"] = "client_secret_basic",
    scope: str | None = None,
    issuer: str | None = None,
) -> None:
    """Initialize client_credentials OAuth provider.

    Args:
        server_url: The MCP server URL.
        storage: Token storage implementation.
        client_id: The OAuth client ID.
        client_secret: The OAuth client secret.
        token_endpoint_auth_method: Authentication method for token endpoint.
            Either "client_secret_basic" (default) or "client_secret_post".
        scope: Optional space-separated list of scopes to request.
        issuer: The issuer identifier of the authorization server that issued
            `client_id` and `client_secret`. When set, token requests are only built from
            discovered authorization server metadata whose `issuer` is exactly this string;
            otherwise the flow stops with `OAuthFlowError`. When omitted, whichever
            authorization server discovery yields is used.
    """
    # Build minimal client_metadata for the base class
    client_metadata = OAuthClientMetadata(
        redirect_uris=None,
        grant_types=["client_credentials"],
        token_endpoint_auth_method=token_endpoint_auth_method,
        scope=scope,
    )
    super().__init__(server_url, client_metadata, storage, None, None)
    self._issuer = _checked_issuer(issuer)
    # Store client_info to be set during _initialize - no dynamic registration needed
    self._fixed_client_info = OAuthClientInformationFull(
        redirect_uris=None,
        client_id=client_id,
        client_secret=client_secret,
        grant_types=["client_credentials"],
        token_endpoint_auth_method=token_endpoint_auth_method,
        scope=scope,
    )

static_assertion_provider

static_assertion_provider(
    token: str,
) -> Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]

Create an assertion provider that returns a static JWT token.

Use this when you have a pre-built JWT (e.g., from workload identity federation) that doesn't need the audience parameter.

Example
provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
    server_url="https://api.example.com",
    storage=my_token_storage,
    client_id="my-client-id",
    assertion_provider=static_assertion_provider(my_prebuilt_jwt),
)

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
token str

The pre-built JWT assertion string.

required

Returns:

Type Description
Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]

An async callback suitable for use as an assertion_provider.

Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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def static_assertion_provider(token: str) -> Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]:
    """Create an assertion provider that returns a static JWT token.

    Use this when you have a pre-built JWT (e.g., from workload identity federation)
    that doesn't need the audience parameter.

    Example:
        ```python
        provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
            server_url="https://api.example.com",
            storage=my_token_storage,
            client_id="my-client-id",
            assertion_provider=static_assertion_provider(my_prebuilt_jwt),
        )
        ```

    Args:
        token: The pre-built JWT assertion string.

    Returns:
        An async callback suitable for use as an assertion_provider.
    """

    async def provider(audience: str) -> str:
        return token

    return provider

SignedJWTParameters

Bases: BaseModel

Parameters for creating SDK-signed JWT assertions.

Use create_assertion_provider() to create an assertion provider callback for use with PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider.

Example
jwt_params = SignedJWTParameters(
    issuer="my-client-id",
    subject="my-client-id",
    signing_key=private_key_pem,
)
provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
    server_url="https://api.example.com",
    storage=my_token_storage,
    client_id="my-client-id",
    assertion_provider=jwt_params.create_assertion_provider(),
)
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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class SignedJWTParameters(BaseModel):
    """Parameters for creating SDK-signed JWT assertions.

    Use `create_assertion_provider()` to create an assertion provider callback
    for use with `PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider`.

    Example:
        ```python
        jwt_params = SignedJWTParameters(
            issuer="my-client-id",
            subject="my-client-id",
            signing_key=private_key_pem,
        )
        provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
            server_url="https://api.example.com",
            storage=my_token_storage,
            client_id="my-client-id",
            assertion_provider=jwt_params.create_assertion_provider(),
        )
        ```
    """

    issuer: str = Field(description="Issuer for JWT assertions (typically client_id).")
    subject: str = Field(description="Subject identifier for JWT assertions (typically client_id).")
    signing_key: str = Field(description="Private key for JWT signing (PEM format).")
    signing_algorithm: str = Field(default="RS256", description="Algorithm for signing JWT assertions.")
    lifetime_seconds: int = Field(default=300, description="Lifetime of generated JWT in seconds.")
    additional_claims: dict[str, Any] | None = Field(default=None, description="Additional claims.")

    def create_assertion_provider(self) -> Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]:
        """Create an assertion provider callback for use with PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider.

        Returns:
            An async callback that takes the audience (authorization server issuer URL)
            and returns a signed JWT assertion.
        """

        async def provider(audience: str) -> str:
            now = int(time.time())
            claims: dict[str, Any] = {
                "iss": self.issuer,
                "sub": self.subject,
                "aud": audience,
                "exp": now + self.lifetime_seconds,
                "iat": now,
                "jti": str(uuid4()),
            }
            if self.additional_claims:
                claims.update(self.additional_claims)

            return jwt.encode(claims, self.signing_key, algorithm=self.signing_algorithm)

        return provider

create_assertion_provider

create_assertion_provider() -> (
    Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]
)

Create an assertion provider callback for use with PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider.

Returns:

Type Description
Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]

An async callback that takes the audience (authorization server issuer URL)

Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]

and returns a signed JWT assertion.

Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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def create_assertion_provider(self) -> Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]:
    """Create an assertion provider callback for use with PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider.

    Returns:
        An async callback that takes the audience (authorization server issuer URL)
        and returns a signed JWT assertion.
    """

    async def provider(audience: str) -> str:
        now = int(time.time())
        claims: dict[str, Any] = {
            "iss": self.issuer,
            "sub": self.subject,
            "aud": audience,
            "exp": now + self.lifetime_seconds,
            "iat": now,
            "jti": str(uuid4()),
        }
        if self.additional_claims:
            claims.update(self.additional_claims)

        return jwt.encode(claims, self.signing_key, algorithm=self.signing_algorithm)

    return provider

PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider

Bases: OAuthClientProvider

OAuth provider for client_credentials grant with private_key_jwt authentication.

Uses RFC 7523 Section 2.2 for client authentication via JWT assertion.

The JWT assertion's audience MUST be the authorization server's issuer identifier (per RFC 7523bis security updates). The assertion_provider callback receives this audience value and must return a JWT with that audience. Pass issuer to name the authorization server this client is registered with: an assertion is then only minted once metadata for that issuer has been discovered, and token requests are only built from that metadata.

Option 1: Pre-built JWT via Workload Identity Federation

In production scenarios, the JWT assertion is typically obtained from a workload identity provider (e.g., GCP, AWS IAM, Azure AD):

```python
async def get_workload_identity_token(audience: str) -> str:
    # Fetch JWT from your identity provider
    # The JWT's audience must match the provided audience parameter
    return await fetch_token_from_identity_provider(audience=audience)

provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
    server_url="https://api.example.com",
    storage=my_token_storage,
    client_id="my-client-id",
    assertion_provider=get_workload_identity_token,
)
```

Option 2: Static pre-built JWT

If you have a static JWT that doesn't need the audience parameter:

```python
provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
    server_url="https://api.example.com",
    storage=my_token_storage,
    client_id="my-client-id",
    assertion_provider=static_assertion_provider(my_prebuilt_jwt),
)
```

Option 3: SDK-signed JWT (for testing/simple setups)

For testing or simple deployments, use SignedJWTParameters.create_assertion_provider():

```python
jwt_params = SignedJWTParameters(
    issuer="my-client-id",
    subject="my-client-id",
    signing_key=private_key_pem,
)
provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
    server_url="https://api.example.com",
    storage=my_token_storage,
    client_id="my-client-id",
    assertion_provider=jwt_params.create_assertion_provider(),
)
```
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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class PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(OAuthClientProvider):
    """OAuth provider for client_credentials grant with private_key_jwt authentication.

    Uses RFC 7523 Section 2.2 for client authentication via JWT assertion.

    The JWT assertion's audience MUST be the authorization server's issuer identifier
    (per RFC 7523bis security updates). The `assertion_provider` callback receives
    this audience value and must return a JWT with that audience. Pass `issuer` to name
    the authorization server this client is registered with: an assertion is then only
    minted once metadata for that issuer has been discovered, and token requests are only
    built from that metadata.

    **Option 1: Pre-built JWT via Workload Identity Federation**

    In production scenarios, the JWT assertion is typically obtained from a workload
    identity provider (e.g., GCP, AWS IAM, Azure AD):

        ```python
        async def get_workload_identity_token(audience: str) -> str:
            # Fetch JWT from your identity provider
            # The JWT's audience must match the provided audience parameter
            return await fetch_token_from_identity_provider(audience=audience)

        provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
            server_url="https://api.example.com",
            storage=my_token_storage,
            client_id="my-client-id",
            assertion_provider=get_workload_identity_token,
        )
        ```

    **Option 2: Static pre-built JWT**

    If you have a static JWT that doesn't need the audience parameter:

        ```python
        provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
            server_url="https://api.example.com",
            storage=my_token_storage,
            client_id="my-client-id",
            assertion_provider=static_assertion_provider(my_prebuilt_jwt),
        )
        ```

    **Option 3: SDK-signed JWT (for testing/simple setups)**

    For testing or simple deployments, use `SignedJWTParameters.create_assertion_provider()`:

        ```python
        jwt_params = SignedJWTParameters(
            issuer="my-client-id",
            subject="my-client-id",
            signing_key=private_key_pem,
        )
        provider = PrivateKeyJWTOAuthProvider(
            server_url="https://api.example.com",
            storage=my_token_storage,
            client_id="my-client-id",
            assertion_provider=jwt_params.create_assertion_provider(),
        )
        ```
    """

    def __init__(
        self,
        server_url: str,
        storage: TokenStorage,
        client_id: str,
        assertion_provider: Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]],
        scope: str | None = None,
        issuer: str | None = None,
    ) -> None:
        """Initialize private_key_jwt OAuth provider.

        Args:
            server_url: The MCP server URL.
            storage: Token storage implementation.
            client_id: The OAuth client ID.
            assertion_provider: Async callback that takes the audience (authorization
                server's issuer identifier) and returns a JWT assertion. Use
                `SignedJWTParameters.create_assertion_provider()` for SDK-signed JWTs,
                `static_assertion_provider()` for pre-built JWTs, or provide your own
                callback for workload identity federation.
            scope: Optional space-separated list of scopes to request.
            issuer: The issuer identifier of the authorization server `client_id` is
                registered with. When set, an assertion is only minted, and token requests
                are only built, once authorization server metadata whose `issuer` is exactly this
                string has been discovered; otherwise the flow stops with `OAuthFlowError`.
                When omitted, whichever authorization server discovery yields is used.
        """
        # Build minimal client_metadata for the base class
        client_metadata = OAuthClientMetadata(
            redirect_uris=None,
            grant_types=["client_credentials"],
            token_endpoint_auth_method="private_key_jwt",
            scope=scope,
        )
        super().__init__(server_url, client_metadata, storage, None, None)
        self._assertion_provider = assertion_provider
        self._issuer = _checked_issuer(issuer)
        # Store client_info to be set during _initialize - no dynamic registration needed
        self._fixed_client_info = OAuthClientInformationFull(
            redirect_uris=None,
            client_id=client_id,
            grant_types=["client_credentials"],
            token_endpoint_auth_method="private_key_jwt",
            scope=scope,
        )

    async def _initialize(self) -> None:
        """Load stored tokens and set pre-configured client_info."""
        self.context.current_tokens = await self.context.storage.get_tokens()
        self.context.client_info = self._fixed_client_info
        self._initialized = True

    def _select_authorization_server(self, advertised: list[str]) -> str:
        return _preferred_authorization_server(advertised, self._issuer)

    async def _perform_authorization(self) -> httpx2.Request:
        """Perform client_credentials authorization with private_key_jwt."""
        return await self._exchange_token_client_credentials()

    async def _add_client_authentication_jwt(self, *, token_data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
        """Add JWT assertion for client authentication to token endpoint parameters."""
        if not self.context.oauth_metadata:
            raise OAuthFlowError("Missing OAuth metadata for private_key_jwt flow")  # pragma: no cover

        # Audience MUST be the issuer identifier of the authorization server
        # https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-oauth-rfc7523bis-01
        audience = str(self.context.oauth_metadata.issuer)
        assertion = await self._assertion_provider(audience)

        # RFC 7523 Section 2.2: client authentication via JWT
        token_data["client_assertion"] = assertion
        token_data["client_assertion_type"] = "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer"

    async def _exchange_token_client_credentials(self) -> httpx2.Request:
        """Build token exchange request for client_credentials grant with private_key_jwt."""
        _require_metadata_for_configured_issuer(self.context, self._issuer)

        token_data: dict[str, Any] = {
            "grant_type": "client_credentials",
        }

        headers: dict[str, str] = {"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}

        # Add JWT client authentication (RFC 7523 Section 2.2)
        await self._add_client_authentication_jwt(token_data=token_data)

        if self.context.should_include_resource_param(self.context.protocol_version):
            token_data["resource"] = self.context.get_resource_url()

        if self.context.client_metadata.scope:
            token_data["scope"] = self.context.client_metadata.scope

        token_url = self._get_token_endpoint()
        return httpx2.Request("POST", token_url, data=token_data, headers=headers)

__init__

__init__(
    server_url: str,
    storage: TokenStorage,
    client_id: str,
    assertion_provider: Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]],
    scope: str | None = None,
    issuer: str | None = None,
) -> None

Initialize private_key_jwt OAuth provider.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
server_url str

The MCP server URL.

required
storage TokenStorage

Token storage implementation.

required
client_id str

The OAuth client ID.

required
assertion_provider Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]]

Async callback that takes the audience (authorization server's issuer identifier) and returns a JWT assertion. Use SignedJWTParameters.create_assertion_provider() for SDK-signed JWTs, static_assertion_provider() for pre-built JWTs, or provide your own callback for workload identity federation.

required
scope str | None

Optional space-separated list of scopes to request.

None
issuer str | None

The issuer identifier of the authorization server client_id is registered with. When set, an assertion is only minted, and token requests are only built, once authorization server metadata whose issuer is exactly this string has been discovered; otherwise the flow stops with OAuthFlowError. When omitted, whichever authorization server discovery yields is used.

None
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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def __init__(
    self,
    server_url: str,
    storage: TokenStorage,
    client_id: str,
    assertion_provider: Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]],
    scope: str | None = None,
    issuer: str | None = None,
) -> None:
    """Initialize private_key_jwt OAuth provider.

    Args:
        server_url: The MCP server URL.
        storage: Token storage implementation.
        client_id: The OAuth client ID.
        assertion_provider: Async callback that takes the audience (authorization
            server's issuer identifier) and returns a JWT assertion. Use
            `SignedJWTParameters.create_assertion_provider()` for SDK-signed JWTs,
            `static_assertion_provider()` for pre-built JWTs, or provide your own
            callback for workload identity federation.
        scope: Optional space-separated list of scopes to request.
        issuer: The issuer identifier of the authorization server `client_id` is
            registered with. When set, an assertion is only minted, and token requests
            are only built, once authorization server metadata whose `issuer` is exactly this
            string has been discovered; otherwise the flow stops with `OAuthFlowError`.
            When omitted, whichever authorization server discovery yields is used.
    """
    # Build minimal client_metadata for the base class
    client_metadata = OAuthClientMetadata(
        redirect_uris=None,
        grant_types=["client_credentials"],
        token_endpoint_auth_method="private_key_jwt",
        scope=scope,
    )
    super().__init__(server_url, client_metadata, storage, None, None)
    self._assertion_provider = assertion_provider
    self._issuer = _checked_issuer(issuer)
    # Store client_info to be set during _initialize - no dynamic registration needed
    self._fixed_client_info = OAuthClientInformationFull(
        redirect_uris=None,
        client_id=client_id,
        grant_types=["client_credentials"],
        token_endpoint_auth_method="private_key_jwt",
        scope=scope,
    )