all: client side OAuth support (#785)

This PR introduces client-side OAuth support.

# Overall design philosophy

The main new interface introduced to support client-side OAuth is the
`OAuthHandler`. Contrary to its counter-parts in some other SDKs, it is
intentionally small and generic so that it can support most of the OAuth
authorization flow variants. The main `mcp` package purposefully
delegates almost all auth handling to `OAuthHandler` implementations.
This way, the `mcp` package continues to be largely OAuth agnostic.

The `auth` package comes with a default `OAuthHandler` implementation –
`AuthorizationCodeHandler`, which implements the authorization flow
for the `authorization_code` grant type, as defined in the [MCP
specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/authorization).
It is expected that the `OAuthHandler` implementation granularity will
be roughly per grant type, as this parameter influences the
authorization flow the most.

# Detailed design

## `OAuthHandler` (auth/client.go)

The main interface for the integration consists of two methods:

```go
type OAuthHandler interface {
	// TokenSource returns a token source to be used for outgoing requests.
	// Returned token source might be nil. In that case, the transport will not
	// add any authorization headers to the request.
	TokenSource(context.Context) (oauth2.TokenSource, error)

	// Authorize is called when an HTTP request results in an error that may
	// be addressed by the authorization flow (currently 401 Unauthorized and 403 Forbidden).
	// It is responsible for performing the OAuth flow to obtain an access token.
	// The arguments are the request that failed and the response that was received for it.
	// The headers of the request are available, but the body will have already been consumed
	// when Authorize is called.
	// If the returned error is nil, TokenSource is expected to return a non-nil token source.
	// After a successful call to Authorize, the HTTP request will be retried by the transport.
	// The function is responsible for closing the response body.
	Authorize(context.Context, *http.Request, *http.Response) error
}
```

`StreamableClientTransport` accepts this interface as a field and uses
the `TokenSource` method to add an `Authorization: Bearer` header to
outgoing requests to the MCP server. If the request fails with `401:
Unauthorized` or `403: Forbidden`, the transport calls `Authorize` to
perform the authorization flow. If `Authorize` returns a non-nil error,
the request is retried once. `Authorize` errors do not result in
termination of the client session (unless they happen during
connection initialization), as some OAuth flows are multi-legged and it should be
acceptable to retry for example when the authorization grant was
received.

*Note:* There was already an `OAuthHandler` type defined as part of a
previous iteration of OAuth support. It was renamed to
`OAuthHandlerLegacy`. This is the only backwards incompatible API change
in the experimental client `auth` part (protected by the
`mcp_go_client_oauth` Go build tag). The cost of replacing previous
usages is deemed worthwhile to maintain clear naming, under the
assumption that the experimental client `auth` part was not widely used.

## `AuthorizationCodeHandler` (auth/authorization_code.go)

This is the `OAuthHandler` implementation that fulfills the [MCP
specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/authorization).
In particular, in supports:

- Protected Resource Metadata discovery and fetching
- Authorization Server Metadata discovery and fetching
- Client registration
  - OpenID Connect metadata document
  - Pre-registration
  - Dynamic Client Registration
- PKCE
- `client_secret_post`, `client_secret_basic` token endpoint
auth methods
- Automatic refresh of tokens

### Authorization Server redirect

As part of the flow for the `authorization_code` grant type, the client
needs to point the user to the authorization URL, so that they confirm
the access request. This design proposes that it will be supported via a
pluggable dependency that will initiate this process in an
application-specific way:

```go
type AuthorizationCodeHandler struct {
	...

	// AuthorizationCodeFetcher is a required function called to initiate the authorization flow.
	// It is responsible for opening the URL in a browser for the user to start the authorization process.
	// It should return the authorization code and state once the Authorization Server
	// redirects back to the RedirectURL.
	AuthorizationCodeFetcher func(ctx context.Context, args *AuthorizationArgs) (*AuthorizationResult, error)

	...
}
```

The function is supposed perform any application specific logic to handle the redirect
from the Authorization Server and return the resulting code and state.

## `oauthex` changes

Some additional/adjusted building blocks that may be useful when
creating `OAuthHandler` implementations are present in the `oauthex`
package:

- `auth_meta.go`: Authorization Server Metadata utilities:
  - `GetAuthServerMeta`: get Authorization Server Metadata from a URL
- `dcr.go`: Dynamic Client Registration utilities (unchanged)
- `resource_meta.go`: Protected Resource Metadata utilities:
- `GetProtectedResourceMetadata`: get Protected Resource Metadata from a
URL
  - `ParseWWWAuthenticate` – as per name (unchanged)
- [deprecated] `GetProtectedResourceMetadataFromID` and
`GetProtectedResourceMetadataFromHeader` in favor of more generic
`GetProtectedResourceMetadata`. They will be kept under the Go build tag
and removed one version of the SDK in the future.
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// Copyright 2026 The Go MCP SDK Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by the license
// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
//go:build mcp_go_client_oauth
package oauthtest
import (
"crypto/rand"
"crypto/sha256"
"encoding/base64"
"encoding/json"
"errors"
"fmt"
"io"
"maps"
"net/http"
"net/http/httptest"
"slices"
"testing"
internaljson "github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/internal/json"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/oauthex"
)
type ClientInfo struct {
Secret string
RedirectURIs []string
}
type MetadataEndpointConfig struct {
// Whether to serve the OAuth Authorization Server Metadata at
// /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server + issuerPath.
ServeOAuthInsertedEndpoint bool
// Whether to serve the OAuth Authorization Server Metadata at
// /.well-known/openid-configuration + issuerPath.
ServeOpenIDInsertedEndpoint bool
// Whether to serve the OAuth Authorization Server Metadata at
// issuerPath + /.well-known/openid-configuration.
// Should be used when issuerPath is not empty.
ServeOpenIDAppendedEndpoint bool
}
type RegistrationConfig struct {
// Whether the client ID metadata document is supported.
ClientIDMetadataDocumentSupported bool
// PreregisteredClients is a map of valid ClientIDs to ClientSecrets.
PreregisteredClients map[string]ClientInfo
// Whether dynamic client registration is enabled.
DynamicClientRegistrationEnabled bool
}
// Config holds configuration for FakeAuthorizationServer.
type Config struct {
// The optional path component of the issuer URL.
// If non-empty, it should start with a "/". It should not end with a "/".
// It affects the paths of the server endpoints.
IssuerPath string
// Configuration of the metadata endpoint.
MetadataEndpointConfig *MetadataEndpointConfig
// Configuration for client registration.
RegistrationConfig *RegistrationConfig
}
// FakeAuthorizationServer is a fake OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server for testing.
type FakeAuthorizationServer struct {
server *httptest.Server
Mux *http.ServeMux
config Config
clients map[string]ClientInfo
codes map[string]codeInfo
}
type codeInfo struct {
CodeChallenge string
}
// NewFakeAuthorizationServer creates a new FakeAuthorizationServer.
// The server is simple and should not be used outside of testing.
// It supports:
// - Only the authorization Code Grant
// - PKCE verification
// - Client tracking & dynamic registration
// - Client authentication
func NewFakeAuthorizationServer(config Config) *FakeAuthorizationServer {
s := &FakeAuthorizationServer{
Mux: http.NewServeMux(),
config: config,
codes: make(map[string]codeInfo),
}
if config.RegistrationConfig != nil {
s.clients = maps.Clone(config.RegistrationConfig.PreregisteredClients)
}
if s.clients == nil {
s.clients = make(map[string]ClientInfo)
}
s.Mux.HandleFunc(s.config.IssuerPath+"/authorize", s.handleAuthorize)
s.Mux.HandleFunc(s.config.IssuerPath+"/token", s.handleToken)
if config.MetadataEndpointConfig != nil {
if config.MetadataEndpointConfig.ServeOAuthInsertedEndpoint {
s.Mux.HandleFunc("/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server"+s.config.IssuerPath, s.handleMetadata)
}
if config.MetadataEndpointConfig.ServeOpenIDInsertedEndpoint {
s.Mux.HandleFunc("/.well-known/openid-configuration"+s.config.IssuerPath, s.handleMetadata)
}
if config.MetadataEndpointConfig.ServeOpenIDAppendedEndpoint && s.config.IssuerPath != "" {
s.Mux.HandleFunc(s.config.IssuerPath+"/.well-known/openid-configuration", s.handleMetadata)
}
} else {
// Serve the default OAuth endpoint.
s.Mux.HandleFunc("/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server", s.handleMetadata)
}
if config.RegistrationConfig != nil && config.RegistrationConfig.DynamicClientRegistrationEnabled {
s.Mux.HandleFunc(s.config.IssuerPath+"/register", s.handleRegister)
}
s.server = httptest.NewUnstartedServer(s.Mux)
return s
}
// Start starts the HTTP server and registers a cleanup function on t to close the server.
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) Start(t testing.TB) {
s.server.Start()
t.Cleanup(s.server.Close)
}
// URL returns the base URL of the server (Issuer).
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) URL() string {
return s.server.URL
}
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) handleMetadata(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
cimdSupported := false
var registrationEndpoint string
if s.config.RegistrationConfig != nil {
cimdSupported = s.config.RegistrationConfig.ClientIDMetadataDocumentSupported
if s.config.RegistrationConfig.DynamicClientRegistrationEnabled {
registrationEndpoint = s.URL() + s.config.IssuerPath + "/register"
}
}
meta := &oauthex.AuthServerMeta{
Issuer: s.URL() + s.config.IssuerPath,
AuthorizationEndpoint: s.URL() + s.config.IssuerPath + "/authorize",
TokenEndpoint: s.URL() + s.config.IssuerPath + "/token",
RegistrationEndpoint: registrationEndpoint,
ResponseTypesSupported: []string{"code"},
CodeChallengeMethodsSupported: []string{"S256"},
ClientIDMetadataDocumentSupported: cimdSupported,
TokenEndpointAuthMethodsSupported: []string{"client_secret_post", "client_secret_basic"},
}
// Set CORS headers for cross-origin client discovery.
w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, OPTIONS")
w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type")
// Handle CORS preflight requests
if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
return
}
// Only GET allowed for metadata retrieval
if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
return
}
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(meta); err != nil {
http.Error(w, "Failed to encode metadata", http.StatusInternalServerError)
return
}
}
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) handleRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
return
}
var metadata oauthex.ClientRegistrationMetadata
body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
if err != nil {
http.Error(w, "failed to read request body", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
if err := internaljson.Unmarshal(body, &metadata); err != nil {
http.Error(w, "failed to parse request", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
clientID := rand.Text()
ci := ClientInfo{
Secret: rand.Text(),
RedirectURIs: metadata.RedirectURIs,
}
s.clients[clientID] = ci
metadata.TokenEndpointAuthMethod = "client_secret_basic"
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(&oauthex.ClientRegistrationResponse{
ClientID: clientID,
ClientSecret: ci.Secret,
ClientRegistrationMetadata: metadata,
})
}
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) handleAuthorize(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
return
}
clientID := r.URL.Query().Get("client_id")
clientInfo, ok := s.clients[clientID]
if !ok {
http.Error(w, "unknown client_id", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
redirectURI := r.URL.Query().Get("redirect_uri")
if redirectURI == "" {
http.Error(w, "missing redirect_uri", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
if !slices.Contains(clientInfo.RedirectURIs, redirectURI) {
http.Error(w, "invalid redirect_uri", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
codeChallenge := r.URL.Query().Get("code_challenge")
if codeChallenge == "" {
http.Error(w, "missing code_challenge", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
code := rand.Text()
s.codes[code] = codeInfo{
CodeChallenge: codeChallenge,
}
state := r.URL.Query().Get("state")
redirectURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s?code=%s&state=%s", redirectURI, code, state)
http.Redirect(w, r, redirectURL, http.StatusFound)
}
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) handleToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
http.Error(w, "failed to parse form", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
return
}
if err := s.authenticateClient(r); err != nil {
http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusUnauthorized)
return
}
if r.Form.Get("grant_type") != "authorization_code" {
http.Error(w, "invalid grant_type", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
code := r.Form.Get("code")
if code == "" {
http.Error(w, "missing code", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
codeInfo, ok := s.codes[code]
if !ok {
http.Error(w, "unknown authorization code", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
verifier := r.Form.Get("code_verifier")
if verifier == "" {
http.Error(w, "missing code_verifier", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
sha := sha256.Sum256([]byte(verifier))
expectedChallenge := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(sha[:])
if expectedChallenge != codeInfo.CodeChallenge {
http.Error(w, "PKCE verification failed", http.StatusBadRequest)
return
}
w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
"access_token": "test_access_token",
"token_type": "Bearer",
"expires_in": 3600,
})
}
func (s *FakeAuthorizationServer) authenticateClient(r *http.Request) error {
clientID, clientSecret, ok := r.BasicAuth()
if !ok {
clientID = r.Form.Get("client_id")
clientSecret = r.Form.Get("client_secret")
}
clientInfo, ok := s.clients[clientID]
if !ok || clientInfo.Secret != clientSecret {
return errors.New("client not found")
}
return nil
}