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MCPTool: No way to pass dynamic bearer tokens for MCP server authentication
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## Description
When using `MCPTool` from `azure-ai-projects` to connect to an MCP server that requires bearer token authentication, there's no viable way to pass dynamic tokens that are generated at runtime.
## Current Behavior
Passing an `Authorization` header directly to `MCPTool` results in:
```
HttpResponseError: (invalid_payload) Headers that can include sensitive information are not allowed in the headers property for MCP tools. Use project_connection_id instead.
```
## Problem
The suggested alternative `project_connection_id` references a pre-configured connection in the Azure AI Foundry project. However, this approach doesn't work for scenarios where:
1. Bearer tokens are generated dynamically at runtime
2. Tokens have short expiration times and need to be refreshed frequently
3. The authentication flow is handled by the client application, not by Azure
## Expected Behavior
There should be a way to pass dynamic authentication headers to MCP servers, such as:
1. Allow sensitive headers when explicitly opted-in (e.g., `allow_sensitive_headers=True`)
2. Support a callback/function that provides the token at request time
3. Support inline token refresh mechanisms
## Code Example
```python
from azure.ai.projects.models import MCPTool
# This fails with the error above
mcp_tool = MCPTool(
server_label="custom-mcp",
server_url="https://example.com/api/mcp",
require_approval="never",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {dynamic_token}"},
)
```
## Environment
- Package: `azure-ai-projects>=2.0.0b1`
- Python: 3.x
## Additional Context
This limitation prevents using `MCPTool` with any MCP server that requires client-generated bearer tokens for authentication.
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Direzione di ricerca
Inizia con l’utilizzo di MCPTool e il comportamento di validazione di sensitive-header descritti nell’issue, quindi traccia il modo in cui vengono gestiti headers e project_connection_id. Il lavoro è completato quando MCP servers possono ricevere bearer tokens generati dal client che possono essere rinnovati a runtime senza esporre sensitive headers non supportati.
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- Stack tecnologico
- azure, python
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- api, authentication, backend
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- Più di una settimana
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- Ferma
- Chiarezza
- Abbastanza chiara
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- 35/100