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OAuth Config (Optional) for Remotes

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Description

An optional, OAuth server configuration could help here as well specifically for those MCP authorizations servers that do not support Dynamic Client Registration.

Described in the spec, Clients could hardcode the ClientId for the authorization server.

The metadata in the registry can help guide consumers a ClientId is expected for the specific MCP server as well as where to acquire it, usually link to service provider developer portals.

For reference see issue - https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/247759 and also briefly touched on DCR topic and clientId acquisition in the blog

The shape of this could be inspired from OAS and/or PRM

Created for tracking from PR comment - https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/pull/3/files/e9ad7352dd35f905e6216b94cf760d6bd124d8a0#r2077901936

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Research direction

Start with the linked MCP authorization specification, the OAS and PRM references, and the PR comment that prompted this issue; no repository files or tests are named. The work is done when the optional client-ID and provider metadata shape, acquisition guidance, and registry behavior are agreed and implemented.

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Assessment

Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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