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).
Example
provider = ClientCredentialsOAuthProvider(
server_url="https://api.example.com",
storage=my_token_storage,
client_id="my-client-id",
client_secret="my-client-secret",
)
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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__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,
) -> 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
|
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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static_assertion_provider
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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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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create_assertion_provider
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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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.
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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__init__
__init__(
server_url: str,
storage: TokenStorage,
client_id: str,
assertion_provider: Callable[[str], Awaitable[str]],
scope: 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
|
required |
scope
|
str | None
|
Optional space-separated list of scopes to request. |
None
|
Source code in src/mcp/client/auth/extensions/client_credentials.py
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