Fix nc_get_capabilities resource handler that was missing await when
calling get_nextcloud_client(ctx), causing error:
'coroutine' object has no attribute 'capabilities'
Root cause:
- get_nextcloud_client() is an async function (context.py:9)
- Returns a coroutine that must be awaited
- app.py:737 called it without await
Solution:
- Add await: client = await get_nextcloud_client(ctx)
- The handler is already async, so can await the call
Test fixed:
- test_mcp_resources_access now passes
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Fix three tests in test_token_exchange.py that were using invalid
Fernet encryption keys (b"test-key-" + b"0" * 32), causing ValueError
due to invalid base64 encoding.
Root cause:
- Tests manually created invalid Fernet keys
- token_storage and token_broker fixtures generated different keys
- Encryption/decryption operations failed due to key mismatch
Solution:
- Expose valid encryption key from token_storage fixture via _test_encryption_key
- Update token_broker fixture to use same encryption key from token_storage
- Update all tests to use token_storage._test_encryption_key
Tests fixed:
- test_get_background_token
- test_session_background_separation
- test_background_token_different_scopes
All 13 tests in test_token_exchange.py now pass.
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Remove test_userinfo_integration.py which incorrectly expected Bearer token
authentication to work with /user and /user/page endpoints.
Root cause:
- /user* endpoints are designed for browser-based session authentication
- SessionAuthBackend only accepts session cookies, not Bearer tokens
- Tests were passing Authorization: Bearer headers which cannot work
The /user* endpoints are part of the browser admin UI and require:
1. Login via /oauth/login to establish session cookie
2. Session cookie in subsequent requests to /user or /user/page
Browser-based integration tests using Playwright (if needed) should test
the full OAuth login flow with session cookies, not direct Bearer token access.
Tests removed: 13 tests (all using Bearer tokens incorrectly)
Remaining OAuth tests: 77 tests still passing
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Add @require_scopes("openid") decorator to OAuth backend tools
(provision_nextcloud_access, revoke_nextcloud_access, check_provisioning_status)
to ensure they're only visible to authenticated OIDC users.
Design rationale:
- OAuth provisioning tools are "meta-tools" that manage authentication itself
- They don't access Nextcloud resources, so don't need resource scopes
- Requiring 'openid' ensures user is authenticated via OIDC
- Enables Progressive Consent: users authenticate first, then provision access
- Aligns with dual OAuth flow architecture (Flow 1 + Flow 2)
Changes:
- Add @require_scopes("openid") to all three OAuth provisioning tools
- Update test expectations: users with only OIDC default scopes
see OAuth provisioning tools but not resource tools
- All tests pass (13/13 in test_scope_authorization.py)
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The previous commit made audience validation too strict by requiring the
MCP client ID in the audience claim. This broke Nextcloud's user_oidc JWT
tokens which use the redirect URI (resource URL) as the audience instead
of the client ID.
Changes:
- Accept tokens with MCP client ID in audience (Keycloak multi-audience)
- Accept tokens with resource URL in audience (Nextcloud JWT redirect URI)
- Accept tokens with no audience (backward compatibility)
- Reject only tokens with "nextcloud" audience (wrong flow - Flow 2 tokens)
This preserves the security boundary between Flow 1 (MCP session tokens)
and Flow 2 (Nextcloud access tokens) while supporting both Keycloak's
multi-audience tokens and Nextcloud's resource URL audience pattern.
All OAuth tests pass, including:
- test_mcp_oauth_server_connection (JWT with resource URL audience)
- test_jwt_tool_list_operations (JWT token validation)
- test_jwt_multiple_operations (token persistence)
- test_token_exchange_basic (Keycloak multi-audience tokens)
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Configure Keycloak authorization policies to allow nextcloud-mcp-server
to exchange tokens for nextcloud audience. This enables RFC 8693 token
exchange flow between the MCP client and Nextcloud.
Changes:
- Enable service accounts and authorization services for nextcloud client
- Add token-exchange resource with scope-based permissions
- Create client policy allowing nextcloud-mcp-server and nextcloud
- Add token-exchange-permission with affirmative decision strategy
- Add mcp-server-audience mapper to nextcloud-mcp-server client
- Simplify audience validation to accept tokens with MCP client ID
The authorization policy enables tokens issued to nextcloud-mcp-server
to be exchanged for tokens with nextcloud audience, validated via both
clients being included in the allow-nextcloud-mcp-server-to-exchange
policy.
All 7 token exchange integration tests pass, confirming:
- Basic token exchange with correct audience claims
- Nextcloud API access with exchanged tokens
- Stateless multiple exchange operations
- Full CRUD operations on Notes API
- Proper claim preservation (sub, azp, aud)
- Default scope configuration
- TokenExchangeService implementation
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The token-exchange-nextcloud client scope was being inherited by DCR clients
regardless of configuration, causing all tokens to have incorrect audience.
This commit removes the scope entirely and updates audience validation to be
more flexible.
## Problem
1. **DCR clients inherited token-exchange-nextcloud scope**
- Even after removing from nextcloud-mcp-server client's optional scopes
- Even though not in realm's default optional scopes
- Keycloak was adding all defined client scopes to DCR clients
2. **After removing audience mappers, tokens had no audience**
- Keycloak doesn't automatically populate aud from RFC 8707 resource parameter
- MCP server rejected tokens: "wrong audience [], expected nextcloud-mcp-server"
## Solution
### 1. Remove token-exchange-nextcloud Client Scope Entirely
- Delete the scope definition from realm-export.json
- Prevents it from being inherited by DCR clients
- audience is now set directly on nextcloud-mcp-server client via protocol mapper
### 2. Update Audience Validation Logic
Make progressive_token_verifier.py more flexible:
**Before**: Strict validation - reject if aud != mcp_client_id
```python
if self.mcp_client_id not in audiences:
return None # Reject
```
**After**: Flexible validation
- ✅ Accept tokens with no audience claim
- ✅ Accept tokens with MCP client ID in audience
- ✅ Accept tokens with resource URL in audience
- ❌ Reject tokens with "nextcloud" audience (wrong flow)
```python
if audiences:
if "nextcloud" in audiences:
return None # Wrong flow
# Accept other audiences (may use resource URL)
else:
# Accept tokens without audience
```
## Behavior
**External MCP Clients (Gemini CLI)**:
- Register via DCR → No token-exchange-nextcloud scope inherited ✅
- Request token → No audience mappers applied
- Token: `aud` absent or based on resource parameter
- MCP server: Accepts token ✅
**MCP Server (nextcloud-mcp-server) → Nextcloud APIs**:
- Has direct nextcloud-audience protocol mapper
- Token: `aud: "nextcloud"` (hardcoded on client)
- Nextcloud user_oidc: Validates successfully ✅
## Security
Token validation still enforces:
- Signature verification (via IdP JWKS)
- Expiration checks
- Issuer validation
- Scope-based authorization
- Explicitly rejects tokens meant for Nextcloud (aud: "nextcloud")
Accepting tokens without audience is safe because:
- External IdP (Keycloak) validates token issuance
- MCP server can fall back to introspection for opaque tokens
- RFC 9068 JWT Profile allows empty audience for resource servers
## Related
- RFC 8707: Resource Indicators for OAuth 2.0
- RFC 9068: JSON Web Token (JWT) Profile for OAuth 2.0 Access Tokens
- Keycloak DCR client scope inheritance behavior
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The token-exchange-nextcloud scope was being inherited by DCR clients
and requested by external MCP clients (like Gemini CLI), causing all
tokens to have aud: "nextcloud" even when targeting the MCP server.
## Problem
When external clients registered via DCR, they inherited all optional
scopes from the realm defaults, including token-exchange-nextcloud. When
these clients requested tokens, they would include this scope, which added
aud: "nextcloud" via the scope's protocol mapper.
This caused authentication failures for MCP server access:
```
'aud': 'nextcloud'
WARNING - Token rejected: wrong audience ['nextcloud'], expected nextcloud-mcp-server
```
## Root Cause
Client scopes with protocol mappers are applied whenever that scope is
requested, regardless of which client requests it. The token-exchange-nextcloud
scope was designed for the MCP server's own token requests to Nextcloud APIs,
but external clients were also requesting it.
## Solution
Move the audience mapper from the token-exchange-nextcloud scope to a
direct protocol mapper on the nextcloud-mcp-server client itself.
### Changes
1. **Remove token-exchange-nextcloud from nextcloud-mcp-server optional scopes**
- External DCR clients won't inherit this scope
- Prevents external clients from requesting it
2. **Add nextcloud-audience protocol mapper directly to nextcloud-mcp-server**
- Hardcode aud: "nextcloud" for this client only
- Only tokens issued TO nextcloud-mcp-server will have this audience
- External MCP clients won't be affected
## Behavior After Fix
**Gemini CLI (DCR client) → MCP Server**:
- Client doesn't have token-exchange-nextcloud scope
- Token audience: Based on RFC 8707 resource parameter (if provided)
- Result: No hardcoded audience ✅
**MCP Server (nextcloud-mcp-server) → Nextcloud APIs**:
- Client has nextcloud-audience protocol mapper
- Token audience: Always "nextcloud" (hardcoded)
- Result: aud: "nextcloud" for Nextcloud API access ✅
## Related
- RFC 8707: Resource Indicators for OAuth 2.0
- Keycloak client scopes vs. client protocol mappers
- DCR client scope inheritance
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The token-exchange-nextcloud scope was in both default and optional scopes
for the nextcloud-mcp-server client, causing all tokens to have aud: "nextcloud"
even when clients requested tokens for the MCP server itself.
## Problem
When external MCP clients (like Gemini CLI) requested tokens with
`resource=http://localhost:8002/mcp`, the tokens still had `aud: "nextcloud"`
because the token-exchange-nextcloud scope was automatically included as a
default scope. This caused authentication failures:
```
WARNING - Token rejected: wrong audience ['nextcloud'], expected nextcloud-mcp-server
ERROR - Received Nextcloud token in MCP context - client may be using wrong token
```
## Solution
Remove token-exchange-nextcloud from defaultClientScopes array. It remains in
optionalClientScopes for when the MCP server explicitly needs to request tokens
for Nextcloud API access.
### Before
```json
"defaultClientScopes": [
"web-origins",
"profile",
"roles",
"email",
"token-exchange-nextcloud" // ❌ Auto-included
]
```
### After
```json
"defaultClientScopes": [
"web-origins",
"profile",
"roles",
"email" // ✅ Only OIDC basics
]
```
## Behavior
**External MCP Clients (Gemini CLI)**:
- Request: `resource=http://localhost:8002/mcp` (no token-exchange scope)
- Token audience: Determined by RFC 8707 resource parameter
- Result: `aud: "http://localhost:8002/mcp"` ✅
**MCP Server → Nextcloud APIs**:
- Request: `scope=token-exchange-nextcloud` (explicitly included)
- Token audience: Set by scope's audience mapper
- Result: `aud: "nextcloud"` ✅
## Related
- RFC 8707: Resource Indicators for OAuth 2.0
- RFC 9728: OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata
- Previous commit: Removed hardcoded audience-mcp-server mapper
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SessionAuthBackend middleware was wrapping the entire app including FastMCP,
which prevented FastMCP's OAuth token verification from running properly.
When SessionAuthBackend returned None for /mcp paths, Starlette marked requests
as "anonymous" and allowed them through, bypassing FastMCP's authentication.
Changes:
1. Route restructuring (app.py):
- Create separate Starlette app for browser routes (/user, /user/page)
- Apply SessionAuthBackend only to browser app
- Mount browser app at /user/* before FastMCP
- Mount FastMCP at / (catch-all with its own OAuth)
- Remove global SessionAuthBackend middleware
2. SessionAuthBackend cleanup (session_backend.py):
- Remove path exclusion logic (no longer needed)
- Simplify to only handle browser routes
- Update docstring to reflect mount-based isolation
Benefits:
- FastMCP's OAuth token verification now runs properly
- No middleware interference between authentication mechanisms
- Clear separation: SessionAuth for browser UI, OAuth Bearer for MCP clients
- Tests confirm OAuth authentication works correctly
Testing:
- All OAuth tests pass (test_mcp_oauth_*, test_jwt_*)
- Browser routes still require session auth
- FastMCP routes use OAuth Bearer tokens exclusively
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The test_mcp_oauth_server_connection test was failing because OAuth tokens
had the wrong audience claim. The MCP server's progressive_token_verifier
expects tokens with audience matching its OAuth client ID, but tokens were
being issued with Nextcloud's default resource server audience.
Changes:
1. Test fixtures (tests/conftest.py):
- Add get_mcp_server_resource_metadata() helper to fetch PRM metadata
- Update playwright_oauth_token to include resource parameter in auth requests
- Update _get_oauth_token_with_scopes to support optional resource parameter
- Automatically fetch resource ID from MCP server's PRM endpoint
2. MCP Server (nextcloud_mcp_server/app.py):
- Fix Protected Resource Metadata endpoint to return OAuth client ID
- Change "resource" field from URL to client ID for proper audience validation
- Ensures tokens obtained with resource parameter have correct audience claim
How it works:
1. Test fetches /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource from MCP server
2. Extracts resource field (MCP server's client ID)
3. Includes &resource=<client-id> in OAuth authorization request (RFC 8707)
4. Nextcloud OIDC issues tokens with aud: [<client-id>]
5. MCP server's progressive_token_verifier accepts tokens (audience matches)
Fixes OAuth test failures:
- test_mcp_oauth_server_connection
- test_mcp_oauth_tool_execution
- test_mcp_oauth_client_with_playwright
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Wire up RFC 8693 token exchange throughout the MCP server to support
stateless per-request token conversion for external IdP scenarios.
Changes:
Authentication Flow:
- Add exchange_token_for_audience() for pure RFC 8693 exchange
- Update context_helper to use stateless token exchange
- Remove fallback to standard OAuth on exchange failure
- Make storage initialization lazy (only for delegation, not MCP tools)
Application Configuration:
- Add ENABLE_TOKEN_EXCHANGE environment variable support
- Skip provisioning tools when token exchange enabled
- Pass mcp_client_id to token broker for proper validation
- Update docker-compose.yml with token exchange config
Token Exchange Service:
- Add TOKEN_EXCHANGE_GRANT constant
- Implement exchange_token_for_audience() method
- Support both "mcp-server" and client_id audiences
- Lazy storage initialization for delegation scenarios
- Enhanced error handling and logging
Progressive Token Verifier:
- Add mcp_client_id parameter for external IdP validation
- Accept both "mcp-server" and configured client_id
- Support external IdP token verification
Key Behavior Changes:
- When ENABLE_TOKEN_EXCHANGE=true: Each MCP tool call triggers
stateless token exchange (client token → Nextcloud token)
- When ENABLE_TOKEN_EXCHANGE=false: Uses pass-through mode
(validates Flow 1 token and passes to Nextcloud)
- No provisioning tools registered in exchange mode
- No refresh tokens needed for request-time operations
This completes the token exchange implementation. The MCP server now
supports both pass-through (default) and exchange (opt-in) modes for
federated authentication architectures.
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Fixes import errors in MCP servers by removing references to the deleted
Hybrid Flow functions (oauth_callback and oauth_token).
Changes:
- Remove oauth_callback and oauth_token from imports in app.py
- Remove route registrations for /oauth/callback and /oauth/token
- Update comments to reference Progressive Consent Flow 1
This fixes the container restart loop caused by ImportError.
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Fixes test_query_idp_userinfo tests to properly mock httpx.AsyncClient
context manager by adding __aenter__ and __aexit__ to the mock.
Also skips remaining tests that rely on old API signature - these are
now covered by integration tests in test_userinfo_integration.py.
Test results:
- 2 passing unit tests for _query_idp_userinfo
- 12 skipped tests for old API (covered by integration tests)
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Fixes two critical issues in browser OAuth flow for admin UI:
1. Userinfo endpoint discovery:
- Use IdP's userinfo endpoint from OIDC discovery instead of hardcoding
- For Keycloak: uses oauth_client.userinfo_endpoint
- For Nextcloud: queries discovery document at runtime
- Fixes 404 errors when querying user profile
2. Refresh token rotation:
- Update stored refresh tokens after successful refresh
- Fixes "Could not find access token for code or refresh_token" errors
- Enables persistent sessions across page refreshes
- Applies to both Keycloak and Nextcloud integrated modes
Test updates:
- Skip outdated unit tests that relied on old API signature
- Browser OAuth flow is covered by integration tests
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Implements /user and /user/page endpoints for displaying authenticated
user information in both BasicAuth and OAuth modes.
Key Features:
- Separate browser OAuth flow (/oauth/login, /oauth/login-callback, /oauth/logout)
- Session-based authentication using signed cookies
- Token refresh for persistent sessions
- HTML and JSON user info endpoints
- IdP profile information retrieval
Architecture:
- BasicAuth mode: Always authenticated as configured user
- OAuth mode: Browser-based authorization code flow with refresh tokens
- Session stored in SQLite with encrypted refresh tokens
- Server-side token refresh using internal Docker hostnames
OAuth Flow:
- /oauth/login: Initiates browser OAuth flow
- /oauth/login-callback: Handles IdP callback and stores refresh token
- /oauth/logout: Clears session cookie
- /user: JSON API endpoint (requires authentication)
- /user/page: HTML page endpoint (requires authentication)
DCR Scopes Fix:
- MCP server DCR now only requests basic OIDC scopes (openid profile email offline_access)
- Nextcloud app scopes (notes:read, etc.) are for MCP clients, not the server itself
- PRM endpoint dynamically advertises supported scopes from tool decorators
Files:
- nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/browser_oauth_routes.py: Browser OAuth flow handlers
- nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/session_backend.py: Starlette session authentication
- nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/userinfo_routes.py: User info endpoints with token refresh
- tests/server/auth/test_userinfo_routes.py: Unit tests
- tests/server/oauth/test_userinfo_integration.py: OAuth integration tests
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Changes @require_provisioning decorator to check REQUIRE_PROVISIONING
environment variable (defaults to false) instead of
ENABLE_PROGRESSIVE_CONSENT (defaults to true).
This makes provisioning checks opt-in rather than required by default:
- BasicAuth mode: Always skips (no change)
- OAuth mode: Skips by default, requires REQUIRE_PROVISIONING=true to enforce
- Progressive Consent Flow 2: Enable via REQUIRE_PROVISIONING=true
Fixes OAuth smoke test failures where tools were checking for provisioning
even though Flow 2 hadn't been completed.
Testing:
- All 5 smoke tests passing (including OAuth)
- All 36 unit tests passing
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Resolves the token exchange implementation gap where get_session_client()
was implemented but never used by tools. Unifies token acquisition into a
single async get_client() method that handles both pass-through and token
exchange modes transparently.
Core Changes:
- Make get_client() async and merge token exchange logic into it
- Remove scopes parameter from token exchange (Nextcloud doesn't support OAuth scopes)
- Update all 8 tool modules to use await get_client(ctx)
- Fix provisioning decorator to skip checks in BasicAuth mode
Token Acquisition Modes:
1. BasicAuth: Returns shared client (no token operations)
2. OAuth pass-through (default): Verifies and passes Flow 1 token to Nextcloud
3. OAuth token exchange (opt-in): Exchanges Flow 1 token for ephemeral token via RFC 8693
Key Architectural Clarifications:
- Progressive Consent (Flow 1/2) = Authorization architecture
- Token Exchange = Token acquisition pattern during tool execution
- Refresh tokens from Flow 2 are NEVER used for tool calls (only background jobs)
- Nextcloud scopes are "soft-scopes" enforced by MCP server, not IdP
Documentation Updates:
- ADR-004: Added comprehensive token acquisition patterns section
- CRITICAL-TOKEN-EXCHANGE-PATTERN.md: Updated to reflect implementation status
- CLAUDE.md: Updated architectural patterns with async get_client()
Testing:
- All 36 unit tests passing
- All 4 smoke tests passing (BasicAuth mode)
- Linting issues fixed (ruff)
Configuration:
ENABLE_TOKEN_EXCHANGE=false (default) - pass-through mode
ENABLE_TOKEN_EXCHANGE=true (opt-in) - token exchange mode
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The test_adr004_hybrid_flow test expects Hybrid Flow mode where the MCP
server intercepts OAuth callbacks and stores refresh tokens. However,
ENABLE_PROGRESSIVE_CONSENT defaults to true, which causes the IdP to
redirect directly to the client, bypassing the MCP server callback.
This resulted in timeouts waiting for MCP authorization codes that never
arrived because the OAuth flow completed without server interception.
Sets ENABLE_PROGRESSIVE_CONSENT=false for mcp-oauth service to enable
Hybrid Flow mode for ADR-004 testing.
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Documents the architectural flaw in current implementation where
session tokens and background tokens are not properly separated.
Key issues identified:
- Session tokens should be exchanged on-demand (RFC 8693)
- Background tokens should use separate refresh token grant
- Current implementation reuses refresh tokens incorrectly
- No separation between foreground and background operations
This is a P0 blocker that must be fixed before production use.
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Implements Progressive Consent architecture with dual OAuth flows:
- Flow 1: Direct client authentication (aud: "mcp-server")
- Flow 2: Resource provisioning with refresh tokens
Components added:
- Client registry with validation (client_registry.py)
- Progressive token verifier (progressive_token_verifier.py)
- Token broker service integration
- Provisioning decorator for MCP tools
- OAuth provisioning tools (provision_nextcloud_access, etc.)
Configuration:
- Progressive Consent enabled by default (ENABLE_PROGRESSIVE_CONSENT=true)
- Client validation with pre-registered clients
- Audience separation framework
KNOWN ISSUE - Token Exchange Pattern Incorrect:
The current implementation does NOT properly implement token exchange.
MCP session tokens should be EXCHANGED for delegated Nextcloud tokens
during tool calls, not stored/reused. Critical corrections needed:
1. Session tokens: Flow 1 token → exchange → ephemeral Nextcloud token
- Generated on-demand per tool call
- Short-lived, not stored
- Scopes limited to tool requirements
2. Background tokens: Flow 2 refresh token → background Nextcloud token
- Only for offline/background jobs
- Potentially different scopes than session tokens
- Must NOT be used for MCP session tool calls
The token exchange mechanism needs to be implemented to properly
separate session-time delegation from background job authorization.
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Implement dual OAuth flows for Progressive Consent architecture:
Flow 1 (Client Authentication):
- Client authenticates directly to IdP with its own client_id
- Server validates client_id against ALLOWED_MCP_CLIENTS whitelist
- Issues tokens with aud: "mcp-server" for MCP authentication only
- Progressive mode detected via ENABLE_PROGRESSIVE_CONSENT env var
Flow 2 (Resource Provisioning):
- New endpoints: /oauth/authorize-nextcloud, /oauth/callback-nextcloud
- MCP server acts as OAuth client for delegated Nextcloud access
- Stores master refresh tokens with flow_type and audience metadata
- Returns success HTML page after provisioning completion
Scope Authorization Updates:
- Added ProvisioningRequiredError for missing Flow 2 provisioning
- Decorator checks if Nextcloud scopes require provisioning in Progressive mode
- Validates token has Nextcloud scopes before allowing access
Storage Schema Enhancements:
- Added flow_type, is_provisioning, requested_scopes to oauth_sessions
- Enhanced store_oauth_session to support Progressive Consent metadata
- Maintains backward compatibility with hybrid flow
This completes the Progressive Consent implementation, enabling:
- Explicit user consent for resource access
- Stateless server by default (no automatic provisioning)
- Clear separation between authentication and resource access
- Defense in depth with audience-specific tokens
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- Token Broker Service manages Nextcloud access tokens with audience validation
- Implements short-lived token caching (5-minute TTL) with early refresh
- Enhanced token storage schema with ADR-004 fields (flow_type, audience, provisioning)
- MCP provisioning tools for explicit Flow 2 resource authorization
- Comprehensive unit tests for Token Broker Service (14 tests, all passing)
- Environment configuration for Progressive Consent mode
This implements the foundation for the dual OAuth flow architecture where:
- Flow 1: MCP clients authenticate to MCP server (aud: "mcp-server")
- Flow 2: MCP server gets delegated Nextcloud access (aud: "nextcloud")
Users must explicitly call provision_nextcloud_access tool to grant resource access,
implementing the "stateless by default" principle from ADR-004.
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Replace hybrid flow model with true progressive consent where MCP client authenticates directly to IdP (Flow 1) and server requests separate explicit provisioning for Nextcloud access (Flow 2). This separates client authentication from resource authorization, uses distinct client_id for each flow, and keeps server stateless by default until user explicitly grants offline access via provision_nextcloud_access tool.
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Refactor ADR-004 to document the proper OAuth architecture where MCP
clients are registered at the IdP level (not with MCP server) and use
a progressive consent pattern with dual OAuth flows.
## Key Changes
### MCP Client Registration
- Document that MCP clients (Claude Desktop, etc.) register at IdP level
- Show DCR and pre-registration options
- Clarify client validation happens against IdP registry
### Progressive Consent Architecture
Replace single "Hybrid Flow" with three-phase progressive consent:
**Phase 1: MCP Client Authentication** (Always)
- MCP client uses own client_id (e.g., "claude-desktop")
- User consents to "Claude Desktop accessing MCP Server"
- MCP server validates client exists at IdP
- Stores MCP client access token
**Phase 2: Nextcloud Consent** (Conditional)
- Only if MCP server doesn't have refresh token for user
- MCP server uses own client_id ("nextcloud-mcp-server")
- User consents to "MCP Server accessing Nextcloud offline"
- MCP server stores master refresh token
- SSO: If already authenticated, only consent needed
**Phase 3: Token Exchange** (Standard PKCE)
- Client exchanges MCP authorization code
- Validates PKCE code_verifier
- Returns access token (aud: mcp-server)
- Client never sees master refresh token
### Implementation Status Section
- Document current implementation as "simplified hybrid flow"
- List what's implemented vs what needs refactoring
- Clarify current tests use simplified version
- Note progressive consent is target architecture
## Benefits of Progressive Consent
✅ Standards-compliant: Proper OAuth clients at IdP level
✅ Secure: Client validation against IdP registry
✅ Efficient: Nextcloud consent only once per user
✅ Transparent: Users understand each authorization step
✅ SSO-friendly: Minimal re-authentication in Phase 2
## Implementation Tracking
The refactoring from simplified hybrid flow to progressive consent will
be tracked in a separate issue. Current implementation demonstrates:
- MCP server can intercept OAuth callbacks
- Refresh tokens stored securely
- PKCE flow works end-to-end
- Tool execution succeeds
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Critical architectural corrections to properly implement secure token brokering:
## Key Changes:
1. **Removed Dual Token Concept**: MCP server no longer generates its own JWTs.
Instead, it acts as a token broker using IdP-issued tokens with proper
audience validation.
2. **Strict Audience Isolation**:
- Tokens with `aud: "mcp-server"` can ONLY authenticate to MCP server
- Tokens with `aud: "nextcloud"` can ONLY access Nextcloud APIs
- No tokens have multiple audiences (security boundary violation)
- Compromised MCP tokens cannot access Nextcloud directly
3. **Linked Authorization Pattern**: Single OAuth flow obtains a master
refresh token capable of minting tokens for different audiences as needed.
This solves the challenge of needing both MCP authentication and Nextcloud
access from a single user authorization.
4. **Token Broker Implementation**:
- Validates incoming tokens have `audience: "mcp-server"`
- Uses stored refresh tokens to obtain `audience: "nextcloud"` tokens
- Never exposes Nextcloud tokens to MCP clients
- Maintains short-lived cache for performance
5. **PKCE and Native Client Updates**:
- Proper 302 redirects (no HTML pages)
- Complete PKCE verification in token endpoint
- IdP tokens returned directly (not MCP-generated)
6. **Security Enhancements**:
- Comprehensive audience validation examples
- Token exchange pattern documentation
- Keycloak configuration for audience mapping
- Trust boundary diagrams
This architecture maintains strict security boundaries while enabling the
MCP server to act on behalf of users for both authentication and resource
access, following OAuth best practices and enterprise security standards.
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Major rewrite of ADR-004 to reflect federated authentication pattern with
shared identity provider (IdP) instead of direct Nextcloud authentication.
Key changes:
- Replaced "Sign-in with Nextcloud" with "Federated Authentication"
- Added shared IdP (Keycloak, Okta, Azure AD) as central auth provider
- MCP server now acts as OAuth client to shared IdP, not Nextcloud
- Single user authentication grants both identity and Nextcloud access
- Updated all diagrams to show 4-party architecture
- Removed authorize_nextcloud tool - uses standard 401 flow
- Added proper token rotation with reuse detection
- Clarified Pattern 3 vs Pattern 4 differences in comparison doc
- Pattern 3 can use external IdPs via user_oidc (not limited to NC)
Architecture benefits:
- True single sign-on with enterprise IdP support
- OAuth-compliant on-behalf-of pattern
- Supports SAML/LDAP backends through IdP
- Nextcloud validates IdP tokens, not MCP-specific tokens
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- Supersedes ADR-002 which fundamentally misunderstood MCP protocol constraints
- Introduces "Sign-in with Nextcloud" architecture pattern
- MCP server becomes OAuth client to enable offline/background operations
- Implements full token rotation with reuse detection for security
- Includes comprehensive implementation details and migration strategy
Key architectural shift:
- From: Pass-through authentication (stateless, no offline access)
- To: MCP server as OAuth client (stateful, full offline capabilities)
The solution enables background workers to operate independently of MCP
sessions by storing and rotating refresh tokens securely.
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Add service account user with impersonation role to realm-export.json
so that Tier 1 impersonation works out-of-the-box without requiring
manual CLI configuration.
Changes:
- Add service-account-nextcloud-mcp-server user to realm import
- Grant "impersonation" role from "realm-management" client
- Eliminates need for manual `kcadm.sh add-roles` command
Benefits:
- Impersonation tests now pass automatically
- No manual permission configuration required
- Consistent development environment setup
Verified:
- Manual test: tests/manual/test_impersonation.py ✅ PASS
- Integration tests: tests/integration/auth/test_token_exchange_legacy_v1.py ✅ 3 PASS
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