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Keycard handles OAuth, identity, and access so your MCP servers don't have to. Add authentication, authorization, and delegated API access to any MCP server with a few lines of Python — no token plumbing, no auth middleware, no security footguns.
| You want to... | Install | Guide |
|---|---|---|
Add auth to MCP servers (using the mcp SDK) | pip install keycardai-mcp | Quick Start |
| Add auth to FastMCP servers | pip install keycardai-fastmcp | Quick Start |
| Connect to MCP servers as a client | pip install keycardai-mcp | MCP Client docs |
| Build agent-to-agent (A2A) services | pip install keycardai-a2a | A2A docs |
| Use the OAuth 2.0 client directly | pip install keycardai-oauth | OAuth docs |
.has_errors() before using tokens.ClientSecret, WebIdentity, EKSWorkloadIdentity.Development Status :: 3 - Alpha). APIs may change between minor versions.keycardai-fastmcp package requires FastMCP 3.0 or later. FastMCP 3.0 made ctx.get_state() and ctx.set_state() async; all tool functions using these calls must be async def.mcp>=1.13.1. Newer MCP protocol versions may introduce incompatibilities.| Python Version | Status |
|---|---|
| 3.9 | Not Supported |
| 3.10 | Supported (minimum) |
| 3.11 | Supported |
| 3.12 | Supported |
| 3.13 | Supported |
| Package | Dependency | Version Constraint | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
keycardai-fastmcp | fastmcp | >=3.0.0 | FastMCP 3.0+ required. ctx.get_state()/ctx.set_state() are now async. |
| All packages | pydantic | >=2.11.7 | No upper bound - Pydantic 2.x maintains backward compatibility. |
| All packages | httpx | >=0.27.2 | No upper bound - httpx follows semver. |
keycardai-mcp | mcp | >=1.13.1 | No upper bound - API is protocol-defined. |
Following Python packaging best practices:
All packages follow Semantic Versioning:
0.15.0)0.x.y development:0.x.0) may contain breaking changes0.x.y) are backward-compatible bug fixes0.x.y)All packages are currently in alpha status. This means:
Packages will graduate to 1.0.0 when:
! suffix (e.g., feat!:) for breaking changes`mcp` vs `fastmcp`: ThemcpSDK includes a built-inFastMCPclass (from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP), whilefastmcpis a separate standalone framework (from fastmcp import FastMCP). They're different libraries.keycardai-mcpwraps the former;keycardai-fastmcpwraps the latter.
uv add keycardai-fastmcp fastmcpfrom fastmcp import FastMCP
from keycardai.fastmcp import AuthProvider
# Configure Keycard authentication
auth_provider = AuthProvider(
zone_id="your-zone-id", # From console.keycard.ai
mcp_server_name="My Server",
mcp_base_url="http://localhost:8000/"
)
# Create authenticated MCP server
auth = auth_provider.get_remote_auth_provider()
mcp = FastMCP("My Server", auth=auth)
@mcp.tool()
def hello_world(name: str) -> str:
"""Say hello to someone."""
return f"Hello, {name}!"
if __name__ == "__main__":
mcp.run(transport="streamable-http")See the FastMCP examples for runnable projects.
pip install keycardai-mcp uvicornfrom mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
from keycardai.mcp.server.auth import AuthProvider
import uvicorn
# Your MCP server
mcp = FastMCP("My Server")
@mcp.tool()
def hello_world(name: str) -> str:
"""Say hello to someone."""
return f"Hello, {name}!"
# Add Keycard authentication
auth_provider = AuthProvider(
zone_id="your-zone-id", # From console.keycard.ai
mcp_server_name="My Server",
mcp_server_url="http://localhost:8000/"
)
# Wrap with auth and run
app = auth_provider.app(mcp)
uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)See the MCP examples for runnable projects.
Delegated access lets your MCP tools call external APIs (Google Calendar, GitHub, Slack, etc.) on behalf of authenticated users via automatic token exchange.
Setup: Get client credentials from console.keycard.ai, then set KEYCARD_CLIENT_ID and KEYCARD_CLIENT_SECRET as environment variables.
import os
import httpx
from fastmcp import FastMCP, Context
from keycardai.fastmcp import AuthProvider, AccessContext, ClientSecret
auth_provider = AuthProvider(
zone_id="your-zone-id",
mcp_server_name="My Server",
mcp_base_url="http://localhost:8000/",
application_credential=ClientSecret((
os.getenv("KEYCARD_CLIENT_ID"),
os.getenv("KEYCARD_CLIENT_SECRET")
))
)
auth = auth_provider.get_remote_auth_provider()
mcp = FastMCP("My Server", auth=auth)
@mcp.tool()
@auth_provider.grant("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3")
async def get_calendar_events(ctx: Context) -> dict:
"""Get the user's calendar events with delegated access."""
# Retrieve access context from FastMCP context
access_context: AccessContext = await ctx.get_state("keycardai")
if access_context.has_errors():
return {"error": f"Token exchange failed: {access_context.get_errors()}"}
token = access_context.access("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3").access_token
async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
response = await client.get(
"https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.json()import os
import httpx
from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP, Context
from keycardai.mcp.server.auth import AuthProvider, AccessContext, ClientSecret
auth_provider = AuthProvider(
zone_id="your-zone-id",
mcp_server_name="My Server",
mcp_server_url="http://localhost:8000/",
application_credential=ClientSecret((
os.getenv("KEYCARD_CLIENT_ID"),
os.getenv("KEYCARD_CLIENT_SECRET")
))
)
mcp = FastMCP("My Server")
@mcp.tool()
@auth_provider.grant("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3")
async def get_calendar_events(access_ctx: AccessContext, ctx: Context) -> dict:
"""Get the user's calendar events with delegated access."""
# @grant requires both AccessContext (for tokens) and Context (for request state)
if access_ctx.has_errors():
return {"error": f"Token exchange failed: {access_ctx.get_errors()}"}
token = access_ctx.access("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3").access_token
async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
response = await client.get(
"https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/primary/events",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.json()
app = auth_provider.app(mcp)Key difference: Inkeycardai-mcp, the@grantdecorator requires bothaccess_ctx: AccessContextandctx: Contextas function parameters. Inkeycardai-fastmcp,AccessContextis retrieved from the FastMCPContextviaawait ctx.get_state("keycardai").
For complete delegated access examples with error handling patterns, see:
Configure the remote MCP in your AI client (e.g., Cursor):
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-server": {
"url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
}
}
}Mounting a FastMCP server into a larger FastAPI service introduces a few gotchas, particularly related to the various OAuth metadata endpoints.
[!NOTE] Most MCP clients expect standards-compliance. Follow this approach if you're using those clients or the official MCP SDKs.
The OAuth spec declares that your metadata must be exposed at the root of your service.
/.well-known/oauth-protected-resourceThis causes a problem when you're mounting multiple APIs or MCP servers to a common FastAPI service. Each API or MCP Server will potentially have their own OAuth metadata.
The OAuth spec defines that the metadata for each individual service should be exposed as an extension to the base well-known URI. For example:
/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/api
/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp-server/mcpTo ensure FastMCP and FastAPI produce this, you need to ensure your routing is defined in a specific way:
from fastmcp import FastMCP
from fastapi import FastAPI
mcp = FastMCP("MCP Server")
mcp_app = mcp.http_app() # DO NOT specify a path here
app = FastAPI(title="API", lifespan=mcp_app.lifespan)
# You MUST mount the MCP's `http_app` to the full path for FastMCP to expose the
# OAuth metadata correctly.
app.mount("/mcp-server/mcp", mcp_app)[!WARNING] This is not advised. Only follow this if you know for sure you need flexibility outside of what the spec requires.
If you've built custom clients or need to mount the metadata at a different, non standards compliant, location, you can do that manually.
#### Mounting at a Custom Root
from fastmcp import FastMCP
from fastapi import FastAPI
from keycardai.mcp.server.routers.metadata import well_known_metadata_mount
auth_provider = AuthProvider(
zone_id="your-zone-id",
mcp_server_name="My Server",
mcp_base_url="http://127.0.0.1:8000/"
)
auth = auth_provider.get_remote_auth_provider()
mcp = FastMCP("MCP Server", auth=auth)
mcp_app = mcp.http_app()
app = FastAPI(title="API", lifespan=mcp_app.lifespan)
app.mount(
"/custom-well-known",
well_known_metadata_mount(issuer=auth.zone_url),
)which will produce the following endpoints
/custom-well-known/oauth-protected-resource
/custom-well-known/oauth-authorization-server#### Mounting at a Specific URI
If you need even more control, you can mount the individual routes at a specific URI.
from fastmcp import FastMCP
from fastapi import FastAPI
from keycardai.mcp.server.routers.metadata import (
well_known_authorization_server_route,
well_known_protected_resource_route,
)
auth_provider = AuthProvider(
zone_id="your-zone-id",
mcp_server_name="My Server",
mcp_base_url="http://127.0.0.1:8000/"
)
auth = auth_provider.get_remote_auth_provider()
mcp = FastMCP("MCP Server", auth=auth)
mcp_app = mcp.http_app()
app = FastAPI(title="API", lifespan=mcp_app.lifespan)
app.router.routes.append(
well_known_protected_resource_route(
path="/my/custom/path/to/well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
issuer=auth.zone_url,
)
)
app.router.routes.append(
well_known_authorization_server_route(
path="/my/custom/path/to/well-known/oauth-authorization-server",
issuer=auth.zone_url,
)
)which will produce the following endpoints
/my/custom/path/to/well-known/oauth-protected-resource
/my/custom/path/to/well-known/oauth-authorization-serverWhen testing your MCP server with the modelcontextprotocol/inspector, you may need to configure CORS to allow the inspector's web interface to access your protected endpoints from localhost.
Note: This applies specifically to keycardai-mcp. When using keycardai-fastmcp, no middleware is currently required as FastMCP permits access to metadata endpoints by default.
from starlette.middleware import Middleware
from starlette.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
middleware = [
Middleware(
CORSMiddleware,
allow_origins=["*"], # For local dev only
allow_credentials=True,
allow_methods=["*"],
allow_headers=["*"],
)
]
app = auth_provider.app(mcp, middleware=middleware)Important: The allow_origins=["*"] setting is for local development only. In production, restrict to specific domains.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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