Add scope based authorization for resource_* tools

Signed-off-by: Arda Güçlü <[email protected]>

Author: ardaguclu

pkg/http/authorization.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package http
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server/pkg/kubernetes"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ func AuthorizationMiddleware(requireOAuth bool, serverURL string, oidcProvider *
 			scopes := claims.GetScopes()
 			klog.V(2).Infof("JWT token validated - Scopes: %v", scopes)
 
+			newCtx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), kubernetes.ScopesContextKey, scopes)
+			newR := r.WithContext(newCtx)
+
 			// Now, there are a couple of options:
 			// 1. If there is no authorization url configured for this MCP Server,
 			// that means this token will be used against the Kubernetes API Server.
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ func AuthorizationMiddleware(requireOAuth bool, serverURL string, oidcProvider *
 			// 2. b. If this is not the only token in the headers, the token in here is used
 			// only for authentication and authorization. Therefore, we need to send TokenReview request
 			// with the other token in the headers (TODO: still need to validate aud and exp of this token separately).
-			_, _, err = mcpServer.VerifyTokenAPIServer(r.Context(), token, audience)
+			/*_, _, err = mcpServer.VerifyTokenAPIServer(r.Context(), token, audience)
 			if err != nil {
 				klog.V(1).Infof("Authentication failed - API Server token validation error: %s %s from %s, error: %v", r.Method, r.URL.Path, r.RemoteAddr, err)
 
@@ -112,9 +116,9 @@ func AuthorizationMiddleware(requireOAuth bool, serverURL string, oidcProvider *
 				}
 				http.Error(w, "Unauthorized: Invalid token", http.StatusUnauthorized)
 				return
-			}
+			}*/
 
-			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, newR)
 		})
 	}
 }

pkg/http/http.go

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3/oidc"
+
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	"github.com/containers/kubernetes-mcp-server/pkg/config"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func Serve(ctx context.Context, mcpServer *mcp.Server, staticConfig *config.Stat
 		response := map[string]interface{}{
 			"authorization_servers":    authServers,
 			"authorization_server":     authServers[0],
-			"scopes_supported":         []string{},
+			"scopes_supported":         mcpServer.GetEnabledTools(),
 			"bearer_methods_supported": []string{"header"},
 		}
 

pkg/kubernetes-mcp-server/cmd/root.go

@@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ func (m *MCPServerOptions) Validate() error {
 			klog.Warningf("authorization-url is using http://, this is not recommended production use")
 		}
 	}
-	if m.StaticConfig.ServerURL != "" {
-		u, err := url.Parse(m.StaticConfig.ServerURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if u.Scheme != "https" && u.Scheme != "http" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--server-url must be a valid URL")
-		}
-		if u.Scheme == "http" {
-			klog.Warningf("server-url is using http://, this is not recommended production use")
-		}
-	}
 	if m.StaticConfig.JwksURL != "" {
 		u, err := url.Parse(m.StaticConfig.JwksURL)
 		if err != nil {

pkg/kubernetes/kubernetes.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ type HeaderKey string
 const (
 	CustomAuthorizationHeader = HeaderKey("kubernetes-authorization")
 	OAuthAuthorizationHeader  = HeaderKey("Authorization")
+	ScopesContextKey          = HeaderKey("scopes")
 
 	CustomUserAgent = "kubernetes-mcp-server/bearer-token-auth"
 )
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ func (m *Manager) ToRESTMapper() (meta.RESTMapper, error) {
 func (m *Manager) Derived(ctx context.Context) (*Kubernetes, error) {
 	authorization, ok := ctx.Value(OAuthAuthorizationHeader).(string)
 	if !ok || !strings.HasPrefix(authorization, "Bearer ") {
-		if m.staticConfig.RequireOAuth {
-			return nil, errors.New("oauth token required")
-		}
 		return &Kubernetes{manager: m}, nil
 	}
 	klog.V(5).Infof("%s header found (Bearer), using provided bearer token", OAuthAuthorizationHeader)
@@ -172,10 +169,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Derived(ctx context.Context) (*Kubernetes, error) {
 	}
 	clientCmdApiConfig, err := m.clientCmdConfig.RawConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		if m.staticConfig.RequireOAuth {
-			klog.Errorf("failed to get kubeconfig: %v", err)
-			return nil, errors.New("failed to get kubeconfig")
-		}
 		return &Kubernetes{manager: m}, nil
 	}
 	clientCmdApiConfig.AuthInfos = make(map[string]*clientcmdapi.AuthInfo)
@@ -186,10 +179,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Derived(ctx context.Context) (*Kubernetes, error) {
 	}}
 	derived.manager.accessControlClientSet, err = NewAccessControlClientset(derived.manager.cfg, derived.manager.staticConfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		if m.staticConfig.RequireOAuth {
-			klog.Errorf("failed to get kubeconfig: %v", err)
-			return nil, errors.New("failed to get kubeconfig")
-		}
 		return &Kubernetes{manager: m}, nil
 	}
 	derived.manager.discoveryClient = memory.NewMemCacheClient(derived.manager.accessControlClientSet.DiscoveryClient())
@@ -199,10 +188,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Derived(ctx context.Context) (*Kubernetes, error) {
 	)
 	derived.manager.dynamicClient, err = dynamic.NewForConfig(derived.manager.cfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		if m.staticConfig.RequireOAuth {
-			klog.Errorf("failed to initialize dynamic client: %v", err)
-			return nil, errors.New("failed to initialize dynamic client")
-		}
 		return &Kubernetes{manager: m}, nil
 	}
 	return derived, nil

pkg/mcp/mcp.go

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package mcp
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
 
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
 	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/server"
 	authenticationapiv1 "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func (c *Configuration) isToolApplicable(tool server.ServerTool) bool {
 type Server struct {
 	configuration *Configuration
 	server        *server.MCPServer
+	enabledTools  []string
 	k             *internalk8s.Manager
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ func (s *Server) reloadKubernetesClient() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		applicableTools = append(applicableTools, tool)
+		s.enabledTools = append(s.enabledTools, tool.Tool.Name)
 	}
 	s.server.SetTools(applicableTools...)
 	return nil
@@ -124,6 +127,10 @@ func (s *Server) GetKubernetesAPIServerHost() string {
 	return s.k.GetAPIServerHost()
 }
 
+func (s *Server) GetEnabledTools() []string {
+	return s.enabledTools
+}
+
 func (s *Server) Close() {
 	if s.k != nil {
 		s.k.Close()
@@ -153,12 +160,6 @@ func NewTextResult(content string, err error) *mcp.CallToolResult {
 }
 
 func contextFunc(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) context.Context {
-	// Get the standard Authorization header (OAuth compliant)
-	authHeader := r.Header.Get(string(internalk8s.OAuthAuthorizationHeader))
-	if authHeader != "" {
-		return context.WithValue(ctx, internalk8s.OAuthAuthorizationHeader, authHeader)
-	}
-
 	// Fallback to custom header for backward compatibility
 	customAuthHeader := r.Header.Get(string(internalk8s.CustomAuthorizationHeader))
 	if customAuthHeader != "" {
@@ -171,6 +172,14 @@ func contextFunc(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) context.Context {
 func toolCallLoggingMiddleware(next server.ToolHandlerFunc) server.ToolHandlerFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, ctr mcp.CallToolRequest) (*mcp.CallToolResult, error) {
 		klog.V(5).Infof("mcp tool call: %s(%v)", ctr.Params.Name, ctr.Params.Arguments)
+
+		scopes, ok := ctx.Value(internalk8s.ScopesContextKey).([]string)
+		if !ok {
+			return NewTextResult("", fmt.Errorf("missing or invalid scopes in the token")), nil
+		}
+		if !slices.Contains(scopes, "mcp:"+ctr.Params.Name) && !slices.Contains(scopes, ctr.Params.Name) {
+			return NewTextResult("", fmt.Errorf("Authorization failed: Access denied: Tool '%s' requires scope 'mcp:%s' but only scopes %s are available", ctr.Params.Name, ctr.Params.Name, scopes)), nil
+		}
 		return next(ctx, ctr)
 	}
 }