fix(brain-mcp): static Bearer short-circuits before OAuth challenge
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Reorders BearerAuth so a valid BRAIN_MCP_TOKEN match wins instantly and
never emits WWW-Authenticate. Adds RFC 9728 resource_metadata challenge
header on 401 (only when MCP_RESOURCE_URL is configured) so claude.ai's
OAuth-discovery path still works.

Why: claude CLI on koala/flamingo with `.mcp.json` `Authorization: Bearer
$BRAIN_MCP_TOKEN` was being kicked into RFC 7591 dynamic client
registration against Dex (static-only) and dying. Cause was the auth
middleware running JWT validation first and emitting an OAuth challenge
on the fall-through 401 even when the caller had a valid static token.
Inverting the precedence and gating the challenge on resourceMetadataURL
keeps the LAN/Tailscale CLI path silent and only invites OAuth discovery
on actually-unauthenticated requests.

Regression guards in the test file:
- valid static Bearer 200 has no WWW-Authenticate
- 401 with resourceMetadataURL set carries the challenge
- 401 with empty resourceMetadataURL emits no challenge

Closes hyperguild#9 in code. Live verification (claude CLI on koala
listing brain tools) blocked on ingestion image rebuild + redeploy.
This commit is contained in:
Mathias
2026-05-18 21:00:05 +02:00
parent 75685e7b67
commit 61b6247df9
3 changed files with 101 additions and 23 deletions

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@@ -8,29 +8,58 @@ import (
"github.com/mathiasbq/hyperguild/ingestion/internal/auth"
)
// BearerAuth returns a middleware that enforces authentication on every request.
// It tries a valid Dex JWT first (when v is non-nil), then falls back to the
// static token. Rejects if token is empty and no valid JWT is presented.
func BearerAuth(token string, v *auth.Validator, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
// BearerAuth gates an HTTP handler behind dual-mode authentication.
//
// Auth precedence:
//
// 1. Static Bearer match (constant-time compare against staticToken).
// Wins immediately and never emits a WWW-Authenticate header. This is
// the path used by internal Tailscale/LAN CLI callers that supply
// `Authorization: Bearer $BRAIN_MCP_TOKEN` via `.mcp.json`. Returning
// 200 without a WWW-Authenticate prevents the MCP client from
// speculatively flipping into OAuth-discovery mode.
// 2. Dex JWT validation (when validator is non-nil). Used by claude.ai
// custom MCP connectors that finished the OAuth handshake.
// 3. Otherwise 401. When resourceMetadataURL is non-empty, a
// `WWW-Authenticate: Bearer resource_metadata="…"` header is emitted
// per RFC 9728 §6.2 so claude.ai's OAuth discovery flow can find the
// server's protected-resource metadata document.
//
// The order matters: a valid static Bearer must short-circuit BEFORE any
// JWT path runs, because a non-empty WWW-Authenticate emitted on the
// fall-through 401 confuses static-Bearer-only clients into discarding
// their header and starting an OAuth handshake instead.
func BearerAuth(staticToken string, validator *auth.Validator, resourceMetadataURL string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
rawToken, ok := strings.CutPrefix(r.Header.Get("Authorization"), "Bearer ")
if !ok {
http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
unauthorized(w, resourceMetadataURL)
return
}
if v != nil {
if _, err := v.Validate(r.Context(), rawToken); err == nil {
// 1. Static Bearer wins first — never emits a challenge.
if staticToken != "" && subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(rawToken), []byte(staticToken)) == 1 {
next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
return
}
// 2. Then Dex JWT, if configured.
if validator != nil {
if _, err := validator.Validate(r.Context(), rawToken); err == nil {
next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
return
}
}
if token != "" && subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(rawToken), []byte(token)) == 1 {
next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
return
}
http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
// 3. Reject with an OAuth resource-metadata challenge if configured.
unauthorized(w, resourceMetadataURL)
})
}
func unauthorized(w http.ResponseWriter, resourceMetadataURL string) {
if resourceMetadataURL != "" {
w.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate",
`Bearer realm="brain", resource_metadata="`+resourceMetadataURL+`"`)
}
http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
}

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@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
const testResourceMetadataURL = "https://brain-mcp.d-ma.be/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"
func okHandler() http.Handler {
return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ func okHandler() http.Handler {
}
func TestBearerAuth_MissingHeader(t *testing.T) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, okHandler())
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, "", okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ func TestBearerAuth_MissingHeader(t *testing.T) {
}
func TestBearerAuth_WrongToken(t *testing.T) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, okHandler())
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, "", okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer wrong")
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ func TestBearerAuth_WrongToken(t *testing.T) {
func TestBearerAuth_CorrectToken(t *testing.T) {
called := false
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, "", http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
}))
@@ -57,13 +59,52 @@ func TestBearerAuth_CorrectToken(t *testing.T) {
}
func TestBearerAuth_EmptyConfiguredToken(t *testing.T) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("", nil, okHandler())
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("", nil, "", okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rr.Code)
}
// Issue #9: a valid static Bearer must never emit a WWW-Authenticate header,
// even when a resource-metadata URL is configured. The presence of that
// header on a 200 response would flip MCP CLI clients into OAuth-discovery
// mode and break static-Bearer auth from `.mcp.json` on Tailscale/LAN.
func TestBearerAuth_ValidStaticBearer_NoWWWAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, testResourceMetadataURL, okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer secret")
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rr.Code)
assert.Empty(t, rr.Header().Get("WWW-Authenticate"), "static-Bearer 200 must not advertise OAuth")
}
// Issue #9: a 401 with resource-metadata configured must emit a
// WWW-Authenticate header so claude.ai discovers the protected-resource
// metadata document and continues the OAuth dance.
func TestBearerAuth_Unauthorized_EmitsResourceMetadataChallenge(t *testing.T) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, testResourceMetadataURL, okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rr.Code)
got := rr.Header().Get("WWW-Authenticate")
assert.Contains(t, got, `Bearer realm="brain"`)
assert.Contains(t, got, `resource_metadata="`+testResourceMetadataURL+`"`)
}
// Static-Bearer-only deployment: no resource-metadata URL, no challenge
// header on 401 — matches pre-#9 behaviour for tests without Dex wired.
func TestBearerAuth_Unauthorized_NoChallengeWhenResourceUnset(t *testing.T) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("secret", nil, "", okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, rr.Code)
assert.Empty(t, rr.Header().Get("WWW-Authenticate"))
}
// JWT auth tests
func buildOIDCServer(t *testing.T) (*httptest.Server, jwk.Key) {
@@ -116,7 +157,7 @@ func TestBearerAuth_ValidJWT(t *testing.T) {
require.NoError(t, err)
called := false
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("static-secret", v, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("static-secret", v, "", http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
}))
@@ -135,7 +176,7 @@ func TestBearerAuth_InvalidJWT_FallsBackToStaticToken(t *testing.T) {
v, err := auth.NewValidator(oidcSrv.URL, "brain")
require.NoError(t, err)
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("static-secret", v, okHandler())
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("static-secret", v, "", okHandler())
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer static-secret")
rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -148,7 +189,7 @@ func TestBearerAuth_InvalidJWT_WrongStaticToken(t *testing.T) {
v, err := auth.NewValidator(oidcSrv.URL, "brain")
require.NoError(t, err)
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("static-secret", v, okHandler())
handler := mcp.BearerAuth("static-secret", v, "", okHandler())
// Expired JWT — JWT fails, static token doesn't match either
token := signJWT(t, priv, oidcSrv.URL, "brain", time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/mcp", nil)