modelcontextprotocol · orius123 · Nov 17, 2025
diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/oauthex"
 )
 
 // TokenInfo holds information from a bearer token.
@@ -118,3 +121,43 @@ func verify(req *http.Request, verifier TokenVerifier, opts *RequireBearerTokenO
 	}
 	return tokenInfo, "", 0
 }
+
+// ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler returns an http.Handler that serves OAuth 2.0
+// protected resource metadata (RFC 9728) with CORS support.
+//
+// This handler allows cross-origin requests from any origin (Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *)
+// because OAuth metadata is public information intended for client discovery (RFC 9728 §3.1).
+// The metadata contains only non-sensitive configuration data about authorization servers
+// and supported scopes.
+//
+// No validation of metadata fields is performed; ensure metadata accuracy at configuration time.
+//
+// For more sophisticated CORS policies or to restrict origins, wrap this handler with a
+// CORS middleware like github.com/rs/cors or github.com/jub0bs/cors.
+func ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata *oauthex.ProtectedResourceMetadata) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Set CORS headers for cross-origin client discovery.
+		// OAuth metadata is public information, so allowing any origin is safe.
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, OPTIONS")
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type")
+
+		// Handle CORS preflight requests
+		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Only GET allowed for metadata retrieval
+		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+			http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(metadata); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Failed to encode metadata", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/auth/auth_test.go b/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/oauthex"
 )
 
 func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
@@ -76,3 +81,110 @@ func TestVerify(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	metadata := &oauthex.ProtectedResourceMetadata{
+		Resource: "https://example.com/mcp",
+		AuthorizationServers: []string{
+			"https://auth.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+		},
+		ScopesSupported: []string{"read", "write"},
+	}
+
+	handler := ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		method     string
+		wantStatus int
+		checkJSON  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "GET returns metadata",
+			method:     http.MethodGet,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
+			checkJSON:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "OPTIONS for CORS preflight",
+			method:     http.MethodOptions,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusNoContent,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "POST not allowed",
+			method:     http.MethodPost,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "PUT not allowed",
+			method:     http.MethodPut,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "DELETE not allowed",
+			method:     http.MethodDelete,
+			wantStatus: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(tt.method, "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource", nil)
+			rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+			handler.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+			if rec.Code != tt.wantStatus {
+				t.Errorf("status = %d, want %d", rec.Code, tt.wantStatus)
+			}
+
+			// All responses should have CORS headers
+			if got := rec.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Origin"); got != "*" {
+				t.Errorf("Access-Control-Allow-Origin = %q, want %q", got, "*")
+			}
+
+			if got := rec.Header().Get("Access-Control-Allow-Methods"); got != "GET, OPTIONS" {
+				t.Errorf("Access-Control-Allow-Methods = %q, want %q", got, "GET, OPTIONS")
+			}
+
+			// Validate error response body for disallowed methods
+			if tt.wantStatus == http.StatusMethodNotAllowed {
+				if !strings.Contains(rec.Body.String(), "Method not allowed") {
+					t.Errorf("error body = %q, want to contain %q", rec.Body.String(), "Method not allowed")
+				}
+			}
+
+			if tt.checkJSON {
+				if got := rec.Header().Get("Content-Type"); got != "application/json" {
+					t.Errorf("Content-Type = %q, want %q", got, "application/json")
+				}
+
+				var got oauthex.ProtectedResourceMetadata
+				if err := json.NewDecoder(rec.Body).Decode(&got); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+				}
+
+				if got.Resource != metadata.Resource {
+					t.Errorf("Resource = %q, want %q", got.Resource, metadata.Resource)
+				}
+
+				if len(got.AuthorizationServers) != len(metadata.AuthorizationServers) {
+					t.Errorf("AuthorizationServers length = %d, want %d",
+						len(got.AuthorizationServers), len(metadata.AuthorizationServers))
+				}
+
+				for i, server := range got.AuthorizationServers {
+					if server != metadata.AuthorizationServers[i] {
+						t.Errorf("AuthorizationServers[%d] = %q, want %q",
+							i, server, metadata.AuthorizationServers[i])
+					}
+				}
+
+				if len(got.ScopesSupported) != len(metadata.ScopesSupported) {
+					t.Errorf("ScopesSupported length = %d, want %d",
+						len(got.ScopesSupported), len(metadata.ScopesSupported))
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -273,7 +273,34 @@ from `req.Extra.TokenInfo`, where `req` is the handler's request. (For example,
 [`CallToolRequest`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp#CallToolRequest).)
 HTTP handlers wrapped by the `RequireBearerToken` middleware can obtain the `TokenInfo` from the context
 with [`auth.TokenInfoFromContext`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth#TokenInfoFromContext).
-
+
+#### OAuth Protected Resource Metadata
+
+Servers implementing OAuth 2.0 authorization should expose a protected resource metadata endpoint
+as specified in [RFC 9728](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9728). This endpoint provides
+clients with information about the resource server's OAuth configuration, including which
+authorization servers can be used and what scopes are supported.
+
+The SDK provides [`ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth#ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler)
+to serve this metadata. The handler automatically sets CORS headers (`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`)
+to support cross-origin client discovery, as the metadata contains only public configuration information.
+
+Example usage:
+
+```go
+metadata := &oauthex.ProtectedResourceMetadata{
+    Resource: "https://example.com/mcp",
+    AuthorizationServers: []string{
+        "https://auth.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+    },
+    ScopesSupported: []string{"read", "write"},
+}
+http.Handle("/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
+    auth.ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata))
+```
+
+For more sophisticated CORS policies, wrap the handler with a CORS middleware like
+[github.com/rs/cors](https://github.com/rs/cors) or [github.com/jub0bs/cors](https://github.com/jub0bs/cors).
 
 The  [_auth middleware example_](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/tree/main/examples/server/auth-middleware) shows how to implement authorization for both JWT tokens and API keys.
 

diff --git a/examples/server/auth-middleware/README.md b/examples/server/auth-middleware/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ go test -cover
 ### Public Endpoints (No Authentication Required)
 
 - `GET /health` - Health check
+- `GET /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource` - OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata (RFC 9728)
 
 ### MCP Endpoints (Authentication Required)
 
@@ -228,6 +229,41 @@ authenticatedHandler := authMiddleware(customMiddleware(mcpHandler))
 4. **Token Expiration**: Set appropriate token expiration times
 5. **Principle of Least Privilege**: Grant only the minimum required scopes
 
+## CORS Support
+
+The OAuth metadata endpoint (`/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource`) supports CORS to enable
+cross-origin client discovery. It sets `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` by default because
+OAuth metadata is public information meant for client discovery (RFC 9728 §3.1).
+
+### Custom CORS Policies
+
+For more sophisticated CORS requirements (origin validation, credentials, etc.), wrap the handler
+with a CORS middleware library:
+
+**Using github.com/rs/cors:**
+```go
+import "github.com/rs/cors"
+
+c := cors.New(cors.Options{
+    AllowedOrigins: []string{"https://example.com"},
+    AllowedMethods: []string{"GET", "OPTIONS"},
+})
+http.Handle("/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
+    c.Handler(auth.ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata)))
+```
+
+**Using github.com/jub0bs/cors:**
+```go
+import "github.com/jub0bs/cors"
+
+corsMiddleware, err := cors.NewMiddleware(cors.Config{
+    Origins: []string{"https://example.com"},
+    Methods: []string{"GET", "OPTIONS"},
+})
+http.Handle("/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
+    corsMiddleware.Wrap(auth.ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata)))
+```
+
 ## Use Cases
 
 **Ideal for:**

diff --git a/examples/server/auth-middleware/go.mod b/examples/server/auth-middleware/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/google/jsonschema-go v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/yosida95/uritemplate/v3 v3.0.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0 // indirect
 )
 
 replace github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk => ../../../
diff --git a/examples/server/auth-middleware/go.sum b/examples/server/auth-middleware/go.sum
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ github.com/google/jsonschema-go v0.3.0 h1:6AH2TxVNtk3IlvkkhjrtbUc4S8AvO0Xii0DxIy
 github.com/google/jsonschema-go v0.3.0/go.mod h1:r5quNTdLOYEz95Ru18zA0ydNbBuYoo9tgaYcxEYhJVE=
 github.com/yosida95/uritemplate/v3 v3.0.2 h1:Ed3Oyj9yrmi9087+NczuL5BwkIc4wvTb5zIM+UJPGz4=
 github.com/yosida95/uritemplate/v3 v3.0.2/go.mod h1:ILOh0sOhIJR3+L/8afwt/kE++YT040gmv5BQTMR2HP4=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0 h1:dnDm7JmhM45NNpd8FDDeLhK6FwqbOf4MLCM9zb1BOHI=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0/go.mod h1:B++QgG3ZKulg6sRPGD/mqlHQs5rB3Ml9erfeDY7xKlU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.34.0 h1:qIpSLOxeCYGg9TrcJokLBG4KFA6d795g0xkBkiESGlo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.34.0/go.mod h1:pAP9OwEaY1CAW3HOmg3hLZC5Z0CCmzjAF2UQMSqNARg=
diff --git a/examples/server/auth-middleware/main.go b/examples/server/auth-middleware/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth"
 	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/oauthex"
 )
 
 // This example demonstrates how to integrate auth.RequireBearerToken middleware
@@ -237,7 +238,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Create authentication middleware.
 	jwtAuth := auth.RequireBearerToken(verifyJWT, &auth.RequireBearerTokenOptions{
-		Scopes: []string{"read"}, // Require "read" permission
+		Scopes:              []string{"read"}, // Require "read" permission
+		ResourceMetadataURL: "http://localhost:8080/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
 	})
 
 	apiKeyAuth := auth.RequireBearerToken(verifyAPIKey, &auth.RequireBearerTokenOptions{
@@ -340,22 +342,36 @@ func main() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	// OAuth protected resource metadata endpoint.
+	// This endpoint provides OAuth configuration information to clients.
+	// CORS is enabled by default to support cross-origin client discovery.
+	metadata := &oauthex.ProtectedResourceMetadata{
+		Resource: "http://localhost:8080/mcp/jwt",
+		AuthorizationServers: []string{
+			"https://auth.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+		},
+		ScopesSupported: []string{"read", "write"},
+	}
+	http.Handle("/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
+		auth.ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata))
+
 	// Start the HTTP server.
 	log.Println("Authenticated MCP Server")
 	log.Println("========================")
 	log.Println("Server starting on", *httpAddr)
 	log.Println()
 	log.Println("Available endpoints:")
-	log.Println("  GET  /health                    - Health check (no auth)")
-	log.Println("  GET  /generate-token            - Generate JWT token")
-	log.Println("  POST /generate-api-key          - Generate API key")
-	log.Println("  POST /mcp/jwt                   - MCP endpoint (JWT auth)")
-	log.Println("  POST /mcp/apikey                - MCP endpoint (API key auth)")
+	log.Println("  GET  /health                                    - Health check (no auth)")
+	log.Println("  GET  /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource      - OAuth resource metadata")
+	log.Println("  GET  /generate-token                            - Generate JWT token")
+	log.Println("  POST /generate-api-key                          - Generate API key")
+	log.Println("  POST /mcp/jwt                                   - MCP endpoint (JWT auth)")
+	log.Println("  POST /mcp/apikey                                - MCP endpoint (API key auth)")
 	log.Println()
 	log.Println("Available MCP Tools:")
-	log.Println("  - say_hi                        - Simple greeting (any auth)")
-	log.Println("  - get_user_info                 - Get user info (read scope)")
-	log.Println("  - create_resource               - Create resource (write scope)")
+	log.Println("  - say_hi                                        - Simple greeting (any auth)")
+	log.Println("  - get_user_info                                 - Get user info (read scope)")
+	log.Println("  - create_resource                               - Create resource (write scope)")
 	log.Println()
 	log.Println("Example usage:")
 	log.Println("  # Generate a token")

diff --git a/internal/docs/protocol.src.md b/internal/docs/protocol.src.md
@@ -199,7 +199,34 @@ from `req.Extra.TokenInfo`, where `req` is the handler's request. (For example,
 [`CallToolRequest`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp#CallToolRequest).)
 HTTP handlers wrapped by the `RequireBearerToken` middleware can obtain the `TokenInfo` from the context
 with [`auth.TokenInfoFromContext`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth#TokenInfoFromContext).
-
+
+#### OAuth Protected Resource Metadata
+
+Servers implementing OAuth 2.0 authorization should expose a protected resource metadata endpoint
+as specified in [RFC 9728](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9728). This endpoint provides
+clients with information about the resource server's OAuth configuration, including which
+authorization servers can be used and what scopes are supported.
+
+The SDK provides [`ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/auth#ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler)
+to serve this metadata. The handler automatically sets CORS headers (`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *`)
+to support cross-origin client discovery, as the metadata contains only public configuration information.
+
+Example usage:
+
+```go
+metadata := &oauthex.ProtectedResourceMetadata{
+    Resource: "https://example.com/mcp",
+    AuthorizationServers: []string{
+        "https://auth.example.com/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+    },
+    ScopesSupported: []string{"read", "write"},
+}
+http.Handle("/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
+    auth.ProtectedResourceMetadataHandler(metadata))
+```
+
+For more sophisticated CORS policies, wrap the handler with a CORS middleware like
+[github.com/rs/cors](https://github.com/rs/cors) or [github.com/jub0bs/cors](https://github.com/jub0bs/cors).
 
 The  [_auth middleware example_](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/tree/main/examples/server/auth-middleware) shows how to implement authorization for both JWT tokens and API keys.