Request offline_access scope when supported (SEP-2207)

README.md

@@ -1913,6 +1913,9 @@ pass an `MCP::Client::OAuth::Provider` to the transport instead of a static `Aut
 - On a `401 Unauthorized`, parse the `WWW-Authenticate` header, discover the authorization server (Protected Resource Metadata + RFC 8414 Authorization Server Metadata),
   perform Dynamic Client Registration if needed, run the OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code flow with PKCE (S256), and retry the failed request with the acquired token.
 - On subsequent 401s with a saved `refresh_token`, exchange it at the token endpoint before falling back to the full interactive flow (RFC 6749 Section 6).
+- Request the `offline_access` scope when `client_metadata[:grant_types]` includes `refresh_token` and the authorization server advertises `offline_access` in its metadata
+  `scopes_supported` (SEP-2207). This is what lets the server issue the `refresh_token` used above. As an SDK-level safeguard, when the authorization server does not advertise
+  `offline_access` the scope is also stripped from any other source (challenge, PRM, or provider-supplied scope) so a server that does not support it never receives it.
 
 ```ruby
 require "mcp"

conformance/client.rb

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def build_oauth_provider(context)
     client_metadata: {
       client_name: "ruby-sdk-conformance-client",
       redirect_uris: [redirect_uri],
-      grant_types: ["authorization_code"],
+      grant_types: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
       response_types: ["code"],
       token_endpoint_auth_method: "none",
     },

conformance/expected_failures.yml

@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ client:
   - auth/client-credentials-jwt
   - auth/client-credentials-basic
   - auth/cross-app-access-complete-flow
-  - auth/offline-access-scope

lib/mcp/client/oauth/flow.rb

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def run!(server_url:, resource_metadata_url: nil, scope: nil)
           client_info = ensure_client_registered(as_metadata: as_metadata)
 
           effective_scope = resolve_scope(scope: scope, prm: prm)
+          effective_scope = normalize_offline_access_scope(effective_scope, as_metadata: as_metadata)
           pkce = PKCE.generate
           state = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64(32)
 
@@ -403,6 +404,48 @@ def resolve_scope(scope:, prm:)
           nil
         end
 
+        # Applies the SDK's `offline_access` policy to the resolved scope. The policy has two halves:
+        #
+        # - Spec (SEP-2207): a client that wants a refresh token (signalled here by listing
+        #   `refresh_token` in its registered `grant_types`) MAY request `offline_access`
+        #   when the authorization server advertises it in metadata `scopes_supported`.
+        #   When the server advertises it and the client opted in, add it if absent.
+        #
+        # - SDK policy (defensive hardening): when the server does NOT advertise `offline_access`,
+        #   strip it from the resolved scope no matter where it came from (the `WWW-Authenticate` challenge,
+        #   PRM `scopes_supported`, or the provider-supplied scope). SEP-2207 only says clients SHOULD NOT
+        #   request unsupported scopes, but a misbehaving RS that includes `offline_access` in its challenge,
+        #   or a misconfigured PRM that lists it under `scopes_supported`, would otherwise propagate into
+        #   the authorization request even though the AS will not honour it. Stripping here keeps the SDK's
+        #   own request consistent with the AS's advertisement.
+        #
+        # Returns `nil` when the result is empty so `build_authorization_url` omits the `scope` parameter entirely.
+        # https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2207
+        def normalize_offline_access_scope(scope, as_metadata:)
+          scopes = scope.to_s.split
+
+          if server_supports_offline_access?(as_metadata)
+            scopes << "offline_access" if wants_refresh_token? && !scopes.include?("offline_access")
+          else
+            scopes.delete("offline_access")
+          end
+
+          scopes.empty? ? nil : scopes.join(" ")
+        end
+
+        def server_supports_offline_access?(as_metadata)
+          supported = as_metadata["scopes_supported"]
+
+          supported.is_a?(Array) && supported.include?("offline_access")
+        end
+
+        def wants_refresh_token?
+          metadata = @provider.client_metadata
+          grant_types = metadata[:grant_types] || metadata["grant_types"]
+
+          Array(grant_types).include?("refresh_token")
+        end
+
         def build_authorization_url(as_metadata:, client_id:, scope:, state:, code_challenge:, resource:)
           authorization_endpoint = as_metadata["authorization_endpoint"]
           unless authorization_endpoint

test/mcp/client/oauth/flow_test.rb

@@ -68,6 +68,34 @@ def teardown
           WebMock.reset!
         end
 
+        # Runs the full authorization flow and returns the `scope` query parameter
+        # sent on the authorization request. The caller stubs the AS metadata;
+        # this helper supplies a provider whose `grant_types` and optional pre-set
+        # `scope` drive the SEP-2207 offline_access decision.
+        def capture_authorization_scope(grant_types:, provider_scope: nil)
+          captured_scope = nil
+          state_holder = {}
+          provider = Provider.new(
+            client_metadata: {
+              redirect_uris: ["http://localhost:0/callback"],
+              grant_types: grant_types,
+              response_types: ["code"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_method: "none",
+            },
+            redirect_uri: "http://localhost:0/callback",
+            redirect_handler: ->(url) {
+              query = URI.decode_www_form(url.query).to_h
+              captured_scope = query["scope"]
+              state_holder[:state] = query.fetch("state")
+            },
+            callback_handler: -> { ["test-auth-code", state_holder[:state]] },
+            scope: provider_scope,
+          )
+
+          Flow.new(provider: provider).run!(server_url: @server_url, resource_metadata_url: @prm_url)
+          captured_scope
+        end
+
         def test_run_completes_full_authorization_flow
           captured_authorization_url = nil
           state_value = nil
@@ -112,6 +140,160 @@ def test_run_completes_full_authorization_flow
           end
         end
 
+        def test_run_requests_offline_access_when_advertised_and_refresh_token_grant_declared
+          # SEP-2207: a client that declares the `refresh_token` grant type requests `offline_access`
+          # when the AS advertises it, so it can obtain a refresh token.
+          stub_request(:get, @as_metadata_url).to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.generate(
+              issuer: @auth_base,
+              authorization_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/authorize",
+              token_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/token",
+              registration_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/register",
+              response_types_supported: ["code"],
+              grant_types_supported: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+              code_challenge_methods_supported: ["S256"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["none"],
+              scopes_supported: ["mcp:basic", "offline_access"],
+            ),
+          )
+
+          captured = capture_authorization_scope(grant_types: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"])
+
+          assert_includes(captured.split, "offline_access")
+        end
+
+        def test_run_does_not_request_offline_access_when_refresh_token_grant_not_declared
+          # The AS advertises offline_access, but the client did not opt into refresh tokens,
+          # so the scope is not requested.
+          stub_request(:get, @as_metadata_url).to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.generate(
+              issuer: @auth_base,
+              authorization_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/authorize",
+              token_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/token",
+              registration_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/register",
+              response_types_supported: ["code"],
+              grant_types_supported: ["authorization_code"],
+              code_challenge_methods_supported: ["S256"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["none"],
+              scopes_supported: ["mcp:basic", "offline_access"],
+            ),
+          )
+
+          captured = capture_authorization_scope(grant_types: ["authorization_code"])
+
+          refute_includes(captured.to_s.split, "offline_access")
+        end
+
+        def test_run_does_not_request_offline_access_when_server_does_not_advertise_it
+          # SEP-2207 forbids requesting offline_access when the AS does not list it,
+          # even if the client declared the refresh_token grant type.
+          stub_request(:get, @as_metadata_url).to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.generate(
+              issuer: @auth_base,
+              authorization_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/authorize",
+              token_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/token",
+              registration_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/register",
+              response_types_supported: ["code"],
+              grant_types_supported: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+              code_challenge_methods_supported: ["S256"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["none"],
+              scopes_supported: ["mcp:basic", "mcp:read"],
+            ),
+          )
+
+          captured = capture_authorization_scope(grant_types: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"])
+
+          refute_includes(captured.to_s.split, "offline_access")
+        end
+
+        def test_run_strips_offline_access_from_provider_scope_when_server_does_not_advertise_it
+          # SDK policy: even when `offline_access` reaches the resolved scope from a provider-supplied scope
+          # (or a challenge / PRM scope), do not propagate it to the AS when the AS does not advertise the scope.
+          # SEP-2207 itself only says clients should not request unsupported scopes; this strip is the SDK's
+          # defensive layer against misbehaving resource servers and misconfigured PRMs that surface `offline_access`
+          # even though the AS has not opted in.
+          stub_request(:get, @as_metadata_url).to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.generate(
+              issuer: @auth_base,
+              authorization_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/authorize",
+              token_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/token",
+              registration_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/register",
+              response_types_supported: ["code"],
+              grant_types_supported: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+              code_challenge_methods_supported: ["S256"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["none"],
+              scopes_supported: ["mcp:basic"],
+            ),
+          )
+
+          captured = capture_authorization_scope(
+            grant_types: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+            provider_scope: "mcp:basic offline_access",
+          )
+
+          refute_includes(captured.to_s.split, "offline_access")
+          assert_includes(captured.to_s.split, "mcp:basic")
+        end
+
+        def test_run_strips_sole_offline_access_scope_when_server_does_not_advertise_it
+          # When stripping leaves an empty scope, no `scope` parameter is sent.
+          stub_request(:get, @as_metadata_url).to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.generate(
+              issuer: @auth_base,
+              authorization_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/authorize",
+              token_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/token",
+              registration_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/register",
+              response_types_supported: ["code"],
+              grant_types_supported: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+              code_challenge_methods_supported: ["S256"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["none"],
+              scopes_supported: ["mcp:basic"],
+            ),
+          )
+
+          captured = capture_authorization_scope(
+            grant_types: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+            provider_scope: "offline_access",
+          )
+
+          assert_nil(captured)
+        end
+
+        def test_run_does_not_duplicate_offline_access_already_in_scope
+          stub_request(:get, @as_metadata_url).to_return(
+            status: 200,
+            headers: { "Content-Type" => "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.generate(
+              issuer: @auth_base,
+              authorization_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/authorize",
+              token_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/token",
+              registration_endpoint: "#{@auth_base}/register",
+              response_types_supported: ["code"],
+              grant_types_supported: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+              code_challenge_methods_supported: ["S256"],
+              token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["none"],
+              scopes_supported: ["mcp:basic", "offline_access"],
+            ),
+          )
+
+          captured = capture_authorization_scope(
+            grant_types: ["authorization_code", "refresh_token"],
+            provider_scope: "mcp:basic offline_access",
+          )
+
+          assert_equal(1, captured.split.count("offline_access"))
+        end
+
         def test_run_raises_on_state_mismatch
           provider = Provider.new(
             client_metadata: {