diff --git a/examples/mark3labs/advanced/main.go b/examples/mark3labs/advanced/main.go
index 35ef7f7..df5a949 100644
--- a/examples/mark3labs/advanced/main.go
+++ b/examples/mark3labs/advanced/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 	)
 	streamableServer := mcpserver.NewStreamableHTTPServer(mcpServer, httpOpts...)
 
-	// Feature 4: WrapHandler - Auto Bearer token pre-check with 401
+	// Feature 4: WrapMCPEndpoint - Automatic 401 handling with CORS support
 	mcpHandler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, OPTIONS")
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func main() {
 		streamableServer.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	}
 
-	mux.HandleFunc("/mcp", oauthServer.WrapHandlerFunc(mcpHandler))
+	mux.HandleFunc("/mcp", oauthServer.WrapMCPEndpoint(http.HandlerFunc(mcpHandler)))
 
 	// Add status endpoint (not OAuth protected)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/status", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/examples/mark3labs/simple/main.go b/examples/mark3labs/simple/main.go
index 0a0ebd5..3913115 100644
--- a/examples/mark3labs/simple/main.go
+++ b/examples/mark3labs/simple/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func main() {
 	//   export OKTA_DOMAIN="dev-12345.okta.com"              (your Okta domain)
 	//   export OKTA_AUDIENCE="api://my-mcp-server"          (your API identifier)
 	//   export SERVER_URL="https://mcp.example.com"         (your server URL)
-	_, oauthOption, err := mark3labs.WithOAuth(mux, &oauth.Config{
+	oauthServer, oauthOption, err := mark3labs.WithOAuth(mux, &oauth.Config{
 		Provider:  "okta",
 		Issuer:    fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", getEnv("OKTA_DOMAIN", "dev-12345.okta.com")),
 		Audience:  getEnv("OKTA_AUDIENCE", "api://my-mcp-server"),
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	)
 
-	// 5. Setup MCP endpoint
+	// 5. Setup MCP endpoint with automatic 401 handling
 	streamableServer := mcpserver.NewStreamableHTTPServer(
 		mcpServer,
 		mcpserver.WithEndpointPath("/mcp"),
 		mcpserver.WithHTTPContextFunc(oauth.CreateHTTPContextFunc()),
 	)
-	mux.Handle("/mcp", streamableServer)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/mcp", oauthServer.WrapMCPEndpoint(streamableServer))
 
 	// 6. Start server
 	// Note: PORT is the local bind port. If you change SERVER_URL port
diff --git a/mark3labs/oauth.go b/mark3labs/oauth.go
index f31969d..3a6320e 100644
--- a/mark3labs/oauth.go
+++ b/mark3labs/oauth.go
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ import (
 //	})
 //	mcpServer := server.NewMCPServer("Server", "1.0.0", oauthOption)
 //
+//	streamableServer := server.NewStreamableHTTPServer(mcpServer, ...)
+//	mux.HandleFunc("/mcp", oauthServer.WrapMCPEndpoint(streamableServer))
+//
 // This function:
 // - Creates OAuth server instance
 // - Registers OAuth HTTP endpoints on mux
 // - Returns server instance and middleware as server option
 //
 // The returned Server instance provides access to:
+// - WrapMCPEndpoint() - Wrap /mcp endpoint with automatic 401 handling
 // - WrapHandler() - Wrap HTTP handlers with OAuth token validation
 // - GetHTTPServerOptions() - Get StreamableHTTPServer options
 // - LogStartup() - Log OAuth endpoint information
diff --git a/mcp/oauth.go b/mcp/oauth.go
index e8b3f5f..9a90911 100644
--- a/mcp/oauth.go
+++ b/mcp/oauth.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package mcp
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/mcp"
 	oauth "github.com/tuannvm/oauth-mcp-proxy"
@@ -32,14 +33,18 @@ import (
 // This function:
 // - Creates OAuth server instance
 // - Registers OAuth HTTP endpoints on mux
-// - Wraps MCP StreamableHTTPHandler with OAuth token validation
+// - Wraps MCP StreamableHTTPHandler with automatic 401 handling
 // - Returns OAuth server and protected HTTP handler
 //
+// The returned handler automatically:
+// - Returns 401 with WWW-Authenticate headers if Bearer token missing
+// - Passes through OPTIONS requests (CORS pre-flight)
+// - Rejects non-Bearer auth schemes (OAuth-only endpoint)
+//
 // The returned oauth.Server instance provides access to:
 // - LogStartup() - Log OAuth endpoint information
 // - Discovery URL helpers (GetCallbackURL, GetMetadataURL, etc.)
 //
-// The HTTP handler validates OAuth tokens before delegating to the MCP server.
 // Tool handlers can access the authenticated user via oauth.GetUserFromContext(ctx).
 func WithOAuth(mux *http.ServeMux, cfg *oauth.Config, mcpServer *mcp.Server) (*oauth.Server, http.Handler, error) {
 	oauthServer, err := oauth.NewServer(cfg)
@@ -54,24 +59,64 @@ func WithOAuth(mux *http.ServeMux, cfg *oauth.Config, mcpServer *mcp.Server) (*o
 	}, nil)
 
 	wrappedHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Pass through OPTIONS requests (CORS pre-flight)
+		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+			mcpHandler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Check Authorization header
 		authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-		if authHeader == "" || len(authHeader) < 7 || authHeader[:7] != "Bearer " {
-			http.Error(w, "Missing or invalid Authorization header", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		authLower := strings.ToLower(authHeader)
+
+		// Return 401 if Bearer token missing
+		if authHeader == "" {
+			oauthServer.Return401(w)
 			return
 		}
 
-		token := authHeader[7:]
+		// Check if it's a Bearer token (case-insensitive per OAuth 2.0 spec)
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(authLower, "bearer") {
+			// Reject non-Bearer schemes (OAuth endpoints require Bearer tokens only)
+			oauthServer.Return401(w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Malformed Bearer token (no space after "Bearer")
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(authLower, "bearer ") {
+			oauthServer.Return401InvalidToken(w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Extract and validate token (safe slice operation)
+		const bearerPrefix = "Bearer "
+		if len(authHeader) < len(bearerPrefix)+1 {
+			oauthServer.Return401InvalidToken(w)
+			return
+		}
+		token := authHeader[len(bearerPrefix):]
+
+		// Clean any whitespace (e.g., "Bearer token ")
+		token = strings.TrimSpace(token)
+
+		// Validate token is not empty
+		if token == "" {
+			oauthServer.Return401InvalidToken(w)
+			return
+		}
 
 		user, err := oauthServer.ValidateTokenCached(r.Context(), token)
 		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("Authentication failed: %v", err), http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			oauthServer.Return401InvalidToken(w)
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Add token and user to context
 		ctx := oauth.WithOAuthToken(r.Context(), token)
 		ctx = oauth.WithUser(ctx, user)
 		r = r.WithContext(ctx)
 
+		// Pass to wrapped handler
 		mcpHandler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index e82870d..3df55f1 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -119,10 +119,13 @@ func OAuthMiddleware(validator provider.TokenValidator, enabled bool) func(serve
 // via WithOAuthToken(). The OAuth middleware then retrieves it via GetOAuthToken().
 func CreateHTTPContextFunc() func(context.Context, *http.Request) context.Context {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) context.Context {
-		// Extract Bearer token from Authorization header
+		// Extract Bearer token from Authorization header (case-insensitive per OAuth 2.0 spec)
 		authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
-		if strings.HasPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ") {
-			token := strings.TrimPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ")
+		authLower := strings.ToLower(authHeader)
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(authLower, "bearer ") {
+			// Extract token (skip "Bearer " or "bearer " prefix)
+			token := authHeader[7:]
 			// Clean any whitespace
 			token = strings.TrimSpace(token)
 			ctx = WithOAuthToken(ctx, token)
diff --git a/oauth.go b/oauth.go
index 4d66b86..027d96c 100644
--- a/oauth.go
+++ b/oauth.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	mcpserver "github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/server"
@@ -312,6 +313,106 @@ func (s *Server) WrapHandlerFunc(next http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return s.WrapHandler(next).ServeHTTP
 }
 
+// WrapMCPEndpoint wraps an MCP endpoint handler with automatic 401 handling.
+// Returns 401 with WWW-Authenticate headers if Bearer token is missing or invalid.
+//
+// This method provides automatic OAuth discovery for MCP clients by:
+//   - Passing through OPTIONS requests (CORS pre-flight)
+//   - Rejecting non-Bearer auth schemes (OAuth-only endpoint)
+//   - Returning 401 with proper headers if Bearer token is missing/malformed
+//   - Extracting token to context and passing to wrapped handler
+//
+// Usage with mark3labs SDK:
+//
+//	streamableServer := server.NewStreamableHTTPServer(mcpServer, ...)
+//	mux.HandleFunc("/mcp", oauthServer.WrapMCPEndpoint(streamableServer))
+//
+// For official SDK, use mcp.WithOAuth() which includes this automatically.
+func (s *Server) WrapMCPEndpoint(handler http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Pass through OPTIONS requests (CORS pre-flight)
+		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions {
+			handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Check Authorization header
+		authHeader := r.Header.Get("Authorization")
+		authLower := strings.ToLower(authHeader)
+
+		// Return 401 if Bearer token missing
+		if authHeader == "" {
+			s.Return401(w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Check if it's a Bearer token (case-insensitive per OAuth 2.0 spec)
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(authLower, "bearer") {
+			// Reject non-Bearer schemes (OAuth endpoints require Bearer tokens only)
+			s.Return401(w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Malformed Bearer token (no space after "Bearer")
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(authLower, "bearer ") {
+			s.Return401InvalidToken(w)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Extract token to context
+		contextFunc := CreateHTTPContextFunc()
+		ctx := contextFunc(r.Context(), r)
+		r = r.WithContext(ctx)
+
+		// Pass to wrapped handler
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+}
+
+// Return401 writes a 401 response with WWW-Authenticate header.
+// Used by WrapMCPEndpoint and can be called by adapters.
+//
+// Returns error code "invalid_request" per RFC 6750 §3.1 for missing tokens.
+// Includes resource_metadata URL for OAuth discovery.
+func (s *Server) Return401(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	metadataURL := s.GetProtectedResourceMetadataURL()
+
+	// RFC 6750 compliant: all parameters in single Bearer header
+	w.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", fmt.Sprintf(
+		`Bearer realm="OAuth", error="invalid_request", error_description="Bearer token required", resource_metadata="%s"`,
+		metadataURL))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+
+	errorResponse := map[string]string{
+		"error":             "invalid_request",
+		"error_description": "Bearer token required",
+	}
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(errorResponse)
+}
+
+// Return401InvalidToken writes a 401 response for invalid/expired tokens.
+// Used when token validation fails (vs missing token).
+//
+// Returns error code "invalid_token" per RFC 6750 §3.1 for invalid tokens.
+// Includes resource_metadata URL for OAuth discovery.
+func (s *Server) Return401InvalidToken(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	metadataURL := s.GetProtectedResourceMetadataURL()
+
+	// RFC 6750 compliant: all parameters in single Bearer header
+	w.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", fmt.Sprintf(
+		`Bearer realm="OAuth", error="invalid_token", error_description="Authentication failed", resource_metadata="%s"`,
+		metadataURL))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+
+	errorResponse := map[string]string{
+		"error":             "invalid_token",
+		"error_description": "Authentication failed",
+	}
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(errorResponse)
+}
+
 // WithOAuth returns a server option that enables OAuth authentication
 // This is the composable API for mcp-go v0.41.1
 //