Dependencies

View the source code for this module on GitHub: https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp_use/server/auth/dependencies.py

Context helpers for accessing authentication in tools.

get_access_token

`function` get_access_token

Get the current authenticated user’s access token.Returns None if the request is not authenticated.Example:

from mcp_use.server.auth import get_access_token

@server.tool()
def whoami() -> str:
    token = get_access_token()
    if not token:
        return "Not authenticated"
    return f"Hello \{token.claims.get('email')\}"

from mcp_use.server.auth.dependencies import get_access_token

Returns

AccessToken | None

Signature

def get_access_token():

require_auth

`function` require_auth

Get the access token or raise AuthenticationError if not authenticated.Example:

from mcp_use.server.auth import require_auth

@server.tool()
def admin_action() -> str:
    token = require_auth()  # Raises if not authenticated
    if "admin" not in token.scopes:
        return "Admin scope required"
    return "Admin action performed"

from mcp_use.server.auth.dependencies import require_auth

Returns

AccessToken

Signature

def require_auth():

set_access_token

`function` set_access_token

Set the current access token (called by AuthMiddleware).

from mcp_use.server.auth.dependencies import set_access_token

Parameters

AccessToken | None
required
Parameter value

Signature

def set_access_token(token: AccessToken | None):

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Server

get_access_token

`function` get_access_token

require_auth

`function` require_auth

set_access_token

`function` set_access_token

​get_access_token

​function get_access_token

​require_auth

​function require_auth

​set_access_token

​function set_access_token

get_access_token

`function` get_access_token

require_auth

`function` require_auth

set_access_token

`function` set_access_token