> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dependencies

> Context helpers for accessing authentication in tools API Documentation

export const RandomGradientBackground = ({className, color, children, grayscaled = false}) => {
  const saturation = useMemo(() => {
    if (color) {
      const values = color.split("(")[1].split(")")[0].trim().split(/\s+/);
      return parseFloat(values[1] || "0");
    }
    return grayscaled ? 0 : 0.2;
  }, [color, grayscaled]);
  const lightness = useMemo(() => {
    if (color) {
      const values = color.split("(")[1].split(")")[0].trim().split(/\s+/);
      return parseFloat(values[0] || "0.5");
    }
    return grayscaled ? 0.3 : 0.4;
  }, [color, grayscaled]);
  const randomHue = useMemo(() => {
    if (color) {
      const values = color.split("(")[1].split(")")[0].trim().split(/\s+/);
      return parseFloat(values[2] || "0");
    }
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 360);
  }, [color]);
  const randomColor = useMemo(() => {
    if (color) {
      return color;
    }
    return `oklch(${Math.min(lightness, 1)} ${saturation} ${randomHue})`;
  }, [randomHue, saturation, lightness]);
  const lightColor = useMemo(() => {
    return `oklch(${Math.min(lightness * 2, 1)} ${saturation} ${randomHue})`;
  }, [randomHue, saturation, lightness, color]);
  const direction = useMemo(() => {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 360);
  }, [randomHue]);
  const brightnessFilter = useMemo(() => {
    return "1000%";
  }, []);
  return <div className={`relative overflow-hidden ${className || ""}`} style={{
    background: `${lightColor}`,
    minHeight: '100%',
    width: '100%'
  }}>
      <div className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full" style={{
    background: `linear-gradient(${direction}deg, ${randomColor}, transparent), url(https://grainy-gradients.vercel.app/noise.svg)`,
    filter: `contrast(120%) brightness(${brightnessFilter})`,
    backgroundSize: 'cover',
    backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat'
  }} />
      {children && <div className="relative z-10 w-full h-full">{children}</div>}
    </div>;
};

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  View the source code for this module on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp_use/server/auth/dependencies.py" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp\_use/server/auth/dependencies.py](https://github.com/mcp-use/mcp-use/blob/main/libraries/python/mcp_use/server/auth/dependencies.py)</a>
</Callout>

Context helpers for accessing authentication in tools.

## get\_access\_token

<Card type="info">
  ### `function` get\_access\_token

  Get the current authenticated user's access token.

  Returns None if the request is not authenticated.

  Example:

  ```python theme={null}
  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')\}"
  ```

  ```python theme={null}
  from mcp_use.server.auth.dependencies import get_access_token
  ```

  **Returns**

  >   <ResponseField name="returns" type="AccessToken | None" />

  **Signature**

  ```python wrap theme={null}
  def get_access_token():
  ```
</Card>

## require\_auth

<Card type="info">
  ### `function` require\_auth

  Get the access token or raise AuthenticationError if not authenticated.

  Example:

  ```python theme={null}
  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"
  ```

  ```python theme={null}
  from mcp_use.server.auth.dependencies import require_auth
  ```

  **Returns**

  >   <ResponseField name="returns" type="AccessToken" />

  **Signature**

  ```python wrap theme={null}
  def require_auth():
  ```
</Card>

## set\_access\_token

<Card type="info">
  ### `function` set\_access\_token

  Set the current access token (called by AuthMiddleware).

  ```python theme={null}
  from mcp_use.server.auth.dependencies import set_access_token
  ```

  **Parameters**

  > <ParamField body="token" type="AccessToken | None" required="True">   Parameter value </ParamField>

  **Signature**

  ```python wrap theme={null}
  def set_access_token(token: AccessToken | None):
  ```
</Card>
