@frontmcp/auth

Authentication, session management, and credential vault for FrontMCP servers.

Install

npm install @frontmcp/auth

Typically consumed via @frontmcp/sdk — direct installation is only needed for advanced use cases.

Features

• Remote OAuth — delegate authentication to an external IdP with optional DCR (docs)
• Local OAuth — built-in token issuance with configurable sign keys (docs)
• JWKS validation — JSON Web Key Set discovery and token verification (docs)
• OAuth stores — session, token, and authorization code persistence (memory, Redis, Vercel KV) (docs)
• Credential vault — encrypted storage for secrets and API keys (docs)
• PKCE — Proof Key for Code Exchange (RFC 7636) built on @frontmcp/utils crypto (docs)
• CIMD — Client Instance Machine Detection for session continuity (docs)
• Auth UI templates — consent, login, and error pages (docs)
• Audience validation — per-app audience and scope enforcement (docs)
• Token vault — secure token exchange and refresh management (docs)

Quick Example

import { FrontMcp, App } from '@frontmcp/sdk';

@FrontMcp({
  info: { name: 'Secure Server', version: '1.0.0' },
  apps: [MyApp],
  auth: {
    type: 'remote',
    name: 'my-idp',
    baseUrl: 'https://idp.example.com',
  },
})
export default class Server {}

Full guide: Authentication Overview

Docs

Related Packages

• @frontmcp/sdk — core framework (imports auth internally)
• @frontmcp/utils — crypto primitives used by PKCE and vault
• @frontmcp/ui — consent and login page components

License

Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE.