mcp-proxy 5.5.6 → 5.6.1

package/jsr.json

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   "include": ["src/index.ts", "src/bin/mcp-proxy.ts"],
   "license": "MIT",
   "name": "@punkpeye/mcp-proxy",
-  "version": "5.5.6"
+  "version": "5.6.1"
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mcp-proxy",
-  "version": "5.5.6",
+  "version": "5.6.1",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsdown",
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@eslint/js": "^9.33.0",
-    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.17.3",
+    "@eslint/js": "^9.36.0",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.18.1",
     "@sebbo2002/semantic-release-jsr": "^3.0.1",
     "@tsconfig/node22": "^22.0.2",
     "@types/express": "^5.0.3",
-    "@types/node": "^24.3.0",
+    "@types/node": "^24.5.2",
     "@types/yargs": "^17.0.33",
-    "eslint": "^9.33.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.36.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
     "eslint-plugin-perfectionist": "^4.15.0",
     "eventsource": "^4.0.0",
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
     "jiti": "^2.5.1",
     "jsr": "^0.13.5",
     "prettier": "^3.6.2",
-    "semantic-release": "^24.2.7",
-    "tsdown": "^0.14.2",
-    "tsx": "^4.20.4",
+    "semantic-release": "^24.2.8",
+    "tsdown": "^0.15.2",
+    "tsx": "^4.20.5",
     "typescript": "^5.9.2",
-    "typescript-eslint": "^8.39.1",
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.44.0",
     "vitest": "^3.2.4",
     "yargs": "^18.0.0"
   },

package/src/authentication.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { IncomingMessage } from "http";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { AuthenticationMiddleware } from "./authentication.js";
+
+describe("AuthenticationMiddleware", () => {
+  const createMockRequest = (headers: Record<string, string> = {}): IncomingMessage => {
+    // Simulate Node.js http module behavior which converts all header names to lowercase
+    const lowercaseHeaders: Record<string, string> = {};
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(headers)) {
+      lowercaseHeaders[key.toLowerCase()] = value;
+    }
+    return {
+      headers: lowercaseHeaders,
+    } as IncomingMessage;
+  };
+
+  describe("when no auth is configured", () => {
+    it("should allow all requests", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({});
+      const req = createMockRequest();
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should allow requests even with headers", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({});
+      const req = createMockRequest({ "x-api-key": "some-key" });
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("X-API-Key validation", () => {
+    const apiKey = "test-api-key-123";
+
+    it("should accept valid API key", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = createMockRequest({ "x-api-key": apiKey });
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject missing API key", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = createMockRequest();
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject incorrect API key", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = createMockRequest({ "x-api-key": "wrong-key" });
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should reject empty API key", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = createMockRequest({ "x-api-key": "" });
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should be case-insensitive for header names", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = createMockRequest({ "X-API-KEY": apiKey });
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should work with mixed case header names", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = createMockRequest({ "X-Api-Key": apiKey });
+
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should handle array headers (if multiple same headers)", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+      const req = {
+        headers: {
+          "x-api-key": [apiKey, "another-key"],
+        },
+      } as unknown as IncomingMessage;
+
+      // Should fail because header is an array, not a string
+      expect(middleware.validateRequest(req)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("getUnauthorizedResponse", () => {
+    it("should return proper unauthorized response", () => {
+      const middleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey: "test" });
+      const response = middleware.getUnauthorizedResponse();
+
+      expect(response.headers["Content-Type"]).toBe("application/json");
+
+      const body = JSON.parse(response.body);
+      expect(body.error.code).toBe(401);
+      expect(body.error.message).toBe("Unauthorized: Invalid or missing API key");
+      expect(body.jsonrpc).toBe("2.0");
+      expect(body.id).toBe(null);
+    });
+
+    it("should have consistent format regardless of configuration", () => {
+      const middleware1 = new AuthenticationMiddleware({});
+      const middleware2 = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey: "test" });
+
+      const response1 = middleware1.getUnauthorizedResponse();
+      const response2 = middleware2.getUnauthorizedResponse();
+
+      expect(response1.headers).toEqual(response2.headers);
+      expect(response1.body).toEqual(response2.body);
+    });
+  });
+});

package/src/authentication.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import type { IncomingMessage } from "http";
+
+export interface AuthConfig {
+  apiKey?: string;
+}
+
+export class AuthenticationMiddleware {
+  constructor(private config: AuthConfig = {}) {}
+
+  getUnauthorizedResponse() {
+    return {
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        error: {
+          code: 401,
+          message: "Unauthorized: Invalid or missing API key",
+        },
+        id: null,
+        jsonrpc: "2.0",
+      }),
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  validateRequest(req: IncomingMessage): boolean {
+    // No auth required if no API key configured (backward compatibility)
+    if (!this.config.apiKey) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Check X-API-Key header (case-insensitive)
+    // Node.js http module automatically converts all header names to lowercase
+    const apiKey = req.headers["x-api-key"];
+
+    if (!apiKey || typeof apiKey !== "string") {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return apiKey === this.config.apiKey;
+  }
+}
+

package/src/bin/mcp-proxy.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ const argv = await yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
     "populate--": true,
   })
   .options({
+    apiKey: {
+      describe: "API key for authenticating requests (uses X-API-Key header)",
+      type: "string",
+    },
     debug: {
       default: false,
       describe: "Enable debug logging",
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ const proxy = async () => {
   };
 
   const server = await startHTTPServer({
+    apiKey: argv.apiKey,
     createServer,
     eventStore: new InMemoryEventStore(),
     host: argv.host,

package/src/startHTTPServer.test.ts

@@ -327,3 +327,377 @@ it("supports stateless HTTP streamable transport", async () => {
   // Note: in stateless mode, onClose behavior may differ since there's no persistent session
   await delay(100);
 });
+
+it("allows requests when no auth is configured", async () => {
+  const stdioTransport = new StdioClientTransport({
+    args: ["src/fixtures/simple-stdio-server.ts"],
+    command: "tsx",
+  });
+
+  const stdioClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "mcp-proxy",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  await stdioClient.connect(stdioTransport);
+
+  const serverVersion = stdioClient.getServerVersion() as {
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+  };
+
+  const serverCapabilities = stdioClient.getServerCapabilities() as {
+    capabilities: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+
+  const httpServer = await startHTTPServer({
+    // No apiKey configured
+    createServer: async () => {
+      const mcpServer = new Server(serverVersion, {
+        capabilities: serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      await proxyServer({
+        client: stdioClient,
+        server: mcpServer,
+        serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      return mcpServer;
+    },
+    port,
+  });
+
+  const streamClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "stream-client",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  // Connect without any authentication header
+  const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
+    new URL(`http://localhost:${port}/mcp`),
+  );
+
+  await streamClient.connect(transport);
+
+  // Should be able to make requests without auth
+  const result = await streamClient.listResources();
+  expect(result).toEqual({
+    resources: [
+      {
+        name: "Example Resource",
+        uri: "file:///example.txt",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  await streamClient.close();
+  await httpServer.close();
+  await stdioClient.close();
+});
+
+it("rejects requests without API key when auth is enabled", async () => {
+  const stdioTransport = new StdioClientTransport({
+    args: ["src/fixtures/simple-stdio-server.ts"],
+    command: "tsx",
+  });
+
+  const stdioClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "mcp-proxy",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  await stdioClient.connect(stdioTransport);
+
+  const serverVersion = stdioClient.getServerVersion() as {
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+  };
+
+  const serverCapabilities = stdioClient.getServerCapabilities() as {
+    capabilities: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+
+  const httpServer = await startHTTPServer({
+    apiKey: "test-api-key-123", // API key configured
+    createServer: async () => {
+      const mcpServer = new Server(serverVersion, {
+        capabilities: serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      await proxyServer({
+        client: stdioClient,
+        server: mcpServer,
+        serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      return mcpServer;
+    },
+    port,
+  });
+
+  // Try to connect without authentication header
+  const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
+    new URL(`http://localhost:${port}/mcp`),
+  );
+
+  const streamClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "stream-client",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  // Connection should fail due to missing auth
+  await expect(streamClient.connect(transport)).rejects.toThrow();
+
+  await httpServer.close();
+  await stdioClient.close();
+});
+
+it("accepts requests with valid API key", async () => {
+  const stdioTransport = new StdioClientTransport({
+    args: ["src/fixtures/simple-stdio-server.ts"],
+    command: "tsx",
+  });
+
+  const stdioClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "mcp-proxy",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  await stdioClient.connect(stdioTransport);
+
+  const serverVersion = stdioClient.getServerVersion() as {
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+  };
+
+  const serverCapabilities = stdioClient.getServerCapabilities() as {
+    capabilities: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+  const apiKey = "test-api-key-123";
+
+  const httpServer = await startHTTPServer({
+    apiKey,
+    createServer: async () => {
+      const mcpServer = new Server(serverVersion, {
+        capabilities: serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      await proxyServer({
+        client: stdioClient,
+        server: mcpServer,
+        serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      return mcpServer;
+    },
+    port,
+  });
+
+  // Connect with proper authentication header
+  const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
+    new URL(`http://localhost:${port}/mcp`),
+    {
+      requestInit: {
+        headers: {
+          "X-API-Key": apiKey,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+
+  const streamClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "stream-client",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  await streamClient.connect(transport);
+
+  // Should be able to make requests with valid auth
+  const result = await streamClient.listResources();
+  expect(result).toEqual({
+    resources: [
+      {
+        name: "Example Resource",
+        uri: "file:///example.txt",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  await streamClient.close();
+  await httpServer.close();
+  await stdioClient.close();
+});
+
+it("works with SSE transport and authentication", async () => {
+  const stdioTransport = new StdioClientTransport({
+    args: ["src/fixtures/simple-stdio-server.ts"],
+    command: "tsx",
+  });
+
+  const stdioClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "mcp-proxy",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  await stdioClient.connect(stdioTransport);
+
+  const serverVersion = stdioClient.getServerVersion() as {
+    name: string;
+    version: string;
+  };
+
+  const serverCapabilities = stdioClient.getServerCapabilities() as {
+    capabilities: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+  const apiKey = "test-api-key-456";
+
+  const httpServer = await startHTTPServer({
+    apiKey,
+    createServer: async () => {
+      const mcpServer = new Server(serverVersion, {
+        capabilities: serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      await proxyServer({
+        client: stdioClient,
+        server: mcpServer,
+        serverCapabilities,
+      });
+
+      return mcpServer;
+    },
+    port,
+  });
+
+  // Connect with proper authentication header for SSE
+  const transport = new SSEClientTransport(
+    new URL(`http://localhost:${port}/sse`),
+    {
+      requestInit: {
+        headers: {
+          "X-API-Key": apiKey,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+
+  const sseClient = new Client(
+    {
+      name: "sse-client",
+      version: "1.0.0",
+    },
+    {
+      capabilities: {},
+    },
+  );
+
+  await sseClient.connect(transport);
+
+  // Should be able to make requests with valid auth
+  const result = await sseClient.listResources();
+  expect(result).toEqual({
+    resources: [
+      {
+        name: "Example Resource",
+        uri: "file:///example.txt",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  await sseClient.close();
+  await httpServer.close();
+  await stdioClient.close();
+});
+
+it("does not require auth for /ping endpoint", async () => {
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+  const apiKey = "test-api-key-789";
+
+  const httpServer = await startHTTPServer({
+    apiKey,
+    createServer: async () => {
+      const mcpServer = new Server(
+        { name: "test", version: "1.0.0" },
+        { capabilities: {} },
+      );
+      return mcpServer;
+    },
+    port,
+  });
+
+  // Test /ping without auth header
+  const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/ping`);
+  expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+  expect(await response.text()).toBe("pong");
+
+  await httpServer.close();
+});
+
+it("does not require auth for OPTIONS requests", async () => {
+  const port = await getRandomPort();
+  const apiKey = "test-api-key-999";
+
+  const httpServer = await startHTTPServer({
+    apiKey,
+    createServer: async () => {
+      const mcpServer = new Server(
+        { name: "test", version: "1.0.0" },
+        { capabilities: {} },
+      );
+      return mcpServer;
+    },
+    port,
+  });
+
+  // Test OPTIONS without auth header
+  const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/mcp`, {
+    method: "OPTIONS",
+  });
+  expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+
+  await httpServer.close();
+});

package/src/startHTTPServer.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { isInitializeRequest } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
 import http from "http";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 
+import { AuthenticationMiddleware } from "./authentication.js";
 import { InMemoryEventStore } from "./InMemoryEventStore.js";
 
 export type SSEServer = {
@@ -455,6 +456,7 @@ const handleSSERequest = async <T extends ServerLike>({
 };
 
 export const startHTTPServer = async <T extends ServerLike>({
+  apiKey,
   createServer,
   enableJsonResponse,
   eventStore,
@@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ export const startHTTPServer = async <T extends ServerLike>({
   stateless,
   streamEndpoint = "/mcp",
 }: {
+  apiKey?: string;
   createServer: (request: http.IncomingMessage) => Promise<T>;
   enableJsonResponse?: boolean;
   eventStore?: EventStore;
@@ -492,6 +495,8 @@ export const startHTTPServer = async <T extends ServerLike>({
     }
   > = {};
 
+  const authMiddleware = new AuthenticationMiddleware({ apiKey });
+
   /**
    * @author https://dev.classmethod.jp/articles/mcp-sse/
    */
@@ -521,6 +526,14 @@ export const startHTTPServer = async <T extends ServerLike>({
       return;
     }
 
+    // Check authentication for all other endpoints
+    if (!authMiddleware.validateRequest(req)) {
+      const authResponse = authMiddleware.getUnauthorizedResponse();
+      res.writeHead(401, authResponse.headers);
+      res.end(authResponse.body);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (
       sseEndpoint &&
       (await handleSSERequest({