Add authentication support for HTTP and SSE transports#113
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This PR introduces authentication for the MCP server when running with HTTP or SSE transports to protect against unauthorized access.
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Configuration
CLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_TOKENenvironment variable for bearer token authenticationCLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_DISABLEDflag for development environments (defaults tofalse)Implementation
StaticTokenVerifierfor token validation on HTTP/SSE transports/healthendpoint to enforce authenticationstdiotransport remains unchangedBreaking Changes:
HTTP and SSE transports now require authentication by default
Users running with
CLICKHOUSE_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT=httporssemust either:CLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=<your-token>(recommended)CLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_DISABLED=true(development only)Migration Guide
Generate a token:
uuidgen # or: openssl rand -hex 32Add to your environment:
export CLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN="your-generated-token"Update client config to include the token in the Authorization header