/documentation/configuration/Recent content in Configuration on MCP Toolbox for DatabasesHugoen-us/documentation/configuration/toolbox_mcp_auth/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/documentation/configuration/toolbox_mcp_auth/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Toolbox supports integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients by acting as a Resource Server that implements OAuth 2.1 authorization. This enables Toolbox to validate JWT-based Bearer tokens before processing requests for resources or tool executions.</p> <p>This guide details the specific configuration steps required to deploy Toolbox with MCP Auth enabled.</p> <h2 id="step-1-configure-the-generic-auth-service">Step 1: Configure the <code>generic</code> Auth Service</h2> <p>Update your <code>tools.yaml</code> file to use a <code>generic</code> authorization service with <code>mcpEnabled</code> set to <code>true</code>. This instructs Toolbox to intercept requests on the <code>/mcp</code> routes and validate Bearer tokens using the JWKS (JSON Web Key Set) fetched from your OIDC provider endpoint (<code>authorizationServer</code>).</p>/documentation/configuration/toolbox-ui/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/documentation/configuration/toolbox-ui/<p>Toolbox UI is a built-in web interface that allows users to visually inspect and test out configured resources such as tools and toolsets.</p> <h2 id="launching-toolbox-ui">Launching Toolbox UI</h2> <p>To launch Toolbox&rsquo;s interactive UI, use the <code>--ui</code> flag.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh"><span class="line"><span class="cl">./toolbox --ui </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Toolbox UI will be served from the same host and port as the Toolbox Server, with the <code>/ui</code> suffix. Once Toolbox is launched, the following INFO log with Toolbox UI&rsquo;s url will be shown:</p>