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--- 262:mcpserver [2026/10/23 10:47] – [Configure credentials] Fuhl, Alexander
+++ 262:mcpserver [2026/10/28 10:46] (current) – Policnik, Florian
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 Through our MCP server, AI systems can access process data managed in Stages for various purposes and use cases.
-In the currently provided MCP solution Stages provides access to a **valid versions of workspaces only**.
+In the currently provided MCP solution Stages provides access to **valid versions of workspaces only**.
 ===== What it offers =====
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 Currently it offers 10 tools to browse and search workspaces and elements. This is subject to change.
 ===== Availability =====
 The Stages MCP server is integrated into Stages 26.2.0.0 and later.
-<placeholder for authentication setup instructions>
 Note: Stages 7.12.5.1 or later and Stages 26.1.0.0 or later had a beta implementation of this feature that worked quite differently.
+===== Configuration =====
+Authentication is currently available only through an external identity provider (IdP), such as Microsoft Entra ID or Keycloak.
-==== Configure AI system =====
+==== IdP configuration ====
-Configuration depends on Stages version
+To enable MCP, add a resource configuration to your IdP, typically by creating an app or client registration. If you already use OIDC, you can use that configuration.
-=== Stages 7.12 / Tomcat 9 ===
+Add the custom scope to the client:
-Currently Stages MCP server supports Server-Sent Events (SSE) protocol for Tomcat 9 version. The endpoint is ''/mcp/sse'', e.g.:
+''stages:mcp:read''
-''<nowiki>https://stages.example.com/mcp/sse</nowiki>''
+Depending on your IdP, you may find this under "Expose an API" or "Client scopes". In Microsoft Entra ID, specify the Application ID URI using this format:
-The API token that was created must be provided to the MCP server via the header ''StagesToken''.
+''<nowiki>https://stages.example.com/stages/api/1/mcp</nowiki>''
-An example MCP configuration:
+Use this value as the audience in the configuration. In other systems, the audience may be the application's client ID. Stages checks this value against the JWT's audience claim.
-<code javascript>
+==== Stages configuration ====
-{
-  "command": "npx",
+Add the following to the ''<authentication>'' section in ''config.xml'':
-  "args": [
-    "mcp-remote",
+<code xml>
-    "https://stages.example.com/mcp/sse",
+<method type="JWT" name="myIdp">
-    "--header",
+    <properties>
-    "StagesToken: ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
+        <property name="discoveryURI" value="${idp.myIdp.oidc.discovery.url}" />
-  ],
+        <property name="audience" value="${idp.myIdp.oidc.audience}" />
-  "env": {
+        <property name="usernameAttribute" value="upn" />
-    "AUTH_TOKEN": "eyJh..."
+    </properties>
-  },
+    <filters>
-  "active": true
+        <attribute-match id="*" pattern="*" defaultUserGroupsUsername="${user.default.username}"
-}
+            defaultLicenseType="${user.default.licenseType}" autocreateUser="${saml.autocreate}" />
+    </filters>
+</method>
 </code>
+  * ''discoveryURI'': The URL of the IdP's ''.well-known/openid-configuration'' file. For example, in Microsoft Entra ID: ''https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenantId>/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration''.
+  * ''audience'': The audience value that Stages, as the resource server, checks in the JWT.
+  * ''usernameAttribute'': The JWT claim containing the username. This is typically the user's email address.
+  * Configure the filter as you would for [[.:integration:oidc|OIDC]] authentication.
-=== Stages 26.1 / Tomcat 10 ===
+==== Stages permissions ====
-Currently Stages MCP server supports Streamable HTTP protocol for Tomcat 10 version. The endpoint is ''/mcp/http'', e.g.:
+The MCP integration acts on behalf of the authenticated user. In addition to the usual permissions to view workspaces and process elements, the user must have the MCP permission to access them through MCP.
-''<nowiki>https://stages.example.com/mcp/http</nowiki>''
+To let all users use MCP, add the MCP domain to the default group.
-The API token that was created must be provided to the MCP server via the header ''StagesToken''.
+==== MCP client configuration ====
-An example MCP configuration:
+Configure your MCP client to connect to the Stages MCP server at this URL:
-<code javascript>
+''<nowiki>https://stages.example.com/stages/api/1/mcp</nowiki>''
-{
-  "command": "npx",
-  "args": [
-    "mcp-remote",
-    "https://stages.example.com/mcp/http",
-    "--header",
-    "StagesToken: ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
-  ],
-  "env": {
-    "AUTH_TOKEN": "eyJh..."
-  },
-  "active": true
-}
-</code>
+Stages currently supports Streamable HTTP.