Adding Authentication and Remote Support to a Local MCP Server

This blog was originally published on Descope. Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers allow developers to connect large language models (LLMs) to external tools and resources through a standardized protocol. Some MCP servers are designed to run locally, often because they need to access resources that are in the same environment as the AI agent. Others are designed to run remotely, such as when exposing shared APIs, cloud-hosted tools, or team-wide services. Remote access is powerful, but without...