What is authmcp-gateway?
authmcp-gateway is a MCP server by loglux that auth proxy for MCP servers: OAuth2 with DCR, JWT, RBAC, rate limiting, multi-server aggregation and a monitoring dashboard. It is listed under Security and has 12 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | loglux |
| Repository | loglux/authmcp-gateway |
| Popularity | 12 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #1,624 of 4,418 MCP servers; #83 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is authmcp-gateway safe to install?
authmcp-gateway scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install authmcp-gateway?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/loglux/authmcp-gateway
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add authmcp-gateway -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http authmcp-gateway <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs authmcp-gateway for you:
Add the "authmcp-gateway" MCP server from https://github.com/loglux/authmcp-gateway to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.