mcp: add mcp method and tool logging to authorize (#5668)

## Summary

Adds support for extending authorization log with Model Context Protocol
details.

i.e. 
```json
{
  "level": "info",
  "server-name": "all",
  "service": "authorize",
  "mcp-method": "tools/call",
  "mcp-tool": "describe_table",
  "mcp-tool-parameters": { "table_name": "Categories" },
  "allow": true,
  "allow-why-true": ["email-ok", "mcp-tool-ok"],
  "deny": false,
  "deny-why-false": [],
  "time": "2025-06-24T17:40:41-04:00",
  "message": "authorize check"
}
```

## Related issues

Fixes
https://linear.app/pomerium/issue/ENG-2393/mcp-authorize-each-incoming-request-to-an-mcp-route

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## Checklist

- [x] reference any related issues
- [x] updated unit tests
- [x] add appropriate label (`enhancement`, `bug`, `breaking`,
`dependencies`, `ci`)
- [x] ready for review
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Denis Mishin 2025-06-24 17:58:51 -07:00 committed by GitHub
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14 changed files with 271 additions and 82 deletions

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@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package evaluator
import (
"context"
"encoding/base64"
"encoding/json"
"encoding/pem"
"fmt"
"net/http"
@ -135,12 +134,6 @@ type RequestSession struct {
ID string `json:"id"`
}
// RequestMCP is the MCP field in the request.
type RequestMCP struct {
Tool string `json:"tool,omitempty"`
Method string `json:"method,omitempty"`
}
// Result is the result of evaluation.
type Result struct {
Allow RuleResult
@ -477,36 +470,3 @@ func carryOverJWTAssertion(dst http.Header, src map[string]string) {
dst.Add(jwtForKey, jwtFor)
}
}
// RequestMCPFromCheckRequest populates a RequestMCP from an Envoy CheckRequest proto for MCP routes.
func RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(
in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRequest,
) (RequestMCP, bool) {
var mcpReq RequestMCP
body := in.GetAttributes().GetRequest().GetHttp().GetBody()
if body == "" {
return mcpReq, false
}
var jsonRPCReq struct {
Method string `json:"method"`
Params map[string]any `json:"params,omitempty"`
}
if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &jsonRPCReq); err != nil {
return mcpReq, false
}
mcpReq.Method = jsonRPCReq.Method
if jsonRPCReq.Method == "tools/call" {
if name, exists := jsonRPCReq.Params["name"]; exists {
if toolName, ok := name.(string); ok {
mcpReq.Tool = toolName
}
}
}
return mcpReq, true
}

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@ -689,8 +689,10 @@ func TestEvaluator(t *testing.T) {
URL: "https://from.example.com",
},
MCP: RequestMCP{
Tool: "tool_name",
Method: "tools/call",
ToolCall: &RequestMCPToolCall{
Name: "tool_name",
},
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)

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@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
package evaluator
import (
"encoding/json"
envoy_service_auth_v3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/service/auth/v3"
)
// RequestMCP is the MCP field in the request.
type RequestMCP struct {
Method string `json:"method,omitempty"`
ToolCall *RequestMCPToolCall `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`
}
// RequestMCPToolCall represents a tool call within an MCP request.
type RequestMCPToolCall struct {
Name string `json:"name"`
Arguments map[string]any `json:"arguments"`
}
// RequestMCPFromCheckRequest populates a RequestMCP from an Envoy CheckRequest proto for MCP routes.
func RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(
in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRequest,
) (RequestMCP, bool) {
var mcpReq RequestMCP
body := in.GetAttributes().GetRequest().GetHttp().GetBody()
if body == "" {
return mcpReq, false
}
var jsonRPCReq struct {
Method string `json:"method"`
Params json.RawMessage `json:"params,omitempty"`
}
if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &jsonRPCReq); err != nil {
return mcpReq, false
}
mcpReq.Method = jsonRPCReq.Method
if jsonRPCReq.Method == "tools/call" {
var toolCall RequestMCPToolCall
err := json.Unmarshal(jsonRPCReq.Params, &toolCall)
if err != nil {
return mcpReq, false
}
mcpReq.ToolCall = &toolCall
}
return mcpReq, true
}

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@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
"strings"
envoy_service_auth_v3 "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/service/auth/v3"
"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
oteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@ -37,18 +39,24 @@ func (a *Authorize) Check(ctx context.Context, in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRe
ctx = a.withQuerierForCheckRequest(ctx)
state := a.state.Load()
mcpEnabled := a.currentConfig.Load().Options.IsRuntimeFlagSet(config.RuntimeFlagMCP)
// convert the incoming envoy-style http request into a go-style http request
hreq := getHTTPRequestFromCheckRequest(in)
requestID := requestid.FromHTTPHeader(hreq.Header)
ctx = requestid.WithValue(ctx, requestID)
req, err := a.getEvaluatorRequestFromCheckRequest(ctx, in)
req, err := a.getEvaluatorRequestFromCheckRequest(ctx, in, mcpEnabled)
if err != nil {
log.Ctx(ctx).Error().Err(err).Str("request-id", requestID).Msg("error building evaluator request")
return nil, err
}
// Add MCP information to trace if available
if mcpEnabled {
updateSpanWithMCPInfo(span, req.MCP)
}
// load the session
s, err := a.loadSession(ctx, hreq, req)
if errors.Is(err, sessions.ErrInvalidSession) {
@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ func (a *Authorize) Check(ctx context.Context, in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRe
// For MCP routes that only require authentication (not full authorization),
// if we have a valid session, allow the request without running policy evaluation
// as policy for MCP may contain check for i.e. tool calls that are not relevant at this stage.
if a.currentConfig.Load().Options.IsRuntimeFlagSet(config.RuntimeFlagMCP) {
if mcpEnabled {
if req.Policy.IsMCPServer() && strings.HasPrefix(hreq.URL.Path, mcp.DefaultPrefix) {
if s != nil {
return a.requireLoginResponse(ctx, in, req)
@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ func (a *Authorize) getMCPSession(
func (a *Authorize) getEvaluatorRequestFromCheckRequest(
ctx context.Context,
in *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRequest,
mcpEnabled bool,
) (*evaluator.Request, error) {
attrs := in.GetAttributes()
req := &evaluator.Request{
@ -206,7 +215,7 @@ func (a *Authorize) getEvaluatorRequestFromCheckRequest(
}
req.Policy = a.getMatchingPolicy(req.EnvoyRouteID)
if req.Policy.IsMCPServer() {
if mcpEnabled && req.Policy.IsMCPServer() {
var ok bool
req.MCP, ok = evaluator.RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(in)
if !ok {
@ -214,13 +223,6 @@ func (a *Authorize) getEvaluatorRequestFromCheckRequest(
Str("request-id", requestid.FromContext(ctx)).
Str("route_id", req.EnvoyRouteID).
Msg("failed to parse MCP request from check request")
} else {
log.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
Str("request-id", requestid.FromContext(ctx)).
Str("route_id", req.EnvoyRouteID).
Str("mcp_tool", req.MCP.Tool).
Str("mcp_method", req.MCP.Method).
Msg("authorize request from check request")
}
}
@ -280,3 +282,13 @@ func getCheckRequestHeaders(req *envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRequest) map[string]
}
return hdrs
}
func updateSpanWithMCPInfo(span oteltrace.Span, mcp evaluator.RequestMCP) {
if mcp.Method == "" {
return
}
span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("mcp.method", mcp.Method))
if tc := mcp.ToolCall; tc != nil {
span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("mcp.tool", tc.Name))
}
}

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@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func Test_getEvaluatorRequest(t *testing.T) {
},
},
},
false, // mcp disabled
)
require.NoError(t, err)
expect := &evaluator.Request{
@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func Test_getEvaluatorRequestWithPortInHostHeader(t *testing.T) {
},
},
},
})
}, false) // mcp disabled
require.NoError(t, err)
expect := &evaluator.Request{
Policy: &a.currentConfig.Load().Options.Policies[0],
@ -168,6 +169,53 @@ func Test_getEvaluatorRequestWithPortInHostHeader(t *testing.T) {
assert.Equal(t, expect, actual)
}
func Test_MCP_TraceAttributes(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
// Test MCP request parsing
mcpBody := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"database_query","arguments":{"query":"SELECT * FROM users","limit":10}}}`
req := &envoy_service_auth_v3.CheckRequest{
Attributes: &envoy_service_auth_v3.AttributeContext{
Request: &envoy_service_auth_v3.AttributeContext_Request{
Http: &envoy_service_auth_v3.AttributeContext_HttpRequest{
Body: mcpBody,
},
},
},
}
mcpReq, ok := evaluator.RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(req)
require.True(t, ok, "should successfully parse MCP request")
assert.Equal(t, "tools/call", mcpReq.Method)
require.NotNil(t, mcpReq.ToolCall)
assert.Equal(t, "database_query", mcpReq.ToolCall.Name)
assert.NotNil(t, mcpReq.ToolCall.Arguments)
assert.Equal(t, "SELECT * FROM users", mcpReq.ToolCall.Arguments["query"])
assert.Equal(t, float64(10), mcpReq.ToolCall.Arguments["limit"])
// Test non-tools/call method
mcpBodyList := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}`
req.Attributes.Request.Http.Body = mcpBodyList
mcpReq, ok = evaluator.RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(req)
require.True(t, ok, "should successfully parse MCP list request")
assert.Equal(t, "tools/list", mcpReq.Method)
assert.Nil(t, mcpReq.ToolCall)
// Test invalid JSON
req.Attributes.Request.Http.Body = `invalid json`
mcpReq, ok = evaluator.RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(req)
assert.False(t, ok, "should fail to parse invalid JSON")
// Test empty body
req.Attributes.Request.Http.Body = ""
mcpReq, ok = evaluator.RequestMCPFromCheckRequest(req)
assert.False(t, ok, "should fail to parse empty body")
}
type mockDataBrokerServiceClient struct {
databroker.DataBrokerServiceClient

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@ -184,6 +184,21 @@ func populateLogEvent(
return evt
case log.AuthorizeLogFieldIP:
return evt.Str(string(field), req.HTTP.IP)
case log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPMethod:
if method := req.MCP.Method; method != "" {
return evt.Str(string(field), req.MCP.Method)
}
return evt
case log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPTool:
if req.MCP.ToolCall != nil {
return evt.Str(string(field), req.MCP.ToolCall.Name)
}
return evt
case log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPToolParameters:
if req.MCP.ToolCall != nil && req.MCP.ToolCall.Arguments != nil {
return evt.Interface(string(field), req.MCP.ToolCall.Arguments)
}
return evt
case log.AuthorizeLogFieldMethod:
return evt.Str(string(field), req.HTTP.Method)
case log.AuthorizeLogFieldPath:

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@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ func Test_populateLogEvent(t *testing.T) {
Headers: map[string]string{"X-Request-Id": "CHECK-REQUEST-ID"},
IP: "127.0.0.1",
},
MCP: evaluator.RequestMCP{
Method: "tools/call",
ToolCall: &evaluator.RequestMCPToolCall{
Name: "list_tables",
Arguments: map[string]interface{}{"database": "test", "schema": "public"},
},
},
EnvoyRouteChecksum: 1234,
EnvoyRouteID: "ROUTE-ID",
Policy: &config.Policy{
@ -79,6 +86,9 @@ func Test_populateLogEvent(t *testing.T) {
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldImpersonateSessionID, s, `{"impersonate-session-id":"IMPERSONATE-SESSION-ID"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldImpersonateUserID, s, `{"impersonate-user-id":"IMPERSONATE-USER-ID"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldIP, s, `{"ip":"127.0.0.1"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPMethod, s, `{"mcp-method":"tools/call"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPTool, s, `{"mcp-tool":"list_tables"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPToolParameters, s, `{"mcp-tool-parameters":{"database":"test","schema":"public"}}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldMethod, s, `{"method":"GET"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldPath, s, `{"path":"/some/path"}`},
{log.AuthorizeLogFieldQuery, s, `{"query":"a=b"}`},
@ -105,3 +115,80 @@ func Test_populateLogEvent(t *testing.T) {
})
}
}
// Test_MCP_LogFields tests that MCP-specific log fields are properly populated
func Test_MCP_LogFields(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
ctx := t.Context()
ctx = requestid.WithValue(ctx, "MCP-REQUEST-ID")
// Test with a tools/call request
req := &evaluator.Request{
MCP: evaluator.RequestMCP{
Method: "tools/call",
ToolCall: &evaluator.RequestMCPToolCall{
Name: "database_query",
Arguments: map[string]interface{}{
"query": "SELECT * FROM users",
"limit": 100,
"format": "json",
},
},
},
}
var buf bytes.Buffer
logger := zerolog.New(&buf)
// Test MCP method field
evt := logger.Log()
evt = populateLogEvent(ctx, log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPMethod, evt, req, nil, nil, nil, nil)
evt.Send()
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"mcp-method":"tools/call"`)
buf.Reset()
// Test MCP tool field
evt = logger.Log()
evt = populateLogEvent(ctx, log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPTool, evt, req, nil, nil, nil, nil)
evt.Send()
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"mcp-tool":"database_query"`)
buf.Reset()
// Test MCP tool parameters field
evt = logger.Log()
evt = populateLogEvent(ctx, log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPToolParameters, evt, req, nil, nil, nil, nil)
evt.Send()
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"mcp-tool-parameters":`)
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"query":"SELECT * FROM users"`)
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"limit":100`)
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"format":"json"`)
buf.Reset()
// Test with a non-tools/call request (no tool or parameters)
req.MCP = evaluator.RequestMCP{
Method: "tools/list",
}
evt = logger.Log()
evt = populateLogEvent(ctx, log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPMethod, evt, req, nil, nil, nil, nil)
evt.Send()
assert.Contains(t, buf.String(), `"mcp-method":"tools/list"`)
buf.Reset()
evt = logger.Log()
evt = populateLogEvent(ctx, log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPTool, evt, req, nil, nil, nil, nil)
evt.Send()
// Should not contain the field when ToolCall is nil
assert.NotContains(t, buf.String(), `"mcp-tool"`)
buf.Reset()
// Test with empty MCP data
req.MCP = evaluator.RequestMCP{}
evt = logger.Log()
evt = populateLogEvent(ctx, log.AuthorizeLogFieldMCPToolParameters, evt, req, nil, nil, nil, nil)
evt.Send()
// Should not contain the field when parameters are nil
assert.NotContains(t, buf.String(), `"mcp-tool-parameters"`)
}