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Expand Up @@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ Sourcebot MCP uses a [Streamable HTTP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specifica

You can read more about the options in the [authorization](#authorization) section.

<Note>
If [anonymous access](https://docs.sourcebot.dev/docs/configuration/auth/access-settings#anonymous-access) is enabled on your Sourcebot instance, no OAuth token or API key is required. You can connect directly to the MCP endpoint without any authorization.
</Note>
<Tip>
**Fastest setup:** Open **Settings → MCP** in your Sourcebot deployment to copy the Server URL and use one-click install cards for supported clients.
</Tip>

<Note>
The examples below add the MCP server and connect it to Sourcebot's public deployment at [app.sourcebot.dev](https://app.sourcebot.dev). Replace the URL with your own Sourcebot deployment as needed.
Note the following about these examples:
- The examples add the MCP server and connect it to Sourcebot's public deployment at [app.sourcebot.dev](https://app.sourcebot.dev). Replace the URL with your own Sourcebot deployment as needed.
- If [anonymous access](/docs/configuration/auth/access-settings#anonymous-access) is enabled on your Sourcebot instance, no OAuth token or API key is required. You can connect directly to the MCP endpoint without any authorization.
</Note>

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</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Codex">
[Codex MCP docs](https://developers.openai.com/codex/mcp)

Add the following to your `~/.codex/config.toml` file:
[Codex MCP docs](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp)

<Tabs>
<Tab title="OAuth">
<LicenseKeyRequired feature="OAuth" />

```toml
[mcp_servers.sourcebot]
url = "https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/mcp"
```

Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted. Then run the following to authenticate:
Run the following command:

```sh
codex mcp login sourcebot
codex mcp add sourcebot --url https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/mcp
```

Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted. Codex will automatically detect OAuth support and prompt you to authorize in your browser when you first connect.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Start the OAuth login explicitly.

codex mcp add saves the server configuration. Codex requires a separate codex mcp login sourcebot command to start OAuth authorization. Without it, users cannot authenticate the OAuth MCP server.

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-Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted. Codex will automatically detect OAuth support and prompt you to authorize in your browser when you first connect.
+Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted. Then run `codex mcp login sourcebot` to authorize in your browser.
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Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted. Codex will automatically detect OAuth support and prompt you to authorize in your browser when you first connect.
Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted. Then run `codex mcp login sourcebot` to authorize in your browser.
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In `@docs/docs/features/mcp-server.mdx` at line 164, Update the Codex MCP setup
instructions near the Sourcebot server URL to include an explicit `codex mcp
login sourcebot` step after `codex mcp add`, so users start OAuth authorization
and can authenticate the configured server.

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<Tip>
Open **Settings → MCP** in your Sourcebot deployment and click **Copy command** on the Codex card for a ready-to-run command with the correct Server URL.
</Tip>
</Tab>
<Tab title="API Key">
```toml
[mcp_servers.sourcebot]
url = "https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "SOURCEBOT_API_KEY"
Run the following command:

```sh
codex mcp add sourcebot --url https://app.sourcebot.dev/api/mcp --bearer-token-env-var SOURCEBOT_API_KEY
```

Replace `https://app.sourcebot.dev` with wherever your Sourcebot instance is hosted, then set your API key as an environment variable:
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## Authorization

The Sourcebot MCP server supports two authorization methods, OAuth and API keys. If [anonymous access](/docs/configuration/auth/access-settings#anonymous-access) is enabled on your instance, no authorization is required.
The Sourcebot MCP server supports two authorization methods: OAuth and API keys. If [anonymous access](/docs/configuration/auth/access-settings#anonymous-access) is enabled on your instance, no authorization is required.

Regardless of which method you use, all MCP requests are scoped to the associated Sourcebot user and inherit the [user's role and permissions](/docs/configuration/auth/roles-and-permissions). When [permission syncing](/docs/features/permission-syncing) is configured, this includes repository permissions - the MCP server will only surface results from repositories the user has access to.

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