How-To

Step-by-step guides for ToolHive and MCP servers

April 16, 2025

Secure-by-default authorization for MCP servers powered by ToolHive

ToolHive implements authorization using Amazon’s Cedar policy language, enabling fine-grained access to MCP servers with attribute-based rules.

April 14, 2025

Getting authentication right is critical to running MCP servers

Learn how ToolHive uses OIDC for authentication while separating it from authorization to support user authentication via SSO and service auth in Kubernetes.