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Add consent token security & rate limiting for OAuth flow - #102

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What does this PR do?

This PR implements two critical security improvements to the OAuth consent flow:

  1. Consent Token Security: Introduces cryptographic consent tokens that are shared exclusively via Tauri IPC (desktop app UI), preventing unauthorized consent approval via HTTP endpoints. The token must be validated on approval, ensuring only the legitimate desktop app can approve OAuth requests.

  2. Rate Limiting: Adds per-path rate limiting middleware for OAuth endpoints to prevent abuse and consent flooding attacks. Includes configurable limits for /oauth/authorize, /oauth/token, /oauth/register, and /oauth/clients endpoints.

  3. HTTP Endpoint Removal: Removes the /oauth/consent/approve HTTP endpoint from production builds. Consent approval now happens exclusively via the Tauri IPC command approve_oauth_consent, which can only be invoked by the desktop app's WebView—not by external scripts or bots. The endpoint is re-enabled only in E2E test mode (guarded by MCPMUX_E2E_TEST env var).

  4. UI Safeguard: Adds a 2-second cooldown before the Approve button becomes active in the consent modal, preventing instant automated approval and giving users time to review the request.

Key Changes:

  • New file: crates/mcpmux-gateway/src/server/rate_limit.rs - Rate limiting middleware with configurable rules
  • Modified: crates/mcpmux-gateway/src/server/handlers.rs - Generate and validate consent tokens; add token to PendingAuthorization
  • Modified: crates/mcpmux-gateway/src/server/mod.rs - Remove HTTP consent endpoint from production; add rate limiting layer; conditionally enable endpoint in E2E test mode
  • Modified: apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/oauth.rs - Validate consent tokens in approve_oauth_consent; guard approve_oauth_client with E2E test flag
  • Modified: apps/desktop/src/components/OAuthConsentModal.tsx - Include consent token in approval requests; add 2-second cooldown before Approve button is active
  • Modified: tests/e2e/helpers/mcp-client.ts - Document that /oauth/consent/approve is E2E-test-only

How was it tested?

  • Existing test infrastructure remains intact; E2E tests can still use the HTTP consent endpoint by setting MCPMUX_E2E_TEST=1
  • Rate limiting logic is straightforward (per-path bucket tracking with time windows) and follows standard patterns
  • Consent token generation uses cryptographically secure random bytes (32 bytes, base64-URL-encoded)
  • Token validation is enforced on both get_pending_consent and approve_oauth_consent paths

Checklist

  • My code follows the project's code style
  • I have updated documentation (comments and docstrings added throughout)
  • E2E test mode properly documented and guarded by environment variable

https://claude.ai/code/session_019gtFefwPpKWZH73DEyUpE2

Clients like Cursor could auto-approve MCP authorization by calling
the /oauth/consent/approve HTTP endpoint directly, bypassing the
desktop consent UI entirely.

- Remove public HTTP consent endpoint; approval now requires Tauri IPC
- Add cryptographic consent_token shared only via desktop app IPC
- Add 2-second cooldown on Approve button to prevent instant approval
- Add per-path rate limiting on OAuth endpoints
- Guard E2E-only approve command behind MCPMUX_E2E_TEST env var

Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

https://claude.ai/code/session_019gtFefwPpKWZH73DEyUpE2
Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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its-mash force-pushed the claude/fix-approval-deeplink-hbvgC branch from 1016945 to 326c0e4 Compare February 16, 2026 08:19
The previous commit gated /oauth/consent/approve behind the
MCPMUX_E2E_TEST env var but the e2e test runner was not passing
it to the tauri-driver process. This caused streamable-http tests
to fail because obtainAccessToken() and approveOAuthClient() both
depend on test-only endpoints.

https://claude.ai/code/session_019gtFefwPpKWZH73DEyUpE2
Signed-off-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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its-mash merged commit acfcec2 into main Feb 16, 2026
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its-mash deleted the claude/fix-approval-deeplink-hbvgC branch February 16, 2026 10:27
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