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feat(transports): management MCP builder exposing every /api operation as a tool - #8889
This PR adds a management MCP that serves Bifrost's own /api surface as MCP tools on /v1/mcp. Every /api operation in the published OpenAPI spec becomes a tool, so MCP clients can manage a gateway directly. Tool annotations also tell clients which operations are destructive, so they can ask for confirmation before running them.
Changes
Added the ManagementMCP handler in transports/bifrost-http/handlers/managementmcp.go. It loads the OpenAPI spec in the background, retries with exponential backoff (5s up to 5m), and publishes the MCP server once the load succeeds. Startup never blocks on it, and the server is nil until the spec loads.
Spec sources are read at the release's own tag (refs/tags/transports/<version>), so each release exposes exactly the API it ships with. Builds without a release version read dev. An enterprise suffix on the version is stripped when resolving the tag.
An OSS gateway reads openapi-oss.json first and falls back to the full openapi.json, filtering out operations tagged Enterprise. The fallback covers releases cut before CI published the OSS spec. An enterprise gateway reads the full spec.
BIFROST_MCP_SPEC overrides the spec source with a URL or file path, for air-gapped installs.
Operations are curated before tools are synthesized. These are left out:
Deprecated operations.
Operations on a deny list: login/logout/session setup, one-time-token OAuth and per-user-header browser flows, SSE streams, and binary skill downloads or marketplace manifests.
Enterprise-only operations on OSS gateways.
Operations this gateway does not route, via the Served hook.
Non-GET operations when writes are disabled.
Deny-list entries are keyed by operationId. An entry that no longer matches the spec is logged at load and fails in tests, so a rename can't silently re-expose an operation.
Write tools are off by default. BIFROST_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES enables them.
Tool annotations replace the method-derived hints from openapimcp:
Tools are marked closed-world, since they only act on this gateway.
Every DELETE is destructive.
A POST or PUT is destructive only if the spec marks it with the new x-bifrost-destructive: true extension.
openapimcp now keeps an operation's x-* keys in a new Operation.Extensions field, for both OpenAPI 3 and Swagger 2. This is what makes the destructive marker and the enterprise tag readable.
Marked these operations x-bifrost-destructive: true in the OpenAPI YAML:
Access profile deactivate and propagate.
Virtual key rotate, bulk rotate and rotate-by-id.
Log cost recalculation.
MCP client reauthorize and reregister.
Complexity analyzer reset.
Vault cache flush.
Webhook secret rotation.
Added a BifrostMCP field to BifrostHTTPServer.
The destructive-marker test uses synthetic operations. CI regenerates openapi.json after merge, so markers added to the YAML aren't in the committed bundle yet.
Type of change
Bug fix
Feature
Refactor
Documentation
Chore/CI
Affected areas
Core (Go)
Transports (HTTP)
Providers/Integrations
Plugins
UI (React)
Docs
How to test
# Core/Transports
go version
go test ./framework/openapimcp/... ./transports/bifrost-http/handlers/...
# UIcd ui
pnpm i || npm i
pnpm test|| npm test
pnpm build || npm run build
The new tests cover these cases:
Every /api operation becomes a tool unless it is excluded.
Deny-list entries match the spec.
Edition and writes filtering.
Annotations and the destructive marker.
Spec source resolution and fallback.
Failed load followed by recovery.
Loading from a file.
Parsing of operation extensions in both OpenAPI 3 and Swagger 2.
New environment variables:
BIFROST_MCP_SPEC: URL or file path (absolute, or relative to the app dir) that overrides the spec source.
BIFROST_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES: set to true to expose non-GET management tools. The default is false.
Screenshots/Recordings
N/A
Breaking changes
Yes
No
Related issues
N/A
Security considerations
Write tools are disabled by default and require BIFROST_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES=true.
Operations that mint, trade or end dashboard credentials are never exposed. These include login, logout, setup session and WS ticket issuance. The one-time-token OAuth and per-user-header flows are also excluded.
Tool calls run in process through the /api chain, so no network host is dialed and existing handling still applies.
Destructive operations are flagged through the DestructiveHint annotation so clients can require confirmation.
Enterprise-only operations are never exposed on OSS gateways, even when the full spec is the fallback source.
Checklist
I read docs/contributing/README.md and followed the guidelines
I added/updated tests where appropriate
I updated documentation where needed
I verified builds succeed (Go and UI)
I verified the CI pipeline passes locally if applicable
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Summary
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New Features
Exposed supported API operations as MCP tools, with tool availability based on edition and server routing.
Added a setting to control whether write operations are available through MCP; writes are enabled by default.
MCP tools now identify destructive operations, helping clients distinguish actions with significant effects.
MCP server startup can retry loading its API specification when a load fails.
Documentation
Marked destructive management operations in the API specification.
The OpenAPI parser now retains operation-level extensions. Selected management operations are marked destructive. A new Bifrost MCP handler loads OpenAPI specifications, filters operations, and exposes supported operations as MCP tools.
Changes: Management MCP
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Operation extensions and destructive metadata framework/openapimcp/types.go, framework/openapimcp/parse.go, framework/openapimcp/swagger2.go, framework/openapimcp/parse_test.go, docs/openapi/paths/management/*
The parser retains operation-level x-* fields for OpenAPI 3.1 and Swagger 2.0. Selected management operations now declare x-bifrost-destructive: true.
Management MCP configuration and loading transports/bifrost-http/handlers/bifrostmcp.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/bifrostmcp_test.go
The handler selects configured or default specification sources, loads URLs or local files, and retries failed loads. Tests cover source selection, fallback, loading, and recovery.
Operation curation and tool exposure transports/bifrost-http/handlers/bifrostmcp.go, transports/bifrost-http/handlers/bifrostmcp_test.go, transports/bifrost-http/server/server.go
The handler filters operations by deny-list, deprecation, writes setting, edition, and served routes. It synthesizes and annotates tools. The HTTP server adds a BifrostMCP handler field.
sequenceDiagram
participant BifrostMCP
participant OpenAPISource
participant openapimcp
participant MCPServer
BifrostMCP->>OpenAPISource: Load configured URL or file
OpenAPISource-->>BifrostMCP: Return specification
BifrostMCP->>openapimcp: Parse and synthesize selected operations
openapimcp-->>BifrostMCP: Return synthesized tools
BifrostMCP->>MCPServer: Build server with tools
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Merge Risk: High · previous review 422b0
The management MCP cannot be accessed at its advertised endpoint. Wire it into startup before merging, and synchronize the test's health state so race-enabled tests remain reliable.
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The title names the main change: a management MCP builder that exposes every /api operation as an MCP tool. The changeset adds the ManagementMCP handler in bifrostmcp.go, its tests, and the OpenAPI extension parsing that supports it. The title uses the conventional commit form and is 80 characters long, which is within a normal range. It does not describe anything absent from the changeset.
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The description follows the repository template and covers the main sections. The Summary and Changes sections explain the purpose, design, and trade-offs in detail. The type of change, affected areas, how to test, environment variables, breaking changes, and security considerations are all filled in. Some template items are incomplete. The Related issues section says N/A, and the checklist leaves the contributing guidelines and build verification items unchecked. The How to test section also omits the expected outcomes that the template asks for. The description also names the handler file as managementmcp.go, but the changeset adds bifrostmcp.go. This mismatch should be fixed.
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Correct the handler file name in the Changes section from managementmcp.go to bifrostmcp.go. Add expected outcomes to the How to test section. Confirm the unchecked checklist items, or check them once they are done. Reconcile the Related issues entry if an issue exists.
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Review comments at @docs/openapi/paths/management/governance.yaml:
- Line 617: Give the second governance operation a unique operationId so its MCP
tool name matches its ID; check managementMCPDenied and update the corresponding
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[Low impact] The PR appears safe to merge with the checked dependent changes in PRs #8890 and #8891.
Diagram
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flowchart LR
A[Release spec or configured source] --> B[Load with timeout and retries]
B --> C[Parse operations and extensions]
C --> D[Filter eligible API operations]
D --> E[Build tools and safety hints]
E --> F[Publish MCP server]
F --> G[Execute through supplied HTTP client]
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Review comments at @transports/bifrost-http/server/server.go:
- Line 277: Wire BifrostMCP through server startup: initialize the field in the
server constructor, start its loader, and update RegisterAPIRoutes to expose the
management MCP handler at /v1/mcp for the /api tools. Keep the existing /mcp
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Supported by static analysis
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rg -n 'go test -race|race' Makefile .github/workflows --glob '*.yml' --glob '*.yaml' --glob 'Makefile'
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rg -n -F -- 'm.Load(' transports/bifrost-http/handlers/bifrostmcp_test.go
printf'%s\n''--- loader implementation candidates ---'
rg -n -F -- 'type BifrostMCP' transports/bifrost-http/handlers
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printf'%s\n''--- direct HTTP fetch references in the file ---'
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tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"trap'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
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cat >"$tmpdir/race_test.go"<<'EOF'package raceprobeimport ( "net/http" "net/http/httptest" "testing")func TestHTTPSequence(t *testing.T) { for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ { healthy := false upstream := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) { if !healthy { w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable) return } w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK) })) client := upstream.Client() resp, err := client.Get(upstream.URL) if err != nil { upstream.Close() t.Fatal(err) } _ = resp.Body.Close() healthy = true resp, err = client.Get(upstream.URL) if err != nil { upstream.Close() t.Fatal(err) } _ = resp.Body.Close() upstream.Close() }}EOFcd"$tmpdir"
go test -race -count=1
set -eu
printf'%s\n''--- Go memory model synchronization contract ---'
rg -n -i -A4 -B3 'synchronizes before|synchronization|data race' /usr/local/go/doc/go_mem.html | head -120
printf'%s\n''--- net/http and transport race annotations ---'
rg -n -i -e 'RaceAcquire' -e 'RaceRelease' -e 'raceacquire' -e 'racerelease' /usr/local/go/src/net /usr/local/go/src/internal/poll /usr/local/go/src/net/http ||trueprintf'%s\n''--- transport response handoff ---'
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Synchronize the shared health state.
The handler and test goroutine access healthy without synchronization. The HTTP request sequence does not establish a happens-before edge for this variable. A race-enabled test run can report a data race. Use atomic.Bool.
Suggested fix
+ "sync/atomic"
- healthy := false+ var healthy atomic.Bool
- if !healthy {+ if !healthy.Load() {
- healthy = true+ healthy.Store(true)
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Review comment at @transports/bifrost-http/handlers/bifrostmcp_test.go at line
275:
Synchronize the shared healthy state in the test by replacing the plain boolean
with atomic.Bool; use Load for the handler’s read and Store for the test
goroutine’s update.
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Summary
This PR adds a management MCP that serves Bifrost's own
/apisurface as MCP tools on/v1/mcp. Every/apioperation in the published OpenAPI spec becomes a tool, so MCP clients can manage a gateway directly. Tool annotations also tell clients which operations are destructive, so they can ask for confirmation before running them.Changes
ManagementMCPhandler intransports/bifrost-http/handlers/managementmcp.go. It loads the OpenAPI spec in the background, retries with exponential backoff (5s up to 5m), and publishes the MCP server once the load succeeds. Startup never blocks on it, and the server is nil until the spec loads.refs/tags/transports/<version>), so each release exposes exactly the API it ships with. Builds without a release version readdev. An enterprise suffix on the version is stripped when resolving the tag.openapi-oss.jsonfirst and falls back to the fullopenapi.json, filtering out operations taggedEnterprise. The fallback covers releases cut before CI published the OSS spec. An enterprise gateway reads the full spec.BIFROST_MCP_SPECoverrides the spec source with a URL or file path, for air-gapped installs.Servedhook.operationId. An entry that no longer matches the spec is logged at load and fails in tests, so a rename can't silently re-expose an operation.BIFROST_MCP_ALLOW_WRITESenables them.openapimcp:x-bifrost-destructive: trueextension.openapimcpnow keeps an operation'sx-*keys in a newOperation.Extensionsfield, for both OpenAPI 3 and Swagger 2. This is what makes the destructive marker and the enterprise tag readable.x-bifrost-destructive: truein the OpenAPI YAML:BifrostMCPfield toBifrostHTTPServer.openapi.jsonafter merge, so markers added to the YAML aren't in the committed bundle yet.Type of change
Affected areas
How to test
The new tests cover these cases:
/apioperation becomes a tool unless it is excluded.New environment variables:
BIFROST_MCP_SPEC: URL or file path (absolute, or relative to the app dir) that overrides the spec source.BIFROST_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES: set totrueto expose non-GET management tools. The default isfalse.Screenshots/Recordings
N/A
Breaking changes
Related issues
N/A
Security considerations
BIFROST_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES=true./apichain, so no network host is dialed and existing handling still applies.DestructiveHintannotation so clients can require confirmation.Checklist
docs/contributing/README.mdand followed the guidelines