Auth0 MCP Server: Manage Your Identity Infrastructure Through AI

Skip the dashboard. Your AI assistant can now handle Auth0 operations directly—create applications, deploy actions, check logs, and manage your entire identity infrastructure through natural language commands.

Stop Context Switching Between Tools

You're deep in a coding session, working with Claude on your authentication flow. You need to check recent login failures, create a new application, or deploy an action. Instead of opening the Auth0 dashboard, breaking your flow, and manually navigating through the interface, just ask:

"Show me failed logins from the past hour for my payment API"
"Create a new SPA called 'Customer Portal' with these callback URLs"
"Deploy my user enrichment action to production"

The Auth0 MCP Server bridges your AI assistant directly to Auth0's Management API, keeping you in the flow while handling identity operations through conversation.

Get Auth0 Operations Into Your AI Workflow

This MCP server transforms how you interact with Auth0 by embedding management operations directly into your existing AI assistant workflow. Instead of switching between tools, your AI becomes a powerful Auth0 interface.

Immediate productivity gains:

Eliminate dashboard navigation: Skip clicking through Auth0's interface for routine operations
Natural language queries: Ask questions about your tenant in plain English rather than constructing API calls
Contextual operations: Your AI understands your current project and can suggest relevant Auth0 configurations
Batch operations: Handle multiple related tasks in a single conversation

Comprehensive Auth0 Management Through Conversation

The server provides complete coverage of essential Auth0 operations:

Applications & APIs: Create, update, and manage applications and resource servers with specific configurations. "Set up a new machine-to-machine app for our background service with read:users scope"

Actions & Customization: Deploy custom logic and manage your Auth0 actions. "Update my login action to include department information in tokens"

Monitoring & Debugging: Query logs and investigate authentication issues. "Find all failed login attempts from IP 192.168.1.100 in the last 24 hours"

Custom Forms: Manage and deploy branded login experiences. "Update our login form with the new company colors and deploy it"

Security-First Design with Granular Control

The server implements proper security practices while maintaining flexibility:

# Start with read-only access
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init --read-only

# Limit to specific operations
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init --tools 'auth0_list_applications,auth0_get_application'

# Enable full management capabilities when needed
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init --tools '*'

Built-in security features:

OAuth2 device flow authentication
System keychain credential storage
Interactive scope selection during setup
Tool-level access control with glob pattern matching
Automatic token lifecycle management

The --read-only flag acts as a security guardrail—even if your tool pattern matches write operations, only read operations will be available when this flag is used.

Real-World Implementation Scenarios

Incident Response: When authentication issues arise, query logs directly through your AI assistant while discussing the problem. "Check Auth0 logs for errors related to our mobile app in the past hour" provides immediate context without leaving your troubleshooting conversation.

Development Workflow: While building features, create and configure Auth0 resources on demand. "Create a new API for our inventory service with CRUD scopes" handles the setup while you continue architecting.

Deployment Automation: Update configurations as part of your deployment discussions. "Update the production app's callback URLs to include the new domain" keeps infrastructure changes synchronized with code deployments.

Audit and Compliance: Regular security reviews become conversational. "Show me all applications with wildcard callback URLs" helps identify potential security issues during architecture reviews.

Multi-Client Compatibility

Works seamlessly across AI platforms:

# Claude Desktop (default)
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init

# Cursor IDE integration
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init --client cursor

# Windsurf support
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init --client windsurf

The server automatically configures itself for your chosen AI client, handling the MCP protocol specifics while maintaining consistent functionality across platforms.

Quick Integration

Get started in under 5 minutes:

Install and configure: npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server init
Authenticate: OAuth flow opens automatically in your browser
Select permissions: Choose exactly which Auth0 operations to enable
Restart your AI client: Server automatically configures your MCP client
Test integration: Ask your AI assistant about your Auth0 tenant

The init command handles all configuration details—MCP client setup, authentication flow, and permission selection—through an interactive process.

Development and Debugging Support

Built for developers who need to troubleshoot:

# Enable detailed logging
export DEBUG=auth0-mcp

# Use MCP Inspector for protocol debugging
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector -e DEBUG='auth0-mcp' @auth0/auth0-mcp-server run

# Check authentication status
npx @auth0/auth0-mcp-server session

The server provides comprehensive debugging tools and clear error messages, making integration issues straightforward to resolve.

This MCP server transforms Auth0 management from a separate workflow into a natural part of your AI-assisted development process. Instead of breaking context to handle identity operations, you maintain flow while your AI handles the Auth0 interface directly.

Currently in beta—feedback and contributions welcome through the GitHub repository.