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mcp-servers/modules/mcp-gateway.nix
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{
config,
lib,
pkgs,
...
}:
let
inherit (lib)
mkEnableOption
mkOption
mkIf
types
;
cfg = config.services.mcp-gateway;
# Gateway configuration is YAML. `pkgs.formats.yaml` builds it via
# structured attrs, which also drops null-valued attributes, so unset
# optional fields simply disappear from the rendered file.
yaml = pkgs.formats.yaml { };
# The gateway passes `${env.VAR}` placeholders VERBATIM to every backend
# subprocess -- it does NOT resolve them. Some MCP servers resolve the
# placeholder themselves; others (yarr, slskd-mcp, nextcloud-mcp-server,
# gitea-mcp, ovhcloud-mcp, pinchflat-mcp) read the literal `${env.VAR}`
# string as the credential and fail auth. This wrapper scans every env var
# and resolves any literal `${env.X}` placeholder from the rendered gateway
# environment file before exec'ing the real binary.
resolveEnv = pkgs.writeShellScript "mcp-gateway-resolve-env" ''
env_file=${lib.escapeShellArg (if cfg.environmentFile == null then "" else cfg.environmentFile)}
for line in $(env | cut -d= -f1); do
val="$(printenv "$line")"
if [[ "$val" == \$\{env.* ]]; then
name="''${val#\$\{env.}"
name="''${name%\}}"
export "$line"="$(grep "^$name=" "$env_file" | head -1 | cut -d= -f2-)"
fi
done
exec "$@"
'';
apiKeyType = types.submodule (
{ name, ... }:
{
options = {
key = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = ''
API key value. Prefer an indirection such as `env:VAR_NAME`,
`keychain:NAME`, or `oauth:PROVIDER` instead of a literal secret.
'';
};
name = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = name;
description = "Human-readable client name. Defaults to the attribute name.";
};
rateLimit = mkOption {
type = types.ints.unsigned;
default = 0;
description = "Requests per minute. 0 means unlimited.";
};
backends = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
description = "Backends this key may use. Empty means every backend.";
};
allowedTools = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
default = null;
description = "If set, only these tools (glob patterns allowed) are accessible.";
};
deniedTools = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
default = null;
description = "Tools (glob patterns allowed) blocked for this key.";
};
admin = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = "Whether this key may use admin-only management tools.";
};
};
}
);
routingProfileType = types.submodule {
options = {
description = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "";
description = "Human-readable profile description.";
};
allowBackends = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
default = null;
description = "If set, only these backends are reachable in this profile.";
};
denyBackends = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
default = null;
description = "Backends denied in this profile.";
};
allowTools = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
default = null;
description = "If set, only these tools (glob patterns allowed) are reachable.";
};
denyTools = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str);
default = null;
description = "Tools (glob patterns allowed) denied in this profile.";
};
};
};
surfacedToolType = types.submodule {
options = {
server = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = "Backend name.";
};
tool = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = "Tool name to surface directly in tools/list.";
};
};
};
backendType = types.submodule (
{ name, ... }:
{
options = {
description = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "";
description = "Human-readable backend description.";
};
enabled = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = "Whether the backend is enabled.";
};
command = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = ''
Shell command for a stdio backend. Mutually exclusive with
`httpUrl`. Set `resolveEnv = true` if the backend reads literal
`''${env.VAR}` placeholders.
'';
};
cwd = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = "Working directory for a stdio backend.";
};
httpUrl = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = "URL for an HTTP backend. Mutually exclusive with `command`.";
};
streamableHttp = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = "Use Streamable HTTP instead of the SSE handshake for `httpUrl`.";
};
timeout = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "30s";
description = "Per-backend request timeout, in humantime syntax.";
};
env = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf types.str;
default = { };
description = "Environment variables passed to the backend process.";
};
headers = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf types.str;
default = { };
description = "HTTP headers for an HTTP backend.";
};
passthrough = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Skip input sanitization on this backend's tools/call requests.
Only use for fully trusted internal backends.
'';
};
allowCleartextCredentials = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Permit credentials over cleartext HTTP to a non-loopback host.
This is a security exception, not a convenience toggle.
'';
};
resolveEnv = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Prefix `command` with the module's env-placeholder resolver. This
makes backends that read literal `''${env.VAR}` strings resolve
them from `environmentFile` before starting.
'';
};
extraConfig = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf types.anything;
default = { };
description = "Escape hatch merged into this backend's YAML map.";
};
};
}
);
# Render an environment-like value the way gateway.yaml expects it:
# booleans as true/false, lists as comma-separated strings.
renderEnvValue =
value:
if builtins.isBool value then
(if value then "true" else "false")
else if builtins.isList value then
lib.concatStringsSep "," value
else
toString value;
apiSettings = {
enabled = cfg.auth.enable;
bearer_token = cfg.auth.bearerToken;
public_paths = cfg.auth.publicPaths;
single_user = cfg.auth.singleUser;
api_keys = lib.mapAttrsToList (_name: key: {
inherit (key) key name backends admin;
rate_limit = key.rateLimit;
allowed_tools = key.allowedTools;
denied_tools = key.deniedTools;
}) cfg.auth.apiKeys;
};
metaMcpSettings = {
enabled = cfg.metaMcp.enable;
cache_tools = cfg.metaMcp.cacheTools;
cache_ttl = cfg.metaMcp.cacheTtl;
prompts_resources_fetch_timeout = cfg.metaMcp.promptsResourcesFetchTimeout;
warm_start = cfg.metaMcp.warmStart;
surfaced_tools = cfg.metaMcp.surfacedTools;
projection_mode = cfg.metaMcp.projectionMode;
exposed_meta_tools = cfg.metaMcp.exposedMetaTools;
expose_stats_tool = cfg.metaMcp.exposeStatsTool;
};
routingSettings = lib.mapAttrs (_name: profile: {
inherit (profile) description;
allow_backends = profile.allowBackends;
deny_backends = profile.denyBackends;
allow_tools = profile.allowTools;
deny_tools = profile.denyTools;
}) cfg.routingProfiles;
backendSettings = lib.mapAttrs (
name: backend:
{
inherit (backend) description enabled timeout env headers;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (backend.command != null) {
command =
if backend.resolveEnv then
"${resolveEnv} ${backend.command}"
else
backend.command;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (backend.cwd != null) {
inherit (backend) cwd;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (backend.httpUrl != null) {
http_url = backend.httpUrl;
streamable_http = backend.streamableHttp;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs backend.passthrough {
passthrough = true;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs backend.allowCleartextCredentials {
allow_cleartext_credentials = true;
}
// backend.extraConfig
) cfg.backends;
settings = {
server = {
inherit (cfg.server) host port;
modern_protocol = cfg.server.modernProtocol;
request_timeout = cfg.server.requestTimeout;
shutdown_timeout = cfg.server.shutdownTimeout;
max_body_size = cfg.server.maxBodySize;
public_url = cfg.server.publicUrl;
ws_port = cfg.server.wsPort;
allow_unauthenticated_network_bind = cfg.server.allowUnauthenticatedNetworkBind;
};
auth = apiSettings;
meta_mcp = metaMcpSettings;
default_routing_profile = cfg.defaultRoutingProfile;
routing_profiles = routingSettings;
backends = backendSettings;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (cfg.envFiles != [ ]) {
env_files = cfg.envFiles;
}
// cfg.extraConfig;
referencedBackends =
lib.concatMap (key: key.backends) (lib.attrValues cfg.auth.apiKeys)
++ lib.concatMap (
profile:
lib.optionals (profile.allowBackends != null) profile.allowBackends
++ lib.optionals (profile.denyBackends != null) profile.denyBackends
) (lib.attrValues cfg.routingProfiles)
++ cfg.metaMcp.warmStart
++ map (tool: tool.server) cfg.metaMcp.surfacedTools;
missingBackends = lib.filter (name: !(builtins.hasAttr name cfg.backends)) referencedBackends;
invalidBackends = lib.filter (
backend: (backend.command == null) == (backend.httpUrl == null)
) (lib.attrValues cfg.backends);
in
{
options.services.mcp-gateway = {
enable = mkEnableOption "the local MCP gateway";
package = mkOption {
type = types.package;
default = pkgs.mcp-gateway;
description = "MCP gateway package.";
};
environmentFile = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = ''
Optional systemd EnvironmentFile containing backend credentials and
`env:` API keys. Also the file the `resolveEnv` wrapper consults.
'';
};
environment = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf types.str;
default = { };
description = "Extra environment variables for the gateway process.";
};
envFiles = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
description = "Extra env files loaded by the gateway itself (gateway `env_files`).";
};
server = {
host = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "127.0.0.1";
description = ''
Address to bind to. Use this host's Tailscale address where remote
clients must reach it. Never use 0.0.0.0 on a host with a public
interface.
'';
};
port = mkOption {
type = types.port;
default = 39401;
description = "TCP port to listen on.";
};
modernProtocol = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = "Serve the newest MCP protocol revision and negotiate down.";
};
requestTimeout = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "30s";
description = "Request timeout in humantime syntax.";
};
shutdownTimeout = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "30s";
description = "Graceful shutdown timeout in humantime syntax.";
};
maxBodySize = mkOption {
type = types.ints.positive;
default = 10485760;
description = "Maximum request body size in bytes.";
};
publicUrl = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = "Externally reachable base URL when running behind a proxy.";
};
wsPort = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.port;
default = null;
description = "Optional WebSocket listener port.";
};
allowUnauthenticatedNetworkBind = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Permit an unauthenticated bind on a non-loopback address. Only set
when authentication terminates in front of the gateway.
'';
};
};
auth = {
enable = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = "Enable API-key authentication.";
};
bearerToken = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
default = null;
description = "Optional single bearer token in addition to API keys.";
};
publicPaths = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
description = "Paths allowed without authentication.";
};
singleUser = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = "Treat all callers as a single user.";
};
apiKeys = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf apiKeyType;
default = { };
description = "API keys keyed by client name.";
};
};
metaMcp = {
enable = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = "Expose the compact meta-MCP surface.";
};
cacheTools = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = "Cache backend tool lists.";
};
cacheTtl = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "5m";
description = "Tool cache TTL in humantime syntax.";
};
promptsResourcesFetchTimeout = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "10s";
description = "Per-backend bound for prompts/resources aggregation.";
};
warmStart = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
description = "Backends to warm-start on gateway startup.";
};
surfacedTools = mkOption {
type = types.listOf surfacedToolType;
default = [ ];
description = "Backend tools to expose directly alongside the meta-tools.";
};
projectionMode = mkOption {
type = types.enum [ "off" "on" "experimental" ];
default = "off";
description = "Canonical response-projection rollout mode.";
};
exposedMetaTools = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [ ];
description = "If non-empty, only these meta-tools are exposed.";
};
exposeStatsTool = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = "List `gateway_get_stats` in tools/list.";
};
};
defaultRoutingProfile = mkOption {
type = types.str;
default = "default";
description = "Routing profile used when a session does not select one.";
};
routingProfiles = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf routingProfileType;
default = { };
description = "Session-scoped tool/backend access profiles.";
};
backends = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf backendType;
default = { };
description = "MCP backends keyed by backend name.";
};
extraConfig = mkOption {
type = types.attrsOf types.anything;
default = { };
description = "Escape hatch merged over the generated top-level YAML.";
};
url = mkOption {
type = types.str;
readOnly = true;
default = "http://${cfg.server.host}:${toString cfg.server.port}/mcp";
description = "MCP endpoint URL derived from `server.host` and `server.port`.";
};
};
config = mkIf cfg.enable {
assertions = [
{
assertion = missingBackends == [ ];
message = "services.mcp-gateway references unknown backends: ${lib.concatStringsSep ", " missingBackends}";
}
{
assertion = invalidBackends == [ ];
message = "services.mcp-gateway backends must set exactly one of `command` or `httpUrl`";
}
{
assertion =
cfg.environmentFile != null
|| !(lib.any ( backend: backend.resolveEnv ) (lib.attrValues cfg.backends));
message = "services.mcp-gateway: `resolveEnv = true` requires `environmentFile`";
}
];
xdg.configFile."mcp-gateway/gateway.yaml".source =
yaml.generate "gateway.yaml" settings;
systemd.user.services.mcp-gateway = {
Unit = {
Description = "Local MCP gateway";
After = [ "network.target" ];
};
Service = {
ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/mcp-gateway serve --config ${config.xdg.configHome}/mcp-gateway/gateway.yaml";
EnvironmentFile = lib.optional (cfg.environmentFile != null) cfg.environmentFile;
Environment = [
"NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"HOME=%h"
]
++ lib.mapAttrsToList (name: value: "${name}=${value}") cfg.environment;
Restart = "always";
RestartSec = 5;
};
Install.WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
};
};
}