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Welcome to MCP Governance Documentation

This site provides comprehensive documentation for the @ithena-one/mcp-governance SDK, a framework for adding robust governance controls (identity, RBAC, auditing, logging, etc.) to servers built with the @modelcontextprotocol/sdk.

Explore the guides and API references to learn how to integrate and utilize MCP Governance in your Model Context Protocol (MCP) projects.

Key Features

  • Identity Resolution: Plug in your authentication system to identify callers.
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Define roles and permissions to control access to MCP methods (tools, resources).
  • Auditing: Log detailed records of requests, responses, and governance decisions.
  • Structured Logging: Consistent logging throughout the request lifecycle.
  • Credential Management: Securely resolve and inject credentials needed by your handlers.
  • Extensible Pipeline: Customize the governance flow with hooks.

Getting Started

Jump right in by following the Getting Started Guide. This guide walks you through:

  • Wrapping a base MCP Server with the GovernedServer.
  • Configuring essential governance components (using simple in-memory examples initially).
  • Registering your MCP request handlers with the GovernedServer.
  • Understanding how identity and RBAC flow through the system.

Core Concepts

To effectively use the SDK, understand these fundamental concepts explained in the Core Concepts section:

  • GovernedServer: The main entry point that orchestrates the governance process around a base MCP Server.
  • Governance Pipeline: The sequence of steps (Identity, RBAC, Credentials, Auditing, etc.) applied to each request.
  • OperationContext: An object carrying contextual information through the pipeline.
  • Lifecycle Management: How the SDK manages the initialization and shutdown of governance components.

Explore the Documentation

Use the navigation menu to browse through different sections:

  • About: Learn more about the MCP Governance project goals.
  • SDKs: Dive into the TypeScript SDK documentation, covering configuration, interfaces, security, and more.
  • [Other Sections as needed]

We hope you find this documentation helpful!

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