find-ref · Authentication Profile

find-ref Authentication

Authentication

find-ref exposes only an MCP endpoint (https://api.find-ref.com/mcp) protected by OAuth 2.0. The authorization server metadata at https://api.find-ref.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server lists the authorization_code and refresh_token grant types, PKCE with S256, dynamic client registration, and the scopes findref.read + offline_access.

find-ref declares 1 security scheme(s) across its OpenAPI definitions.

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Authentication Profile

generated: '2026-11-07'
method: searched
source: https://api.find-ref.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
name: find-ref authentication
description: |
  find-ref exposes only an MCP endpoint (https://api.find-ref.com/mcp) protected by
  OAuth 2.0. The authorization server metadata at
  https://api.find-ref.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server lists the
  authorization_code and refresh_token grant types, PKCE with S256, dynamic client
  registration, and the scopes findref.read + offline_access.
schemes:
  - type: oauth2
    name: oauth2
    flows:
      authorizationCode:
        authorizationUrl: https://api.find-ref.com/mcp/authorize
        tokenUrl: https://api.find-ref.com/mcp/token
        refreshUrl: https://api.find-ref.com/mcp/token
        scopes:
          findref.read: Read-only access to find-ref evidence search (search, original-text lookup, citation cross-check).
          offline_access: Issue a refresh_token so the client can refresh the access_token without re-prompting.
    pkce:
      required: true
      methods:
        - S256
    dynamic_client_registration:
      supported: true
      endpoint: https://api.find-ref.com/mcp/register
    token_endpoint_auth_methods:
      - client_secret_basic
      - client_secret_post
      - none
    response_types:
      - code
    grant_types:
      - authorization_code
      - refresh_token
    revocation_endpoint: https://api.find-ref.com/mcp/token
    issuer: https://api.find-ref.com
    protected_resources:
      - https://api.find-ref.com/mcp
evidence:
  - url: https://api.find-ref.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
    status: 200
    fetched: '2026-11-07'
  - url: https://find-ref.com/connect/
    status: 200
    fetched: '2026-11-07'

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