docs: Parse available scopes from registered tools and update docs

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- Protects against authorization code interception
### Scopes
- Required scopes: `openid`, `profile`
- Additional scopes inferred from userinfo response
- Base required scopes: `openid`, `profile`, `email`
- App-specific scopes control access to individual Nextcloud apps
- See [OAuth Scopes](#oauth-scopes) section for complete scope reference
### Token Validation
- Every MCP request validates Bearer token
- Cached for performance (1-hour default)
- Calls userinfo endpoint for validation
## OAuth Scopes
The Nextcloud MCP Server implements fine-grained OAuth scopes for each Nextcloud app integration. Scopes control which tools are visible and accessible to users based on their granted permissions.
### Scope-Based Access Control
When using OAuth authentication:
1. **Dynamic Discovery**: The server automatically discovers all required scopes from `@require_scopes` decorators on MCP tools
2. **Tool Filtering**: Tools are dynamically filtered based on the user's token scopes - users only see tools they have permission to use
3. **Per-Tool Enforcement**: Each tool validates required scopes before execution, returning a 403 error if insufficient scopes are present
### Supported Scopes
The server supports the following OAuth scopes, organized by Nextcloud app:
#### Base OIDC Scopes
- `openid` - OpenID Connect authentication (required)
- `profile` - Access to user profile information (required)
- `email` - Access to user email address (required)
#### Notes App
- `notes:read` - Read notes, search notes, get note attachments
- `notes:write` - Create, update, append to, and delete notes
#### Calendar App
- `calendar:read` - List calendars, read events, search events
- `calendar:write` - Create, update, and delete calendars and events
#### Calendar Tasks (VTODO)
- `todo:read` - List and read CalDAV tasks
- `todo:write` - Create, update, and delete CalDAV tasks
#### Contacts App
- `contacts:read` - List address books and read contacts (CardDAV)
- `contacts:write` - Create, update, and delete address books and contacts
#### Cookbook App
- `cookbook:read` - Read recipes, search recipes
- `cookbook:write` - Create, update, and delete recipes
#### Deck App
- `deck:read` - List boards, stacks, cards, and labels
- `deck:write` - Create, update, and delete boards, stacks, cards, and labels
#### Tables App
- `tables:read` - List tables and read rows
- `tables:write` - Create, update, and delete rows in tables
#### Files (WebDAV)
- `files:read` - List files, read file contents, search files
- `files:write` - Upload, update, move, copy, and delete files
#### Sharing
- `sharing:read` - List shares and read share information
- `sharing:write` - Create, update, and delete shares
### Scope Discovery
The MCP server provides scope discovery through two mechanisms:
#### 1. Protected Resource Metadata (PRM) Endpoint
```bash
# Query the PRM endpoint
curl http://localhost:8000/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
# Response includes dynamically discovered scopes
{
"resource": "http://localhost:8000/mcp",
"scopes_supported": ["openid", "profile", "email", "notes:read", ...],
"authorization_servers": ["https://nextcloud.example.com"],
"bearer_methods_supported": ["header"],
"resource_signing_alg_values_supported": ["RS256"]
}
```
The `scopes_supported` field is **dynamically generated** from all registered MCP tools, ensuring it always reflects the actual available scopes.
#### 2. Scope Enforcement via Decorators
Tools are decorated with `@require_scopes()` to declare their required permissions:
```python
from nextcloud_mcp_server.auth import require_scopes
@mcp.tool()
@require_scopes("notes:read")
async def nc_notes_get_note(ctx: Context, note_id: int):
"""Get a specific note by ID"""
# Implementation
```
### Client Registration Scopes
During OAuth client registration (dynamic or manual), clients request a set of scopes that define the **maximum allowed** scopes for that client. The actual per-tool enforcement is handled separately via decorators.
**Environment Variable**:
```bash
NEXTCLOUD_OIDC_SCOPES="openid profile email notes:read notes:write calendar:read calendar:write ..."
```
**Default**: All supported scopes (recommended for development)
> **Note**: Client registration scopes define the maximum permissions. The MCP server's PRM endpoint dynamically advertises the actual supported scopes based on registered tools.
### Step-Up Authorization
The server supports OAuth step-up authorization (RFC 8693). If a user attempts to use a tool requiring scopes they don't have:
1. Tool returns `403 Forbidden` with `InsufficientScopeError`
2. Response includes `WWW-Authenticate` header listing missing scopes:
```
WWW-Authenticate: Bearer error="insufficient_scope", scope="notes:write", resource_metadata="..."
```
3. Client can re-authorize with additional scopes
### Scope Validation
All scope enforcement happens at two levels:
1. **Tool Visibility**: During `list_tools` requests, only tools matching the user's token scopes are returned
2. **Execution Time**: When calling a tool, the `@require_scopes` decorator validates the token has necessary scopes
**Example**:
```python
# User token has: ["openid", "profile", "email", "notes:read"]
# They will see: 4 read-only notes tools
# They will NOT see: 3 write notes tools (notes:write required)
# Attempting to call a write tool returns 403 Forbidden
```
## Configuration
See [Configuration Guide](configuration.md) for all OAuth environment variables: