refactor(config): consolidate NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL through Settings

Lift NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL out of raw os.getenv reads into
Settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url across all 8 production call sites
(app.py x2, oauth_routes.py x2, browser_oauth_routes.py,
provision_routes.py, userinfo_routes.py, elicitation.py). cli.py
remains the env-write source so the existing config-by-flag pipeline
still works.

Also addresses remaining PR #757 review nits:
- elicitation.py: align URL-present/absent wording on "open in your
  browser" so users don't try clicking in the terminal
- test_scope_authorization_stored.py: lock in the deliberately-shared
  fall-through branch with explicit declined/cancelled decorator tests
- test_elicitation.py: switch from monkeypatch.setenv to
  patch(get_settings) since Settings is now the canonical surface

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

nextcloud_mcp_server/app.py

@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ async def setup_oauth_config():
     # ADR-005: Unified Token Verifier with proper audience validation
     # Use public issuer URL for JWT validation if set (handles Docker internal/external URL mismatch)
     # Tokens are issued with the public URL, but OIDC discovery returns internal URL
-    public_issuer_url = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL")
+    public_issuer_url = settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url
     client_issuer = public_issuer_url if public_issuer_url else issuer
     # Get MCP server URL for audience validation
     mcp_server_url = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_MCP_SERVER_URL", "http://localhost:8000")
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ async def setup_oauth_config_for_multi_user_basic(
 
     # Use public issuer URL for JWT validation if set (handles Docker internal/external URL mismatch)
     # Tokens are issued with the public URL, but OIDC discovery returns internal URL
-    public_issuer_url = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL")
+    public_issuer_url = settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url
     client_issuer = public_issuer_url if public_issuer_url else issuer
 
     # Update settings with discovered values for UnifiedTokenVerifier

nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/browser_oauth_routes.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.userinfo_routes import (
     _get_userinfo_endpoint,
     _query_idp_userinfo,
 )
+from nextcloud_mcp_server.config import get_settings
 
 from ..http import nextcloud_httpx_client
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ async def oauth_login(request: Request) -> RedirectResponse | JSONResponse:
             scopes += " offline_access"
 
         # Replace internal Docker hostname with public URL
-        public_issuer = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL")
+        public_issuer = get_settings().nextcloud_public_issuer_url
         if public_issuer:
             internal_parsed = parse_url(oauth_config["nextcloud_host"])
             auth_parsed = parse_url(authorization_endpoint)

nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/elicitation.py

@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@ when the client supports it, or falling back to returning the URL in a message.
 """
 
 import logging
-import os
 
 from mcp.server.fastmcp import Context
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
+from nextcloud_mcp_server.config import get_settings
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Path of the Astrolabe Nextcloud app's settings UI. The full URL is
-# reconstructed at elicitation time from NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL /
+# reconstructed at elicitation time from settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url
-# NEXTCLOUD_HOST so the user gets a browser-reachable link without needing a
+# / settings.nextcloud_host so the user gets a browser-reachable link without
-# separate config knob. If the Astrolabe app is not installed this path will
+# needing a separate config knob. If the Astrolabe app is not installed this
-# 404, and the user falls back to the nc_auth_provision_access tool path
+# path will 404, and the user falls back to the nc_auth_provision_access tool
-# mentioned in the same message.
+# path mentioned in the same message.
 ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH = "/index.php/apps/astrolabe/settings"
 
 
@@ -40,14 +41,15 @@ class ProvisioningRequiredConfirmation(BaseModel):
 
 
 def _astrolabe_settings_url() -> str | None:
-    """Construct the Astrolabe settings page URL from environment.
+    """Construct the Astrolabe settings page URL from settings.
 
-    Prefers ``NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL`` (the browser-reachable public URL)
+    Prefers ``nextcloud_public_issuer_url`` (the browser-reachable public URL)
-    over ``NEXTCLOUD_HOST`` (which may be an internal hostname in Docker
+    over ``nextcloud_host`` (which may be an internal hostname in Docker
     deployments). Returns None if neither is set.
     """
+    settings = get_settings()
     base = (
-        os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL") or os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_HOST") or ""
+        settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url or settings.nextcloud_host or ""
     ).strip()
     if not base:
         return None
@@ -132,9 +134,10 @@ async def present_provisioning_required(ctx: Context) -> str:
     has to translate.
 
     The Astrolabe settings URL is reconstructed from
-    ``NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL`` / ``NEXTCLOUD_HOST``; if Astrolabe is not
+    ``settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url`` /
-    installed the link 404s and the user falls back to the tool path
+    ``settings.nextcloud_host``; if Astrolabe is not installed the link
-    suggested in the same message.
+    404s and the user falls back to the tool path suggested in the same
+    message.
 
     Returns:
         Same string contract as :func:`present_login_url`:
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ async def present_provisioning_required(ctx: Context) -> str:
             f"Open this URL to enable it via the Astrolabe app:\n\n{settings_url}\n\n"
             "If the Astrolabe app is not installed, ask your MCP client to call "
             "the `nc_auth_provision_access` tool instead — it will return a "
-            "Login Flow v2 URL you can open directly.\n\n"
+            "Login Flow v2 URL you can open in your browser.\n\n"
             "Then check the box below and retry the original request."
         )
     else:

nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/oauth_routes.py

@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ async def oauth_authorize(request: Request) -> RedirectResponse | JSONResponse:
     authorization_endpoint = discovery["authorization_endpoint"]
 
     # Replace internal Docker hostname with public URL for browser access
-    public_issuer = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL")
+    public_issuer = get_settings().nextcloud_public_issuer_url
     if public_issuer:
         internal_parsed = parse_url(oauth_config["nextcloud_host"])
         auth_parsed = parse_url(authorization_endpoint)
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ async def oauth_authorize_nextcloud(
     authorization_endpoint = discovery["authorization_endpoint"]
 
     # Fix internal hostname for browser access
-    public_issuer = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL")
+    public_issuer = get_settings().nextcloud_public_issuer_url
     if public_issuer:
         internal_parsed = parse_url(oauth_config["nextcloud_host"])
         auth_parsed = parse_url(authorization_endpoint)

nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/provision_routes.py

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Flow:
 
 import html
 import logging
-import os
 import secrets
 import time
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ async def provision_page(
     # LoginFlowV2Client) while login_url is rewritten to the public issuer
     # URL here because the browser needs a publicly-reachable address.
     login_url = init_response.login_url
-    public_issuer = os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL", "")
+    public_issuer = settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url or ""
     if public_issuer and nextcloud_host:
         login_url = rewrite_url_origin(login_url, public_issuer.rstrip("/"))
 

nextcloud_mcp_server/auth/userinfo_routes.py

@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ async def user_info_html(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     # otherwise fall back to NEXTCLOUD_HOST from settings
     settings = get_settings()
     nextcloud_host_for_links = (
-        os.getenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL") or settings.nextcloud_host
+        settings.nextcloud_public_issuer_url or settings.nextcloud_host
     )
 
     # Build host info HTML (BasicAuth only)

nextcloud_mcp_server/config.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ _DEFAULTS: dict[str, Any] = {
     "nextcloud_ca_bundle": None,
     "nextcloud_mcp_server_url": None,
     "nextcloud_resource_uri": None,
+    "nextcloud_public_issuer_url": None,
     # OAuth/OIDC
     "oidc_discovery_url": None,
     "nextcloud_oidc_client_id": None,
@@ -406,6 +407,11 @@ class Settings:
     nextcloud_password: str | None = None
     nextcloud_app_password: str | None = None  # Preferred over nextcloud_password
 
+    # Browser-reachable public URL for OAuth/Login-Flow-v2 redirects when
+    # NEXTCLOUD_HOST is an internal Docker hostname. Falls back to
+    # nextcloud_host when unset.
+    nextcloud_public_issuer_url: str | None = None
+
     # Nextcloud SSL/TLS settings
     nextcloud_verify_ssl: bool = True
     nextcloud_ca_bundle: str | None = None
@@ -777,6 +783,7 @@ def get_settings() -> Settings:
         "nextcloud_username": "NEXTCLOUD_USERNAME",
         "nextcloud_password": "NEXTCLOUD_PASSWORD",
         "nextcloud_app_password": "NEXTCLOUD_APP_PASSWORD",
+        "nextcloud_public_issuer_url": "NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL",
         # Nextcloud SSL/TLS settings
         "nextcloud_verify_ssl": "NEXTCLOUD_VERIFY_SSL",
         "nextcloud_ca_bundle": "NEXTCLOUD_CA_BUNDLE",

tests/unit/test_elicitation.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Unit tests for the MCP elicitation helpers."""
 
 from types import SimpleNamespace
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -14,55 +14,63 @@ from nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation import (
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.unit
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _fake_settings(
-def clear_nc_env(monkeypatch):
+    public_issuer_url: str | None = None, host: str | None = None
-    """Strip the NC URL env vars by default; tests opt back in."""
+) -> SimpleNamespace:
-    monkeypatch.delenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL", raising=False)
+    """Build a Settings-shaped object exposing only the fields elicitation reads."""
-    monkeypatch.delenv("NEXTCLOUD_HOST", raising=False)
+    return SimpleNamespace(
+        nextcloud_public_issuer_url=public_issuer_url,
+        nextcloud_host=host,
+    )
 
 
-def test_astrolabe_settings_url_prefers_public_issuer(monkeypatch):
+def test_astrolabe_settings_url_prefers_public_issuer():
     """Public issuer wins over host so the link is browser-reachable in Docker."""
-    monkeypatch.setenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL", "https://nc.example.com")
+    fake = _fake_settings(
-    monkeypatch.setenv("NEXTCLOUD_HOST", "http://internal:8080")
+        public_issuer_url="https://nc.example.com", host="http://internal:8080"
-
-    assert (
-        _astrolabe_settings_url() == f"https://nc.example.com{ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH}"
     )
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        assert (
+            _astrolabe_settings_url()
+            == f"https://nc.example.com{ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH}"
+        )
 
 
-def test_astrolabe_settings_url_strips_trailing_slash_from_public_issuer(monkeypatch):
+def test_astrolabe_settings_url_strips_trailing_slash_from_public_issuer():
-    """Trailing slash on NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL is normalized."""
+    """Trailing slash on nextcloud_public_issuer_url is normalized."""
-    monkeypatch.setenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL", "https://nc.example.com/")
+    fake = _fake_settings(public_issuer_url="https://nc.example.com/")
-
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
-    assert (
+        assert (
-        _astrolabe_settings_url() == f"https://nc.example.com{ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH}"
+            _astrolabe_settings_url()
-    )
+            == f"https://nc.example.com{ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH}"
+        )
 
 
-def test_astrolabe_settings_url_falls_back_to_host(monkeypatch):
+def test_astrolabe_settings_url_falls_back_to_host():
-    """When only NEXTCLOUD_HOST is set, use it (and strip a trailing slash)."""
+    """When only nextcloud_host is set, use it (and strip a trailing slash)."""
-    monkeypatch.setenv("NEXTCLOUD_HOST", "https://only-host.example.com/")
+    fake = _fake_settings(host="https://only-host.example.com/")
-
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
-    assert (
+        assert (
-        _astrolabe_settings_url()
+            _astrolabe_settings_url()
-        == f"https://only-host.example.com{ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH}"
+            == f"https://only-host.example.com{ASTROLABE_SETTINGS_PATH}"
-    )
+        )
 
 
 def test_astrolabe_settings_url_returns_none_when_unset():
     """No NC URL configured → None (caller renders the tool-only message)."""
-    assert _astrolabe_settings_url() is None
+    fake = _fake_settings()
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        assert _astrolabe_settings_url() is None
 
 
-async def test_present_provisioning_required_elicits_with_url(monkeypatch):
+async def test_present_provisioning_required_elicits_with_url():
     """When NC URL is set and the client supports elicitation, send the URL."""
-    monkeypatch.setenv("NEXTCLOUD_PUBLIC_ISSUER_URL", "https://nc.example.com")
+    fake = _fake_settings(public_issuer_url="https://nc.example.com")
-
     ctx = MagicMock()
     ctx.elicit = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(action="accept", data=None))
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
 
     assert result == "accepted"
     ctx.elicit.assert_awaited_once()
@@ -71,12 +79,14 @@ async def test_present_provisioning_required_elicits_with_url(monkeypatch):
     assert "nc_auth_provision_access" in sent_message
 
 
-async def test_present_provisioning_required_without_url(monkeypatch):
+async def test_present_provisioning_required_without_url():
     """When neither NC URL is set, fall back to the tool-only message."""
+    fake = _fake_settings()
     ctx = MagicMock()
     ctx.elicit = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(action="accept", data=None))
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
 
     assert result == "accepted"
     sent_message = ctx.elicit.await_args.kwargs["message"]
@@ -92,46 +102,56 @@ async def test_present_provisioning_required_no_elicit_method():
 
     ctx = _NoElicit()
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    fake = _fake_settings()
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
     assert result == "message_only"
 
 
 async def test_present_provisioning_required_handles_not_implemented():
     """SDK clients that don't support elicitation raise NotImplementedError."""
+    fake = _fake_settings()
     ctx = MagicMock()
     ctx.elicit = AsyncMock(side_effect=NotImplementedError("client lacks elicit"))
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
 
     assert result == "message_only"
 
 
 async def test_present_provisioning_required_handles_unexpected_error():
     """Any other elicit failure (e.g. transport) is fail-open to message_only."""
+    fake = _fake_settings()
     ctx = MagicMock()
     ctx.elicit = AsyncMock(side_effect=RuntimeError("transport boom"))
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
 
     assert result == "message_only"
 
 
 async def test_present_provisioning_required_decline_returns_declined():
     """User chose 'decline' on the prompt → propagate that to the caller."""
+    fake = _fake_settings()
     ctx = MagicMock()
     ctx.elicit = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(action="decline", data=None))
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
 
     assert result == "declined"
 
 
 async def test_present_provisioning_required_cancel_returns_cancelled():
     """User chose 'cancel' on the prompt → propagate that to the caller."""
+    fake = _fake_settings()
     ctx = MagicMock()
     ctx.elicit = AsyncMock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(action="cancel", data=None))
 
-    result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
+    with patch("nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.get_settings", return_value=fake):
+        result = await present_provisioning_required(ctx)
 
     assert result == "cancelled"

tests/unit/test_scope_authorization_stored.py

@@ -196,6 +196,89 @@ async def test_decorator_uses_legacy_message_when_elicitation_unsupported():
     assert "retry the request" not in msg
 
 
+async def test_decorator_uses_legacy_message_when_user_declines():
+    """When the elicit returns "declined" the user has explicitly declined the
+    provisioning prompt. They still need to provision before the tool can run,
+    so the raised error keeps the "call nc_auth_provision_access" instruction
+    (same fall-through branch as message_only). Lock in this behaviour so a
+    future refactor that splits the else-branch can't silently change it."""
+    ctx = _make_login_flow_ctx()
+
+    @require_scopes("notes.read")
+    async def fake_tool_user_declined(ctx: Context):  # noqa: ARG001
+        return "ok"
+
+    fake_settings = SimpleNamespace(enable_login_flow=True)
+    elicit_mock = AsyncMock(return_value="declined")
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.scope_authorization.get_settings",
+            return_value=fake_settings,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.scope_authorization._get_stored_scopes",
+            return_value=None,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.token_utils.extract_user_id_from_token",
+            return_value="alice",
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.present_provisioning_required",
+            elicit_mock,
+        ),
+        pytest.raises(ProvisioningRequiredError) as exc_info,
+    ):
+        await fake_tool_user_declined(ctx=ctx)
+
+    elicit_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(ctx)
+    msg = str(exc_info.value)
+    assert "nc_auth_provision_access" in msg
+    assert "retry the request" not in msg
+
+
+async def test_decorator_uses_legacy_message_when_user_cancels():
+    """When the elicit returns "cancelled" (user dismissed the prompt without
+    answering), the user is still unprovisioned and needs to call the auth
+    tool. Same fall-through as declined and message_only — locked in by an
+    explicit test so the three callers don't drift apart in a future refactor."""
+    ctx = _make_login_flow_ctx()
+
+    @require_scopes("notes.read")
+    async def fake_tool_user_cancelled(ctx: Context):  # noqa: ARG001
+        return "ok"
+
+    fake_settings = SimpleNamespace(enable_login_flow=True)
+    elicit_mock = AsyncMock(return_value="cancelled")
+
+    with (
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.scope_authorization.get_settings",
+            return_value=fake_settings,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.scope_authorization._get_stored_scopes",
+            return_value=None,
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.token_utils.extract_user_id_from_token",
+            return_value="alice",
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "nextcloud_mcp_server.auth.elicitation.present_provisioning_required",
+            elicit_mock,
+        ),
+        pytest.raises(ProvisioningRequiredError) as exc_info,
+    ):
+        await fake_tool_user_cancelled(ctx=ctx)
+
+    elicit_mock.assert_awaited_once_with(ctx)
+    msg = str(exc_info.value)
+    assert "nc_auth_provision_access" in msg
+    assert "retry the request" not in msg
+
+
 async def test_decorator_does_not_elicit_when_scopes_only_partially_missing():
     """When the user *has* an app password but is missing some requested
     scopes, the decorator raises InsufficientScopeError (step-up auth),