Skip to content
Back to feed

September 30, 2026 · Google CloudFeature

API Gateway supports API key authentication for MCP tools/list method

Authenticate MCP tool discovery with an API key

API key authentication is now supported for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools/list method. You can name an API key security scheme in tools-list.security, in addition to a JWT security scheme.

For more information, see Configure Model Context Protocol.

Text from the Google Cloud release notes, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: Google Cloud release notes.