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Authorizing MCP tool calls at the gateway or inside the proxy, and what each one stops

calendar_today August 15, 2026 person Emre Baran domain cerbos

Two ways to authorize MCP tool calls, in the request path or inside the proxy, and they stop different things. Covers in-path gateway enforcement against a pre-call hook, why denying a tool and hiding a tool are different security properties, fail closed behavior, and where both shapes stop working.

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