6 August 2026
Project configuration
Managed MCP Servers now expose their authentication mode through the
authenticationMode field. With ClientCredentials, the default, AI agents authenticate with an API Client and reach every configured tool. With CommercetoolsIdentity, each user signs in with the Identity account they already use for the Merchant Center. The MCP Server then exposes only the configured tools their Merchant Center permissions allow. For a comparison of both modes, see authentication modes.Changes:
- [API] Added the
authenticationModefield to the McpServer and McpServerDraft types. - [API] Added the McpServerAuthenticationMode type.
- [API] Added the McpServerSetAuthenticationModeAction update action for MCP Servers.
- [Merchant Center] Added Identity account as an authorization method you can select when creating an MCP Server. For more information, see Managed MCP Servers.