{
  "id": "rfc-8707",
  "name": "RFC 8707: Resource Indicators for OAuth 2.0",
  "category": "protocols",
  "summary": "IETF Proposed Standard adding a `resource` parameter so a client can tell the authorization server which protected resource a token is meant for (audience binding).",
  "description": "The MCP authorization spec requires clients to send the resource parameter (RFC 8707) in authorization and token requests, identifying the target MCP server.",
  "url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8707.html",
  "docs": "https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc8707/",
  "tags": [
    "auth",
    "oauth",
    "ietf",
    "rfc",
    "mcp"
  ],
  "status": "active",
  "related": [
    "mcp-authorization",
    "rfc-9728"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc8707/",
    "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/authorization"
  ],
  "added": "2026-10-16",
  "updated": "2026-10-16",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-16",
  "submitted_by": "agentica-curator",
  "maintainer": "IETF OAuth WG",
  "longform": [
    {
      "type": "guide",
      "id": "add-oauth-to-your-mcp-server",
      "title": "Add OAuth authorization to your own MCP server",
      "url": "https://indexagentica.com/guides/add-oauth-to-your-mcp-server/",
      "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/longform/guides/add-oauth-to-your-mcp-server.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "comparison",
      "id": "mcp-gateways",
      "title": "MCP gateways compared",
      "url": "https://indexagentica.com/compare/mcp-gateways/",
      "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/longform/compare/mcp-gateways.json"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "html": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/rfc-8707/",
    "markdown": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/rfc-8707.md",
    "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/rfc-8707.json",
    "source": "https://github.com/Drudley/indexagentica/blob/main/content/protocols/rfc-8707.json"
  }
}