---
title: "Flare now uses OAuth for MCP, the CLI, and API"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/flare-now-uses-oauth-for-mcp-the-cli-and-api-fonnwdzeh
source_url: https://freek.dev/3180-flare-now-uses-oauth-for-mcp-the-cli-and-api
type: article
source: "FREEK.DEV"
published: 2026-08-15T10:34:36.100Z
updated: 2026-08-15T10:34:53.605Z
tags: ["security", "authentication", "mcp", "oauth"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 6
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Flare now uses OAuth for MCP, the CLI, and API

**[FREEK.DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/freek)** · 1 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Flare has switched its MCP client, CLI, and API connections from broad, long-lived tokens to OAuth-based authentication. The new flow supports scoped permissions, including read-only and project-level access control, and centralizes management of all connections in one place, while also simplifying initial setup.

## Full article

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## Questions this post answers

### How does Flare handle authentication for MCP clients now?

Flare now uses OAuth instead of broad, long-lived tokens to authenticate MCP clients, the CLI, and the API. The OAuth flow supports scoped permissions, including read-only access and project-level restrictions, and centralizes management of all connections in one place, replacing the previous token-based setup.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#oauth](https://daily.dev/tags/oauth)

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