Authentik Diagnostic MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides read-only diagnostic and monitoring capabilities for Authentik instances. This server is designed specifically for monitoring, troubleshooting, and gaining insights into your Authentik deployment without making any modifications.

Features

Event Monitoring & Audit Logs

• Comprehensive event tracking and audit trail analysis
• Real-time monitoring of authentication events
• Event filtering and search capabilities
• Historical event analysis for troubleshooting

User Information (Read-Only)

• User account status monitoring
• User activity tracking
• Group membership analysis
• Authentication history review

System Health Monitoring

• System configuration review
• Version and build information
• Health status checks
• Configuration drift detection

Application Status Monitoring

• Application availability monitoring
• Provider status tracking
• Flow execution monitoring
• Integration health checks

Diagnostic Capabilities

• Issue identification and analysis
• Performance monitoring
• Security event analysis
• Compliance reporting

MCP Integration

This server is designed to be used with MCP-compatible tools and platforms. It provides a standardized interface for monitoring and diagnosing Authentik instances through the Model Context Protocol.

Configuration

The server requires the following configuration parameters:

• base-url: Base URL of your Authentik instance (required)
• token: Authentik API token (required)
• verify-ssl: Enable/disable SSL certificate verification (optional, default: true)

Environment Variables

You can also configure the server using environment variables:

• AUTHENTIK_BASE_URL: Base URL of your Authentik instance
• AUTHENTIK_TOKEN: Authentik API token
• AUTHENTIK_VERIFY_SSL: SSL certificate verification (true/false)

Command Line

authentik-diag-mcp --base-url https://your-authentik-instance.com --token your-readonly-token

Configuration Options

• --base-url: Base URL of your Authentik instance (required)
• --token: Authentik API token with read permissions (required)
• --no-verify-ssl: Disable SSL certificate verification

Environment Variables

export AUTHENTIK_BASE_URL=https://your-authentik-instance.com
export AUTHENTIK_TOKEN=your-readonly-token

API Token Setup

For diagnostic purposes, create a token with minimal read-only permissions:

1. Log in to your Authentik instance as an administrator
2. Navigate to Directory > Tokens
3. Click Create to create a new token
4. Set Intent to "API"
5. Choose minimal read permissions (no write/delete permissions needed)
6. Copy the generated token for use with this diagnostic server

Available Diagnostic Tools

Event Monitoring

• authentik_list_events - List system events with advanced filtering
• authentik_get_event - Get detailed event information
• authentik_search_events - Search events by context and criteria
• authentik_get_user_events - Get events for specific users

User Information (Read-Only)

• authentik_get_user_info - Get user information for diagnostics
• authentik_list_users_info - List users with basic information
• authentik_get_user_events - Analyze user-specific events

Group Information (Read-Only)

• authentik_get_group_info - Get group information for diagnostics
• authentik_list_groups_info - List groups with membership details
• authentik_get_group_members - Analyze group membership

Application Status (Read-Only)

• authentik_get_application_status - Check application health
• authentik_list_applications_status - Monitor all applications

Flow Status (Read-Only)

• authentik_get_flow_status - Check flow execution status
• authentik_list_flows_status - Monitor all authentication flows

System Health

• authentik_get_system_config - Review system configuration
• authentik_get_version_info - Get version and build information

Provider Status (Read-Only)

• authentik_list_providers_status - Monitor provider health
• authentik_get_provider_status - Check specific provider status

Resources

Access to read-only diagnostic resources:

• authentik://events - Event monitoring and audit logs
• authentik://users/info - User information for diagnostics
• authentik://groups/info - Group information for diagnostics
• authentik://applications/status - Application status monitoring
• authentik://flows/status - Flow status monitoring
• authentik://system/health - System health information

Example Usage

# Monitor recent authentication events
events = await authentik_list_events({
    "action": "login",
    "ordering": "-created",
    "page_size": 20
})

# Check user account status
user_info = await authentik_get_user_info({"user_id": 123})

# Analyze failed login attempts
failed_logins = await authentik_search_events({
    "search": "failed",
    "action": "login_failed"
})

# Get system health information
system_config = await authentik_get_system_config()

# Monitor application status
app_status = await authentik_list_applications_status()

Monitoring Use Cases

Security Monitoring

• Track failed authentication attempts
• Monitor suspicious login patterns
• Analyze access violations
• Review privilege escalations

Performance Analysis

• Identify slow authentication flows
• Monitor API response times
• Analyze user experience metrics
• Track system performance trends

Compliance Reporting

• Generate audit reports
• Track user access patterns
• Monitor data access events
• Compliance verification

Troubleshooting

• Diagnose authentication issues
• Identify configuration problems
• Analyze user experience issues
• Debug integration problems

Security Features

Read-Only Design

• No write operations supported
• Safe for production monitoring
• Minimal permissions required
• No data modification risk

Audit Trail

• All diagnostic queries are logged
• Tracking of monitoring activities
• Compliance with audit requirements
• Transparent operation logging

Best Practices

Token Management

• Use dedicated read-only tokens
• Rotate tokens regularly
• Monitor token usage
• Restrict token scope

Monitoring Strategy

• Regular health checks
• Automated alerting
• Trend analysis
• Proactive monitoring

Security

• Always use HTTPS
• Verify SSL certificates
• Monitor access logs
• Implement rate limiting

MCP Integration & Usage

This server is designed to be managed by MCP-compatible tools and platforms. It provides a standardized interface for monitoring and diagnosing Authentik instances through the Model Context Protocol.

Example Configurations

VS Code / GitHub Copilot Workspace (settings.json):

"mcp": {
  "servers": {
    "authentik-diag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "authentik-diag-mcp",
        "--base-url", "https://your-authentik-instance",
        "--token", "your-api-token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "authentik-diag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "authentik-diag-mcp",
        "--base-url",
        "https://your-authentik-instance",
        "--token",
        "your-api-token"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Integration Notes

• Use uvx authentik-diag-mcp for Python versions as shown above
• For Node.js versions, use npx @cdmx/authentik-diag-mcp if you are using the Node.js implementation
• Replace authentik-diag-mcp with authentik-mcp for full API access if needed
• Let your MCP tool manage the environment and server lifecycle
• Direct CLI usage is not recommended for most users

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Valid Authentik API token with read permissions

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Support

• Authentik Documentation
• GitHub Issues
• Authentik Community

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history and changes.