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title: "Protected Resource Metadata: definition | Agent MCP Directory"
description: "Protected Resource Metadata: The RFC 9728 document an MCP server MUST publish to name its authorization servers and scopes."
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# Protected Resource Metadata: definition | Agent MCP Directory

> Protected Resource Metadata: The RFC 9728 document an MCP server MUST publish to name its authorization servers and scopes.

Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/protected-resource-metadata
Site: Agent MCP Directory
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# Protected Resource Metadata

Protected Resource Metadata: The RFC 9728 document an MCP server MUST publish to name its authorization servers and scopes. Example: mcp-handler serves it from /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource. Next in the glossary is Remote MCP server: An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally.

## Definition

The RFC 9728 document an MCP server MUST publish to name its authorization servers and scopes.

## Example, with source

mcp-handler serves it from /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource. ([vercel.com](https://vercel.com/docs/mcp/deploy-mcp-servers-to-vercel), read 4 November 2026)

## Where it appears on this site

-   [MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/mcp/)
-   [OAuth for MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/guides/oauth-for-mcp-cimd-dcr/)

## Neighbouring terms

-   [Prompt](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-prompt/): A templated message or workflow an MCP server offers to users.
-   [Remote MCP server](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/remote-mcp-server/): An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally.
-   [Resource](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-resource/): Context or data an MCP server offers for the user or model to read, addressed by URI.

Edition

4 November 2026

Method

[How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/)

Data

[CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/)

Markdown

[This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/protected-resource-metadata/index.md)

## Sources

-   [Source for the Protected Resource Metadata example](https://vercel.com/docs/mcp/deploy-mcp-servers-to-vercel), read 4 November 2026

Last reviewed 4 November 2026