SESSION 60 SUMMARY

Documentation for Sessions

Session 60: Cloud MCP External Access & Superpower Vision

Date: January 22, 2026 Branch: editor2-session-60 Status: Complete

Executive Summary

Session 60 enabled external access to Cloud MCP for Claude Cowork and created a comprehensive MCP Superpower Vision roadmap:

API Key Authentication - Enabled JwtOrApiKeyGuard on tool-calling endpoints
Deployment - Pushed to deploy/ai-api for Railway deployment
Documentation - Created CLOUD-MCP-EXTERNAL-ACCESS.md guide
Vision Plan - Created MCP-SUPERPOWER-VISION.md roadmap

1. API Key Authentication for Cloud MCP

The Gap

Session 59.1 implemented ProjectApiKeyGuard and JwtOrApiKeyGuard but they were not wired to any endpoints. All MCP Gateway endpoints required JWT authentication, blocking external access.

The Fix

Updated mcp-gateway.controller.ts:

Endpoint	Before	After
`GET /mcp/tools`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtOrApiKeyGuard
`POST /mcp/tools/call`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtOrApiKeyGuard + TierLimitGuard
`POST /mcp/preflight`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtOrApiKeyGuard + TierLimitGuard
`GET /mcp/usage`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtOrApiKeyGuard
`GET /mcp/usage/history`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtOrApiKeyGuard
`POST /mcp/projects`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtAuthGuard (unchanged)
`GET /mcp/projects`	JwtAuthGuard	JwtAuthGuard (unchanged)

Authentication Headers

# External projects use:
X-MCP-API-Key: mcp_abc123...
X-MCP-Project-Id: my-project

2. Deployment

Merged editor2-session-60 into deploy/ai-api and pushed to trigger Railway deployment:

git checkout deploy/ai-api
git merge editor2-session-60
# Resolved railway.toml conflict (keep ai-api version)
git push origin deploy/ai-api

3. Documentation Created

CLOUD-MCP-EXTERNAL-ACCESS.md

Comprehensive guide covering:

Quick start for Claude Cowork
API endpoints reference
Available MCP tools
Claude Desktop configuration
Error handling
Security best practices

MCP-SUPERPOWER-VISION.md

7-phase roadmap for MCP evolution:

Phase	Focus	Sessions
1	Universal Access	60 (Done)
2	Smart Context	61-62
3	Proactive Intelligence	63-65
4	Team Intelligence	66-68
5	Cross-Platform Sync	69-71
6	AI Training Loop	72-75
7	Enterprise Features	76-80

4. Files Created/Modified

New Files

File	Purpose
`docs/english/AI/MCP/CLOUD-MCP-EXTERNAL-ACCESS.md`	External access guide
`docs/english/AI/MCP/MCP-SUPERPOWER-VISION.md`	Vision roadmap
`docs/english/sessions/editor2/session-60/SESSION-60-SUMMARY.md`	This summary
`sessions/sessions-history/editor2/session-60.json`	Session manifest

Modified Files

File	Change
`apis/backend-ai-api/src/app/mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway.controller.ts`	Added JwtOrApiKeyGuard

5. Decisions Logged

ID	Type	Question	Chosen
dev_1769126443252	implementation	How to enable external access?	JwtOrApiKeyGuard on endpoints
dev_1769126446786	architecture	Auth strategy for endpoints?	Hybrid - JWT for management, JWT+ApiKey for tools
dev_1769126532860	architecture	Long-term MCP vision?	Universal AI Intelligence Layer

6. Using Cloud MCP from Claude Cowork

Step 1: Create Project (requires JWT)

curl -X POST https://ai-api.gograb.space/ai-api/mcp/projects \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"projectId": "claude-cowork", "displayName": "Claude Cowork"}'

Step 2: Use MCP Tools (API Key)

curl -X POST https://ai-api.gograb.space/ai-api/mcp/preflight \
  -H "X-MCP-API-Key: mcp_abc123..." \
  -H "X-MCP-Project-Id: claude-cowork" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"task": "Implementing feature X"}'

7. Next Steps (Session 61)

Verify deployment - Test Cloud MCP from external client
Create test project - Dogfood the external access
Start Phase 2 - Implement auto-context detection
WebSocket support - Real-time updates

8. Related Documentation

Session 60 Complete