Merge pull request 'Feature/core/deterministic boot graph' (#6) from feature/core/deterministic-boot-graph into master

Reviewed-on: #6

AGENTS.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Format: `<type>(<scope>): <short description>`
 
 Allowed scopes: `core`, `ext-jackson`, `ext-openapi`, `ext-oidc`, `ext-routeviewer`,
 `ext-view-core`, `ext-view-jte`, `ext-view-thymeleaf`, `ext-limiter`, `ext-web-bundler`,
-`ext-data-core`, `ext-data-jdbc`, `ext-data-hibernate`, `release`, `deps`, `ci`.
+`ext-mcp`, `ext-data-core`, `ext-data-jdbc`, `ext-data-hibernate`, `release`, `deps`, `ci`.
 
 Examples:
 ```

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ A high-performance HTTP/1.1 server library for Java 21, built around virtual thr
 | `flash-extensions/flash-ext-jackson` | Jackson JSON integration |
 | `flash-extensions/flash-ext-openapi` | OpenAPI 3.0 spec + Swagger UI |
 | `flash-extensions/flash-ext-oidc` | OIDC Authorization Code + PKCE flow |
+| `flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp` | MCP (Model Context Protocol) server — Streamable HTTP, optional OAuth2 via flash-ext-oidc |
 | `flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-core` | Minimal shared SSR runtime primitives |
 | `flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-jte` | Opinionated jte SSR extension |
 | `flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-thymeleaf` | Opinionated Thymeleaf SSR extension |
@@ -64,24 +65,24 @@ app.get("/users/{id}", (req, res) -> {
 
 ### Class-based handlers
 
-Extend `RequestHandler` (or a subclass like `JacksonHandler`) and annotate with `@Route`:
+Extend `RequestHandler`, annotate it, then scan its package. Dependencies are cached in
+`onInit()` after Flash has resolved its complete boot-time service graph:
 
 ```java
-@Route(method = HttpMethod.GET, path = "/api/users")
+@GET("/api/users")
-public class ListUsers extends JacksonHandler {
+public class ListUsers extends RequestHandler {
-    @Override
+    private UserService users;
-    public Object handle(Request req, Response res) throws Exception {
+
-        return json(res, List.of("alice", "bob"));
+    @Override protected void onInit() { users = require(UserService.class); }
-    }
+    @Override public Object handle(Request req, Response res) { return users.list(); }
 }
 
-// Register:
+app.scan("dev.example.api");
-app.register(new ListUsers());
 ```
 
 ### Middleware
 
-Apply middleware via `.with()` on the `RouteHandle` returned by any registration call:
+Apply middleware at registration. Flash composes the final chain at boot:
 
 ```java
 Middleware authCheck = next -> (req, res) -> {
@@ -90,14 +91,13 @@ Middleware authCheck = next -> (req, res) -> {
     return next.handle(req, res);
 };
 
-app.get("/secure", (req, res) -> "secret data")
+app.get("/secure", (req, res) -> "secret data", authCheck);
-   .with(authCheck);
 ```
 
 Multiple middlewares are composed outermost-first (left-to-right in the call):
 
 ```java
-app.get("/admin", handler).with(logging, auth, rateLimit);
+app.get("/admin", handler, logging, auth, rateLimit);
 // execution order: logging → auth → rateLimit → handler
 ```
 
@@ -119,22 +119,22 @@ processors, services):
 ```java
 app.mount("/api", scope -> {
     scope.get("/health", (req, res) -> "ok");          // → GET /api/health
-    scope.register(new UserHandler());                  // @Route(path="/users") → GET /api/users
     scope.scan("dev.example.api");
 });
 ```
 
 ## Extensions
 
-Extensions are installed before route registration. Each extension receives the `FlashRegistrar`
+Extensions have one declarative `configure` method. They declare services, processors and route
-and `FlashContext` — it can register routes, expose services, and register annotation processors.
+callbacks; Flash resolves the complete graph, materialises routes, compiles both routers, then
+opens listeners. Extension install order never makes a service “not ready”.
 
 ```java
 FlashApp.create(8080)
     .install(new JacksonExtension())
     .install(new OpenApiExtension("/openapi", "My API", "1.0.0"))
     .install(new OidcExtension(oidcConfig))
-    .register(new MyHandler())
+    .scan("dev.example.handlers")
     .start();
 ```
 
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ See extension-specific READMEs for full details:
 - [`flash-ext-jackson`](flash-extensions/flash-ext-jackson/README.md)
 - [`flash-ext-openapi`](flash-extensions/flash-ext-openapi/README.md)
 - [`flash-ext-oidc`](flash-extensions/flash-ext-oidc/README.md)
+- [`flash-ext-mcp`](flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/docs/README.md)
 - [`flash-ext-view-jte`](flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-jte/README.md)
 - [`flash-ext-view-thymeleaf`](flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-thymeleaf/README.md)
 

flash-extensions/flash-ext-data-core/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/data/DataExtension.java

@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import dev.relism.flash.ext.data.core.Tx;
 import dev.relism.flash.ext.data.core.TxDefinition;
 import dev.relism.flash.ext.data.core.TxManager;
 import dev.relism.flash.ext.data.core.TransactionPropagation;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.ExtensionPhase;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareKey;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional;
 
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 public final class DataExtension implements FlashExtension {
+    private static final MiddlewareKey TRANSACTION = MiddlewareKey.of("flash.data.transaction");
     private final TxManager txManager;
     private final Tx tx;
 
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ public final class DataExtension implements FlashExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         ctx.provide(Tx.class, tx);
         ctx.provide(TxManager.class, txManager);
         ctx.addAnnotationProcessor(handlerClass -> {
@@ -36,15 +39,10 @@ public final class DataExtension implements FlashExtension {
             Middleware middleware = next -> (req, res) -> {
                 return tx.call(definition, () -> next.handle(req, res));
             };
-            return List.of(middleware);
+            return List.of(MiddlewareNode.of(TRANSACTION, middleware));
         });
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public int priority() {
-        return ExtensionPhase.EARLY.value;
-    }
-
     private TransactionPropagation mapTxType(Transactional.TxType txType) {
         return switch (txType) {
             case REQUIRED -> TransactionPropagation.REQUIRED;

flash-extensions/flash-ext-jackson/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/jackson/JacksonExtension.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
 
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
  *
  * <p>Exposes a {@link Json} utility instance in the {@link FlashContext} under
  * {@code Json.class}. Any handler or extension can retrieve it via {@code ctx.require(Json.class)}
- * inside {@code onInit()} (class-based) or inside {@link FlashExtension#routes} (extensions).
+ * inside {@code onInit()} (class-based) or from a {@link FlashContext#onReady(Runnable)}
+ * callback (extensions).
  *
  * <p>The raw {@link ObjectMapper} is also registered under {@code ObjectMapper.class}
  * for extensions that need direct mapper access (e.g. OpenAPI schema generation).
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ public class JacksonExtension implements FlashExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         Json json = new Json(mapper);
         ctx.provide(Json.class,               json);
         ctx.provide(ObjectMapper.class,       mapper);

flash-extensions/flash-ext-jackson/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/jackson/JacksonExtensionTest.java

@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 class JacksonExtensionTest {
 
     @Test
-    void provide_registers_json_mapper_and_middleware() {
+    void configure_registers_json_mapper_and_middleware() {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
         JacksonExtension ext = new JacksonExtension(mapper);
 
-        ext.provide(ctx);
+        ext.configure(null, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         assertNotNull(ctx.require(Json.class));
         assertNotNull(ctx.require(JacksonMiddleware.class));

flash-extensions/flash-ext-limiter/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/limiter/LimiterExtension.java

@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import dev.relism.flash.ext.openapi.OpenApiContributorRegistry;
 import dev.relism.flash.ext.openapi.OpenApiOperationContribution;
 import dev.relism.flash.ext.openapi.OpenApiResponseContribution;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.AnnotationProcessor;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.ExtensionPhase;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
 import dev.relism.flash.http.HttpStatus;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareKey;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -44,21 +45,16 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * app.install(new LimiterExtension(
  *     new LimiterConfig().registerResolver("auth_user", req -> ClaimsHolder.user().sub())));
  *
- * // inside FlashExtension.routes() or after install():
+ * // inside a FlashContext.onReady(...) callback:
  * Guard guard = ctx.require(Guard.class);
  * app.get("/api/search", handler, guard.limit("ip", 50, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
  * }</pre>
  */
 public final class LimiterExtension implements FlashExtension {
+    private static final MiddlewareKey LIMIT = MiddlewareKey.of("flash.limiter.limit");
 
     private final LimiterConfig config;
 
-    /**
-     * Rate limiting runs before authentication — cheaper check rejects over-limit
-     * requests before any token validation occurs.
-     */
-    @Override public int priority() { return ExtensionPhase.EARLY.value; }
-
     /** Installs with default config (only the built-in {@code "ip"} resolver). */
     public LimiterExtension() {
         this(new LimiterConfig());
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ public final class LimiterExtension implements FlashExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         BucketStore store = new BucketStore();
         Guard       guard = new Guard(config, store);
 
@@ -90,17 +86,15 @@ public final class LimiterExtension implements FlashExtension {
                     ann.strategy().create()
             );
 
-            return List.of(buildMiddleware(resolver, cfg, store));
+            return List.of(MiddlewareNode.of(LIMIT, buildMiddleware(resolver, cfg, store)));
+        });
+        ctx.onReady(() -> {
+            try {
+                OpenApiIntegration.register(ctx);
+            } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignored) {
+                // flash-ext-openapi not available — OpenAPI integration disabled
+            }
         });
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
-        try {
-            OpenApiIntegration.register(ctx);
-        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError ignored) {
-            // flash-ext-openapi not available — OpenAPI integration disabled
-        }
     }
 
     // ── Package-private helper — shared with Guard ────────────────────────────

flash-extensions/flash-ext-limiter/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/limiter/LimiterOpenApiInteropTest.java

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class LimiterOpenApiInteropTest {
         OpenApiContributorRegistry registry = new OpenApiContributorRegistry();
         ctx.provide(OpenApiContributorRegistry.class, registry);
 
-        new LimiterExtension().routes(null, ctx);
+        new LimiterExtension().configure(null, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         assertEquals(1, registry.contributors().size());
     }
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ class LimiterOpenApiInteropTest {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         OpenApiContributorRegistry registry = new OpenApiContributorRegistry();
         ctx.provide(OpenApiContributorRegistry.class, registry);
-        new LimiterExtension().routes(null, ctx);
+        new LimiterExtension().configure(null, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         OpenApiContributor contributor = registry.contributors().getFirst();
         OpenApiOperationContribution operation = contributor.operationFor(LimitedHandler.class);
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ class LimiterOpenApiInteropTest {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         OpenApiContributorRegistry registry = new OpenApiContributorRegistry();
         ctx.provide(OpenApiContributorRegistry.class, registry);
-        new LimiterExtension().routes(null, ctx);
+        new LimiterExtension().configure(null, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         OpenApiContributor contributor = registry.contributors().getFirst();
         OpenApiOperationContribution operation = contributor.operationFor(PlainHandler.class);

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/docs/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# flash-ext-mcp
+
+`flash-ext-mcp` turns a Flash5 app into an [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (Model Context
+Protocol) server: JSON-RPC 2.0 over the Streamable HTTP transport, tools/resources/prompts
+declared as plain classes and discovered at boot, optional OAuth2 protection built on
+`flash-ext-oidc`.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```java
+FlashApp.create(8080)
+    .install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("my-mcp-server")
+        .toolsPackage("com.example.tools")
+        .build()))
+    .start();
+```
+
+```java
+@Tool(name = "get_weather", description = "Get current weather for a city",
+      args = @ToolArg(name = "city", description = "City name", required = true))
+public class GetWeatherTool extends McpTool {
+
+    private WeatherService weatherService;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onInit() {
+        weatherService = require(WeatherService.class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent(weatherService.fetch(args.getString("city"))));
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Operating Model
+
+- **One class per tool/resource/prompt** — mirrors `RequestHandler`: a no-arg constructor,
+  `onInit()` to cache services from `FlashContext`, one hot-path method
+  (`call`/`read`/`render`). No CDI, no field injection, no reflection on the hot path.
+- **Boot-time precompilation** — `tools/list`/`resources/list`/`prompts/list` JSON payloads
+  (including JSON Schema) are built once at boot and spliced verbatim into responses. See
+  `tools-resources-prompts.md`.
+- **Transport**: Streamable HTTP, `POST`-only, stateless in this revision — see `transport.md`
+  for exactly what that means and why.
+- **Security**: optional, policy-driven OAuth2 via `flash-ext-oidc` — see `security.md`.
+- **JSON**: this extension owns its JSON handling independently of `flash-ext-jackson` — see
+  `jackson-interop.md` for why, and how a future opt-in reuse could work.
+
+## Documents
+
+- [`tools-resources-prompts.md`](tools-resources-prompts.md) — defining tools, resources, prompts
+- [`transport.md`](transport.md) — Streamable HTTP scope, session/SSE limitations, Origin validation
+- [`security.md`](security.md) — `McpSecurity` policy, OAuth2 resolution, RFC 9728 / RFC 8707
+- [`keycloak.md`](keycloak.md) — Keycloak-specific setup cookbook: Dynamic Client Registration,
+  the RFC 8707 audience mapper gotcha, and how to verify/debug it
+- [`jackson-interop.md`](jackson-interop.md) — why this extension does not depend on `flash-ext-jackson`

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/docs/jackson-interop.md

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Why no `flash-ext-jackson` interop (yet)
+
+## The decision
+
+`flash-ext-mcp` does not depend on, or integrate with, `flash-ext-jackson`. It brings its own
+JSON handling (`jackson-databind`/`jackson-core` as a plain library dependency, wrapped by the
+internal `McpJson` utility) and never touches `flash-ext-jackson`'s `Json`/`JacksonMiddleware`/
+shared `ObjectMapper`, even if the host app has `flash-ext-jackson` installed. This was a
+deliberate choice, discussed and made explicitly — not an oversight — and is written down here
+so it isn't accidentally "fixed" later without re-litigating the trade-off.
+
+## Why
+
+`flash-ext-jackson`'s `Json` class is built around full databinding:
+`mapper.readValue(bytes, SomeDto.class)` / `mapper.writeValueAsBytes(obj)` — reflection-driven
+property matching in both directions. The MCP JSON-RPC envelope has a **fixed, known shape**
+(`{jsonrpc, id, method, params}` in, `{jsonrpc, id, result|error}` out) defined by a spec, not by
+application DTOs. Given that, hand-writing it with `JsonGenerator` directly is both simpler and
+strictly cheaper than round-tripping through databinding: no property-name matching, no
+reflection, no intermediate POJO graph for the parts of the response this extension controls
+(the envelope itself, `tools/list`/`resources/list`/`prompts/list` — precompiled once at boot,
+see `tools-resources-prompts.md` — and the fixed `TextContent`/`TextResourceContents`/
+`PromptMessage` shapes). `ToolArguments`/`PromptArguments` read the incoming `arguments` object
+as a `JsonNode` tree, not as a databound class, for the same reason — a JSON-RPC tool call's
+arguments aren't a DTO with getters/setters, they're a dynamic, per-tool-defined bag of values.
+
+This mirrors how `flash-ext-oidc` already handles its own internal JSON needs (`json-smart` for
+token-endpoint responses) independently of `flash-ext-jackson` — extensions with protocol-level
+JSON needs that are shaped by a spec, not by user code, own that JSON handling themselves rather
+than routing it through the app's general-purpose JSON extension.
+
+## What this means practically
+
+- Installing `flash-ext-mcp` never requires installing `flash-ext-jackson`. A pure MCP server
+  with no other JSON REST routes has zero unrelated dependencies to configure.
+- If the host app *does* have `flash-ext-jackson` installed for its own REST routes, that
+  `ObjectMapper`'s configuration (custom modules, date formatting, naming strategy, etc.) is
+  **not** consulted by `flash-ext-mcp` — the two JSON paths are entirely independent today.
+
+## What a future opt-in reuse could look like
+
+Nothing here rules out a later, additive convenience layer: `McpExtension.routes()` could check
+`ctx.find(ObjectMapper.class)` (populated by `JacksonExtension.provide()`) and, if present, use
+that shared mapper as the backing for an escape hatch such as `ToolArguments.as(Class<T>)` or
+for a tool that wants to `ToolResponse.success(someRecord)` and have it serialized with the
+app's own conventions — falling back to a locally-constructed default `ObjectMapper` when
+`flash-ext-jackson` isn't installed, the same "prefer shared, degrade to sane default" shape
+already used for `McpSecurity.AUTO`. That would be purely additive on top of the
+`JsonGenerator`-based envelope/content writing described above, not a replacement for it — the
+fixed-shape protocol plumbing has no reason to ever go through databinding, regardless of what
+convenience layer gets added around it.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/docs/keycloak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# Keycloak cookbook
+
+`security.md` covers the OAuth2 mechanics `McpOidcIntegration` implements against any
+`flash-ext-oidc`-compatible provider. This is the Keycloak-specific setup: the exact Admin
+Console configuration for a working MCP OAuth2 flow with open Dynamic Client Registration
+(DCR) — no pre-registered clients, any MCP client self-registers on first connect.
+
+## 1. Allow Dynamic Client Registration
+
+MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, MCP Inspector, others) don't share one static OAuth
+client — each has its own `redirect_uri` and none know your realm in advance. They self-register
+on first connect via `POST {issuer}/clients-registrations/openid-connect` (the
+`registration_endpoint` from the AS metadata document, reached via the RFC 9728 Protected
+Resource Metadata document `McpExtension` publishes).
+
+**Clients → Client registration**: remove the **Trusted Hosts** policy — it rejects anonymous
+registration from hosts not on an explicit allowlist (`403` / `"Host not trusted"`), which
+doesn't scale to arbitrary future agents. This does not weaken end-user authentication — DCR
+only grants an app a `client_id`; every user still authenticates against Keycloak's real login
+screen regardless of which client asked. Lighter hygiene policies (**Max Clients Limit**,
+**Consent Required**) can stay, they don't interfere.
+
+## 2. RFC 8707 audience: mapper on `basic`, not a custom scope
+
+`McpOidcIntegration` rejects (403) any token whose `aud` doesn't include the MCP endpoint's
+canonical URL. Keycloak doesn't add this by default. The obvious fix — a custom client scope
+with an Audience mapper, marked Default, added to Allowed Client Scopes — **does not work**:
+clients created via the `openid-connect` DCR endpoint only ever get scopes they explicitly
+request, and most MCP clients (including MCP Inspector) don't request anything beyond what a
+server tells them to via `scopes_supported` (step 3). Default-scope auto-attachment, which is
+how a normal manually-created client would pick up a custom Default scope, doesn't apply to
+DCR-created clients at all.
+
+`basic` is the one built-in scope Keycloak attaches to every client unconditionally, regardless
+of what it registered with. Put the audience mapper there:
+
+1. **Client scopes → `basic`** → **Mappers** → **Add mapper** → **By configuration** →
+   **Audience**.
+2. **Included Custom Audience** = the exact value your server expects — check
+   `GET {parent-of-rootPath}/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource{rootPath}` on the running
+   server for the `resource` field it publishes (auto-derived from the request's
+   forwarded/`Host` headers — see `security.md`). Leave **Included Client Audience** empty (that
+   targets another Keycloak client, not a resource URL).
+3. **Add to access token** = ON.
+4. **Save.**
+
+This is unconditional and works regardless of client cooperation — keep it even after step 3
+below gets other claims flowing normally, since audience binding is a hard spec requirement
+that shouldn't depend on a client bothering to request the right scope.
+
+## 3. Other claims (username, email...): `scopes_supported` + Allowed Client Scopes
+
+`OidcUser.username()`/`.email()`/`.name()` read `preferred_username`/`email`/`name` — normally
+from the `profile`/`email` client scopes, which DCR clients don't get either, same root cause.
+Unlike audience, this **is** fixable the "normal" way, because it doesn't need to survive a
+completely uncooperative client:
+
+`McpConfig.scopesSupported("openid", "profile", "email")` publishes those scopes in the PRM
+document. MCP clients that read it (confirmed for MCP Inspector) echo them back in their DCR
+registration request — `"scope": "openid profile email offline_access"` (`offline_access` is
+Inspector's own addition, for refresh tokens). For that request to actually succeed, **Allowed
+Client Scopes** needs, exactly:
+
+- **`openid` listed explicitly.** The one genuinely non-obvious step: `openid` is not covered by
+  **Allow Default Scopes** (On by default) the way other realm-Default scopes are, even though
+  every OIDC request includes it. Until it's listed here, registration fails with a generic
+  `403 insufficient_scope` / `"Not permitted to use specified clientScope"` regardless of
+  whether everything else is configured correctly.
+- **`offline_access` listed explicitly** — it's Optional, not Default, so `ALLOW_DEFAULT_SCOPES`
+  doesn't cover it either.
+- **`profile`/`email` — do not list them here.** Mark them **Default** on the **Client scopes**
+  page (Assigned Type column) instead, and leave **Allow Default Scopes** = On. Adding an
+  already-Default scope to this list explicitly gets rejected on save
+  (`"Client scopes not allowed: [...]"`) — the list is for *additional* Optional scopes only.
+
+With that, a real client's token comes back with `preferred_username`/`email` populated
+normally.
+
+### Fallback for anything else
+
+For a claim not covered by `openid profile email` (a custom attribute, a role) — or for a client
+that ignores `scopes_supported` entirely — add a **User Property** mapper to `basic` too
+(Property `username` → Token Claim Name `preferred_username`, or whatever's needed), same as the
+audience mapper in step 2. Unconditional, works regardless of client cooperation, costs one
+mapper per claim, once, at the realm level — not per tool.
+
+## Verifying without a full OAuth round-trip
+
+**Clients → (any client) → Client scopes → Evaluate**: pick a user, run it — Default scopes
+(including `basic`) apply automatically and won't appear in the "Select scope parameters"
+picker, which only lists Optional ones — and check the **Generated Access Token** preview.
+Confirms mappers work without a browser + real MCP client round-trip each time.
+
+## If a real client still gets rejected
+
+`McpOidcIntegration.audienceGuard` logs the actual mismatch at `WARN`:
+
+```
+[flash-ext-mcp] Rejecting token (RFC 8707): aud=<token's actual aud> does not include expected
+resource identifier "<what this server expects>" — ...
+```
+
+`aud=null` → the `basic` mapper produced nothing (most common cause: **Included Custom
+Audience** left blank — the mapper saves fine and silently does nothing without it). A non-null
+`aud` that still doesn't match → compare byte-for-byte — the expected side is derived from the
+request's own forwarded/`Host` headers, so scheme/host/trailing-slash mismatches show up here
+directly, as does a proxy hop that drops `X-Forwarded-Host`.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/docs/security.md

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+# Security
+
+Provider-specific setup steps (not generic OAuth2 mechanics) live in separate cookbooks —
+[`keycloak.md`](keycloak.md) for Keycloak: enabling Dynamic Client Registration, why the RFC 8707
+audience mapper needs to go on the built-in `basic` scope instead of a custom one, and the exact
+Allowed Client Scopes configuration `scopes_supported` needs to actually work.
+
+## `McpSecurity`
+
+`McpConfig.security(...)` controls how the MCP endpoint reacts to `flash-ext-oidc` being
+installed (`ctx.find(OidcMiddleware.class)`), resolved once at boot in `McpExtension.routes()`:
+
+| Policy | `flash-ext-oidc` installed | `flash-ext-oidc` absent |
+|---|---|---|
+| `REQUIRED` | protected | **boot fails** (`IllegalStateException`) |
+| `AUTO` (default) | protected | runs unprotected, logs a warning |
+| `NONE` | never protected, even if oidc is installed elsewhere in the app | runs unprotected |
+
+Use `REQUIRED` for anything you intend to run in production reachable over the network — it
+turns "someone forgot to wire up OAuth2" into a startup crash instead of a silently open
+endpoint. `AUTO` is meant for local development, where spinning up a real identity provider is
+friction you don't want yet.
+
+## Why `flash-ext-oidc` is an *optional* Maven dependency, concretely
+
+Maven's `<optional>true</optional>` only affects **transitive** propagation: consumers of
+`flash-ext-mcp` don't get `flash-ext-oidc` pulled in automatically unless they add it themselves.
+Within `flash-ext-mcp` itself, `flash-ext-oidc`'s classes are on the compile/test classpath as
+normal — this extension can (and does) reference `OidcMiddleware`/`ClaimsHolder` directly in
+source.
+
+That reference is isolated in its own class, `McpOidcIntegration`, invoked only from inside a
+`catch (NoClassDefFoundError)` block. A bare class-literal like `OidcMiddleware.class` (which
+`ctx.find(OidcMiddleware.class)` needs) forces the JVM to resolve that type the moment it's
+evaluated — if `flash-ext-oidc` is not on the *runtime* classpath at all (a genuinely
+MCP-only install, no OAuth2 anywhere in the app), the first such reference throws
+`NoClassDefFoundError`. Keeping that reference inside a separate, lazily-loaded class means
+`McpExtension` itself loads and works fine standalone; only the attempt to actually use OIDC
+fails, and only when there's something to fail. This mirrors `OidcExtension`'s own lazy bridge to
+`flash-ext-openapi` — same technique, same reason.
+
+## OAuth2 resolution details — zero-config by default
+
+When oidc is available and `security() != NONE`, `McpOidcIntegration` (an isolated,
+lazily-loaded bridge — see its javadoc) derives everything an MCP OAuth2 resource server needs
+straight from the installed `OidcMiddleware`, with no additional `McpConfig` calls required:
+
+1. The MCP route is wrapped with `flash-ext-oidc`'s own `OidcMiddleware.protect(resourceMetadataPath)`
+   — the same Bearer-token/JWKS validation path used everywhere else in Flash5, plus a
+   `resource_metadata` challenge parameter (see below). No JWT parsing or JWKS handling is
+   reimplemented here.
+2. An audience guard always runs after `protect(...)`: it reads the validated claims from
+   `ClaimsHolder` and rejects (`403`) any token whose `aud` claim does not include the resource
+   identifier — **RFC 8707 Resource Indicators / audience binding**, enforced unconditionally,
+   not opt-in. `OidcMiddleware` itself validates `aud` against its own `clientId` for ID
+   tokens, but deliberately does not enforce audience on access tokens (it varies by provider)
+   — the MCP extension adds that check on top, scoped to its own resource identifier.
+3. The resource identifier is the canonical URI of the MCP endpoint, resolved **per request** by
+   `OidcMiddleware#selfOrigin` + `rootPath` — the same scheme/host resolution `OidcExtension`
+   uses for its own redirect URIs: `X-Forwarded-Host`/`X-Forwarded-Proto` when the request came
+   through a reverse proxy, otherwise `{selfScheme()}://{Host header}`. Behind a proxy the
+   `Host` alone is the upstream address the proxy dialled, which would publish a resource
+   identifier no client can reach. `McpConfig.resourceIdentifier(...)` still overrides it
+   outright for a proxy that forwards neither header.
+4. The authorization server issuer is read from `OidcMiddleware#issuer()` unless
+   `McpConfig.authorizationServerIssuer(...)` overrides it.
+
+## RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata
+
+Whenever the endpoint ends up protected, `flash-ext-mcp` publishes a Protected Resource Metadata
+document at `/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource{rootPath}` — no explicit `resourceIdentifier`/
+`authorizationServerIssuer` configuration required, both are auto-derived as described above:
+
+```json
+{ "resource": "https://mcp.example.com/mcp", "authorization_servers": ["https://auth.example.com/realms/myrealm"] }
+```
+
+`resource` is computed per request from the incoming request's forwarded/`Host` headers (see
+above), so the document is correct without hardcoding the server's own public URL.
+
+### `scopes_supported`
+
+Optional per RFC 9728, omitted from the document entirely unless set via
+`McpConfig.scopesSupported("openid", "profile", "email")`:
+
+```json
+{ "resource": "...", "authorization_servers": ["..."], "scopes_supported": ["openid", "profile", "email"] }
+```
+
+This is pure advertisement — token validation doesn't change based on it — but it matters in
+practice: a client that ignores it and requests no scope at all (many do — see `keycloak.md`)
+only gets back whatever the authorization server treats as always-included regardless of
+request, which for Keycloak is just its built-in `basic` scope. A client that *does* read
+`scopes_supported` and echoes it back in its authorization/token requests gets a token with the
+claims those scopes actually provide (`profile` → `preferred_username`/`name`, etc.), without
+needing every one of those claims hand-mapped onto `basic`. Set it to whatever scopes your
+`McpTool`s actually read off `ClaimsHolder`/`OidcUser` — there's no way to auto-derive this list,
+it depends entirely on what your tools do with the claims.
+
+## `WWW-Authenticate: resource_metadata` (RFC 9728 §5.1)
+
+The MCP Authorization spec **requires** a `401` to carry `resource_metadata` in
+`WWW-Authenticate`, pointing at the Protected Resource Metadata document above — this is how a
+spec-compliant client discovers the authorization server without out-of-band configuration.
+`OidcMiddleware.protect(String resourceMetadataPath)` (an overload added specifically for this)
+builds that challenge automatically:
+
+```
+WWW-Authenticate: Bearer realm="...", resource_metadata="https://mcp.example.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"
+```
+
+The plain `OidcMiddleware.protect()` (no argument), used by every other Flash5 app, is
+unaffected — this parameter is additive and MCP-specific.
+
+## Per-tool `@RolesAllowed`/`@ScopesAllowed`
+
+`McpTool` subclasses can carry `flash-ext-oidc`'s `@RolesAllowed`/`@ScopesAllowed`:
+
+```java
+@Tool(name = "delete_route", description = "Delete a route")
+@RolesAllowed("admin")
+public class DeleteRouteTool extends McpTool {
+    @Override public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) { ... }
+}
+```
+
+This does **not** reuse `flash-ext-oidc`'s per-route middleware mechanism (`ctx.addAnnotationProcessor`,
+the thing that makes these annotations work on a `RequestHandler`) — it can't: every tool shares
+one HTTP route (`POST {rootPath}`), already wrapped by whatever `McpSecurity` resolved above, so
+there is no per-tool route to attach a different middleware chain to. Instead,
+`McpOidcIntegration.compileToolPolicy` reads the annotations once at boot (`McpRegistry.scan`)
+and compiles them into a closure (`McpAuthPolicy`) that `McpDispatcher` runs *after* the
+route-wide auth has already succeeded and *before* invoking the specific tool named in the
+`tools/call` request — narrowing what's already-authenticated, not replacing it. A denial is a
+normal `isError: true` tool result (see `ToolResponse.error`), not an HTTP-level rejection — the
+model sees why, the same as any other tool failure.
+
+Roles are read via `OidcUser#hasRole` against `McpConfig.rolesClaimPath(...)` (default
+`"realm_access.roles"`, matching `OidcConfig`'s own default — set this explicitly if the two
+diverge; there's no way to read `OidcConfig`'s actual configured value from here). Scopes use
+`OidcUser#hasScope`'s built-in default claim paths (`scope`/`scp`), no extra config needed.
+`@ScopesAllowed(match = ScopesAllowed.Match.ANY)` and multi-role `@RolesAllowed({"admin",
+"editor"})` (OR semantics) both work exactly as they do on a `RequestHandler`.
+
+**`@Authenticated` alone has no effect and fails boot.** Once oidc is active for a server, every
+tool call is already authenticated — there's no per-tool public/authenticated split the way
+there is for HTTP routes, so a bare `@Authenticated` on a tool can't mean anything and would
+silently do nothing if allowed to compile. Boot fails instead, with a message pointing at
+`@RolesAllowed`/`@ScopesAllowed` as the actual narrowing mechanism.
+
+**Annotating a tool without active OAuth2 also fails boot**, not silently at request time: if
+`@RolesAllowed`/`@ScopesAllowed`/`@Authenticated` shows up on a tool while `McpSecurity` resolved
+to unprotected (`NONE`, or `AUTO` with no oidc installed), that's very likely a forgotten
+`OidcExtension` install or a `McpSecurity.NONE` left over from local dev — `IllegalStateException`
+at `app.start()`.
+
+## The `HttpException` safety net
+
+`flash-ext-oidc`'s middleware throws `HttpException.unauthorized()`/`forbidden()` on auth
+failure. Flash5's core does **not** special-case `HttpException` in the default exception
+handler — the out-of-the-box `AbstractRouter` default always returns a generic `500`, regardless
+of the thrown exception's embedded status code; only an app that explicitly calls
+`FlashApp#onException(...)` (or installs something that does) gets `HttpException.status()`
+honored.
+
+To keep the MCP endpoint correct regardless of what the rest of the app configures,
+`McpTransportGuards.httpExceptionGuard()` wraps the whole route and translates `HttpException`
+into the right HTTP status itself, rather than letting it fall through to the app's (possibly
+unconfigured) global handler. This is scoped entirely to the MCP route — it does not touch or
+override the app's `onException` for any other route.

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+# Tools, Resources, Prompts
+
+## One class per feature
+
+Every tool, resource, and prompt is its own class — the same shape as a Flash `RequestHandler`,
+minus the HTTP-specific bits:
+
+```java
+public abstract class McpTool {
+    protected void onInit() {}                       // cache services here, once, at boot
+    protected <T> T require(Class<T> type) { ... }    // FlashContext lookup
+    public abstract ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) throws Exception;  // hot path
+}
+```
+
+`McpResource` (`read()`) and `McpPrompt` (`render(PromptArguments)`) follow the exact same
+shape. There is deliberately no CDI-style `@Inject` and no method-per-tool bean class — Flash5
+handlers are classes, and MCP features follow that convention.
+
+## Declaring metadata
+
+Metadata (name, description, input schema) lives entirely in the annotation, not in reflected
+method signatures — the whole JSON Schema is known at scan time and compiled once:
+
+```java
+@Tool(
+    name = "get_weather",
+    description = "Get current weather for a city",
+    args = {
+        @ToolArg(name = "city", description = "City name", required = true),
+        @ToolArg(name = "days", type = ToolArgType.INTEGER, description = "Forecast horizon")
+    }
+)
+public class GetWeatherTool extends McpTool {
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        String city = args.getString("city");
+        int days = args.getInt("days", 1);
+        ...
+    }
+}
+```
+
+`ToolArgType` maps directly to JSON Schema primitive types: `STRING`, `INTEGER`, `NUMBER`,
+`BOOLEAN`, `OBJECT`, `ARRAY`. Nested object/array schemas beyond the primitive type keyword are
+not modeled in this revision — declare those tools with a looser `OBJECT`/`ARRAY` type and parse
+the raw shape via `ToolArguments.raw(name)`.
+
+`ToolArguments`/`PromptArguments` are thin typed accessors over the already-parsed JSON — no
+databinding, no reflection, no intermediate DTO:
+
+```java
+args.getString("city");
+args.getInt("days", 1);
+args.getBoolean("metric", true);
+args.raw("filters");   // escape hatch: JsonNode for nested/array arguments
+```
+
+## Discovery
+
+`McpConfig.toolsPackage("com.example.tools")` scans that package (and subpackages) for concrete
+`McpTool`/`McpResource`/`McpPrompt` subclasses carrying `@Tool`/`@Resource`/`@Prompt`. Same
+fail-fast contract as `FlashApp.scan()`: missing package, missing no-arg constructor, or a class
+that fails to load aborts startup immediately with a clear message. Duplicate names/URIs also
+fail fast at boot.
+
+## Resources and Prompts
+
+```java
+@Resource(uri = "config://app-settings", description = "Application settings", mimeType = "application/json")
+public class AppSettingsResource extends McpResource {
+    @Override
+    public ResourceContents read() {
+        return TextResourceContents.of(uri(), "application/json", settingsJson());
+    }
+}
+
+@Prompt(name = "summarize", args = @PromptArg(name = "text", required = true))
+public class SummarizePrompt extends McpPrompt {
+    @Override
+    public PromptMessage render(PromptArguments args) {
+        return PromptMessage.withUserRole(new TextContent("Summarize: " + args.getString("text")));
+    }
+}
+```
+
+`McpResource.uri()` returns the URI declared on `@Resource`, cached at bind time — no repeated
+annotation lookups on the hot path.
+
+## Content types
+
+`Content` and `ResourceContents` are `sealed`, currently permitting only `TextContent` and
+`TextResourceContents` respectively. This is a deliberate v1 scope cut, not an oversight — image
+content, embedded resources, and blob resources are extension points for a future revision
+(extend the `permits` clause and `McpContentWriter`).
+
+## Tool failures vs. protocol errors
+
+A `McpTool.call(...)` that throws is caught by the dispatcher and turned into
+`ToolResponse.error(message)` — per the MCP specification this is a normal JSON-RPC *result*
+with `isError: true`, not a JSON-RPC error, so the calling model can see and react to it. Prefer
+returning `ToolResponse.error(...)` explicitly when you can produce a better message than the
+raw exception text.
+
+`McpResource.read()`/`McpPrompt.render(...)` failures, by contrast, surface as JSON-RPC errors
+(`-32603 Internal error`) — the specification does not define a soft-failure content convention
+for those two.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/docs/transport.md

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+# Transport
+
+`flash-ext-mcp` implements the **Streamable HTTP** transport from the MCP specification
+(revision `2025-11-25`). `stdio` is out of scope — Flash5 is an HTTP framework, and a
+subprocess-stdio transport doesn't fit its model.
+
+## What this revision implements
+
+- A single `POST {rootPath}` endpoint (default `/mcp`) accepting one JSON-RPC 2.0 message per
+  request and responding with a plain JSON object — the "standard JSON object response" mode the
+  specification allows as an alternative to opening a Server-Sent Events stream per request.
+- `Origin` header validation (DNS-rebinding protection), configurable via
+  `McpConfig.allowedOrigins(...)`.
+- Full JSON-RPC lifecycle: `initialize`, `notifications/initialized` (and any other
+  `notifications/*`/id-less message — answered with a bare `202 Accepted`, no body, per
+  JSON-RPC's notification semantics), `ping`, `tools/list`, `tools/call`, `resources/list`,
+  `resources/read`, `prompts/list`, `prompts/get`.
+
+## What this revision deliberately does not implement
+
+- **No `Mcp-Session-Id` / session state.** The specification says a server "MAY assign a session
+  ID at initialization time" — it is optional, not mandatory. This server is stateless: every
+  `POST` is handled independently, with no server-side session store. `initialize` does not need
+  to precede other calls for the server to function (there's no session to be "not initialized"
+  yet), which is a looser contract than a session-aware server would enforce — acceptable for a
+  static, boot-time-defined tool/resource/prompt catalog.
+- **No Server-Sent Events stream.** `GET {rootPath}` (used by session-aware servers to open a
+  standing SSE stream for server-initiated pushes) is not registered — MCP clients that only
+  speak the request/response half of Streamable HTTP work unaffected; clients that require a
+  standing SSE connection are not supported by this revision.
+
+Both are real, intentional scope cuts for a first version — not just to keep the surface area
+small: a static, precompiled tool catalog (see `tools-resources-prompts.md`) has no
+`listChanged` events to push and no long-running server-initiated messages to stream, so the
+stateful half of the transport buys little for the common case this extension targets. Sessions
+and SSE are natural extension points if a future revision needs server push (e.g. dynamic tool
+registration, elicitation, or sampling requests initiated by the server).
+
+## Why `POST`, not the new `QUERY` HTTP method
+
+Flash5's core recently gained `HttpMethod.QUERY` (safe, idempotent, carries a body — a good
+semantic fit for JSON-RPC-over-HTTP in general). It is **not** used here: the MCP Streamable
+HTTP specification mandates `POST` for the client-to-server message path. Real MCP clients send
+`POST`; using `QUERY` instead would break interoperability with every existing client for a
+semantic nicety this extension doesn't need standalone.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/pom.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>dev.relism</groupId>
+        <artifactId>flash-extensions</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>flash-ext-mcp</artifactId>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>dev.relism</groupId>
+            <artifactId>flash</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>dev.relism</groupId>
+            <artifactId>flash-ext-oidc</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+</project>

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/Content.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/**
+ * MCP tool/prompt content block. {@code sealed} to the variants this extension currently
+ * writes on the wire — extend the permits clause (and {@link McpContentWriter}) to add
+ * {@code ImageContent}, {@code EmbeddedResource}, etc. in a future revision.
+ */
+public sealed interface Content permits TextContent {}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/JsonRpcErrorCode.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/** Standard JSON-RPC 2.0 error codes used by the MCP transport. */
+final class JsonRpcErrorCode {
+
+    private JsonRpcErrorCode() {}
+
+    static final int PARSE_ERROR      = -32700;
+    static final int INVALID_REQUEST  = -32600;
+    static final int METHOD_NOT_FOUND = -32601;
+    static final int INVALID_PARAMS   = -32602;
+    static final int INTERNAL_ERROR   = -32603;
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpAuthPolicy.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+/**
+ * Compiled per-tool authorization requirement, built once at boot by {@link McpOidcIntegration}
+ * from {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} on an {@link McpTool} subclass — {@code null}
+ * on {@link McpRegistry.RegisteredTool} means no restriction beyond whatever {@link McpSecurity}
+ * already enforces route-wide.
+ *
+ * <p>{@code check} is a closure, not a raw role/scope list — this is what lets this record (and
+ * its only caller, {@link McpDispatcher}) stay free of any compile-time reference to a {@code
+ * flash-ext-oidc} type, preserving the same classload isolation {@link McpOidcIntegration}'s
+ * javadoc describes for the rest of the OIDC bridge. Only the plain-JDK {@link Supplier}
+ * signature crosses the boundary; the closure itself, built once inside {@code
+ * McpOidcIntegration}, is the only place that ever touches {@code OidcUser}/{@code ClaimsHolder}.
+ *
+ * <p>Returns {@code null} from {@link #check()}{@code .get()} when authorized, or a
+ * human-readable denial reason otherwise — invoked once per {@code tools/call} against an
+ * annotated tool, never allocated on that path (the closure and its captured role/scope arrays
+ * are built exactly once, at boot).
+ */
+record McpAuthPolicy(Supplier<String> check) {}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpConfig.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Immutable configuration for {@link McpExtension}.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * McpConfig.builder("my-mcp-server")
+ *     .version("1.0.0")
+ *     .rootPath("/mcp")
+ *     .toolsPackage("com.example.tools")
+ *     .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED)
+ *     .scopesSupported("openid", "profile", "email")
+ *     .build();
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public final class McpConfig {
+
+    private final String name;
+    private final String version;
+    private final String instructions;
+    private final String rootPath;
+    private final String toolsPackage;
+    private final McpSecurity security;
+    private final String resourceIdentifier;
+    private final String authorizationServerIssuer;
+    private final List<String> allowedOrigins;
+    private final List<String> scopesSupported;
+    private final String rolesClaimPath;
+
+    private McpConfig(Builder b) {
+        this.name = b.name;
+        this.version = b.version;
+        this.instructions = b.instructions;
+        this.rootPath = b.rootPath;
+        this.toolsPackage = b.toolsPackage;
+        this.security = b.security;
+        this.resourceIdentifier = b.resourceIdentifier;
+        this.authorizationServerIssuer = b.authorizationServerIssuer;
+        this.allowedOrigins = List.copyOf(b.allowedOrigins);
+        this.scopesSupported = List.copyOf(b.scopesSupported);
+        this.rolesClaimPath = b.rolesClaimPath;
+    }
+
+    String name()                     { return name; }
+    String version()                  { return version; }
+    String instructions()             { return instructions; }
+    String rootPath()                 { return rootPath; }
+    String toolsPackage()             { return toolsPackage; }
+    McpSecurity security()            { return security; }
+    String resourceIdentifier()       { return resourceIdentifier; }
+    String authorizationServerIssuer() { return authorizationServerIssuer; }
+    List<String> allowedOrigins()     { return allowedOrigins; }
+    List<String> scopesSupported()    { return scopesSupported; }
+    String rolesClaimPath()           { return rolesClaimPath; }
+
+    public static Builder builder(String name) { return new Builder(name); }
+
+    public static final class Builder {
+        private final String name;
+        private String version = "1.0.0";
+        private String instructions;
+        private String rootPath = "/mcp";
+        private String toolsPackage;
+        private McpSecurity security = McpSecurity.AUTO;
+        private String resourceIdentifier;
+        private String authorizationServerIssuer;
+        private final List<String> allowedOrigins = new ArrayList<>();
+        private final List<String> scopesSupported = new ArrayList<>();
+        private String rolesClaimPath = "realm_access.roles";
+
+        private Builder(String name) {
+            if (name == null || name.isBlank())
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("McpConfig server name cannot be blank");
+            this.name = name;
+        }
+
+        /** Server version reported in {@code initialize}'s {@code serverInfo}. Default {@code "1.0.0"}. */
+        public Builder version(String version) { this.version = version; return this; }
+
+        /** Free-text instructions surfaced to the client at {@code initialize} time. */
+        public Builder instructions(String instructions) { this.instructions = instructions; return this; }
+
+        /** HTTP path for the Streamable HTTP endpoint. Default {@code "/mcp"}. */
+        public Builder rootPath(String rootPath) { this.rootPath = normalize(rootPath); return this; }
+
+        /** Package scanned for {@link Tool @Tool}/{@link Resource @Resource}/{@link Prompt @Prompt} classes. Required. */
+        public Builder toolsPackage(String toolsPackage) { this.toolsPackage = toolsPackage; return this; }
+
+        /** OAuth2 requirement policy. Default {@link McpSecurity#AUTO}. */
+        public Builder security(McpSecurity security) { this.security = security; return this; }
+
+        /**
+         * Canonical URI of this MCP endpoint, used for RFC 8707 audience binding: tokens whose
+         * {@code aud} claim does not include this value are rejected. Optional — when
+         * {@code flash-ext-oidc} is installed, this is auto-derived per request from the
+         * forwarded/{@code Host} headers (same resolution {@code OidcExtension} uses for its own
+         * redirect URIs) and audience binding is enforced unconditionally. Set this explicitly
+         * only to override that guess — a reverse proxy that forwards neither
+         * {@code X-Forwarded-Host} nor {@code X-Forwarded-Proto}.
+         */
+        public Builder resourceIdentifier(String resourceIdentifier) { this.resourceIdentifier = resourceIdentifier; return this; }
+
+        /**
+         * Authorization server issuer URL, published in the RFC 9728 Protected Resource
+         * Metadata document at {@code /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource{rootPath}}. Optional
+         * — when {@code flash-ext-oidc} is installed, this is auto-derived from its configured
+         * issuer. Set this explicitly only to override that (e.g. publishing a different issuer
+         * than the one actually validating tokens).
+         */
+        public Builder authorizationServerIssuer(String issuer) { this.authorizationServerIssuer = issuer; return this; }
+
+        /**
+         * Origins allowed to call the MCP endpoint (DNS-rebinding protection, per the Streamable
+         * HTTP transport spec). If never set, {@code Origin} validation is skipped and a warning
+         * is logged at boot.
+         */
+        public Builder allowedOrigins(String... origins) { this.allowedOrigins.addAll(List.of(origins)); return this; }
+
+        /**
+         * OAuth2 scopes this server expects clients to request, published as {@code
+         * scopes_supported} in the RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata document. Optional per
+         * the spec — omitted from the document entirely if never set. A spec-compliant client
+         * reads this to know what to put in its authorization/token requests instead of
+         * requesting nothing; see {@code docs/keycloak.md}'s "same story for any other claim"
+         * section for why this matters in practice (a client that requests no scope only gets
+         * whatever your authorization server treats as always-included, e.g. Keycloak's `basic`).
+         * Purely advertisement — this server still validates whatever token it actually receives
+         * the same way regardless of what a client requested.
+         */
+        public Builder scopesSupported(String... scopes) { this.scopesSupported.addAll(List.of(scopes)); return this; }
+
+        /**
+         * Claim path used to resolve roles for {@code @RolesAllowed} on an {@link McpTool} —
+         * same dot-path syntax and default (Keycloak's {@code realm_access.roles}) as {@code
+         * OidcConfig#rolesClaimPath()}. Set this only if the two configs diverge; there is no
+         * way to auto-derive it from the installed {@code OidcExtension} (see {@code
+         * docs/security.md}'s {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} section for why).
+         */
+        public Builder rolesClaimPath(String rolesClaimPath) { this.rolesClaimPath = rolesClaimPath; return this; }
+
+        public McpConfig build() {
+            if (toolsPackage == null || toolsPackage.isBlank())
+                throw new IllegalStateException(
+                        "McpConfig.toolsPackage(...) is required — declare at least one @Tool/@Resource/@Prompt class");
+            return new McpConfig(this);
+        }
+
+        private static String normalize(String path) {
+            if (path == null || path.isBlank()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("rootPath cannot be blank");
+            return path.startsWith("/") ? path : "/" + path;
+        }
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpContentWriter.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+/**
+ * Direct {@link JsonGenerator} writers for the fixed, known shapes of {@link Content},
+ * {@link ResourceContents} and {@link PromptMessage} — no databinding, one {@code switch}
+ * per call, matching the fixed wire shape defined by the MCP specification.
+ */
+final class McpContentWriter {
+
+    private McpContentWriter() {}
+
+    static void writeContentArray(JsonGenerator gen, List<Content> items) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartArray();
+        for (Content c : items) writeContent(gen, c);
+        gen.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    static void writeContent(JsonGenerator gen, Content content) throws IOException {
+        if (content instanceof TextContent tc) {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("type", "text");
+            gen.writeStringField("text", tc.text());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+            return;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Unhandled Content variant: " + content.getClass());
+    }
+
+    static void writeResourceContents(JsonGenerator gen, ResourceContents contents) throws IOException {
+        if (contents instanceof TextResourceContents trc) {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("uri", trc.uri());
+            gen.writeStringField("mimeType", trc.mimeType());
+            gen.writeStringField("text", trc.text());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+            return;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Unhandled ResourceContents variant: " + contents.getClass());
+    }
+
+    static void writePromptMessage(JsonGenerator gen, PromptMessage message) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartObject();
+        gen.writeStringField("role", message.role().name().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
+        gen.writeFieldName("content");
+        writeContent(gen, message.content());
+        gen.writeEndObject();
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpDispatcher.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import dev.relism.flash.http.ContentType;
+import dev.relism.flash.models.Request;
+import dev.relism.flash.models.Response;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * JSON-RPC 2.0 dispatcher for the MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint — one instance per
+ * {@link McpExtension}, built once at boot from a resolved {@link McpRegistry}.
+ *
+ * <p>Per the MCP specification, a {@code tools/call} failure is a normal JSON-RPC
+ * <em>result</em> with {@code isError: true} (see {@link ToolResponse#error}), not a JSON-RPC
+ * error — the model needs to see it. Everything else that goes wrong (bad params, unknown
+ * tool/resource/prompt name, resource/prompt handler exceptions) is a JSON-RPC error object,
+ * always returned with HTTP 200: the HTTP request itself succeeded, only the RPC did not. Only
+ * malformed HTTP-level input (unparsable JSON, not a JSON object) gets HTTP 400. A
+ * {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} denial (see {@link McpAuthPolicy}) is the same
+ * category — {@code isError: true}, tool never invoked — not a transport-level rejection; the
+ * route-wide 401/403 for "not authenticated at all" already happened earlier, in the {@code
+ * OidcMiddleware}/audience-guard middleware chain, before this dispatcher ever runs.
+ */
+final class McpDispatcher {
+
+    /** Protocol revision this dispatcher implements. */
+    static final String PROTOCOL_VERSION = "2025-11-25";
+
+    private final McpRegistry registry;
+    private final String serverName;
+    private final String serverVersion;
+    private final String instructions;
+
+    McpDispatcher(McpRegistry registry, String serverName, String serverVersion, String instructions) {
+        this.registry = registry;
+        this.serverName = serverName;
+        this.serverVersion = serverVersion;
+        this.instructions = instructions;
+    }
+
+    void handle(Request req, Response res) {
+        byte[] body = req.body().bytes();
+        JsonNode root;
+        try {
+            root = McpJson.parse(body);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            writeError(res, 400, null, JsonRpcErrorCode.PARSE_ERROR, "Parse error: " + e.getMessage());
+            return;
+        }
+        if (root == null || !root.isObject()) {
+            writeError(res, 400, null, JsonRpcErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, "Request must be a JSON object");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        JsonNode idNode = root.get("id");
+        boolean isNotification = idNode == null;
+        String method = root.path("method").asText(null);
+        JsonNode params = root.path("params");
+
+        if (method == null || method.isBlank()) {
+            if (isNotification) { res.status(202); return; }
+            writeError(res, 400, idNode, JsonRpcErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, "Missing \"method\"");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            switch (method) {
+                case "initialize" -> handleInitialize(res, idNode);
+                case "notifications/initialized", "notifications/cancelled" -> res.status(202);
+                case "ping" -> handlePing(res, idNode);
+                case "tools/list" -> handleToolsList(res, idNode);
+                case "tools/call" -> handleToolsCall(res, idNode, params);
+                case "resources/list" -> handleResourcesList(res, idNode);
+                case "resources/read" -> handleResourcesRead(res, idNode, params);
+                case "prompts/list" -> handlePromptsList(res, idNode);
+                case "prompts/get" -> handlePromptsGet(res, idNode, params);
+                default -> {
+                    if (isNotification) { res.status(202); return; }
+                    throw McpProtocolException.methodNotFound(method);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (McpProtocolException e) {
+            writeError(res, 200, idNode, e.code, e.getMessage());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            writeError(res, 200, idNode, JsonRpcErrorCode.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Internal error: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Method handlers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private void handleInitialize(Response res, JsonNode id) {
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("protocolVersion", PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+            gen.writeObjectFieldStart("capabilities");
+            if (registry.hasTools())     writeEmptyCapability(gen, "tools");
+            if (registry.hasResources()) writeEmptyCapability(gen, "resources");
+            if (registry.hasPrompts())   writeEmptyCapability(gen, "prompts");
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+            gen.writeObjectFieldStart("serverInfo");
+            gen.writeStringField("name", serverName);
+            gen.writeStringField("version", serverVersion);
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+            if (instructions != null && !instructions.isBlank())
+                gen.writeStringField("instructions", instructions);
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static void writeEmptyCapability(JsonGenerator gen, String field) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeObjectFieldStart(field);
+        gen.writeBooleanField("listChanged", false);
+        gen.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private void handlePing(Response res, JsonNode id) {
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> { gen.writeStartObject(); gen.writeEndObject(); });
+    }
+
+    private void handleToolsList(Response res, JsonNode id) {
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeFieldName("tools");
+            gen.writeRawValue(registry.toolsListJson());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void handleToolsCall(Response res, JsonNode id, JsonNode params) {
+        String name = params.path("name").asText(null);
+        if (name == null || name.isBlank())
+            throw McpProtocolException.invalidParams("\"name\" is required");
+        McpRegistry.RegisteredTool tool = registry.tool(name);
+        if (tool == null)
+            throw McpProtocolException.invalidParams("Unknown tool: " + name);
+
+        ToolResponse result;
+        String denied = tool.policy() != null ? tool.policy().check().get() : null;
+        if (denied != null) {
+            result = ToolResponse.error("Tool \"" + name + "\" denied: " + denied);
+        } else {
+            ToolArguments args = new ToolArguments(params.path("arguments"));
+            try {
+                result = tool.instance().call(args);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                result = ToolResponse.error("Tool \"" + name + "\" failed: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+        ToolResponse finalResult = result;
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeBooleanField("isError", finalResult.isError());
+            gen.writeFieldName("content");
+            McpContentWriter.writeContentArray(gen, finalResult.content());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void handleResourcesList(Response res, JsonNode id) {
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeFieldName("resources");
+            gen.writeRawValue(registry.resourcesListJson());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void handleResourcesRead(Response res, JsonNode id, JsonNode params) throws Exception {
+        String uri = params.path("uri").asText(null);
+        if (uri == null || uri.isBlank())
+            throw McpProtocolException.invalidParams("\"uri\" is required");
+        McpRegistry.RegisteredResource resource = registry.resource(uri);
+        if (resource == null)
+            throw McpProtocolException.invalidParams("Unknown resource: " + uri);
+
+        ResourceContents contents = resource.instance().read();
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeArrayFieldStart("contents");
+            McpContentWriter.writeResourceContents(gen, contents);
+            gen.writeEndArray();
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void handlePromptsList(Response res, JsonNode id) {
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeFieldName("prompts");
+            gen.writeRawValue(registry.promptsListJson());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void handlePromptsGet(Response res, JsonNode id, JsonNode params) throws Exception {
+        String name = params.path("name").asText(null);
+        if (name == null || name.isBlank())
+            throw McpProtocolException.invalidParams("\"name\" is required");
+        McpRegistry.RegisteredPrompt prompt = registry.prompt(name);
+        if (prompt == null)
+            throw McpProtocolException.invalidParams("Unknown prompt: " + name);
+
+        PromptArguments args = new PromptArguments(params.path("arguments"));
+        PromptMessage message = prompt.instance().render(args);
+        writeResult(res, id, gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeArrayFieldStart("messages");
+            McpContentWriter.writePromptMessage(gen, message);
+            gen.writeEndArray();
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+
+    // ── Envelope writers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private void writeResult(Response res, JsonNode id, McpJson.JsonWriter resultWriter) {
+        String body = McpJson.buildString(gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("jsonrpc", "2.0");
+            gen.writeFieldName("id");
+            writeId(gen, id);
+            gen.writeFieldName("result");
+            resultWriter.write(gen);
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+        res.status(200).type(ContentType.JSON).body(body);
+    }
+
+    private void writeError(Response res, int httpStatus, JsonNode id, int code, String message) {
+        String body = McpJson.buildString(gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("jsonrpc", "2.0");
+            gen.writeFieldName("id");
+            writeId(gen, id);
+            gen.writeObjectFieldStart("error");
+            gen.writeNumberField("code", code);
+            gen.writeStringField("message", message);
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+        res.status(httpStatus).type(ContentType.JSON).body(body);
+    }
+
+    private static void writeId(JsonGenerator gen, JsonNode id) throws IOException {
+        if (id == null || id.isNull() || id.isMissingNode()) { gen.writeNull(); return; }
+        if (id.isTextual())              gen.writeString(id.asText());
+        else if (id.isIntegralNumber())  gen.writeNumber(id.asLong());
+        else if (id.isFloatingPointNumber()) gen.writeNumber(id.asDouble());
+        else gen.writeNull();
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpExtension.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
+import dev.relism.flash.http.ContentType;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * MCP (Model Context Protocol) server extension. Streamable HTTP transport — a single
+ * {@code POST} JSON-RPC endpoint, stateless in this revision (no session, no SSE stream; see
+ * {@code docs/transport.md}) — dispatch precompiled at boot from classes annotated with
+ * {@link Tool @Tool}/{@link Resource @Resource}/{@link Prompt @Prompt} under
+ * {@link McpConfig#toolsPackage(String)}.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * // Standalone, no OAuth2
+ * FlashApp.create(8080)
+ *     .install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("my-mcp-server")
+ *         .toolsPackage("com.example.tools")
+ *         .build()))
+ *     .start();
+ *
+ * // With flash-ext-oidc as the OAuth2 resource server — zero extra config: issuer, canonical
+ * // resource identifier, RFC 8707 audience binding and RFC 9728 metadata are all derived from
+ * // the installed OidcExtension.
+ * FlashApp.create(8080)
+ *     .install(new OidcExtension(oidcConfig))
+ *     .install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("my-mcp-server")
+ *         .toolsPackage("com.example.tools")
+ *         .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED)
+ *         .build()))
+ *     .start();
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * <p>One server per {@code McpExtension} instance — install multiple instances (distinct
+ * {@code rootPath}, distinct {@code toolsPackage}) for multiple MCP servers on one app,
+ * mirroring the {@code OidcExtension} multi-tenant pattern. See {@code docs/security.md} for
+ * the full OAuth2 resolution rules.
+ */
+@Slf4j
+public class McpExtension implements FlashExtension {
+
+    private final McpConfig config;
+
+    public McpExtension(McpConfig config) {
+        this.config = config;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
+        ctx.onReady(() -> registerRoutes(app, ctx));
+    }
+
+    private void registerRoutes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
+        // Resolved before scanning so McpRegistry knows, per tool, whether @RolesAllowed/
+        // @ScopesAllowed are backed by real OAuth2 protection or a boot-time misconfiguration
+        // (see McpOidcIntegration#compileToolPolicy) — must run first, not after.
+        McpOidcIntegration.Resolved secured = resolveSecurity(ctx);
+        McpRegistry registry = McpRegistry.scan(config.toolsPackage(), ctx, secured != null, config.rolesClaimPath());
+        McpDispatcher dispatcher = new McpDispatcher(registry, config.name(), config.version(), config.instructions());
+
+        List<Middleware> chain = new ArrayList<>(3);
+        chain.add(McpTransportGuards.httpExceptionGuard());
+        chain.add(McpTransportGuards.originGuard(config.allowedOrigins()));
+        if (secured != null) chain.add(secured.security());
+
+        app.post(config.rootPath(), (req, res) -> { dispatcher.handle(req, res); return null; },
+                chain.toArray(Middleware[]::new));
+
+        registerResourceMetadata(app, secured);
+    }
+
+    private McpOidcIntegration.Resolved resolveSecurity(FlashContext ctx) {
+        if (config.security() == McpSecurity.NONE) return null;
+
+        McpOidcIntegration.Resolved resolved;
+        try {
+            resolved = McpOidcIntegration.resolve(ctx, config);
+        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
+            resolved = null; // flash-ext-oidc not on the classpath at all
+        }
+        if (resolved != null) return resolved;
+
+        if (config.security() == McpSecurity.REQUIRED) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    "McpSecurity.REQUIRED but flash-ext-oidc is not installed for MCP server \"" + config.name() +
+                    "\" — install an OidcExtension before this McpExtension, or relax security to " +
+                    "McpSecurity.AUTO/NONE if this server is meant to be public.");
+        }
+
+        log.warn("[flash-ext-mcp] MCP server \"{}\" is running WITHOUT OAuth2 protection — " +
+                "flash-ext-oidc is not installed and McpSecurity.AUTO degrades to unprotected. " +
+                "Install flash-ext-oidc or set McpSecurity.REQUIRED to make this a hard failure instead.",
+                config.name());
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata, built once security is resolved — no longer
+     * conditioned on {@code resourceIdentifier}/{@code authorizationServerIssuer} being set
+     * explicitly, since {@link McpOidcIntegration#resolve} now derives both by default. The
+     * {@code resource} field is computed per request (it depends on that request's own
+     * forwarded/{@code Host} headers) via {@link McpOidcIntegration.Resolved#resourceIdentifier()}.
+     */
+    private void registerResourceMetadata(FlashRegistrar<?> app, McpOidcIntegration.Resolved secured) {
+        if (secured == null) return;
+        String path = "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource" + config.rootPath();
+        app.get(path, (req, res) -> {
+            res.type(ContentType.JSON);
+            return McpResourceMetadata.build(
+                    secured.resourceIdentifier().apply(req), secured.issuer(), config.scopesSupported());
+        });
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpJson.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonEncoding;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
+/**
+ * Internal JSON access shared by the whole extension. Deliberately tree/streaming only —
+ * no {@code readValue(bytes, Class)} databinding anywhere in this extension. Request bodies
+ * are parsed once into a {@link JsonNode} (no reflection, no property matching against a
+ * target class); responses are written directly with {@link JsonGenerator} against the
+ * envelope's fixed, known shape (also no reflection).
+ *
+ * <p>Not wired to {@code flash-ext-jackson} on purpose: the MCP JSON-RPC envelope is internal
+ * protocol plumbing, not a user-facing serialization concern, so this extension owns its
+ * mapper independently — same reasoning {@code flash-ext-oidc} applies to its own JSON needs
+ * (see {@code json-smart} there). See {@code docs/jackson-interop.md} for the full rationale
+ * and how a future opt-in reuse of a shared {@code ObjectMapper} could work.
+ */
+final class McpJson {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    private McpJson() {}
+
+    static JsonNode parse(byte[] body) throws IOException {
+        return MAPPER.readTree(body);
+    }
+
+    static JsonGenerator generator(OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+        return MAPPER.getFactory().createGenerator(out, JsonEncoding.UTF8);
+    }
+
+    /** Builds a small JSON document in one shot; used only for boot-time precompilation. */
+    static byte[] build(JsonWriter writer) {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream buf = new ByteArrayOutputStream(256);
+        try (JsonGenerator gen = generator(buf)) {
+            writer.write(gen);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to build MCP JSON fragment", e);
+        }
+        return buf.toByteArray();
+    }
+
+    static String buildString(JsonWriter writer) {
+        return new String(build(writer), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+    }
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    interface JsonWriter {
+        void write(JsonGenerator gen) throws IOException;
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpOidcIntegration.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.Authenticated;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.ClaimsHolder;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcMiddleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcUser;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.RolesAllowed;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.ScopesAllowed;
+import dev.relism.flash.exceptions.HttpException;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+import dev.relism.flash.models.Request;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+/**
+ * Lazy, isolated bridge to {@code flash-ext-oidc}.
+ *
+ * <p>References to OIDC types only ever resolve when {@link #resolve}/{@link #compileToolPolicy}
+ * are actually invoked — never at {@link McpExtension} class-load time — because they live in
+ * this separate nested class. The caller wraps the invocation in {@code catch
+ * (NoClassDefFoundError)}, exactly like {@code OidcExtension}'s own lazy bridge to {@code
+ * flash-ext-openapi}. This is what lets {@code flash-ext-mcp} run standalone (MCP-only, no
+ * OAuth2) when {@code flash-ext-oidc} is not even on the classpath. {@link Resolved}/{@link
+ * McpAuthPolicy} carry only oidc-free types back out ({@link Middleware}, {@link String}, a
+ * {@link Function}, a {@link Supplier}) so no other class in this package ever has to reference
+ * an OIDC type.
+ *
+ * <p>Zero-config by design: when {@code flash-ext-oidc} is installed, everything an MCP OAuth2
+ * resource server needs — issuer, canonical resource identifier, RFC 8707 audience binding, and
+ * a spec-compliant {@code WWW-Authenticate} challenge (RFC 9728 §5.1) — is derived straight from
+ * the installed {@link OidcMiddleware}, with no additional {@link McpConfig} calls.
+ * {@link McpConfig#resourceIdentifier(String)}/{@link McpConfig#authorizationServerIssuer(String)}
+ * remain as explicit overrides for the rare case where that guess is wrong.
+ */
+@Slf4j
+final class McpOidcIntegration {
+
+    private static final String[] NO_VALUES = new String[0];
+
+    private McpOidcIntegration() {}
+
+    /** Everything {@link McpExtension} needs once oidc security is resolved. */
+    record Resolved(Middleware security, String issuer, Function<Request, String> resourceIdentifier) {}
+
+    /** Returns the resolved security bundle, or {@code null} if oidc is not installed. */
+    static Resolved resolve(FlashContext ctx, McpConfig config) {
+        Optional<OidcMiddleware> oidc = ctx.find(OidcMiddleware.class);
+        if (oidc.isEmpty()) return null;
+
+        OidcMiddleware oidcMw = oidc.get();
+        String resourceMetadataPath = "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource" + config.rootPath();
+        String issuer = config.authorizationServerIssuer() != null
+                ? config.authorizationServerIssuer() : oidcMw.issuer();
+        Function<Request, String> resourceId = req -> config.resourceIdentifier() != null
+                ? config.resourceIdentifier()
+                : OidcMiddleware.selfOrigin(req, oidcMw.selfScheme()) + config.rootPath();
+
+        Middleware protect = oidcMw.protect(resourceMetadataPath);
+        Middleware secured = Middleware.of(protect, audienceGuard(resourceId));
+        return new Resolved(secured, issuer, resourceId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * RFC 8707 audience binding, unconditionally enforced once oidc is protecting the MCP
+     * route — no longer opt-in behind an explicit {@code resourceIdentifier(...)} call.
+     */
+    private static Middleware audienceGuard(Function<Request, String> resourceIdentifier) {
+        return next -> (req, res) -> {
+            Map<String, Object> claims = ClaimsHolder.get();
+            String expected = resourceIdentifier.apply(req);
+            if (claims != null && !audienceMatches(claims.get("aud"), expected)) {
+                log.warn("[flash-ext-mcp] Rejecting token (RFC 8707): aud={} does not include expected " +
+                        "resource identifier \"{}\" — the authorization server must include this exact " +
+                        "value in the access token's aud claim (e.g. an Audience protocol mapper in " +
+                        "Keycloak) for this MCP server to accept it.", claims.get("aud"), expected);
+                throw HttpException.forbidden();
+            }
+            return next.handle(req, res);
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static boolean audienceMatches(Object aud, String expected) {
+        if (aud instanceof String s) return s.equals(expected);
+        if (aud instanceof Iterable<?> it) {
+            for (Object o : it) if (expected.equals(String.valueOf(o))) return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compiles {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} on a tool class into a {@link
+     * McpAuthPolicy}, or returns {@code null} if the tool carries none of the three OIDC
+     * annotations. Called once per tool at boot ({@link McpRegistry#scan}), never on the
+     * request hot path — the {@link Supplier} it returns is what runs per {@code tools/call},
+     * closing over the already-normalized role/scope arrays so the hot path itself allocates
+     * nothing beyond what {@link OidcUser#hasRole}/{@link OidcUser#hasScope} already do.
+     *
+     * <p>Fails fast at boot, not silently at request time, for the two ways this can be
+     * misconfigured: the annotation present without OAuth2 actually protecting this MCP server
+     * ({@code oidcActive == false}), and {@code @Authenticated} — which has no per-tool meaning
+     * here (see below) — used at all.
+     */
+    static McpAuthPolicy compileToolPolicy(Class<? extends McpTool> toolClass, boolean oidcActive,
+                                            String rolesClaimPath) {
+        Authenticated auth = toolClass.getAnnotation(Authenticated.class);
+        RolesAllowed roles = toolClass.getAnnotation(RolesAllowed.class);
+        ScopesAllowed scopes = toolClass.getAnnotation(ScopesAllowed.class);
+        if (auth == null && roles == null && scopes == null) return null;
+
+        if (!oidcActive) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    "MCP tool \"" + toolClass.getSimpleName() + "\" declares @Authenticated/@RolesAllowed/" +
+                    "@ScopesAllowed, but this MCP server has no active OAuth2 protection — flash-ext-oidc " +
+                    "is not installed for it, or McpSecurity is NONE. These annotations require " +
+                    "McpSecurity.AUTO/REQUIRED with an OidcExtension installed; install one, or remove the " +
+                    "annotation from " + toolClass.getSimpleName() + ".");
+        }
+        if (auth != null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    "MCP tool \"" + toolClass.getSimpleName() + "\" is annotated @Authenticated, which has " +
+                    "no effect on an McpTool: the whole MCP endpoint is already all-or-nothing " +
+                    "authenticated once oidc is active (McpSecurity.AUTO/REQUIRED) — unlike a RequestHandler " +
+                    "route, there is no per-tool public/authenticated split to opt into. Remove it, or use " +
+                    "@RolesAllowed/@ScopesAllowed to narrow further.");
+        }
+
+        String[] requiredRoles = roles != null ? normalizeRequired("RolesAllowed", roles.value()) : NO_VALUES;
+        String[] requiredScopes = scopes != null ? normalizeRequired("ScopesAllowed", scopes.value()) : NO_VALUES;
+        ScopesAllowed.Match scopeMatch = scopes != null ? scopes.match() : ScopesAllowed.Match.ALL;
+
+        Supplier<String> check = () -> {
+            OidcUser user = ClaimsHolder.user();
+            if (user == null) return "not authenticated";
+            if (requiredRoles.length > 0 && !hasAnyRole(user, rolesClaimPath, requiredRoles))
+                return "missing required role (any of: " + String.join(", ", requiredRoles) + ")";
+            if (requiredScopes.length > 0 && !hasScopes(user, requiredScopes, scopeMatch))
+                return "missing required scope (" + scopeMatch + " of: " + String.join(", ", requiredScopes) + ")";
+            return null;
+        };
+        return new McpAuthPolicy(check);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasAnyRole(OidcUser user, String claimPath, String[] roles) {
+        for (String role : roles) if (user.hasRole(claimPath, role)) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasScopes(OidcUser user, String[] scopes, ScopesAllowed.Match match) {
+        if (match == ScopesAllowed.Match.ALL) {
+            for (String scope : scopes) if (!user.hasScope(scope)) return false;
+            return true;
+        }
+        for (String scope : scopes) if (user.hasScope(scope)) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /** Mirrors {@code OidcAuthPolicy}'s own normalization — trim, dedupe, require non-blank. */
+    private static String[] normalizeRequired(String annotationName, String[] values) {
+        if (values == null || values.length == 0)
+            throw new IllegalStateException("@" + annotationName + " requires at least one value");
+
+        LinkedHashSet<String> normalized = new LinkedHashSet<>(values.length);
+        for (String raw : values) {
+            if (raw == null) continue;
+            String trimmed = raw.trim();
+            if (!trimmed.isEmpty()) normalized.add(trimmed);
+        }
+        if (normalized.isEmpty())
+            throw new IllegalStateException("@" + annotationName + " requires at least one non-empty value");
+
+        return normalized.toArray(String[]::new);
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpPackageScanner.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.exceptions.InitializationException;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
+import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+
+/**
+ * Minimal classpath scanner used by {@link McpConfig#toolsPackage(String)}. Finds
+ * {@link McpTool}/{@link McpResource}/{@link McpPrompt} subclasses carrying the matching
+ * annotation ({@link Tool @Tool}, {@link Resource @Resource}, {@link Prompt @Prompt}).
+ * Supports both exploded directories (development) and fat JARs (deployment).
+ *
+ * <p>Deliberately not shared with {@code dev.relism.flash.extension.PackageScanner}: that
+ * scanner is package-private and hardcoded to {@code RequestHandler}/{@code WebSocketEndpoint}.
+ * The directory/JAR walking logic below intentionally mirrors it — same fail-fast contract,
+ * same anonymous-class filtering.
+ *
+ * <p><b>Fail-fast:</b> if the package does not exist, contains no matching class, or a class
+ * cannot be loaded, an {@link InitializationException} is thrown immediately at boot.
+ */
+final class McpPackageScanner {
+
+    private McpPackageScanner() {}
+
+    record ScanResult(List<Class<? extends McpTool>> tools,
+                       List<Class<? extends McpResource>> resources,
+                       List<Class<? extends McpPrompt>> prompts) {}
+
+    static ScanResult scan(String packageName) {
+        if (packageName == null || packageName.isBlank())
+            throw new InitializationException("McpConfig.toolsPackage() called with null or blank package name");
+
+        String resourcePath = packageName.replace('.', '/');
+        ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+        List<Class<? extends McpTool>> tools = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Class<? extends McpResource>> resources = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Class<? extends McpPrompt>> prompts = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
+        boolean packageFound = false;
+
+        try {
+            Enumeration<URL> urls = cl.getResources(resourcePath);
+            while (urls.hasMoreElements()) {
+                packageFound = true;
+                URL url = urls.nextElement();
+                String protocol = url.getProtocol();
+                if ("file".equals(protocol)) {
+                    scanDirectory(new File(url.toURI()), packageName, cl, tools, resources, prompts, errors);
+                } else if ("jar".equals(protocol)) {
+                    String jarPath = url.getPath();
+                    String filePart = jarPath.substring(jarPath.indexOf("file:") + 5, jarPath.indexOf('!'));
+                    try (JarFile jar = new JarFile(filePart)) {
+                        scanJar(jar, resourcePath, cl, tools, resources, prompts, errors);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (InitializationException e) {
+            throw e;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new InitializationException("Failed to scan MCP package: " + packageName, e);
+        }
+
+        if (!packageFound)
+            throw new InitializationException(
+                    "McpConfig.toolsPackage(\"" + packageName + "\") — package not found on classpath. " +
+                    "Verify the package name and ensure the module is on the classpath.");
+
+        if (!errors.isEmpty())
+            throw new InitializationException(
+                    "McpConfig.toolsPackage(\"" + packageName + "\") — failed to load " + errors.size() + " class(es):\n  • " +
+                    String.join("\n  • ", errors));
+
+        if (tools.isEmpty() && resources.isEmpty() && prompts.isEmpty())
+            throw new InitializationException(
+                    "McpConfig.toolsPackage(\"" + packageName + "\") — no @Tool/@Resource/@Prompt classes found. " +
+                    "Ensure classes extend McpTool/McpResource/McpPrompt, carry the matching annotation, " +
+                    "are not abstract, and have a public no-arg constructor.");
+
+        return new ScanResult(List.copyOf(tools), List.copyOf(resources), List.copyOf(prompts));
+    }
+
+    private static void scanDirectory(File dir, String packageName, ClassLoader cl,
+                                       List<Class<? extends McpTool>> tools,
+                                       List<Class<? extends McpResource>> resources,
+                                       List<Class<? extends McpPrompt>> prompts,
+                                       List<String> errors) {
+        File[] files = dir.listFiles();
+        if (files == null) return;
+        for (File file : files) {
+            if (file.isDirectory()) {
+                scanDirectory(file, packageName + '.' + file.getName(), cl, tools, resources, prompts, errors);
+            } else if (file.getName().endsWith(".class") && !isAnonymous(file.getName())) {
+                String className = packageName + '.' + file.getName().replace(".class", "");
+                tryLoad(className, cl, tools, resources, prompts, errors);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void scanJar(JarFile jar, String resourcePath, ClassLoader cl,
+                                 List<Class<? extends McpTool>> tools,
+                                 List<Class<? extends McpResource>> resources,
+                                 List<Class<? extends McpPrompt>> prompts,
+                                 List<String> errors) {
+        String prefix = resourcePath + "/";
+        Enumeration<JarEntry> entries = jar.entries();
+        while (entries.hasMoreElements()) {
+            String name = entries.nextElement().getName();
+            if (name.startsWith(prefix) && name.endsWith(".class") && !isAnonymous(name)) {
+                String className = name.replace('/', '.').replace(".class", "");
+                tryLoad(className, cl, tools, resources, prompts, errors);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isAnonymous(String fileName) {
+        int dollar = fileName.lastIndexOf('$');
+        if (dollar < 0) return false;
+        int next = dollar + 1;
+        while (next < fileName.length() && fileName.charAt(next) == '$') next++;
+        return next < fileName.length() && Character.isDigit(fileName.charAt(next));
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static void tryLoad(String className, ClassLoader cl,
+                                 List<Class<? extends McpTool>> tools,
+                                 List<Class<? extends McpResource>> resources,
+                                 List<Class<? extends McpPrompt>> prompts,
+                                 List<String> errors) {
+        try {
+            Class<?> cls = cl.loadClass(className);
+            if (Modifier.isAbstract(cls.getModifiers())) return;
+
+            if (McpTool.class.isAssignableFrom(cls) && cls.isAnnotationPresent(Tool.class)) {
+                assertNoArgConstructor(cls, errors);
+                tools.add((Class<? extends McpTool>) cls);
+                return;
+            }
+            if (McpResource.class.isAssignableFrom(cls) && cls.isAnnotationPresent(Resource.class)) {
+                assertNoArgConstructor(cls, errors);
+                resources.add((Class<? extends McpResource>) cls);
+                return;
+            }
+            if (McpPrompt.class.isAssignableFrom(cls) && cls.isAnnotationPresent(Prompt.class)) {
+                assertNoArgConstructor(cls, errors);
+                prompts.add((Class<? extends McpPrompt>) cls);
+            }
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            errors.add(className + " — class not found: " + e.getMessage());
+        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
+            errors.add(className + " — missing dependency: " + e.getMessage());
+        } catch (LinkageError e) {
+            errors.add(className + " — linkage error: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void assertNoArgConstructor(Class<?> cls, List<String> errors) {
+        try { cls.getDeclaredConstructor(); }
+        catch (NoSuchMethodException e) { errors.add(cls.getName() + " — missing public no-arg constructor"); }
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpPrompt.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for a single MCP prompt template — one class per prompt, mirroring {@link McpTool}.
+ * Declare metadata with {@link Prompt @Prompt}, cache services in {@link #onInit()}, implement
+ * {@link #render(PromptArguments)} for the hot path.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Prompt(name = "summarize", args = @PromptArg(name = "text", required = true))
+ * public class SummarizePrompt extends McpPrompt {
+ *     @Override public PromptMessage render(PromptArguments args) {
+ *         return PromptMessage.withUserRole(new TextContent("Summarize: " + args.getString("text")));
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public abstract class McpPrompt {
+
+    private FlashContext ctx;
+
+    /**
+     * Called once by the framework after instantiation, before the first {@code prompts/get}.
+     * <b>Infrastructure method</b> — do not call from user code.
+     */
+    public final void bind(FlashContext ctx) {
+        this.ctx = ctx;
+        onInit();
+    }
+
+    protected void onInit() {}
+
+    protected <T> T require(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.require(type);
+    }
+
+    protected <T> Optional<T> find(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.find(type);
+    }
+
+    protected <T> Optional<T> optional(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.optional(type);
+    }
+
+    private void checkBound() {
+        if (ctx == null)
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    getClass().getSimpleName() + " has not been bound to a FlashContext — " +
+                    "register via McpConfig.toolsPackage(), not by instantiating directly");
+    }
+
+    /** Invoked on every matching {@code prompts/get} request (hot path). */
+    public abstract PromptMessage render(PromptArguments args) throws Exception;
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpProtocolException.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/** Internal signal carrying a JSON-RPC error code, caught by {@link McpDispatcher} to build the error response. */
+final class McpProtocolException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    final int code;
+
+    private McpProtocolException(int code, String message) {
+        super(message);
+        this.code = code;
+    }
+
+    static McpProtocolException invalidRequest(String message) {
+        return new McpProtocolException(JsonRpcErrorCode.INVALID_REQUEST, message);
+    }
+
+    static McpProtocolException methodNotFound(String method) {
+        return new McpProtocolException(JsonRpcErrorCode.METHOD_NOT_FOUND, "Method not found: " + method);
+    }
+
+    static McpProtocolException invalidParams(String message) {
+        return new McpProtocolException(JsonRpcErrorCode.INVALID_PARAMS, message);
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpRegistry.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
+import dev.relism.flash.exceptions.InitializationException;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Boot-time-built registry of tools/resources/prompts for one MCP server.
+ *
+ * <p>Everything static about the catalog — the {@code tools/list}/{@code resources/list}/
+ * {@code prompts/list} JSON payloads — is assembled exactly once here via
+ * {@link McpJson#buildString}, then spliced verbatim into responses at request time
+ * ({@link McpDispatcher}) with {@link JsonGenerator#writeRawValue(String)}: no
+ * re-serialization, no reflection, no databinding, and no per-request byte[]→String
+ * conversion on the hot path — the string is already sitting in memory, built once at boot.
+ */
+final class McpRegistry {
+
+    private static final String EMPTY_ARRAY = "[]";
+
+    /** {@code policy} is {@code null} unless the tool carries @RolesAllowed/@ScopesAllowed. */
+    record RegisteredTool(String name, McpTool instance, McpAuthPolicy policy) {}
+    record RegisteredResource(String uri, McpResource instance) {}
+    record RegisteredPrompt(String name, McpPrompt instance) {}
+
+    private final Map<String, RegisteredTool> tools = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    private final Map<String, RegisteredResource> resources = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    private final Map<String, RegisteredPrompt> prompts = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+    private String toolsListJson = EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    private String resourcesListJson = EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    private String promptsListJson = EMPTY_ARRAY;
+
+    private McpRegistry() {}
+
+    /**
+     * @param oidcActive    whether this MCP server's route is actually OAuth2-protected right
+     *                      now (see {@link McpOidcIntegration#resolve}) — gates whether
+     *                      {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} on a tool are honored or
+     *                      rejected at boot as a misconfiguration; see
+     *                      {@link McpOidcIntegration#compileToolPolicy}.
+     * @param rolesClaimPath claim path forwarded to {@code @RolesAllowed} checks; see
+     *                      {@link McpConfig#rolesClaimPath(String)}.
+     */
+    static McpRegistry scan(String packageName, FlashContext ctx, boolean oidcActive, String rolesClaimPath) {
+        McpPackageScanner.ScanResult found = McpPackageScanner.scan(packageName);
+        McpRegistry registry = new McpRegistry();
+
+        for (Class<? extends McpTool> cls : found.tools()) {
+            Tool ann = cls.getAnnotation(Tool.class);
+            McpTool instance = instantiate(cls);
+            instance.bind(ctx);
+            McpAuthPolicy policy = compileToolPolicy(cls, oidcActive, rolesClaimPath);
+            if (registry.tools.putIfAbsent(ann.name(), new RegisteredTool(ann.name(), instance, policy)) != null)
+                throw new InitializationException("Duplicate MCP tool name: \"" + ann.name() + "\"");
+        }
+        for (Class<? extends McpResource> cls : found.resources()) {
+            Resource ann = cls.getAnnotation(Resource.class);
+            McpResource instance = instantiate(cls);
+            instance.bind(ctx);
+            if (registry.resources.putIfAbsent(ann.uri(), new RegisteredResource(ann.uri(), instance)) != null)
+                throw new InitializationException("Duplicate MCP resource uri: \"" + ann.uri() + "\"");
+        }
+        for (Class<? extends McpPrompt> cls : found.prompts()) {
+            Prompt ann = cls.getAnnotation(Prompt.class);
+            McpPrompt instance = instantiate(cls);
+            instance.bind(ctx);
+            if (registry.prompts.putIfAbsent(ann.name(), new RegisteredPrompt(ann.name(), instance)) != null)
+                throw new InitializationException("Duplicate MCP prompt name: \"" + ann.name() + "\"");
+        }
+
+        if (!found.tools().isEmpty())
+            registry.toolsListJson = McpJson.buildString(gen -> writeToolsArray(gen, found.tools()));
+        if (!found.resources().isEmpty())
+            registry.resourcesListJson = McpJson.buildString(gen -> writeResourcesArray(gen, found.resources()));
+        if (!found.prompts().isEmpty())
+            registry.promptsListJson = McpJson.buildString(gen -> writePromptsArray(gen, found.prompts()));
+
+        return registry;
+    }
+
+    boolean hasTools()     { return !tools.isEmpty(); }
+    boolean hasResources() { return !resources.isEmpty(); }
+    boolean hasPrompts()   { return !prompts.isEmpty(); }
+
+    String toolsListJson()     { return toolsListJson; }
+    String resourcesListJson() { return resourcesListJson; }
+    String promptsListJson()   { return promptsListJson; }
+
+    RegisteredTool tool(String name)         { return tools.get(name); }
+    RegisteredResource resource(String uri)  { return resources.get(uri); }
+    RegisteredPrompt prompt(String name)     { return prompts.get(name); }
+
+    // ── Boot-time JSON Schema / descriptor precompilation ───────────────────────
+
+    private static void writeToolsArray(JsonGenerator gen, List<Class<? extends McpTool>> classes) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartArray();
+        for (Class<? extends McpTool> cls : classes) writeTool(gen, cls.getAnnotation(Tool.class));
+        gen.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    private static void writeTool(JsonGenerator gen, Tool ann) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartObject();
+        gen.writeStringField("name", ann.name());
+        if (!ann.title().isBlank()) gen.writeStringField("title", ann.title());
+        if (!ann.description().isBlank()) gen.writeStringField("description", ann.description());
+        gen.writeFieldName("inputSchema");
+        writeInputSchema(gen, ann.args());
+        gen.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private static void writeInputSchema(JsonGenerator gen, ToolArg[] args) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartObject();
+        gen.writeStringField("type", "object");
+        gen.writeObjectFieldStart("properties");
+        for (ToolArg arg : args) {
+            gen.writeObjectFieldStart(arg.name());
+            gen.writeStringField("type", arg.type().jsonSchemaType());
+            if (!arg.description().isBlank()) gen.writeStringField("description", arg.description());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        }
+        gen.writeEndObject();
+        if (hasRequired(args)) {
+            gen.writeArrayFieldStart("required");
+            for (ToolArg arg : args) if (arg.required()) gen.writeString(arg.name());
+            gen.writeEndArray();
+        }
+        gen.writeEndObject();
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hasRequired(ToolArg[] args) {
+        for (ToolArg arg : args) if (arg.required()) return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static void writeResourcesArray(JsonGenerator gen, List<Class<? extends McpResource>> classes) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartArray();
+        for (Class<? extends McpResource> cls : classes) {
+            Resource ann = cls.getAnnotation(Resource.class);
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("uri", ann.uri());
+            gen.writeStringField("name", !ann.name().isBlank() ? ann.name() : ann.uri());
+            if (!ann.description().isBlank()) gen.writeStringField("description", ann.description());
+            gen.writeStringField("mimeType", ann.mimeType());
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        }
+        gen.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    private static void writePromptsArray(JsonGenerator gen, List<Class<? extends McpPrompt>> classes) throws IOException {
+        gen.writeStartArray();
+        for (Class<? extends McpPrompt> cls : classes) {
+            Prompt ann = cls.getAnnotation(Prompt.class);
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("name", ann.name());
+            if (!ann.description().isBlank()) gen.writeStringField("description", ann.description());
+            gen.writeArrayFieldStart("arguments");
+            for (PromptArg arg : ann.args()) {
+                gen.writeStartObject();
+                gen.writeStringField("name", arg.name());
+                if (!arg.description().isBlank()) gen.writeStringField("description", arg.description());
+                gen.writeBooleanField("required", arg.required());
+                gen.writeEndObject();
+            }
+            gen.writeEndArray();
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        }
+        gen.writeEndArray();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Isolated the same way {@link McpOidcIntegration#resolve} is — {@code
+     * NoClassDefFoundError} here means {@code flash-ext-oidc} genuinely isn't on the runtime
+     * classpath, in which case a tool couldn't have been compiled against
+     * {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} in the first place, so there's nothing to
+     * check (and nothing lost: {@code oidcActive} is only ever {@code true} once {@link
+     * McpOidcIntegration#resolve} has already succeeded once this boot, which proves those
+     * types resolve fine).
+     */
+    private static McpAuthPolicy compileToolPolicy(Class<? extends McpTool> cls, boolean oidcActive,
+                                                     String rolesClaimPath) {
+        try {
+            return McpOidcIntegration.compileToolPolicy(cls, oidcActive, rolesClaimPath);
+        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T instantiate(Class<T> cls) {
+        try {
+            Constructor<T> ctor = cls.getDeclaredConstructor();
+            return ctor.newInstance();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new InitializationException(
+                    "Failed to instantiate " + cls.getName() +
+                    " — ensure it has a public no-arg constructor", e);
+        }
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpResource.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for a single MCP resource — one class per resource, mirroring {@link McpTool}.
+ * Declare metadata with {@link Resource @Resource}, cache services in {@link #onInit()},
+ * implement {@link #read()} for the hot path.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Resource(uri = "config://app-settings", description = "Application settings", mimeType = "application/json")
+ * public class AppSettingsResource extends McpResource {
+ *     @Override public ResourceContents read() {
+ *         return TextResourceContents.of(uri(), "application/json", settingsJson());
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public abstract class McpResource {
+
+    private FlashContext ctx;
+    private String uri;
+
+    /**
+     * Called once by the framework after instantiation, before the first {@code resources/read}.
+     * <b>Infrastructure method</b> — do not call from user code.
+     */
+    public final void bind(FlashContext ctx) {
+        this.ctx = ctx;
+        Resource ann = getClass().getAnnotation(Resource.class);
+        this.uri = ann != null ? ann.uri() : null;
+        onInit();
+    }
+
+    protected void onInit() {}
+
+    protected <T> T require(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.require(type);
+    }
+
+    protected <T> Optional<T> find(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.find(type);
+    }
+
+    protected <T> Optional<T> optional(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.optional(type);
+    }
+
+    /** URI declared via {@link Resource @Resource}, cached at bind time. */
+    protected final String uri() { return uri; }
+
+    private void checkBound() {
+        if (ctx == null)
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    getClass().getSimpleName() + " has not been bound to a FlashContext — " +
+                    "register via McpConfig.toolsPackage(), not by instantiating directly");
+    }
+
+    /** Invoked on every matching {@code resources/read} request (hot path). */
+    public abstract ResourceContents read() throws Exception;
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpResourceMetadata.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/** RFC 9728 OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata document, built once at boot. */
+final class McpResourceMetadata {
+
+    private McpResourceMetadata() {}
+
+    /** {@code scopesSupported} is optional per RFC 9728 — omitted from the document if empty. */
+    static String build(String resourceIdentifier, String authorizationServerIssuer, List<String> scopesSupported) {
+        return McpJson.buildString(gen -> {
+            gen.writeStartObject();
+            gen.writeStringField("resource", resourceIdentifier);
+            gen.writeArrayFieldStart("authorization_servers");
+            gen.writeString(authorizationServerIssuer);
+            gen.writeEndArray();
+            if (!scopesSupported.isEmpty()) {
+                gen.writeArrayFieldStart("scopes_supported");
+                for (String scope : scopesSupported) gen.writeString(scope);
+                gen.writeEndArray();
+            }
+            gen.writeEndObject();
+        });
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpSecurity.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/**
+ * OAuth2 requirement policy for the MCP endpoint, resolved against whether
+ * {@code flash-ext-oidc} is installed ({@code ctx.find(OidcMiddleware.class)}).
+ */
+public enum McpSecurity {
+
+    /** Fail fast at boot if {@code flash-ext-oidc} is not installed — never expose an unprotected MCP endpoint. */
+    REQUIRED,
+
+    /** Protect the endpoint if {@code flash-ext-oidc} is installed; otherwise run unprotected and log a warning. */
+    AUTO,
+
+    /** Never protect the endpoint, even if {@code flash-ext-oidc} is installed elsewhere in the app. */
+    NONE
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for a single MCP tool — one class per tool, mirroring
+ * {@link dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler}: declare metadata with {@link Tool @Tool},
+ * cache services in {@link #onInit()}, implement {@link #call(ToolArguments)} for the hot path.
+ *
+ * <p>Discovered via {@link McpConfig#toolsPackage(String)} — instantiated with its public
+ * no-arg constructor and bound once at boot, before the first {@code tools/call} request.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Tool(name = "get_weather", description = "Get current weather for a city",
+ *       args = @ToolArg(name = "city", required = true))
+ * public class GetWeatherTool extends McpTool {
+ *     private WeatherService weatherService;
+ *
+ *     @Override protected void onInit() {
+ *         weatherService = require(WeatherService.class);
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     @Override public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+ *         return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent(weatherService.fetch(args.getString("city"))));
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public abstract class McpTool {
+
+    private FlashContext ctx;
+
+    /**
+     * Called once by the framework after instantiation, before the first {@code tools/call}.
+     * <b>Infrastructure method</b> — do not call from user code.
+     */
+    public final void bind(FlashContext ctx) {
+        this.ctx = ctx;
+        onInit();
+    }
+
+    /** Override to cache services at boot time. See {@link #require}/{@link #find}. */
+    protected void onInit() {}
+
+    protected <T> T require(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.require(type);
+    }
+
+    protected <T> Optional<T> find(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.find(type);
+    }
+
+    protected <T> Optional<T> optional(Class<T> type) {
+        checkBound();
+        return ctx.optional(type);
+    }
+
+    private void checkBound() {
+        if (ctx == null)
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    getClass().getSimpleName() + " has not been bound to a FlashContext — " +
+                    "register via McpConfig.toolsPackage(), not by instantiating directly");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Invoked on every matching {@code tools/call} request (hot path). {@code args} is a thin
+     * accessor over the already-parsed JSON arguments — no databinding.
+     */
+    public abstract ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) throws Exception;
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpTransportGuards.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.exceptions.HttpException;
+import dev.relism.flash.http.ContentType;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/** Transport-level guards for the MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint. */
+@Slf4j
+final class McpTransportGuards {
+
+    private McpTransportGuards() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Validates the {@code Origin} header per the Streamable HTTP transport's DNS-rebinding
+     * protection requirement. Non-browser clients that omit {@code Origin} entirely are always
+     * allowed through — only a <em>present but disallowed</em> value is rejected.
+     *
+     * <p>If {@code allowedOrigins} is empty, validation is skipped and a boot-time warning is
+     * logged — same graceful-degradation shape as {@link McpSecurity#AUTO}.
+     */
+    static Middleware originGuard(List<String> allowedOrigins) {
+        if (allowedOrigins.isEmpty()) {
+            log.warn("[flash-ext-mcp] No allowedOrigins configured — Origin header validation " +
+                    "(DNS-rebinding protection) is DISABLED. Configure McpConfig.allowedOrigins(...) for production use.");
+            return next -> next::handle;
+        }
+        return next -> (req, res) -> {
+            String origin = req.header("Origin");
+            if (origin != null && !allowedOrigins.contains(origin)) {
+                throw HttpException.forbidden();
+            }
+            return next.handle(req, res);
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Safety net around the whole MCP route: translates {@link HttpException} (thrown by
+     * {@link #originGuard} or by {@code flash-ext-oidc}'s middleware) into a proper HTTP status
+     * directly, instead of relying on the app's global exception handler — which defaults to a
+     * generic 500 for every exception type unless the app owner overrides it (see
+     * {@code AbstractRouter}'s default {@code exceptionHandler}). Keeps the MCP endpoint
+     * correct out of the box regardless of what the rest of the app configures.
+     */
+    static Middleware httpExceptionGuard() {
+        return next -> (req, res) -> {
+            try {
+                return next.handle(req, res);
+            } catch (HttpException e) {
+                String body = McpJson.buildString(gen -> {
+                    gen.writeStartObject();
+                    gen.writeStringField("error", e.getMessage());
+                    gen.writeEndObject();
+                });
+                res.status(e.status()).type(ContentType.JSON).body(body);
+                return null;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/Prompt.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Marks a {@link McpPrompt} subclass as an MCP prompt template and declares its metadata,
+ * discovered by {@link McpConfig#toolsPackage(String)}.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Prompt(name = "summarize", args = @PromptArg(name = "text", required = true))
+ * public class SummarizePrompt extends McpPrompt {
+ *     @Override
+ *     public PromptMessage render(PromptArguments args) {
+ *         return PromptMessage.withUserRole(new TextContent("Summarize: " + args.getString("text")));
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Prompt {
+    /** Unique prompt name (used by clients in {@code prompts/get}). */
+    String name();
+
+    String description() default "";
+
+    /** Arguments accepted by the prompt template — always strings per the MCP specification. */
+    PromptArg[] args() default {};
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/PromptArg.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/**
+ * Declares one argument of a {@link Prompt}. Per the MCP specification, prompt arguments are
+ * always strings. Used inside {@link Prompt#args()}.
+ */
+public @interface PromptArg {
+    String name();
+    String description() default "";
+    boolean required() default false;
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/PromptArguments.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.MissingNode;
+
+/**
+ * Typed accessor over a {@code prompts/get} request's {@code arguments} object.
+ * Per the MCP specification, prompt arguments are always strings.
+ */
+public final class PromptArguments {
+
+    private final JsonNode node;
+
+    PromptArguments(JsonNode node) {
+        this.node = node != null ? node : MissingNode.getInstance();
+    }
+
+    public boolean has(String name) { return node.has(name); }
+    public String getString(String name) { return node.path(name).asText(null); }
+    public String getString(String name, String defaultValue) { return node.path(name).asText(defaultValue); }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/PromptMessage.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/** A single message returned by a {@link McpPrompt}. */
+public record PromptMessage(Role role, Content content) {
+
+    public enum Role { USER, ASSISTANT }
+
+    public static PromptMessage withUserRole(Content content) {
+        return new PromptMessage(Role.USER, content);
+    }
+
+    public static PromptMessage withAssistantRole(Content content) {
+        return new PromptMessage(Role.ASSISTANT, content);
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/Resource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Marks a {@link McpResource} subclass as an MCP resource and declares its metadata, discovered
+ * by {@link McpConfig#toolsPackage(String)}.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Resource(uri = "config://app-settings", description = "Application settings")
+ * public class AppSettingsResource extends McpResource {
+ *     @Override
+ *     public ResourceContents read() {
+ *         return TextResourceContents.of(uri(), "application/json", settingsJson());
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Resource {
+    /** Unique resource URI (used by clients in {@code resources/read}). */
+    String uri();
+
+    String name() default "";
+    String description() default "";
+    String mimeType() default "text/plain";
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/ResourceContents.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/**
+ * MCP resource contents. {@code sealed} to the variants this extension currently writes on
+ * the wire — extend the permits clause (and {@link McpContentWriter}) to add
+ * {@code BlobResourceContents} in a future revision.
+ */
+public sealed interface ResourceContents permits TextResourceContents {}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/TextContent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/** Plain-text content block ({@code type: "text"} on the wire). */
+public record TextContent(String text) implements Content {}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/TextResourceContents.java

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/** Text resource contents returned from {@code resources/read}. */
+public record TextResourceContents(String uri, String mimeType, String text) implements ResourceContents {
+
+    public static TextResourceContents of(String uri, String mimeType, String text) {
+        return new TextResourceContents(uri, mimeType, text);
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/Tool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Marks a {@link McpTool} subclass as an MCP tool and declares its metadata, discovered by
+ * {@link McpConfig#toolsPackage(String)}.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Tool(
+ *     name = "get_weather",
+ *     description = "Get current weather for a city",
+ *     args = @ToolArg(name = "city", description = "City name", required = true)
+ * )
+ * public class GetWeatherTool extends McpTool {
+ *     @Override
+ *     public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+ *         return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent(weatherService.fetch(args.getString("city"))));
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Tool {
+    /** Unique tool name (used by clients in {@code tools/call}). */
+    String name();
+
+    /** Human/model-readable description of what the tool does. */
+    String description() default "";
+
+    /** Optional display title, distinct from {@link #name()}. */
+    String title() default "";
+
+    /** Input arguments — assembled into the tool's JSON Schema {@code inputSchema} once at boot. */
+    ToolArg[] args() default {};
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/ToolArg.java

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/**
+ * Declares one input argument of a {@link Tool}. Used inside {@link Tool#args()} — the whole
+ * input JSON Schema is assembled once at scan time from these, never at call time.
+ */
+public @interface ToolArg {
+    String name();
+    ToolArgType type() default ToolArgType.STRING;
+    String description() default "";
+    boolean required() default false;
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/ToolArgType.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+/** JSON Schema primitive types available for {@link ToolArg#type()}. */
+public enum ToolArgType {
+    STRING, INTEGER, NUMBER, BOOLEAN, OBJECT, ARRAY;
+
+    /** JSON Schema {@code "type"} keyword value. */
+    String jsonSchemaType() {
+        return name().toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.ROOT);
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/ToolArguments.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.MissingNode;
+
+/**
+ * Typed accessor over a {@code tools/call} request's {@code arguments} object.
+ *
+ * <p>Wraps the already-parsed {@link JsonNode} directly — no POJO databinding, no reflection,
+ * no intermediate copy. Same spirit as {@code QueryParams}/{@code PathParams} in Flash core:
+ * a thin typed view over data that already exists in memory.
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+ *     String city = args.getString("city");
+ *     int days    = args.getInt("days", 1);
+ *     ...
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public final class ToolArguments {
+
+    private final JsonNode node;
+
+    ToolArguments(JsonNode node) {
+        this.node = node != null ? node : MissingNode.getInstance();
+    }
+
+    public boolean has(String name) { return node.has(name); }
+
+    public String getString(String name) { return node.path(name).asText(null); }
+    public String getString(String name, String defaultValue) { return node.path(name).asText(defaultValue); }
+
+    public int getInt(String name) { return node.path(name).asInt(); }
+    public int getInt(String name, int defaultValue) { return node.path(name).asInt(defaultValue); }
+
+    public long getLong(String name) { return node.path(name).asLong(); }
+    public long getLong(String name, long defaultValue) { return node.path(name).asLong(defaultValue); }
+
+    public double getDouble(String name) { return node.path(name).asDouble(); }
+    public double getDouble(String name, double defaultValue) { return node.path(name).asDouble(defaultValue); }
+
+    public boolean getBoolean(String name) { return node.path(name).asBoolean(); }
+    public boolean getBoolean(String name, boolean defaultValue) { return node.path(name).asBoolean(defaultValue); }
+
+    /** Escape hatch for nested/array arguments not covered by the typed accessors above. */
+    public JsonNode raw(String name) { return node.path(name); }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/ToolResponse.java

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/** Result of a {@link McpTool#call(ToolArguments)} invocation. */
+public final class ToolResponse {
+
+    private final List<Content> content;
+    private final boolean isError;
+
+    private ToolResponse(List<Content> content, boolean isError) {
+        this.content = content;
+        this.isError = isError;
+    }
+
+    /** Successful tool result carrying one or more content blocks. */
+    public static ToolResponse success(Content... content) {
+        return new ToolResponse(List.of(content), false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tool-level failure — per the MCP specification this is still a normal JSON-RPC
+     * <em>result</em> (not a JSON-RPC error) with {@code isError: true}, so the model can see
+     * and react to it.
+     */
+    public static ToolResponse error(String message) {
+        return new ToolResponse(List.of(new TextContent(message)), true);
+    }
+
+    List<Content> content() { return content; }
+    boolean isError() { return isError; }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/FakeOidcProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.nimbusds.jose.JWSAlgorithm;
+import com.nimbusds.jose.JWSHeader;
+import com.nimbusds.jose.crypto.RSASSASigner;
+import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.JWKSet;
+import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.KeyUse;
+import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.RSAKey;
+import com.nimbusds.jwt.JWTClaimsSet;
+import com.nimbusds.jwt.SignedJWT;
+import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer;
+
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.KeyPairGenerator;
+import java.security.interfaces.RSAPrivateKey;
+import java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+/**
+ * Minimal, self-contained fake OIDC provider for tests: real discovery document, real JWKS
+ * endpoint, real RS256-signed tokens — no network dependency beyond localhost, no mocking
+ * framework. Exercises {@code flash-ext-oidc}'s actual discovery + JWKS + JWT validation path.
+ */
+final class FakeOidcProvider implements AutoCloseable {
+
+    private final HttpServer server;
+    private final String issuer;
+    private final RSAKey rsaKey;
+
+    FakeOidcProvider() throws Exception {
+        KeyPairGenerator gen = KeyPairGenerator.getInstance("RSA");
+        gen.initialize(2048);
+        KeyPair kp = gen.generateKeyPair();
+        this.rsaKey = new RSAKey.Builder((RSAPublicKey) kp.getPublic())
+                .privateKey((RSAPrivateKey) kp.getPrivate())
+                .keyUse(KeyUse.SIGNATURE)
+                .algorithm(JWSAlgorithm.RS256)
+                .keyID(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
+                .build();
+
+        this.server = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress("127.0.0.1", 0), 0);
+        this.issuer = "http://127.0.0.1:" + server.getAddress().getPort();
+
+        server.createContext("/.well-known/openid-configuration", ex -> respond(ex, discoveryDocument()));
+        server.createContext("/jwks", ex -> respond(ex, new JWKSet(rsaKey.toPublicJWK()).toJSONObject().toString()));
+        server.setExecutor(null);
+        server.start();
+    }
+
+    String issuer() { return issuer; }
+
+    /** Mints a valid RS256 access token — bearer-validation only, no full authorization-code round-trip needed. */
+    String signToken(String subject, String audience) {
+        return signToken(subject, audience, null, NO_ROLES);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Same as {@link #signToken(String, String)}, plus a {@code scope} claim (space-delimited,
+     * matching {@link dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcUser#hasScope}'s default claim path) and a
+     * Keycloak-shaped {@code realm_access.roles} claim (matching {@code McpConfig}'s default
+     * {@code rolesClaimPath}) when {@code roles} is non-empty.
+     */
+    String signToken(String subject, String audience, String scope, String... roles) {
+        try {
+            JWTClaimsSet.Builder builder = new JWTClaimsSet.Builder()
+                    .issuer(issuer)
+                    .subject(subject)
+                    .audience(audience)
+                    .issueTime(Date.from(Instant.now()))
+                    .expirationTime(Date.from(Instant.now().plusSeconds(300)));
+            if (scope != null) builder.claim("scope", scope);
+            if (roles.length > 0) builder.claim("realm_access", Map.of("roles", List.of(roles)));
+            SignedJWT jwt = new SignedJWT(
+                    new JWSHeader.Builder(JWSAlgorithm.RS256).keyID(rsaKey.getKeyID()).build(), builder.build());
+            jwt.sign(new RSASSASigner(rsaKey));
+            return jwt.serialize();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final String[] NO_ROLES = new String[0];
+
+    private String discoveryDocument() {
+        return "{"
+                + "\"issuer\":\"" + issuer + "\","
+                + "\"authorization_endpoint\":\"" + issuer + "/auth\","
+                + "\"token_endpoint\":\"" + issuer + "/token\","
+                + "\"jwks_uri\":\"" + issuer + "/jwks\""
+                + "}";
+    }
+
+    private static void respond(com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpExchange ex, String body) throws java.io.IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = body.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        ex.getResponseHeaders().add("Content-Type", "application/json");
+        ex.sendResponseHeaders(200, bytes.length);
+        try (OutputStream os = ex.getResponseBody()) { os.write(bytes); }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() { server.stop(0); }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpAuthPolicyTest.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcConfig;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcExtension;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashApp;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
+import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
+import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * {@code @RolesAllowed}/{@code @ScopesAllowed} on an {@link McpTool} — see
+ * {@link McpOidcIntegration#compileToolPolicy}. Same real-discovery/real-JWKS/real-RS256-token
+ * approach as {@link McpExtensionSecurityTest}, against {@code fixtures.secured}'s tools.
+ */
+class McpAuthPolicyTest {
+
+    private static final String SECURED_TOOLS = "dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.authfixtures.secured";
+    private static final String AUTHENTICATED_ONLY_TOOLS = "dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.authfixtures.authenticatedonly";
+
+    private FlashApp app;
+    private FakeOidcProvider provider;
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() {
+        if (app != null) app.stop();
+        if (provider != null) provider.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void rolesAllowed_deniesWithoutRole_allowsWithRole() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(SECURED_TOOLS);
+        String resourceId = "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp";
+
+        String noRole = provider.signToken("user-1", resourceId, null);
+        HttpResponse<String> denied = callTool(port, "admin_only", noRole);
+        assertEquals(200, denied.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(denied.body().contains("\"isError\":true"), denied.body());
+        assertTrue(denied.body().contains("missing required role"), denied.body());
+
+        String withRole = provider.signToken("user-1", resourceId, null, "admin");
+        HttpResponse<String> allowed = callTool(port, "admin_only", withRole);
+        assertEquals(200, allowed.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(allowed.body().contains("\"isError\":false"), allowed.body());
+        assertTrue(allowed.body().contains("ok"), allowed.body());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void scopesAllowed_deniesWithoutScope_allowsWithScope() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(SECURED_TOOLS);
+        String resourceId = "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp";
+
+        String noScope = provider.signToken("user-1", resourceId, "read");
+        HttpResponse<String> denied = callTool(port, "write_only", noScope);
+        assertEquals(200, denied.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(denied.body().contains("\"isError\":true"), denied.body());
+        assertTrue(denied.body().contains("missing required scope"), denied.body());
+
+        String withScope = provider.signToken("user-1", resourceId, "read write");
+        HttpResponse<String> allowed = callTool(port, "write_only", withScope);
+        assertEquals(200, allowed.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(allowed.body().contains("\"isError\":false"), allowed.body());
+        assertTrue(allowed.body().contains("written"), allowed.body());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void unannotatedTool_unaffectedByOtherToolsPolicies() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(SECURED_TOOLS);
+        String resourceId = "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp";
+
+        String plain = provider.signToken("user-1", resourceId, null);
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = callTool(port, "open", plain);
+        assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(resp.body().contains("\"isError\":false"), resp.body());
+        assertTrue(resp.body().contains("open"), resp.body());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void toolAnnotated_butSecurityNone_failsAtBoot() throws Exception {
+        provider = new FakeOidcProvider();
+        int port = freePort();
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new OidcExtension(OidcConfig.builder(
+                provider.issuer(), "mcp-client", "secret", "/auth/callback").build()));
+        app.install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("secure-server")
+                .toolsPackage(SECURED_TOOLS)
+                .security(McpSecurity.NONE)
+                .build()));
+
+        IllegalStateException e = assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> app.start());
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("no active OAuth2 protection"), e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void bareAuthenticated_hasNoEffect_failsAtBoot() throws Exception {
+        provider = new FakeOidcProvider();
+        int port = freePort();
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new OidcExtension(OidcConfig.builder(
+                provider.issuer(), "mcp-client", "secret", "/auth/callback").build()));
+        app.install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("secure-server")
+                .toolsPackage(AUTHENTICATED_ONLY_TOOLS)
+                .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED)
+                .build()));
+
+        IllegalStateException e = assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> app.start());
+        assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("no effect"), e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    // ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private int bootSecuredApp(String toolsPackage) throws Exception {
+        provider = new FakeOidcProvider();
+        int port = freePort();
+
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new OidcExtension(OidcConfig.builder(
+                provider.issuer(), "mcp-client", "secret", "/auth/callback").build()));
+        app.install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("secure-server")
+                .toolsPackage(toolsPackage)
+                .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED)
+                .build()));
+        app.start();
+        return port;
+    }
+
+    private static HttpResponse<String> callTool(int port, String toolName, String token) throws Exception {
+        String body = "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":1,\"method\":\"tools/call\",\"params\":{\"name\":\"" + toolName + "\"}}";
+        HttpRequest.Builder req = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp"))
+                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                .header("Accept", "application/json")
+                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
+                .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body));
+        return HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(req.build(), HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+    }
+
+    private static int freePort() throws Exception {
+        try (ServerSocket s = new ServerSocket(0)) {
+            return s.getLocalPort();
+        }
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpExtensionIntegrationTest.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashApp;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
+import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
+import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+/** End-to-end JSON-RPC lifecycle over the real Streamable HTTP endpoint — no OAuth2 involved. */
+class McpExtensionIntegrationTest {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    private FlashApp app;
+    private String mcpUrl;
+    private HttpClient client;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() throws Exception {
+        int port;
+        try (ServerSocket s = new ServerSocket(0)) {
+            port = s.getLocalPort();
+        }
+        mcpUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp";
+        client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
+
+        McpConfig config = McpConfig.builder("test-server")
+                .version("9.9.9")
+                .toolsPackage("dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures")
+                .security(McpSecurity.NONE)
+                .build();
+
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new McpExtension(config));
+        app.start();
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() {
+        if (app != null) app.stop();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void initialize_returnsProtocolVersionCapabilitiesAndServerInfo() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode result = call(1, "initialize", "{}").get("result");
+
+        assertTrue(result.has("protocolVersion"));
+        assertEquals("test-server", result.get("serverInfo").get("name").asText());
+        assertEquals("9.9.9", result.get("serverInfo").get("version").asText());
+        assertTrue(result.get("capabilities").has("tools"));
+        assertTrue(result.get("capabilities").has("resources"));
+        assertTrue(result.get("capabilities").has("prompts"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void toolsList_containsRegisteredTools() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode tools = call(2, "tools/list", "{}").get("result").get("tools");
+        assertEquals(2, tools.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void toolsCall_echo_returnsContent() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode result = call(3, "tools/call", "{\"name\":\"echo\",\"arguments\":{\"text\":\"hi there\"}}").get("result");
+        assertFalse(result.get("isError").asBoolean());
+        assertEquals("hi there", result.get("content").get(0).get("text").asText());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void toolsCall_failingTool_returnsIsErrorResultNotProtocolError() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode response = call(4, "tools/call", "{\"name\":\"boom\",\"arguments\":{}}");
+        assertFalse(response.has("error"));
+        JsonNode result = response.get("result");
+        assertTrue(result.get("isError").asBoolean());
+        assertTrue(result.get("content").get(0).get("text").asText().contains("kaboom"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void toolsCall_unknownTool_returnsJsonRpcInvalidParamsError() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode response = call(5, "tools/call", "{\"name\":\"nope\",\"arguments\":{}}");
+        assertEquals(-32602, response.get("error").get("code").asInt());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void resourcesRead_returnsTextContents() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode result = call(6, "resources/read", "{\"uri\":\"greeting://hello\"}").get("result");
+        assertEquals("hello world", result.get("contents").get(0).get("text").asText());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void promptsGet_rendersMessage() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode result = call(7, "prompts/get", "{\"name\":\"summarize\",\"arguments\":{\"text\":\"foo\"}}").get("result");
+        assertEquals("Summarize: foo", result.get("messages").get(0).get("content").get("text").asText());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void notification_returns202WithEmptyBody() throws Exception {
+        String body = "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"notifications/initialized\"}";
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(body);
+        assertEquals(202, resp.statusCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void malformedJson_returns400ParseError() throws Exception {
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post("not json");
+        assertEquals(400, resp.statusCode());
+        JsonNode json = MAPPER.readTree(resp.body());
+        assertEquals(-32700, json.get("error").get("code").asInt());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void unknownMethod_returnsJsonRpcMethodNotFound() throws Exception {
+        JsonNode response = call(8, "not/a/method", "{}");
+        assertEquals(-32601, response.get("error").get("code").asInt());
+    }
+
+    // ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private JsonNode call(int id, String method, String paramsJson) throws Exception {
+        String body = "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":" + id + ",\"method\":\"" + method + "\",\"params\":" + paramsJson + "}";
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(body);
+        assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+        return MAPPER.readTree(resp.body());
+    }
+
+    private HttpResponse<String> post(String body) throws Exception {
+        HttpRequest req = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(mcpUrl))
+                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
+                .build();
+        return client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpExtensionSecurityTest.java

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+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcConfig;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.OidcExtension;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashApp;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.http.HttpClient;
+import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
+import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * Exercises the actual OAuth2 resolution rules against a real {@code flash-ext-oidc}
+ * installation backed by {@link FakeOidcProvider} — real discovery, real JWKS, real RS256
+ * tokens — plus the fail-fast/degrade behavior when oidc is absent.
+ */
+class McpExtensionSecurityTest {
+
+    private static final String TOOLS_PACKAGE = "dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures";
+
+    private FlashApp app;
+    private FakeOidcProvider provider;
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() {
+        if (app != null) app.stop();
+        if (provider != null) provider.close();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withoutOidc_throwsAtBoot() throws Exception {
+        int port = freePort();
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("secure-server")
+                .toolsPackage(TOOLS_PACKAGE)
+                .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED)
+                .build()));
+
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> app.start());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void auto_withoutOidc_degradesToPublic() throws Exception {
+        int port = freePort();
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("auto-server")
+                .toolsPackage(TOOLS_PACKAGE)
+                .security(McpSecurity.AUTO)
+                .build()));
+        app.start();
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(port, initializeBody(), null);
+        assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withOidc_rejectsMissingToken() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(null);
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(port, initializeBody(), null);
+        assertEquals(401, resp.statusCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withOidc_rejectsWrongAudience() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp("https://mcp.example.com/mcp");
+        String token = provider.signToken("user-1", "https://someone-else.example.com/resource");
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(port, initializeBody(), token);
+        assertEquals(403, resp.statusCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withOidc_acceptsValidAudience() throws Exception {
+        String resourceId = "https://mcp.example.com/mcp";
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(resourceId);
+        String token = provider.signToken("user-1", resourceId);
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(port, initializeBody(), token);
+        assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(resp.body().contains("\"protocolVersion\""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withOidc_noExplicitResourceIdentifier_derivesFromRequestAndEnforcesAudience() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(null);
+        String derivedResourceId = "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp";
+
+        String matching = provider.signToken("user-1", derivedResourceId);
+        assertEquals(200, post(port, initializeBody(), matching).statusCode());
+
+        String mismatched = provider.signToken("user-1", "https://someone-else.example.com/resource");
+        assertEquals(403, post(port, initializeBody(), mismatched).statusCode());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withOidc_missingToken_challengeIncludesResourceMetadata() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(null);
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = post(port, initializeBody(), null);
+        assertEquals(401, resp.statusCode());
+        String challenge = resp.headers().firstValue("WWW-Authenticate").orElse("");
+        assertTrue(challenge.contains(
+                "resource_metadata=\"http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp\""),
+                "WWW-Authenticate: " + challenge);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void required_withOidc_noExplicitConfig_publishesProtectedResourceMetadata() throws Exception {
+        int port = bootSecuredApp(null);
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(
+                HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(
+                        "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp")).GET().build(),
+                HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+
+        assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(resp.body().contains("\"resource\":\"http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp\""), resp.body());
+        assertTrue(resp.body().contains("\"authorization_servers\":[\"" + provider.issuer() + "\"]"), resp.body());
+        assertTrue(!resp.body().contains("scopes_supported"), "scopes_supported must be omitted when unset: " + resp.body());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void scopesSupported_published_inProtectedResourceMetadata() throws Exception {
+        provider = new FakeOidcProvider();
+        int port = freePort();
+
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new OidcExtension(OidcConfig.builder(
+                provider.issuer(), "mcp-client", "secret", "/auth/callback").build()));
+        app.install(new McpExtension(McpConfig.builder("secure-server")
+                .toolsPackage(TOOLS_PACKAGE)
+                .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED)
+                .scopesSupported("openid", "profile", "email")
+                .build()));
+        app.start();
+
+        HttpResponse<String> resp = HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(
+                HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create(
+                        "http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp")).GET().build(),
+                HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+
+        assertEquals(200, resp.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(resp.body().contains("\"scopes_supported\":[\"openid\",\"profile\",\"email\"]"), resp.body());
+    }
+
+    // ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private int bootSecuredApp(String resourceIdentifier) throws Exception {
+        provider = new FakeOidcProvider();
+        int port = freePort();
+
+        OidcConfig oidcConfig = OidcConfig.builder(
+                        provider.issuer(), "mcp-client", "secret", "/auth/callback")
+                .build();
+
+        var mcpBuilder = McpConfig.builder("secure-server")
+                .toolsPackage(TOOLS_PACKAGE)
+                .security(McpSecurity.REQUIRED);
+        if (resourceIdentifier != null) mcpBuilder.resourceIdentifier(resourceIdentifier);
+
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new OidcExtension(oidcConfig));
+        app.install(new McpExtension(mcpBuilder.build()));
+        app.start();
+        return port;
+    }
+
+    private static String initializeBody() {
+        return "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":1,\"method\":\"initialize\",\"params\":{}}";
+    }
+
+    private static int freePort() throws Exception {
+        try (ServerSocket s = new ServerSocket(0)) {
+            return s.getLocalPort();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static HttpResponse<String> post(int port, String body, String bearerToken) throws Exception {
+        HttpRequest.Builder req = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/mcp"))
+                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                .header("Accept", "application/json")
+                .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body));
+        if (bearerToken != null) req.header("Authorization", "Bearer " + bearerToken);
+        return HttpClient.newHttpClient().send(req.build(), HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/McpRegistryTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import dev.relism.flash.exceptions.InitializationException;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+class McpRegistryTest {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    @Test
+    void scan_findsAndPrecompilesToolsResourcesPrompts() throws Exception {
+        McpRegistry registry = McpRegistry.scan("dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures", new FlashContext(), false, "realm_access.roles");
+
+        assertTrue(registry.hasTools());
+        assertTrue(registry.hasResources());
+        assertTrue(registry.hasPrompts());
+
+        JsonNode tools = MAPPER.readTree(registry.toolsListJson());
+        assertEquals(2, tools.size()); // echo + boom
+        JsonNode echo = findByField(tools, "name", "echo");
+        assertEquals("Echoes the given text", echo.get("description").asText());
+        assertEquals("object", echo.get("inputSchema").get("type").asText());
+        assertEquals("string", echo.get("inputSchema").get("properties").get("text").get("type").asText());
+        assertEquals("text", echo.get("inputSchema").get("required").get(0).asText());
+
+        JsonNode resources = MAPPER.readTree(registry.resourcesListJson());
+        assertEquals(1, resources.size());
+        assertEquals("greeting://hello", resources.get(0).get("uri").asText());
+
+        JsonNode prompts = MAPPER.readTree(registry.promptsListJson());
+        assertEquals(1, prompts.size());
+        assertEquals("summarize", prompts.get(0).get("name").asText());
+        assertTrue(prompts.get(0).get("arguments").get(0).get("required").asBoolean());
+
+        assertEquals("echo", registry.tool("echo").name());
+        assertEquals("greeting://hello", registry.resource("greeting://hello").uri());
+        assertEquals("summarize", registry.prompt("summarize").name());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void scan_emptyPackage_throwsInitializationException() {
+        assertThrows(InitializationException.class,
+                () -> McpRegistry.scan("dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.doesnotexist", new FlashContext(), false, "realm_access.roles"));
+    }
+
+    private static JsonNode findByField(JsonNode array, String field, String value) {
+        for (JsonNode n : array) if (value.equals(n.path(field).asText())) return n;
+        throw new AssertionError("No entry with " + field + "=" + value);
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/ToolArgumentsTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+class ToolArgumentsTest {
+
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    private ToolArguments of(String json) throws Exception {
+        return new ToolArguments(MAPPER.readTree(json));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void readsTypedFields() throws Exception {
+        ToolArguments args = of("{\"city\":\"Rome\",\"days\":3,\"temp\":21.5,\"metric\":true}");
+
+        assertEquals("Rome", args.getString("city"));
+        assertEquals(3, args.getInt("days"));
+        assertEquals(21.5, args.getDouble("temp"));
+        assertTrue(args.getBoolean("metric"));
+        assertTrue(args.has("city"));
+        assertFalse(args.has("missing"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void missingFieldsFallBackToDefaults() throws Exception {
+        ToolArguments args = of("{}");
+
+        assertNull(args.getString("missing"));
+        assertEquals("fallback", args.getString("missing", "fallback"));
+        assertEquals(0, args.getInt("missing"));
+        assertEquals(42, args.getInt("missing", 42));
+        assertFalse(args.getBoolean("missing"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void nullArgumentsNodeBehavesAsEmpty() {
+        ToolArguments args = new ToolArguments(null);
+        assertFalse(args.has("anything"));
+        assertNull(args.getString("anything"));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/authfixtures/authenticatedonly/PointlessAuthTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.authfixtures.authenticatedonly;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpTool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextContent;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Tool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolResponse;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.Authenticated;
+
+/** Deliberately misconfigured fixture: bare @Authenticated has no effect on an McpTool — see
+ *  McpOidcIntegration#compileToolPolicy. Boot must fail with a clear message, not silently no-op. */
+@Tool(name = "pointless", description = "Exists only to prove @Authenticated alone fails boot")
+@Authenticated
+public class PointlessAuthTool extends McpTool {
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent("unreachable"));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/authfixtures/secured/AdminOnlyTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.authfixtures.secured;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpTool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextContent;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Tool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolResponse;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.RolesAllowed;
+
+@Tool(name = "admin_only", description = "Only callable with the admin role")
+@RolesAllowed("admin")
+public class AdminOnlyTool extends McpTool {
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent("ok"));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/authfixtures/secured/OpenTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.authfixtures.secured;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpTool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextContent;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Tool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolResponse;
+
+/** No role/scope annotation — any authenticated caller, confirms unrelated tools are unaffected. */
+@Tool(name = "open", description = "Callable by anyone already authenticated")
+public class OpenTool extends McpTool {
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent("open"));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/authfixtures/secured/WriteScopeTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.authfixtures.secured;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpTool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextContent;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Tool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolResponse;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.oidc.ScopesAllowed;
+
+@Tool(name = "write_only", description = "Only callable with the write scope")
+@ScopesAllowed("write")
+public class WriteScopeTool extends McpTool {
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent("written"));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/fixtures/EchoTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpTool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextContent;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Tool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArg;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolResponse;
+
+@Tool(name = "echo", description = "Echoes the given text",
+      args = @ToolArg(name = "text", description = "Text to echo", required = true))
+public class EchoTool extends McpTool {
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        return ToolResponse.success(new TextContent(args.getString("text")));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/fixtures/FailingTool.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpTool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Tool;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ToolResponse;
+
+@Tool(name = "boom", description = "Always fails")
+public class FailingTool extends McpTool {
+
+    @Override
+    public ToolResponse call(ToolArguments args) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("kaboom");
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/fixtures/GreetingResource.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpResource;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Resource;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.ResourceContents;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextResourceContents;
+
+@Resource(uri = "greeting://hello", description = "A greeting", mimeType = "text/plain")
+public class GreetingResource extends McpResource {
+
+    @Override
+    public ResourceContents read() {
+        return TextResourceContents.of(uri(), "text/plain", "hello world");
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-mcp/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/mcp/fixtures/SummarizePrompt.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.fixtures;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.McpPrompt;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.Prompt;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.PromptArg;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.PromptArguments;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.PromptMessage;
+import dev.relism.flash.ext.mcp.TextContent;
+
+@Prompt(name = "summarize", description = "Summarizes the given text",
+        args = @PromptArg(name = "text", required = true))
+public class SummarizePrompt extends McpPrompt {
+
+    @Override
+    public PromptMessage render(PromptArguments args) {
+        return PromptMessage.withUserRole(new TextContent("Summarize: " + args.getString("text")));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-oidc/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/oidc/OidcExtension.java

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import dev.relism.flash.ext.openapi.OpenApiResponseContribution;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareKey;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.Request;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ import java.util.*;
  * }</pre>
  */
 public class OidcExtension implements FlashExtension {
+    private static final MiddlewareKey POLICY = MiddlewareKey.of("flash.oidc.policy");
 
     private final OidcConfig config;
 
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ public class OidcExtension implements FlashExtension {
     // ── Phase 1: services ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         HttpClient http = buildHttpClient(config);
 
         // Discover provider endpoints (blocking; fail fast at startup).
@@ -91,14 +94,12 @@ public class OidcExtension implements FlashExtension {
 
         ctx.addAnnotationProcessor(handlerClass -> {
             OidcAuthPolicy policy = OidcAuthPolicy.compileFromAnnotations(handlerClass);
-            return policy != null ? List.of(oidcMw.policyMiddleware(policy)) : List.of();
+            return policy != null ? List.of(MiddlewareNode.of(POLICY, oidcMw.policyMiddleware(policy))) : List.of();
         });
+        ctx.onReady(() -> registerRoutes(app, ctx));
     }
 
-    // ── Phase 2: routes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    private void registerRoutes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
-
-    @Override
-    public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         String prefix = config.routePrefix();
 
         // ── GET {prefix}/login ────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ public class OidcExtension implements FlashExtension {
 
     private String absoluteSelf(Request req, String uri) {
         if (!uri.startsWith("/")) return uri;
-        return config.selfScheme() + "://" + req.header("Host") + uri;
+        return OidcMiddleware.selfOrigin(req, config.selfScheme()) + uri;
     }
 
     private static String enc(String v) {

flash-extensions/flash-ext-oidc/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/oidc/OidcMiddleware.java

@@ -65,8 +65,21 @@ public class OidcMiddleware {
      * to the login page on failure; API clients receive 401.
      */
     public Middleware protect() {
+        return protect(null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Like {@link #protect()}, but a 401 challenge also carries {@code resource_metadata}
+     * (RFC 9728 §5.1), resolved against this request's own scheme/host exactly like
+     * {@link OidcExtension}'s redirect URIs. {@code resourceMetadataPath} is an absolute path
+     * (e.g. {@code "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"}); pass {@code null} for plain
+     * challenges. Used by {@code flash-ext-mcp} to make its Protected Resource Metadata
+     * document discoverable straight from the {@code WWW-Authenticate} header, per the MCP
+     * Authorization spec.
+     */
+    public Middleware protect(String resourceMetadataPath) {
         return next -> (req, res) -> {
-            Map<String, Object> claims = resolve(req, res);
+            Map<String, Object> claims = resolve(req, res, resourceMetadataPath);
             if (claims == null) return null;    // redirect already written
             ClaimsHolder.set(claims);
             try {
@@ -77,6 +90,12 @@ public class OidcMiddleware {
         };
     }
 
+    /** OIDC issuer this middleware validates tokens against — the {@code iss} claim it enforces. */
+    public String issuer() { return config.issuer(); }
+
+    /** Scheme used to build this app's own absolute URLs — see {@link OidcConfig#selfScheme()}. */
+    public String selfScheme() { return config.selfScheme(); }
+
     /**
      * Silently populates {@link ClaimsHolder} if a valid bearer token or session cookie
      * is present, but never rejects or redirects unauthenticated requests. Use this on
@@ -195,13 +214,17 @@ public class OidcMiddleware {
      * {@code res}. Throws {@link HttpException} 401/403 for API clients.
      */
     private Map<String, Object> resolve(Request req, Response res) {
+        return resolve(req, res, null);
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, Object> resolve(Request req, Response res, String resourceMetadataPath) {
         // 1. Bearer token
         String bearerToken = extractBearerToken(req.header("Authorization"));
         if (bearerToken != null) {
             try {
                 return validator.validate(bearerToken);
             } catch (HttpException e) {
-                res.header("WWW-Authenticate", invalidTokenChallenge());
+                res.header("WWW-Authenticate", invalidTokenChallenge(req, resourceMetadataPath));
                 throw e;
             }
         }
@@ -233,7 +256,7 @@ public class OidcMiddleware {
         // 3. No valid credentials
         String accept = req.header("Accept");
         if (accept != null && accept.contains("application/json")) {
-            res.header("WWW-Authenticate", bearerChallenge());
+            res.header("WWW-Authenticate", bearerChallenge(req, resourceMetadataPath));
             throw HttpException.unauthorized();
         }
 
@@ -300,11 +323,21 @@ public class OidcMiddleware {
     }
 
     String bearerChallenge() {
-        return BEARER + " realm=\"" + quoted(config.schemeName()) + "\"";
+        return bearerChallenge(null, null);
+    }
+
+    private String bearerChallenge(Request req, String resourceMetadataPath) {
+        String base = BEARER + " realm=\"" + quoted(config.schemeName()) + "\"";
+        if (resourceMetadataPath == null) return base;
+        return base + ", resource_metadata=\"" + quoted(absoluteSelf(req, resourceMetadataPath)) + "\"";
     }
 
     String invalidTokenChallenge() {
-        return bearerChallenge() + ", error=\"invalid_token\"";
+        return invalidTokenChallenge(null, null);
+    }
+
+    private String invalidTokenChallenge(Request req, String resourceMetadataPath) {
+        return bearerChallenge(req, resourceMetadataPath) + ", error=\"invalid_token\"";
     }
 
     String insufficientScopeChallenge(String[] requiredScopes) {
@@ -312,6 +345,28 @@ public class OidcMiddleware {
                 + quoted(spaceDelimited(requiredScopes)) + "\"";
     }
 
+    private String absoluteSelf(Request req, String path) {
+        if (!path.startsWith("/")) return path;
+        return selfOrigin(req, config.selfScheme()) + path;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@code scheme://host} clients actually reach this app on — the basis for every absolute
+     * URL it publishes about itself (OAuth2 {@code redirect_uri}, the RFC 9728 resource
+     * identifier and the {@code resource_metadata} challenge). Behind a reverse proxy the
+     * request's own {@code Host} is the upstream address the proxy dialled, so
+     * {@code X-Forwarded-Host}/{@code -Proto} win whenever present: without them the app would
+     * name an address no client can resolve, and OAuth2 discovery fails with no error anyone
+     * can trace back to here. Trusted unconditionally — a caller able to reach this app without
+     * passing the proxy can do worse than spoof a self URL.
+     */
+    public static String selfOrigin(Request req, String fallbackScheme) {
+        String forwardedHost = req.header("X-Forwarded-Host");
+        if (forwardedHost == null) return fallbackScheme + "://" + req.header("Host");
+        String forwardedProto = req.header("X-Forwarded-Proto");
+        return (forwardedProto != null ? forwardedProto : fallbackScheme) + "://" + forwardedHost;
+    }
+
     private static String spaceDelimited(String[] values) {
         if (values == null || values.length == 0) return "";
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

flash-extensions/flash-ext-oidc/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/oidc/OidcOpenApiInteropTest.java

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class OidcOpenApiInteropTest {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         OpenApiContributorRegistry registry = new OpenApiContributorRegistry();
         ctx.provide(OpenApiContributorRegistry.class, registry);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         OidcConfig config = OidcConfig.builder("https://issuer", "c", "s", "/cb").build();
         OidcProviderMetadata meta = new OidcProviderMetadata("a", "t", "u", "j", "e");

flash-extensions/flash-ext-openapi/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/openapi/OpenApiExtension.java

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLMapper;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.RouteEvent;
 import dev.relism.flash.http.ContentType;
 import dev.relism.flash.http.HttpMethod;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class OpenApiExtension implements FlashExtension {
     // ── FlashExtension ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         OpenApiBuilder             builder  = new OpenApiBuilder().title(title).version(version).description(description);
         OpenApiContributorRegistry registry = new OpenApiContributorRegistry();
 
@@ -76,22 +76,20 @@ public class OpenApiExtension implements FlashExtension {
         // Collect operation metadata from final compiled routes.
         // This guarantees full runtime paths (namespaces/prefixes/rewrites) in the spec.
         ctx.addRouteListener(event -> addOperationFromEvent(builder, event));
-    }
+        ctx.onReady(() -> {
-
+            ObjectMapper jsonMapper = ctx.find(ObjectMapper.class).orElseGet(() -> JsonMapper.builder().build());
-    @Override
+            YAMLMapper   yamlMapper = new YAMLMapper();
-    public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
+            OpenApiBuilder resolvedBuilder = ctx.require(OpenApiBuilder.class);
-        ObjectMapper jsonMapper = ctx.find(ObjectMapper.class).orElseGet(() -> JsonMapper.builder().build());
-        YAMLMapper   yamlMapper = new YAMLMapper();
-        OpenApiBuilder builder  = ctx.require(OpenApiBuilder.class);
 
         String jsonPath    = basePath + ".json";
         String yamlPath    = basePath + ".yaml";
         String swaggerPath = basePath + "/swagger";
         String swaggerHtml = buildSwaggerHtml(jsonPath);
 
-        app.get(jsonPath,    (req, res) -> { res.type(ContentType.JSON);     return jsonMapper.writeValueAsString(builder.build()); });
+        app.get(jsonPath,    (req, res) -> { res.type(ContentType.JSON);     return jsonMapper.writeValueAsString(resolvedBuilder.build()); });
-        app.get(yamlPath,    (req, res) -> { res.type(YAML_CONTENT_TYPE);              return yamlMapper.writeValueAsString(builder.build()); });
+        app.get(yamlPath,    (req, res) -> { res.type(YAML_CONTENT_TYPE);              return yamlMapper.writeValueAsString(resolvedBuilder.build()); });
-        app.get(swaggerPath, (req, res) -> { res.type(ContentType.TEXT_HTML); return swaggerHtml; });
+            app.get(swaggerPath, (req, res) -> { res.type(ContentType.TEXT_HTML); return swaggerHtml; });
+        });
     }
 
     // ── Swagger UI HTML ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

flash-extensions/flash-ext-openapi/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/openapi/OpenApiExtensionTest.java

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import dev.relism.flash.http.HttpMethod;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.Response;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.GET;
-import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 import dev.relism.flash.websocket.WebSocketEndpoint;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
     void provide_collects_operations_and_routes_serve_json_yaml_swagger() throws Exception {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         OpenApiExtension ext = new OpenApiExtension("/docs", "My API", "2.0.0", "desc");
-        ext.provide(ctx);
-
-        emitRoute(ctx, HttpMethod.GET, "/health", "/", HealthHandler.class);
-
         TestRegistrar app = new TestRegistrar(ctx);
-        ext.routes(app, ctx);
+        ext.configure(app, ctx);
+        emitRoute(ctx, HttpMethod.GET, "/health", "/", HealthHandler.class);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         assertNotNull(app.route(HttpMethod.GET, "/docs.json"));
         assertNotNull(app.route(HttpMethod.GET, "/docs.yaml"));
@@ -77,9 +75,9 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
         ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
         ctx.provide(ObjectMapper.class, mapper);
 
-        ext.provide(ctx);
         TestRegistrar app = new TestRegistrar(ctx);
-        ext.routes(app, ctx);
+        ext.configure(app, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         Response jsonRes = new Response(200, ContentType.NONE);
         Object jsonBody = app.route(HttpMethod.GET, "/openapi.json").handle(null, jsonRes);
@@ -99,10 +97,11 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
     void collects_full_runtime_path_from_route_event() {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         OpenApiExtension ext = new OpenApiExtension();
-        ext.provide(ctx);
+        ext.configure(new TestRegistrar(ctx), ctx);
 
         emitRoute(ctx, HttpMethod.GET, "/api/v1/users", "/api/v1", ScopedUsersHandler.class);
 
+        ctx.complete();
         OpenApiBuilder builder = ctx.require(OpenApiBuilder.class);
         Map<String, Object> spec = builder.build();
         Map<String, Object> paths = cast(spec.get("paths"));
@@ -114,10 +113,11 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
     void normalizes_double_slash_paths_from_events() {
         FlashContext ctx = new FlashContext();
         OpenApiExtension ext = new OpenApiExtension();
-        ext.provide(ctx);
+        ext.configure(new TestRegistrar(ctx), ctx);
 
         emitRoute(ctx, HttpMethod.GET, "//blogs", "/", ScopedUsersHandler.class);
 
+        ctx.complete();
         OpenApiBuilder builder = ctx.require(OpenApiBuilder.class);
         Map<String, Object> spec = builder.build();
         Map<String, Object> paths = cast(spec.get("paths"));
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
     private static final class TestRegistrar extends FlashRegistrar<TestRegistrar> {
         private final FlashContext ctx;
         private final Map<String, RequestHandler> routes = new HashMap<>();
-        private final List<Middleware> middlewares = new ArrayList<>();
+        private final List<MiddlewareNode> middlewares = new ArrayList<>();
 
         private TestRegistrar(FlashContext ctx) {
             this.ctx = ctx;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<Middleware> mw) {
+        protected void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<MiddlewareNode> mw) {
             routes.put(method.name() + " " + path, handler);
         }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class OpenApiExtensionTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected void addMiddleware(Middleware mw) {
+        protected void addMiddleware(MiddlewareNode mw) {
             middlewares.add(mw);
         }
 

flash-extensions/flash-ext-routeviewer/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/routeviewer/RouteViewerExtension.java

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.ext.routeviewer;
 
 import dev.relism.flash.ext.routeviewer.model.RouteGraph;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.ExtensionPhase;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.http.ContentType;
 
 /**
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ public class RouteViewerExtension implements FlashExtension {
     private final String     path;
     private final RouteGraph graph = new RouteGraph();
 
-    /** Observability — runs last so the viewer sees the complete middleware chain. */
-    @Override public int priority() { return ExtensionPhase.LATE.value; }
-
     /** Installs the viewer at {@value #DEFAULT_PATH}. */
     public RouteViewerExtension() { this(DEFAULT_PATH); }
 
@@ -54,16 +50,14 @@ public class RouteViewerExtension implements FlashExtension {
     public RouteViewerExtension(String path) { this.path = path; }
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         // Register listener before any routes compile — captures everything.
         ctx.addRouteListener(graph::add);
-    }
+        ctx.onReady(() -> {
-
+            app.get(path,              new RouteViewerHandler()::handle);
-    @Override
+            app.get(path + "/app.js",  new RouteViewerStaticHandler("routeviewer/app.js",  ContentType.TEXT_JAVASCRIPT)::handle);
-    public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
+            app.get(path + "/app.css", new RouteViewerStaticHandler("routeviewer/app.css", ContentType.TEXT_CSS)::handle);
-        app.get(path,              new RouteViewerHandler()::handle);
+            app.get(path + "/data",    new RouteViewerDataHandler(graph)::handle);
-        app.get(path + "/app.js",  new RouteViewerStaticHandler("routeviewer/app.js",  ContentType.TEXT_JAVASCRIPT)::handle);
+        });
-        app.get(path + "/app.css", new RouteViewerStaticHandler("routeviewer/app.css", ContentType.TEXT_CSS)::handle);
-        app.get(path + "/data",    new RouteViewerDataHandler(graph)::handle);
     }
 }

flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-core/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/view/core/BaseViewExtension.java

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.ext.view.core;
 
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.Request;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract class BaseViewExtension<TTarget> implements FlashExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         ViewRuntimeBridge<TTarget> runtime = createRuntime(List.copyOf(globals));
         ctx.provide(ViewRuntimeBridge.class, runtime);
         ctx.addAnnotationProcessor(handlerClass -> {

flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-jte/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/view/jte/JteExtension.java

@@ -57,15 +57,17 @@ public final class JteExtension extends BaseViewExtension<JteTarget> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
-        if (!settings.serveStatics()) return;
+        super.configure(app, ctx);
-        JteStaticServing staticServing = JteStaticServing.load(settings);
+        ctx.onReady(() -> {
-        if (staticServing == null) return;
+            if (!settings.serveStatics()) return;
-
+            JteStaticServing staticServing = JteStaticServing.load(settings);
-        String wildcard = settings.staticPrefix() + "/**";
+            if (staticServing == null) return;
-        StaticJteHandler handler = new StaticJteHandler(staticServing);
+            String wildcard = settings.staticPrefix() + "/**";
-        app.get(wildcard, handler::handle);
+            StaticJteHandler handler = new StaticJteHandler(staticServing);
-        app.head(wildcard, (req, res) -> { staticServing.serve(req, res, true); return null; });
+            app.get(wildcard, handler::handle);
+            app.head(wildcard, (req, res) -> { staticServing.serve(req, res, true); return null; });
+        });
     }
 
     @Override

flash-extensions/flash-ext-view-jte/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/view/jte/JteExtensionTest.java

@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ class JteExtensionTest {
     void routes_register_static_wildcard_when_enabled() {
         JteExtension ext = new JteExtension(cfg -> cfg.staticPrefix("/assets"));
         TestRegistrar app = new TestRegistrar();
-        ext.routes(app, new dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext());
+        dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext ctx = new dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext();
+        ext.configure(app, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
         assertTrue(app.routes.containsKey("GET /assets/**"));
         assertTrue(app.routes.containsKey("HEAD /assets/**"));
     }
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ class JteExtensionTest {
     void routes_do_not_register_static_when_disabled() {
         JteExtension ext = new JteExtension().serveStatics(false);
         TestRegistrar app = new TestRegistrar();
-        ext.routes(app, new dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext());
+        dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext ctx = new dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext();
+        ext.configure(app, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
         assertTrue(app.routes.isEmpty());
     }
 
@@ -112,7 +116,9 @@ class JteExtensionTest {
                 .staticPrefix("/assets")
                 .largeFileThresholdBytes(1));
         TestRegistrar app = new TestRegistrar();
-        ext.routes(app, new dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext());
+        dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext ctx = new dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext();
+        ext.configure(app, ctx);
+        ctx.complete();
 
         Request req = request("/assets/sample.css", null, null, null);
         Response res = new Response(200, dev.relism.flash.http.ContentType.TEXT_PLAIN);
@@ -161,7 +167,7 @@ class JteExtensionTest {
 
     private static final class TestRegistrar extends dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar<TestRegistrar> {
         private final Map<String, RequestHandler> routes = new HashMap<>();
-        private final List<dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware> mws = new ArrayList<>();
+        private final List<dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode> mws = new ArrayList<>();
 
         @Override
         public dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext ctx() {
@@ -169,7 +175,7 @@ class JteExtensionTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected void addRoute(dev.relism.flash.http.HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware> mw) {
+        protected void addRoute(dev.relism.flash.http.HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode> mw) {
             routes.put(method.name() + " " + path, handler);
         }
 
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ class JteExtensionTest {
         }
 
         @Override
-        protected void addMiddleware(dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware mw) {
+        protected void addMiddleware(dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode mw) {
             mws.add(mw);
         }
     }

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/docs/asset-sources.md

@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ Builder shortcuts:
 - `.assetsFromClasspath("web/dist")`
 
 Classpath source requires `asset-manifest.json` generated at build time.
-The developer does not maintain this file manually.
+The developer does not maintain this file manually — generate it with `WebBundlerBuild`
+(`dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler.WebBundlerBuild`), which scans a prebuilt directory (a Vite
+`dist/` or a `STATIC` asset folder) and writes the manifest into it, ready to be picked up as a
+classpath resource once that directory lands under `target/classes`. See `build-time.md`.
+
+`WebBundlerBuild` reuses the exact same etag/mimeType/immutable computation `FilesystemAssetsSource`
+uses at runtime, so a file served from disk in dev and the same file served from the classpath in
+prod get identical cache semantics.
 
 Production startup is fail-fast if:
 

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/docs/build-time.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Build-Time Manifest Generation
+
+`WebBundlerBuild` turns an already-built directory into the `asset-manifest.json` that
+`ClasspathAssetsSource` needs (see `asset-sources.md`). It does not run a frontend build itself —
+it only scans a directory that already contains the final files:
+
+- `VITE`: point it at whatever `dist/` the existing frontend build tooling already produces.
+- `STATIC`: point it directly at the static asset folder — there's no separate build step.
+
+It's meant to run once per build, from the consumer project's own build, not from the running
+application (`ClasspathAssetsSource` is explicitly unsupported in DEV — see `dev-lifecycle.md`).
+
+## Wiring it into a Maven build
+
+No dedicated Flash5 Maven plugin — `WebBundlerBuild` is a plain class with a `main`, invoked via
+the standard `exec-maven-plugin`, bound to run before the resources are packaged:
+
+```xml
+<plugin>
+    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+    <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+    <executions>
+        <execution>
+            <id>web-bundler-manifest</id>
+            <phase>process-classes</phase>
+            <goals><goal>java</goal></goals>
+            <configuration>
+                <mainClass>dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler.WebBundlerBuild</mainClass>
+                <arguments>
+                    <argument>${project.build.outputDirectory}/web/dist</argument>
+                </arguments>
+            </configuration>
+        </execution>
+    </executions>
+</plugin>
+```
+
+This assumes the built frontend (`web/dist/`, or a static folder) is already copied under
+`target/classes/web/dist` by that point — e.g. via `maven-resources-plugin`'s `copy-resources`
+goal, or by running the frontend build with an output directory that points there directly. Once
+the manifest is written alongside those files, they're just classpath resources: a plain `mvn
+package` (or `maven-shade-plugin` for a fat jar) picks them up with no further configuration, and
+the app can then be configured with `.assetsFromClasspath("web/dist")`.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/docs/configuration.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Key fields:
 
 - `runtimeMode`: `PROD`, `ENV`, `AUTODETECT`
 - `operationMode`: `ORCHESTRATE_ONLY`, `MANAGED`
-- `frontendType`: currently `VITE`
+- `frontendType`: `VITE`, `STATIC` — see `frontend-selection.md`
 - `packageManager`: `NPM`, `PNPM`, `YARN`, `BUN`
 - `installPolicy`: `AUTO_IF_LOCK_HASH_CHANGED`, `NEVER`
 - `loggingMode`: `MERGED`, `SEPARATE`, `QUIET`, `VERBOSE`
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ Or by direct source object:
 
 Validation is fail-fast:
 
-- invalid `devPort`
+- invalid `devPort` (only when `frontendType` requires orchestration — skipped for `STATIC`)
-- blank/invalid watch entries
+- blank/invalid watch entries (same — skipped for `STATIC`)
 - invalid `basePath`
+
+`frontendType(...)` has side effects on other defaults, same pattern as `packageManager(...)`
+resetting `watchList`: it also resets `operationMode` (`MANAGED` for `STATIC`, `ORCHESTRATE_ONLY`
+otherwise) and `assetsSource` (`webRoot` itself for `STATIC`, `webRoot/dist` otherwise). Call
+`.frontendType(...)` before any explicit `.operationMode(...)`/`.assetsSource(...)`/`.assetsFrom*(...)`
+override, or the later call wins.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/docs/frontend-selection.md

@@ -4,7 +4,29 @@ Frontend integration is explicit through `frontendType`.
 
 - No heuristic detection in v1.
 - Deterministic mapping: `FrontendType -> FrontendStrategy`.
-- Current built-in strategy: `VITE`.
+- Built-in strategies: `VITE`, `STATIC`.
+
+## VITE
+
+Orchestrates a dev server process in DEV, serves a prebuilt directory in PROD. See `dev-lifecycle.md`.
+
+## STATIC
+
+For files served as-is — no dev server, no package manager, no build step, no watch loop.
+`STATIC` never orchestrates, in DEV or PROD: it always loads `assetsSource` directly and serves it,
+the same code path `VITE` only uses in PROD. Editing a file during a running dev session requires a
+restart to be picked up (assets are preloaded once, same as `VITE`'s prod serving — no hot reload).
+
+Setting `.frontendType(FrontendType.STATIC)` also switches two other defaults (see `configuration.md`):
+`operationMode` becomes `MANAGED` and `assetsSource` defaults to the `webRoot` itself instead of a
+`dist` subdirectory — a minimal STATIC config is just:
+
+```java
+WebBundlerConfig.builder()
+    .frontendType(FrontendType.STATIC)
+    .webRoot(Path.of("public"))
+    .build()
+```
 
 Extension points:
 

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/docs/modes.md

@@ -10,3 +10,12 @@
 
 - `ORCHESTRATE_ONLY`: only orchestrates dev tooling.
 - `MANAGED`: enables production serving + SPA fallback routes.
+
+`FrontendType.STATIC` defaults `operationMode` to `MANAGED` (see `frontend-selection.md`) — `STATIC`
+has no dev tooling to orchestrate, so `ORCHESTRATE_ONLY` would make the extension a no-op for it.
+
+## Orchestration
+
+Whether DEV mode spawns a dev-server process at all is a separate axis from Runtime Mode: it also
+depends on `frontendType`. `VITE` orchestrates in DEV; `STATIC` never does, in DEV or PROD — it
+always loads and serves `assetsSource` directly, the same path `VITE` only takes in PROD.

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/AssetDirectoryScanner.java

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Walks a directory and computes the same etag/mimeType/immutable metadata a served asset needs.
+ * Shared by {@link FilesystemAssetsSource} (runtime, dev/filesystem prod) and {@link WebBundlerBuild}
+ * (build-time classpath manifest) so both agree on cache semantics for the same file.
+ */
+final class AssetDirectoryScanner {
+    private AssetDirectoryScanner() {
+    }
+
+    record ScannedAsset(String canonicalPath, byte[] raw, byte[] br, byte[] gz, String etag, String mimeType, boolean immutable) {
+    }
+
+    static List<ScannedAsset> scan(Path root) {
+        Map<String, Builder> builders = new HashMap<>();
+        try (var walk = Files.walk(root)) {
+            walk.filter(Files::isRegularFile).forEach(file -> {
+                String rel = "/" + root.relativize(file).toString().replace('\\', '/');
+                String canonical = AssetIo.stripBrGzSuffix(rel);
+                Builder b = builders.computeIfAbsent(canonical, Builder::new);
+                byte[] bytes = AssetIo.read(file);
+                if (rel.endsWith(".br")) b.br = bytes;
+                else if (rel.endsWith(".gz")) b.gz = bytes;
+                else b.raw = bytes;
+            });
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to scan assets from " + root, e);
+        }
+
+        List<ScannedAsset> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Builder b : builders.values()) {
+            if (b.raw == null) continue;
+            String etag = AssetIo.quotedSha1(b.raw);
+            String mime = MimeTypes.byPath(b.canonicalPath);
+            boolean immutable = AssetIo.isFingerprinted(b.canonicalPath);
+            result.add(new ScannedAsset(b.canonicalPath, b.raw, b.br, b.gz, etag, mime, immutable));
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static final class Builder {
+        private final String canonicalPath;
+        private byte[] raw;
+        private byte[] br;
+        private byte[] gz;
+
+        private Builder(String canonicalPath) {
+            this.canonicalPath = canonicalPath;
+        }
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/FilesystemAssetsSource.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -25,30 +24,10 @@ public final class FilesystemAssetsSource implements AssetsSource {
             throw new IllegalStateException("distDir does not exist: " + root);
         }
 
-        Map<String, AssetEntryBuilder> builders = new HashMap<>();
-        try (var walk = Files.walk(root)) {
-            walk.filter(Files::isRegularFile).forEach(file -> {
-                String rel = "/" + root.relativize(file).toString().replace('\\', '/');
-                String canonical = AssetIo.stripBrGzSuffix(rel);
-                String routePath = AssetPaths.joinBase(request.basePath(), canonical);
-                AssetEntryBuilder b = builders.computeIfAbsent(routePath, k -> new AssetEntryBuilder(canonical));
-                byte[] bytes = AssetIo.read(file);
-                if (rel.endsWith(".br")) b.br = bytes;
-                else if (rel.endsWith(".gz")) b.gz = bytes;
-                else b.raw = bytes;
-            });
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to preload assets from " + root, e);
-        }
-
         Map<String, AssetEntry> byRoute = new HashMap<>();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, AssetEntryBuilder> e : builders.entrySet()) {
+        for (AssetDirectoryScanner.ScannedAsset asset : AssetDirectoryScanner.scan(root)) {
-            AssetEntryBuilder b = e.getValue();
+            String routePath = AssetPaths.joinBase(request.basePath(), asset.canonicalPath());
-            if (b.raw == null) continue;
+            byRoute.put(routePath, new AssetEntry(asset.raw(), asset.br(), asset.gz(), asset.etag(), asset.mimeType(), asset.immutable()));
-            String etag = AssetIo.quotedSha1(b.raw);
-            String mime = MimeTypes.byPath(b.canonicalPath);
-            boolean immutable = AssetIo.isFingerprinted(b.canonicalPath);
-            byRoute.put(e.getKey(), new AssetEntry(b.raw, b.br, b.gz, etag, mime, immutable));
         }
 
         String indexRoute = AssetPaths.joinBase(request.basePath(), "/" + request.indexFile());
@@ -58,15 +37,4 @@ public final class FilesystemAssetsSource implements AssetsSource {
         }
         return new AssetCatalog(byRoute, index);
     }
-
-    private static final class AssetEntryBuilder {
-        private final String canonicalPath;
-        private byte[] raw;
-        private byte[] br;
-        private byte[] gz;
-
-        private AssetEntryBuilder(String canonicalPath) {
-            this.canonicalPath = canonicalPath;
-        }
-    }
 }

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/FrontendType.java

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
 
 public enum FrontendType {
-    VITE
+    VITE(true),
+    STATIC(false);
+
+    private final boolean requiresOrchestration;
+
+    FrontendType(boolean requiresOrchestration) {
+        this.requiresOrchestration = requiresOrchestration;
+    }
+
+    /** Whether this frontend type needs a dev-server process, package manager, and watch loop. */
+    boolean requiresOrchestration() {
+        return requiresOrchestration;
+    }
 }

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/FrontendTypeResolver.java

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ final class FrontendTypeResolver {
 
     FrontendTypeResolver() {
         register(new ViteFrontendStrategy());
+        register(new StaticFrontendStrategy());
     }
 
     void register(FrontendStrategy strategy) {

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/StaticFrontendStrategy.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/** No dev server, no build step — assets are served as-is. Both methods below are unreachable: call sites are gated by {@link FrontendType#requiresOrchestration()}. */
+final class StaticFrontendStrategy implements FrontendStrategy {
+    @Override
+    public FrontendType type() {
+        return FrontendType.STATIC;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> devCommand(WebBundlerConfig config, PackageManagerAdapter adapter) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("STATIC frontend type has no dev command");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> buildCommand(WebBundlerConfig config, PackageManagerAdapter adapter) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("STATIC frontend type has no build command");
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/WebBundlerBuild.java

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.SerializationFeature;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Build-time counterpart to {@link ClasspathAssetsSource}: scans a prebuilt directory (a Vite
+ * {@code dist/} or a static asset folder) and writes the {@code asset-manifest.json} that
+ * classpath-based production serving requires. Meant to run from a consumer's build (e.g. via
+ * exec-maven-plugin's {@code exec:java}), not from the running application — see {@code docs/build-time.md}.
+ */
+public final class WebBundlerBuild {
+    private static final ObjectMapper JSON = new ObjectMapper().enable(SerializationFeature.INDENT_OUTPUT);
+
+    private WebBundlerBuild() {
+    }
+
+    /** Scans {@code distDir} and writes {@code distDir/asset-manifest.json} for classpath serving. */
+    public static void generateManifest(Path distDir) {
+        if (!Files.isDirectory(distDir)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a directory: " + distDir);
+        }
+        List<ClasspathAssetManifest.Entry> entries = AssetDirectoryScanner.scan(distDir).stream()
+                .map(asset -> new ClasspathAssetManifest.Entry(
+                        asset.canonicalPath(),
+                        AssetIo.stripLeadingSlash(asset.canonicalPath()),
+                        asset.mimeType(),
+                        asset.etag(),
+                        asset.immutable()))
+                .toList();
+        if (entries.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No assets found under " + distDir);
+        }
+        try {
+            JSON.writeValue(distDir.resolve("asset-manifest.json").toFile(), new ClasspathAssetManifest(entries));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to write asset-manifest.json in " + distDir, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        if (args.length != 1) {
+            System.err.println("Usage: java " + WebBundlerBuild.class.getName() + " <distDir>");
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+        generateManifest(Path.of(args[0]));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/WebBundlerConfig.java

@@ -92,15 +92,17 @@ public final class WebBundlerConfig {
         Objects.requireNonNull(webRoot, "webRoot");
         Objects.requireNonNull(assetsSource, "assetsSource");
         Objects.requireNonNull(indexFile, "indexFile");
-        if (devPort <= 0 || devPort > 65535) {
+        if (frontendType.requiresOrchestration()) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("WebBundlerConfig: devPort must be in range 1..65535");
+            if (devPort <= 0 || devPort > 65535) {
-        }
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("WebBundlerConfig: devPort must be in range 1..65535");
-        if (watchList.isEmpty()) {
+            }
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("WebBundlerConfig: watchList must not be empty");
+            if (watchList.isEmpty()) {
-        }
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("WebBundlerConfig: watchList must not be empty");
-        for (String path : watchList) {
+            }
-            if (path == null || path.isBlank()) {
+            for (String path : watchList) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("WebBundlerConfig: watchList contains blank entries");
+                if (path == null || path.isBlank()) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("WebBundlerConfig: watchList contains blank entries");
+                }
             }
         }
         if (!basePath.startsWith("/")) {
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ public final class WebBundlerConfig {
         private String basePath = "/";
         private String devHost = "127.0.0.1";
         private int devPort = 5173;
-        private AssetsSource assetsSource = FilesystemAssetsSource.of(Path.of("dist"));
+        private AssetsSource assetsSource = defaultAssetsSource(FrontendType.VITE);
         private String indexFile = "index.html";
         private List<String> watchList = defaultWatchList(PackageManager.NPM);
         private String devCommand;
@@ -146,7 +148,12 @@ public final class WebBundlerConfig {
 
         public Builder runtimeMode(RuntimeMode runtimeMode) { this.runtimeMode = runtimeMode; return this; }
         public Builder operationMode(OperationMode operationMode) { this.operationMode = operationMode; return this; }
-        public Builder frontendType(FrontendType frontendType) { this.frontendType = frontendType; return this; }
+        public Builder frontendType(FrontendType frontendType) {
+            this.frontendType = frontendType;
+            this.assetsSource = defaultAssetsSource(frontendType);
+            this.operationMode = frontendType.requiresOrchestration() ? OperationMode.ORCHESTRATE_ONLY : OperationMode.MANAGED;
+            return this;
+        }
         public Builder packageManager(PackageManager packageManager) {
             this.packageManager = packageManager;
             this.watchList = defaultWatchList(packageManager);
@@ -188,6 +195,12 @@ public final class WebBundlerConfig {
             return new WebBundlerConfig(this);
         }
 
+        private static AssetsSource defaultAssetsSource(FrontendType type) {
+            return type == FrontendType.STATIC
+                    ? FilesystemAssetsSource.of(Path.of("."))
+                    : FilesystemAssetsSource.of(Path.of("dist"));
+        }
+
         private static List<String> defaultWatchList(PackageManager manager) {
             return List.of(
                     "package.json",

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/WebBundlerExtension.java

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
 
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.ExtensionPhase;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashContext;
-import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashRegistrar;
+import dev.relism.flash.extension.FlashExtension;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@ public final class WebBundlerExtension implements FlashExtension {
     private ScheduledExecutorService watchLoop;
     private Thread shutdownHook;
 
-    @Override
-    public int priority() {
-        return ExtensionPhase.LATE.value;
-    }
-
     public WebBundlerExtension() {
         this(WebBundlerConfig.builder().build());
     }
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@ public final class WebBundlerExtension implements FlashExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
+    public void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         RuntimeEnvironment environment = modeResolver.resolve(config);
         PackageManagerAdapter pmAdapter = new PackageManagerAdapter(config);
         FrontendStrategy strategy = frontendTypeResolver.resolve(config.frontendType());
@@ -51,7 +45,7 @@ public final class WebBundlerExtension implements FlashExtension {
         SpaFallbackPolicy fallbackPolicy = null;
 
         try {
-            if (environment == RuntimeEnvironment.DEV) {
+            if (environment == RuntimeEnvironment.DEV && config.frontendType().requiresOrchestration()) {
                 bootstrapDev(strategy, pmAdapter, orchestrator, watchList);
             } else {
                 AssetCatalog catalog = config.assetsSource().load(new AssetLoadRequest(
@@ -74,12 +68,10 @@ public final class WebBundlerExtension implements FlashExtension {
             shutdownResources(orchestrator);
             throw ex;
         }
-    }
+        ctx.onReady(() -> {
-
-    @Override
-    public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
         WebBundlerRuntime runtime = ctx.require(WebBundlerRuntime.class);
-        if (runtime.environment() == RuntimeEnvironment.DEV || config.operationMode() == OperationMode.ORCHESTRATE_ONLY) {
+        boolean orchestrated = runtime.environment() == RuntimeEnvironment.DEV && config.frontendType().requiresOrchestration();
+        if (orchestrated || config.operationMode() == OperationMode.ORCHESTRATE_ONLY) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -100,6 +92,7 @@ public final class WebBundlerExtension implements FlashExtension {
             res.body(new byte[0]);
             return null;
         });
+        });
     }
 
     private void bootstrapDev(

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/WebBundlerBuildTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.ext.webbundler;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+class WebBundlerBuildTest {
+    private Path root;
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() throws IOException {
+        if (root == null || !Files.exists(root)) return;
+        try (var walk = Files.walk(root)) {
+            walk.sorted(Comparator.reverseOrder()).forEach(p -> {
+                try {
+                    Files.delete(p);
+                } catch (IOException ignored) {
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@link ClasspathAssetsSource} resolves manifest + resources via the classloader, so the
+     * scanned directory needs to actually be on the test classpath — using the directory the test
+     * class itself was loaded from (Maven: {@code target/test-classes}) keeps this portable across
+     * runners instead of hardcoding a build-tool-specific path.
+     */
+    @Test
+    void generateManifest_isConsumableByClasspathAssetsSource() throws Exception {
+        Path testClasses = Path.of(WebBundlerBuildTest.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().toURI());
+        root = testClasses.resolve("web-bundler-build-test-" + System.nanoTime());
+        Files.createDirectories(root);
+        Files.writeString(root.resolve("index.html"), "<html>built</html>");
+        Files.writeString(root.resolve("app.a1b2c3d4.js"), "console.log('built')");
+
+        WebBundlerBuild.generateManifest(root);
+        assertTrue(Files.exists(root.resolve("asset-manifest.json")));
+
+        String rootPrefix = testClasses.relativize(root).toString().replace('\\', '/');
+        ClasspathAssetsSource source = ClasspathAssetsSource.of(rootPrefix);
+        AssetCatalog catalog = source.load(new AssetLoadRequest("/", "index.html", RuntimeEnvironment.PROD, Path.of(".")));
+
+        assertNotNull(catalog.index());
+        assertTrue(new String(catalog.index().raw()).contains("built"));
+
+        AssetEntry js = catalog.find("/app.a1b2c3d4.js");
+        assertNotNull(js);
+        assertTrue(js.immutable());
+        assertEquals("text/javascript", js.mimeType());
+        assertFalse(catalog.index().immutable());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void generateManifest_emptyDirectory_throws() throws Exception {
+        Path testClasses = Path.of(WebBundlerBuildTest.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().toURI());
+        root = testClasses.resolve("web-bundler-build-empty-" + System.nanoTime());
+        Files.createDirectories(root);
+
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> WebBundlerBuild.generateManifest(root));
+    }
+}

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/WebBundlerConfigTest.java

@@ -55,4 +55,22 @@ class WebBundlerConfigTest {
                 .build();
         assertTrue(cfg.assetsSource() instanceof ClasspathAssetsSource);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void staticFrontend_defaultsToManagedAndFilesystemSource() {
+        WebBundlerConfig cfg = WebBundlerConfig.builder()
+                .frontendType(FrontendType.STATIC)
+                .build();
+        assertEquals(OperationMode.MANAGED, cfg.operationMode());
+        assertTrue(cfg.assetsSource() instanceof FilesystemAssetsSource);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void staticFrontend_skipsOrchestrationValidation() {
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> WebBundlerConfig.builder()
+                .frontendType(FrontendType.STATIC)
+                .devPort(0)
+                .watchList(List.of())
+                .build());
+    }
 }

flash-extensions/flash-ext-web-bundler/src/test/java/dev/relism/flash/ext/webbundler/WebBundlerExtensionIntegrationTest.java

@@ -76,4 +76,47 @@ class WebBundlerExtensionIntegrationTest {
         assertTrue(fallback.body().contains("spa"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void staticFrontend_servesAssetsWithoutOrchestration() throws Exception {
+        Path webRoot = tempDir.resolve("public");
+        Files.createDirectories(webRoot);
+        Files.writeString(webRoot.resolve("index.html"), "<html>static</html>");
+        Files.writeString(webRoot.resolve("style.css"), "body{color:red}");
+
+        int port;
+        try (ServerSocket s = new ServerSocket(0)) {
+            port = s.getLocalPort();
+        }
+
+        // PROD is deterministic in a test JVM (Flash.DEV depends on env/system-property detection
+        // that can't be forced per-test); STATIC's actual guarantee — that it never orchestrates,
+        // in DEV or PROD — is enforced structurally by the same requiresOrchestration() gate in
+        // both WebBundlerExtension.provide() and .routes(), not by this test.
+        WebBundlerConfig config = WebBundlerConfig.builder()
+                .runtimeMode(RuntimeMode.PROD)
+                .frontendType(FrontendType.STATIC)
+                .webRoot(webRoot)
+                .build();
+
+        app = FlashApp.create(port);
+        app.install(new WebBundlerExtension(config));
+        app.get("/api/ping", (req, res) -> "pong");
+        app.start();
+
+        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
+        HttpResponse<String> backend = client.send(
+                HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/api/ping")).GET().build(),
+                HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
+        );
+        assertEquals(200, backend.statusCode());
+        assertEquals("pong", backend.body());
+
+        HttpResponse<String> asset = client.send(
+                HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("http://127.0.0.1:" + port + "/style.css")).GET().build(),
+                HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()
+        );
+        assertEquals(200, asset.statusCode());
+        assertTrue(asset.body().contains("color:red"));
+    }
+
 }

flash-extensions/pom.xml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         <module>flash-ext-view-thymeleaf</module>
         <module>flash-ext-limiter</module>
         <module>flash-ext-web-bundler</module>
+        <module>flash-ext-mcp</module>
         <module>flash-ext-data-core</module>
         <module>flash-ext-data-jdbc</module>
         <module>flash-ext-data-hibernate</module>

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/AnnotationProcessor.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.extension;
 
 import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
-import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 @FunctionalInterface
 public interface AnnotationProcessor {
-    List<Middleware> process(Class<? extends RequestHandler> handlerClass);
+    List<MiddlewareNode> process(Class<? extends RequestHandler> handlerClass);
 }

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/ExtensionPhase.java

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-package dev.relism.flash.extension;
-
-/**
- * Semantic execution phases for {@link FlashExtension#priority()}.
- *
- * <p>Phase determines the order in which annotation-processor middlewares are injected into
- * the chain. Lower value = runs earlier (outermost wrapper = first at request time).
- *
- * <pre>
- * Request ──► EARLY middlewares ──► DEFAULT middlewares ──► LATE middlewares ──► handler
- * </pre>
- *
- * <p>Within the same phase, extensions execute in install order (sort is stable).
- * Raw integers are valid for fine-grained ordering within a phase
- * (e.g. {@code ExtensionPhase.EARLY.value + 10}).
- */
-public enum ExtensionPhase {
-
-    /** Security guards, rate limiting — must short-circuit before expensive processing. */
-    EARLY(100),
-
-    /** Normal application extensions. Default when {@link FlashExtension#priority()} is not overridden. */
-    DEFAULT(500),
-
-    /** Observability, logging, diagnostics — must observe after all business logic. */
-    LATE(900);
-
-    /** The integer priority value used for sorting. */
-    public final int value;
-
-    ExtensionPhase(int value) { this.value = value; }
-}

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/FlashApp.java

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import dev.relism.flash.models.SimpleHandler;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.AbstractRouter;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.AbstractWsRouter;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareGraph;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.routers.fastpathrouter.FastPathRouterImpl;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.routers.fastpathrouter.FastPathWsRouterImpl;
 import dev.relism.flash.websocket.WebSocketEndpoint;
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -41,10 +42,9 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
  *
  * <h3>Startup sequence (both {@link #start()} and {@link #startAndBlock()})</h3>
  * <ol>
- *   <li>Extensions sorted by {@link FlashExtension#priority()} — lower first.</li>
+ *   <li>All {@link FlashExtension#configure} declarations.</li>
- *   <li>All {@link FlashExtension#provide} — register services, processors, listeners.</li>
  *   <li>{@link FlashContext#resolveAll()} — topo-sort, cycle detection.</li>
- *   <li>All {@link FlashExtension#routes} — routes registered, services available.</li>
+ *   <li>Ready callbacks register routes with resolved services.</li>
  *   <li>Compile all routes into one flat FSM — zero prefix scanning at runtime.</li>
  *   <li>Accept loop started.</li>
  * </ol>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public final class FlashApp extends FlashRegistrar<FlashApp> {
     private final ServerHandle          server;
     private final FlashContext          ctx        = new FlashContext();
     private final List<FlashExtension>  extensions        = new ArrayList<>();
-    private final List<Middleware>      globalMiddlewares = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<MiddlewareNode>  globalMiddlewares = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<RouteDefinition> deferredRoutes    = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<WsRouteDefinition> deferredWsRoutes = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ public final class FlashApp extends FlashRegistrar<FlashApp> {
     // ── Extensions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     /**
-     * Registers an extension for two-phase installation at startup.
+     * Registers a declarative extension contribution.
-     * Install order is irrelevant — all {@link FlashExtension#provide} calls complete
-     * before any {@link FlashExtension#routes} call begins.
-     * Extensions are sorted by {@link FlashExtension#priority()} before execution.
      */
     public FlashApp install(FlashExtension ext) {
         extensions.add(ext);
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ public final class FlashApp extends FlashRegistrar<FlashApp> {
     // ── FlashRegistrar impl ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     @Override
-    protected void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<Middleware> mw) {
+    protected void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<MiddlewareNode> mw) {
         deferredRoutes.add(new RouteDefinition(
                 method, path, handler, List.of(), mw,
                 !(handler instanceof SimpleHandler), ctx, "/"));
@@ -186,27 +183,25 @@ public final class FlashApp extends FlashRegistrar<FlashApp> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void addMiddleware(Middleware mw) { globalMiddlewares.add(mw); }
+    protected void addMiddleware(MiddlewareNode mw) { globalMiddlewares.add(mw); }
 
     // ── Boot ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private void boot() {
-        extensions.sort(Comparator.comparingInt(FlashExtension::priority));
+        extensions.forEach(e -> e.configure(this, ctx));
-        extensions.forEach(e -> e.provide(ctx));
+        ctx.complete();
-        ctx.resolveAll();
-        extensions.forEach(e -> e.routes(this, ctx));
         compile();
         compileWs();
+        router.compile();
+        wsRouter.compile();
     }
 
     // ── Compilation ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    private static final Middleware[] EMPTY_MW = new Middleware[0];
-
     /** Middleware chain order per route: Global → Scope → Annotation → Explicit. */
     private void compile() {
         for (RouteDefinition def : deferredRoutes) {
-            List<Middleware> injected;
+            List<MiddlewareNode> injected;
             if (def.classBasedHandler()) {
                 injected = def.ctx().processors().stream()
                         .flatMap(p -> p.process(def.handler().getClass()).stream())
@@ -215,7 +210,8 @@ public final class FlashApp extends FlashRegistrar<FlashApp> {
             } else {
                 injected = List.of();
             }
-            Middleware[] all = concat(globalMiddlewares, def.scopeMiddlewares(), injected, def.explicitMiddlewares());
+            Middleware[] all = MiddlewareGraph.order(def.method() + " " + def.path(),
+                    concat(globalMiddlewares, def.scopeMiddlewares(), injected, def.explicitMiddlewares()));
             emitEvent(def, all);
             router.doRegister(def.method(), def.path(), def.handler(), all);
         }
@@ -248,16 +244,12 @@ public final class FlashApp extends FlashRegistrar<FlashApp> {
         listeners.forEach(l -> l.onRoute(event));
     }
 
-    private static Middleware[] concat(List<Middleware> global, List<Middleware> scope,
+    private static List<MiddlewareNode> concat(List<MiddlewareNode> global, List<MiddlewareNode> scope,
-                                       List<Middleware> injected, List<Middleware> explicit) {
+                                       List<MiddlewareNode> injected, List<MiddlewareNode> explicit) {
         int total = global.size() + scope.size() + injected.size() + explicit.size();
-        if (total == 0) return EMPTY_MW;
+        if (total == 0) return List.of();
-        Middleware[] all = new Middleware[total];
+        List<MiddlewareNode> all = new ArrayList<>(total);
-        int i = 0;
+        all.addAll(global); all.addAll(scope); all.addAll(injected); all.addAll(explicit);
-        for (Middleware m : global)   all[i++] = m;
-        for (Middleware m : scope)    all[i++] = m;
-        for (Middleware m : injected) all[i++] = m;
-        for (Middleware m : explicit) all[i++] = m;
         return all;
     }
 }

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/FlashContext.java

@@ -1,176 +1,160 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.extension;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
-/**
+/** Deterministic boot-time service graph, frozen before handlers are initialised. */
- * Central service registry and boot-time hook coordinator.
+public final class FlashContext {
- *
+    private enum State { DECLARING, RESOLVING, READY }
- * <p>Every handler, extension, and scope shares one (or a child of one) {@code FlashContext}.
- * Three capabilities:
- * <ol>
- *   <li><b>Service registry</b> — {@link #provide}/{@link #supply}/{@link #require}/{@link #find}.</li>
- *   <li><b>Annotation processors</b> — middleware injection from handler annotations at boot.</li>
- *   <li><b>Route listeners</b> — boot-time observation of the route graph.</li>
- * </ol>
- *
- * <h3>Eager vs lazy registration</h3>
- * <ul>
- *   <li>{@link #provide(Class, Object)} — instance is already constructed, registered immediately.</li>
- *   <li>{@link #supply(Class, Supplier)} — factory is registered; it runs once, at
- *       {@link #resolveAll()} time (called by {@link FlashApp#start()}) after all
- *       {@link FlashExtension#provide} phases complete. The factory may call
- *       {@link #require} for its own dependencies — the runtime resolves in topological
- *       order automatically and reports circular dependencies with the full cycle path.</li>
- * </ul>
- *
- * <p>A child context (via {@link #child()}) inherits parent services and processors.
- * Services provided on the child are scoped and invisible to the parent.
- */
-public class FlashContext {
 
     private final FlashContext parent;
-    private final Map<Class<?>, Object>      registry  = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    private final Map<Class<?>, Binding<?>> bindings = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-    private final Map<Class<?>, Supplier<?>> pending   = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    private final List<AnnotationProcessor> processors = new ArrayList<>();
-    private final List<AnnotationProcessor>  processors     = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<RouteListener> routeListeners = new ArrayList<>();
-    private final List<RouteListener>        routeListeners = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Runnable> readyCallbacks = new ArrayList<>();
-
+    private final List<FlashContext> children = new ArrayList<>();
-    // Lazy caches — nulled whenever the corresponding list is mutated.
+    private final Deque<Class<?>> resolutionPath = new ArrayDeque<>();
+    private State state = State.DECLARING;
     private List<AnnotationProcessor> cachedProcessors;
-    private List<RouteListener>       cachedListeners;
+    private List<RouteListener> cachedListeners;
 
-    // DFS stack — tracks in-progress resolutions to detect circular dependencies.
+    public FlashContext() { parent = null; }
-    private final LinkedHashSet<Class<?>> resolutionStack = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-
-    public FlashContext() { this.parent = null; }
     private FlashContext(FlashContext parent) { this.parent = parent; }
 
-    /** Creates a child context that inherits this context's services and processors. */
+    public FlashContext child() {
-    public FlashContext child() { return new FlashContext(this); }
+        requireDeclaring();
+        FlashContext child = new FlashContext(this);
+        children.add(child);
+        return child;
+    }
 
-    // ── Service registry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /** Binds an already-created singleton. Duplicate bindings are always an error. */
-
-    /** Registers an already-constructed {@code instance} under {@code type}. */
     public <T> void provide(Class<T> type, T instance) {
-        registry.put(type, instance);
+        declare(type, new Binding<>(type, List.of(), ignored -> Objects.requireNonNull(instance, "instance")));
     }
 
-    /**
+    /** Declares a no-dependency boot factory. */
-     * Registers a lazy factory for {@code type}. The factory runs once at
-     * {@link #resolveAll()} time (or on the first {@link #require} call for this type)
-     * and may call {@link #require} for its own dependencies — topological order
-     * is resolved automatically.
-     *
-     * <pre>{@code
-     * ctx.supply(JwtValidator.class, () ->
-     *     new JwtValidator(ctx.require(OidcProviderMetadata.class).jwksUri()));
-     * }</pre>
-     */
     public <T> void supply(Class<T> type, Supplier<T> factory) {
-        pending.put(type, factory);
+        declare(type, new Binding<>(type, List.of(), ignored -> factory.get()));
     }
 
-    /**
+    /** Declares a boot factory and its complete dependency set. */
-     * Returns the service for {@code type}. Checks own scope first, then parent chain.
+    public <T> void supply(Class<T> type, ServiceFactory<T> factory, Class<?>... dependencies) {
-     * Lazy-registered types are resolved on first access. Circular dependencies throw
+        Objects.requireNonNull(factory, "factory");
-     * {@link IllegalStateException} with the full cycle path.
+        declare(type, new Binding<>(type, List.of(dependencies), factory));
-     *
+    }
-     * @throws IllegalStateException if the service is not found anywhere in the context chain
+
-     */
+    /** One-dependency factory with no application-side context lookup. */
+    public <A, T> void supply(Class<T> type, Class<A> dependency, Function<A, T> factory) {
+        supply(type, ignored -> factory.apply(require(dependency)), dependency);
+    }
+
+    /** Registers work materialised after all services are resolved. */
+    public void onReady(Runnable callback) { requireDeclaring(); readyCallbacks.add(Objects.requireNonNull(callback)); }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public <T> T require(Class<T> type) {
-        Object val = registry.get(type);
+        if (state == State.DECLARING)
-        if (val != null) return (T) val;
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Service graph is still being declared; use FlashContext.onReady(...)");
-        if (pending.containsKey(type)) return resolve(type);
+        Binding<?> binding = bindings.get(type);
+        if (binding != null) {
+            verifyDeclaredDependency(type);
+            return (T) resolve((Binding<Object>) binding);
+        }
         if (parent != null) return parent.require(type);
-        throw new IllegalStateException(
+        throw new IllegalStateException("No provider declared for " + type.getName() + dependencyTrace());
-                "Service not found: " + type.getSimpleName() +
-                " — register it via FlashContext.provide()/supply() or install the required extension");
     }
 
-    /** Returns the service for {@code type}, or empty if not found in this scope or any parent. */
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public <T> Optional<T> find(Class<T> type) {
-        Object val = registry.get(type);
+        if (state == State.DECLARING)
-        if (val != null) return Optional.of((T) val);
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Service graph is still being declared; use FlashContext.onReady(...)");
-        if (pending.containsKey(type)) return Optional.of(resolve(type));
+        if (bindings.containsKey(type)) return Optional.of(require(type));
-        return parent != null ? parent.find(type) : Optional.empty();
+        return parent == null ? Optional.empty() : parent.find(type);
     }
-
-    /** Alias for {@link #find} — prefer when semantics are "this may or may not exist". */
     public <T> Optional<T> optional(Class<T> type) { return find(type); }
 
-    /**
-     * Eagerly resolves all pending lazy suppliers in topological order.
-     * Called once by {@link FlashApp#start()} after all {@link FlashExtension#provide}
-     * phases complete. Any circular dependency is reported with the full cycle path.
-     */
-    void resolveAll() {
-        new ArrayList<>(pending.keySet()).forEach(this::resolve);
-    }
-
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private <T> T resolve(Class<?> type) {
-        Object already = registry.get(type);
-        if (already != null) return (T) already;  // resolved during an earlier DFS branch
-
-        if (!resolutionStack.add(type)) {
-            // type is already on the current DFS path → circular dependency
-            List<Class<?>> cycle = new ArrayList<>(resolutionStack);
-            cycle.add(type);
-            StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder("Circular dependency: ");
-            for (int i = 0; i < cycle.size(); i++) {
-                if (i > 0) msg.append(" → ");
-                msg.append(cycle.get(i).getSimpleName());
-            }
-            throw new IllegalStateException(msg.toString());
-        }
-
-        Supplier<?> factory = pending.get(type);
-        Object instance = factory.get();   // recursive require() calls happen here
-        registry.put(type, instance);
-        pending.remove(type);
-        resolutionStack.remove(type);
-        return (T) instance;
-    }
-
-    // ── Annotation processors ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /** Registers an {@link AnnotationProcessor}. Processors run once per class-based handler at boot. */
     public void addAnnotationProcessor(AnnotationProcessor processor) {
-        processors.add(processor);
+        requireDeclaring(); processors.add(Objects.requireNonNull(processor)); cachedProcessors = null;
-        cachedProcessors = null;
+    }
+    public void addRouteListener(RouteListener listener) {
+        requireDeclaring(); routeListeners.add(Objects.requireNonNull(listener)); cachedListeners = null;
     }
 
-    /** All processors visible from this context: parent-first, then own. Cached after first call. */
     List<AnnotationProcessor> processors() {
         if (cachedProcessors != null) return cachedProcessors;
-        if (parent == null) return cachedProcessors = List.copyOf(processors);
+        List<AnnotationProcessor> all = parent == null ? new ArrayList<>() : new ArrayList<>(parent.processors());
-        List<AnnotationProcessor> p = parent.processors();
+        all.addAll(processors); return cachedProcessors = List.copyOf(all);
-        if (processors.isEmpty()) return cachedProcessors = p;
-        List<AnnotationProcessor> merged = new ArrayList<>(p.size() + processors.size());
-        merged.addAll(p);
-        merged.addAll(processors);
-        return cachedProcessors = List.copyOf(merged);
     }
-
-    // ── Route listeners ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /** Registers a boot-time {@link RouteListener}. Zero overhead on the request hot-path. */
-    public void addRouteListener(RouteListener listener) {
-        routeListeners.add(listener);
-        cachedListeners = null;
-    }
-
-    /** All route listeners visible from this context: parent-first, then own. Cached after first call. */
     List<RouteListener> routeListeners() {
         if (cachedListeners != null) return cachedListeners;
-        if (parent == null) return cachedListeners = List.copyOf(routeListeners);
+        List<RouteListener> all = parent == null ? new ArrayList<>() : new ArrayList<>(parent.routeListeners());
-        List<RouteListener> p = parent.routeListeners();
+        all.addAll(routeListeners); return cachedListeners = List.copyOf(all);
-        if (routeListeners.isEmpty()) return cachedListeners = p;
-        List<RouteListener> merged = new ArrayList<>(p.size() + routeListeners.size());
-        merged.addAll(p);
-        merged.addAll(routeListeners);
-        return cachedListeners = List.copyOf(merged);
     }
-}
+
+    void resolveAll() {
+        if (state != State.DECLARING) throw new IllegalStateException("Service graph has already been closed");
+        state = State.RESOLVING;
+        for (Binding<?> binding : bindings.values()) resolveUnchecked(binding);
+        for (FlashContext child : children) child.resolveAll();
+        state = State.READY;
+    }
+    void runReadyCallbacks() {
+        if (state != State.READY) throw new IllegalStateException("Service graph is not ready");
+        for (Runnable callback : List.copyOf(readyCallbacks)) callback.run();
+        readyCallbacks.clear();
+        for (FlashContext child : children) child.runReadyCallbacks();
+    }
+
+    /** Completes graph resolution and runs all deferred materialisation callbacks once. */
+    public void complete() {
+        resolveAll();
+        runReadyCallbacks();
+    }
+
+    private <T> void declare(Class<T> type, Binding<T> binding) {
+        requireDeclaring(); Objects.requireNonNull(type, "type");
+        if (bindings.putIfAbsent(type, binding) != null)
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Duplicate provider declared for " + type.getName());
+    }
+    private void requireDeclaring() {
+        if (state != State.DECLARING) throw new IllegalStateException("Flash service declarations are closed");
+    }
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") private void resolveUnchecked(Binding<?> binding) { resolve((Binding<Object>) binding); }
+    private <T> T resolve(Binding<T> binding) {
+        if (binding.instance != null) return binding.instance;
+        if (binding.resolving) throw cycle(binding.type);
+        binding.resolving = true; resolutionPath.addLast(binding.type);
+        try {
+            for (Class<?> dependency : binding.dependencies) require(dependency);
+            return binding.instance = Objects.requireNonNull(binding.factory.create(this),
+                    () -> "Provider returned null for " + binding.type.getName());
+        } finally {
+            resolutionPath.removeLast(); binding.resolving = false;
+        }
+    }
+    private IllegalStateException cycle(Class<?> type) {
+        StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder("Circular service dependency: ");
+        for (Class<?> node : resolutionPath) out.append(node.getSimpleName()).append(" -> ");
+        return new IllegalStateException(out.append(type.getSimpleName()).toString());
+    }
+    private String dependencyTrace() {
+        return resolutionPath.isEmpty() ? "" : " (required while creating " + resolutionPath.peekLast().getName() + ')';
+    }
+    private void verifyDeclaredDependency(Class<?> type) {
+        if (resolutionPath.isEmpty()) return;
+        Class<?> owner = resolutionPath.peekLast();
+        Binding<?> binding = bindings.get(owner);
+        if (binding != null && !binding.dependencies.contains(type))
+            throw new IllegalStateException(owner.getName() + " requested undeclared dependency " + type.getName());
+    }
+
+    @FunctionalInterface public interface ServiceFactory<T> { T create(FlashContext services); }
+    private static final class Binding<T> {
+        final Class<T> type; final List<Class<?>> dependencies; final ServiceFactory<T> factory;
+        T instance; boolean resolving;
+        Binding(Class<T> type, List<Class<?>> dependencies, ServiceFactory<T> factory) {
+            this.type = type; this.dependencies = dependencies; this.factory = factory;
+        }
+    }
+}

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/FlashExtension.java

@@ -1,70 +1,17 @@
 package dev.relism.flash.extension;
 
 /**
- * Two-phase contract for all Flash extensions.
+ * One declarative contribution to a Flash application.
  *
- * <p>Extension lifecycle inside {@link FlashApp#start()}:
+ * <p>Extensions never control lifecycle ordering. During {@link #configure}, they declare
- * <ol>
+ * services, processors, listeners and ready callbacks. Flash closes declarations, validates and
- *   <li>Extensions are sorted by {@link #priority()} — lower value runs first.</li>
+ * resolves the complete service graph, then executes ready callbacks to materialise routes.
- *   <li><b>Provide phase</b> — {@link #provide(FlashContext)} is called for <em>all</em>
- *       installed extensions. Use this phase to register services, annotation processors,
- *       and route listeners. Never call {@link FlashContext#require} here.</li>
- *   <li>Context resolution — {@link FlashContext#resolveAll()} performs topological
- *       resolution of lazy suppliers. Circular or missing dependencies fail here with
- *       a clear message before any request is served.</li>
- *   <li><b>Routes phase</b> — {@link #routes(FlashRegistrar, FlashContext)} is called for
- *       all extensions. All services are resolved; {@link FlashContext#require} is safe.</li>
- * </ol>
- *
- * <h3>Priority and middleware ordering</h3>
- * {@link #priority()} controls the order annotation processors are registered, which
- * determines the annotation-layer middleware chain position:
- * <pre>
- * Request ──► EARLY processors' mw ──► DEFAULT processors' mw ──► LATE processors' mw ──► handler
- * </pre>
- * Use {@link ExtensionPhase} constants for semantic ordering:
- * <pre>{@code
- * @Override public int priority() { return ExtensionPhase.EARLY.value; }
- * }</pre>
- *
- * <h3>Example</h3>
- * <pre>{@code
- * public class MetricsExtension implements FlashExtension {
- *
- *     @Override public int priority() { return ExtensionPhase.LATE.value; }
- *
- *     @Override
- *     public void provide(FlashContext ctx) {
- *         ctx.provide(MetricsRegistry.class, new PromMetricsRegistry());
- *     }
- *
- *     @Override
- *     public void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {
- *         app.get("/metrics", (req, res) -> ctx.require(MetricsRegistry.class).scrape());
- *     }
- * }
- * }</pre>
  */
+@FunctionalInterface
 public interface FlashExtension {
-
     /**
-     * Phase 1 — register services and processors.
+     * Declares this extension's contribution. {@code ctx.require(...)} is intentionally illegal
-     * Safe: {@link FlashContext#provide}, {@link FlashContext#supply},
+     * here: work needing resolved services belongs in {@link FlashContext#onReady(Runnable)}.
-     * {@link FlashContext#addAnnotationProcessor}, {@link FlashContext#addRouteListener}.
-     * Unsafe: {@link FlashContext#require} (services not yet resolved).
      */
-    default void provide(FlashContext ctx) {}
+    void configure(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx);
-
-    /**
-     * Phase 2 — register routes. All services are fully resolved.
-     * {@link FlashContext#require} is safe here.
-     */
-    default void routes(FlashRegistrar<?> app, FlashContext ctx) {}
-
-    /**
-     * Execution priority. Lower = earlier in the annotation middleware chain.
-     * Tie-breaking: same value → install order (sort is stable).
-     * Default: {@link ExtensionPhase#DEFAULT} (500).
-     */
-    default int priority() { return ExtensionPhase.DEFAULT.value; }
 }

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/FlashRegistrar.java

@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.SimpleHandler;
 import dev.relism.flash.websocket.WebSocketEndpoint;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareKey;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Route;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Routes;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.Ws;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 /**
  * Common route-registration surface shared by {@link FlashApp} and {@link FlashScope}.
@@ -24,14 +27,15 @@ import java.util.List;
  * app.get("/admin",   handler, oidc.requireRole("admin"), rateLimiter)
  * }</pre>
  *
- * <p>{@link FlashExtension#routes} receives a {@code FlashRegistrar<?>} for route
+ * <p>Extensions receive a {@link FlashApp} during their single configure declaration.
- * registration. Extension installation ({@code install()}) is only available on
+ * Extension installation ({@code install()}) is only available on
  * {@link FlashApp} — scoped install is intentionally unsupported.
  *
  * @param <SELF> concrete registrar type — enables fluent chaining without casting
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 public abstract class FlashRegistrar<SELF extends FlashRegistrar<SELF>> {
+    private static final AtomicLong INLINE_KEYS = new AtomicLong();
 
     // ── HTTP method registration ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -47,6 +51,18 @@ public abstract class FlashRegistrar<SELF extends FlashRegistrar<SELF>> {
     public final SELF purge  (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, Middleware... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.PURGE,   path, h, mw); }
     public final SELF query  (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, Middleware... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.QUERY,   path, h, mw); }
 
+    public final SELF getWith    (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.GET,     path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF postWith   (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.POST,    path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF putWith    (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.PUT,     path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF deleteWith (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.DELETE,  path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF patchWith  (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.PATCH,   path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF optionsWith(String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.OPTIONS, path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF headWith   (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.HEAD,    path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF traceWith  (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.TRACE,   path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF connectWith(String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.CONNECT, path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF purgeWith  (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.PURGE,   path, h, mw); }
+    public final SELF queryWith  (String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode... mw) { return route(HttpMethod.QUERY,   path, h, mw); }
+
     // ── Middleware ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     /**
@@ -56,7 +72,13 @@ public abstract class FlashRegistrar<SELF extends FlashRegistrar<SELF>> {
      * Order-independent: middleware is resolved at {@link FlashApp#start()}.
      */
     public final SELF use(Middleware... middlewares) {
-        for (Middleware m : middlewares) addMiddleware(m);
+        for (Middleware m : middlewares) addMiddleware(inline(m));
+        return (SELF) this;
+    }
+
+    /** Adds named middleware nodes whose ordering constraints are compiled at boot. */
+    public final SELF use(MiddlewareNode... middlewares) {
+        for (MiddlewareNode m : middlewares) addMiddleware(m);
         return (SELF) this;
     }
 
@@ -93,18 +115,29 @@ public abstract class FlashRegistrar<SELF extends FlashRegistrar<SELF>> {
      * Subclasses may prepend a namespace prefix and inject scope middlewares before storing.
      */
     protected abstract void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path,
-                                     RequestHandler handler, List<Middleware> mw);
+                                     RequestHandler handler, List<MiddlewareNode> mw);
 
     protected abstract void addWsRoute(String path, WebSocketEndpoint endpoint);
 
     /** Registers a middleware in this registrar's own scope (global or scope-level). */
-    protected abstract void addMiddleware(Middleware mw);
+    protected abstract void addMiddleware(MiddlewareNode mw);
 
     private SELF route(HttpMethod method, String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, Middleware[] mw) {
+        MiddlewareNode[] nodes = new MiddlewareNode[mw.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < mw.length; i++) nodes[i] = inline(mw[i]);
+        addRoute(method, path, new SimpleHandler(h), mw.length == 0 ? List.of() : List.of(nodes));
+        return (SELF) this;
+    }
+
+    private SELF route(HttpMethod method, String path, SimpleHandler.FunctionalHandler h, MiddlewareNode[] mw) {
         addRoute(method, path, new SimpleHandler(h), mw.length == 0 ? List.of() : List.of(mw));
         return (SELF) this;
     }
 
+    private static MiddlewareNode inline(Middleware middleware) {
+        return MiddlewareNode.of(MiddlewareKey.of("flash.inline." + INLINE_KEYS.incrementAndGet()), middleware);
+    }
+
     protected static RequestHandler instantiate(Class<?> cls) {
         try { return (RequestHandler) cls.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance(); }
         catch (Exception e) {

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/FlashScope.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package dev.relism.flash.extension;
 import dev.relism.flash.http.HttpMethod;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.SimpleHandler;
-import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 import dev.relism.flash.routing.PathUtils;
 import dev.relism.flash.websocket.WebSocketEndpoint;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public final class FlashScope extends FlashRegistrar<FlashScope> {
 
     private final String                namespace;
     private final FlashContext          ctx;
-    private final List<Middleware>      scopeMiddlewares = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<MiddlewareNode>  scopeMiddlewares = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<RouteDefinition> deferredRoutes   = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<WsRouteDefinition> deferredWsRoutes = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public final class FlashScope extends FlashRegistrar<FlashScope> {
     // ── FlashRegistrar impl ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     @Override
-    protected void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<Middleware> mw) {
+    protected void addRoute(HttpMethod method, String path, RequestHandler handler, List<MiddlewareNode> mw) {
-        List<Middleware> scopeMw = scopeMiddlewares.isEmpty() ? List.of() : List.copyOf(scopeMiddlewares);
+        List<MiddlewareNode> scopeMw = scopeMiddlewares.isEmpty() ? List.of() : List.copyOf(scopeMiddlewares);
         deferredRoutes.add(new RouteDefinition(
                 method, ns(path), handler, scopeMw, mw,
                 !(handler instanceof SimpleHandler), ctx, namespace));
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class FlashScope extends FlashRegistrar<FlashScope> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void addMiddleware(Middleware mw) { scopeMiddlewares.add(mw); }
+    protected void addMiddleware(MiddlewareNode mw) { scopeMiddlewares.add(mw); }
 
     // ── Internal (called by FlashApp.mount) ───────────────────────────────────
 

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/extension/RouteDefinition.java

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package dev.relism.flash.extension;
 
 import dev.relism.flash.http.HttpMethod;
 import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
-import dev.relism.flash.routing.Middleware;
+import dev.relism.flash.routing.MiddlewareNode;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ record RouteDefinition(
         HttpMethod method,
         String path,
         RequestHandler handler,
-        List<Middleware> scopeMiddlewares,
+        List<MiddlewareNode> scopeMiddlewares,
-        List<Middleware> explicitMiddlewares,
+        List<MiddlewareNode> explicitMiddlewares,
         boolean classBasedHandler,
         FlashContext ctx,
         String namespace

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/AbstractRouter.java

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractRouter {
 
+    /** Eagerly validates and compiles this route graph before traffic is accepted. */
+    public void compile() {}
+
     // Pre-encoded prod JSON error bodies — zero allocation on error paths.
     private static final byte[] JSON_404 = "{\"error\":\"Not Found\",\"status\":404}"
             .getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/AbstractWsRouter.java

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import dev.relism.flash.websocket.WebSocketHandler;
 
 public abstract class AbstractWsRouter {
 
+    /** Eagerly validates and compiles this WebSocket route graph before traffic is accepted. */
+    public void compile() {}
+
     public final AbstractWsRouter register(HttpMethod method, String path, WebSocketHandler handler) {
         return addRoute(method, PathUtils.sanitize(path), handler);
     }

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/MiddlewareGraph.java

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.routing;
+
+import dev.relism.flash.models.RequestHandler;
+import dev.relism.flash.models.SimpleHandler;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/** Boot-only DAG compiler for a route's middleware nodes. */
+public final class MiddlewareGraph {
+    private MiddlewareGraph() {}
+
+    public static Middleware[] order(String route, List<MiddlewareNode> nodes) {
+        if (nodes.isEmpty()) return new Middleware[0];
+        Map<MiddlewareKey, Integer> index = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < nodes.size(); i++) {
+            MiddlewareKey key = nodes.get(i).key();
+            if (index.putIfAbsent(key, i) != null)
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Duplicate middleware " + key.value() + " on " + route);
+        }
+        List<Set<Integer>> outgoing = new ArrayList<>(nodes.size());
+        int[] incoming = new int[nodes.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < nodes.size(); i++) outgoing.add(new LinkedHashSet<>());
+        for (int source = 0; source < nodes.size(); source++) {
+            for (MiddlewareNode.Constraint c : nodes.get(source).constraints()) {
+                Integer target = index.get(c.target());
+                if (target == null) {
+                    if (c.required()) throw new IllegalStateException("Middleware " + nodes.get(source).key().value()
+                            + " on " + route + " requires " + c.target().value() + " to be present");
+                    continue;
+                }
+                int from = c.relation() == MiddlewareNode.Relation.AFTER ? target : source;
+                int to = c.relation() == MiddlewareNode.Relation.AFTER ? source : target;
+                if (outgoing.get(from).add(to)) incoming[to]++;
+            }
+        }
+        PriorityQueue<Integer> ready = new PriorityQueue<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < incoming.length; i++) if (incoming[i] == 0) ready.add(i);
+        Middleware[] ordered = new Middleware[nodes.size()];
+        int out = 0;
+        while (!ready.isEmpty()) {
+            int current = ready.remove();
+            ordered[out++] = nodes.get(current).middleware();
+            for (int next : outgoing.get(current)) if (--incoming[next] == 0) ready.add(next);
+        }
+        if (out != nodes.size()) throw new IllegalStateException("Middleware ordering cycle on " + route);
+        return ordered;
+    }
+
+    /** Pre-composes a sorted chain once at boot. */
+    public static RequestHandler compose(RequestHandler handler, Middleware[] ordered) {
+        RequestHandler current = handler;
+        for (int i = ordered.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) current = new SimpleHandler(ordered[i].wrap(current));
+        return current;
+    }
+}

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/MiddlewareKey.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.routing;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/** Stable boot-time identity of a middleware node. Never consulted while handling a request. */
+public record MiddlewareKey(String value) {
+    public MiddlewareKey {
+        if (value == null || value.isBlank()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Middleware key cannot be blank");
+    }
+    public static MiddlewareKey of(String value) { return new MiddlewareKey(value); }
+}

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/MiddlewareNode.java

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package dev.relism.flash.routing;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * A named middleware contribution and its ordering constraints.
+ *
+ * <p>Constraints are resolved only while Flash compiles a route. The resulting handler chain
+ * contains no keys, graphs, ordering checks or additional request-path allocations.
+ */
+public final class MiddlewareNode {
+    private final MiddlewareKey key;
+    private final Middleware middleware;
+    private final List<Constraint> constraints = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    private MiddlewareNode(MiddlewareKey key, Middleware middleware) {
+        this.key = Objects.requireNonNull(key, "key");
+        this.middleware = Objects.requireNonNull(middleware, "middleware");
+    }
+
+    public static MiddlewareNode of(MiddlewareKey key, Middleware middleware) { return new MiddlewareNode(key, middleware); }
+    public MiddlewareNode after(MiddlewareKey key) { constraints.add(new Constraint(key, Relation.AFTER, true)); return this; }
+    public MiddlewareNode afterIfPresent(MiddlewareKey key) { constraints.add(new Constraint(key, Relation.AFTER, false)); return this; }
+    public MiddlewareNode before(MiddlewareKey key) { constraints.add(new Constraint(key, Relation.BEFORE, true)); return this; }
+    public MiddlewareNode beforeIfPresent(MiddlewareKey key) { constraints.add(new Constraint(key, Relation.BEFORE, false)); return this; }
+
+    public MiddlewareKey key() { return key; }
+    Middleware middleware() { return middleware; }
+    List<Constraint> constraints() { return List.copyOf(constraints); }
+
+    enum Relation { BEFORE, AFTER }
+    record Constraint(MiddlewareKey target, Relation relation, boolean required) {
+        Constraint { Objects.requireNonNull(target, "target"); }
+    }
+}

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/routers/fastpathrouter/FastPathRouterImpl.java

@@ -92,4 +92,7 @@ public class FastPathRouterImpl extends AbstractRouter {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void compile() { ensureCompiled(); }
 }

flash/src/main/java/dev/relism/flash/routing/routers/fastpathrouter/FastPathWsRouterImpl.java

@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public final class FastPathWsRouterImpl extends AbstractWsRouter {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void compile() { ensureCompiled(); }
+
     private static final class Context {
         private static final ThreadLocal<MatchResult<WebSocketHandler>> RESULT =
                 ThreadLocal.withInitial(() -> new MatchResult<>(32, 128));