Stream Vessel describes user-approved redirects for custom MCP clients

Stream Vessel says Alexander Loginov's design keeps operator allowlists and adds up to 10 user-trusted HTTPS callbacks, with a typed host, an email alert and revocation on removal.

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Why it matters

Hosted MCP servers face a choice between operator allowlists that block custom agents and open registration that lets a fake client harvest an authorization code in one click. Stream Vessel's per-user trusted redirect list, decided at authorize time with a typed host, an email alert and revocation on removal, offers another approach for MCP operators.

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Alexander Loginov published Stream Vessel's account of the design on November 4th, 2026. Stream Vessel published its account of the design on November 4th; it did not specify a feature rollout date.…

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