Basic Auth

Purpose

HTTP Basic Authentication — the simplest way to authenticate with a username and password.

When to use

• Legacy APIs that only support Basic Auth
• Simple authentication without complex tokens
• Internal services

Configuration

specs:
  - domain: jokes
    llm_title: Dad Joke API
    base_url: https://icanhazdadjoke.com
    collections:
      - llm_title: Jokes
        location: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mmadfox/swag2mcp/main/specs/dadjoke.yaml
    auth:
      type: basic
      config:
        username: "admin"
        password: "$(PASSWORD)"

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
username	Yes	Username
password	Yes	Password

Notes

• The password is sent in the Authorization: Basic ... header encoded in Base64 — this is not encryption. Always use HTTPS.
• Store the password in an environment variable: password: "$(MY_PASSWORD)"