HTTP / SSE Server Setup

Use the http (Streamable HTTP, recommended) or sse (legacy) transport to connect to a remote MCP server.

Fields

Field	Required	Description
`url`	yes	Server URL. `https://` required unless `MCP_ALLOW_INSECURE_HTTP=True`.
`auth_token`	no	Bearer token sent as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Encrypted at rest.
`headers`	no	Extra HTTP headers. Encrypted at rest.
`verify_ssl`	no	Verify the server's TLS certificate (default `true`).
`ca_bundle_path`	no	Path to a CA bundle for self-signed certs.

{
  "instance_name": "Acme MCP",
  "transport": "http",
  "url": "https://mcp.acme.com/mcp",
  "auth_token": "sk-xxx",
  "verify_ssl": true
}

Set verify_ssl: true and provide ca_bundle_path: /etc/ssl/acme-ca.pem. Do not disable verification in production.