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Summary

Refs #137. Spec-first companion: HQBase/hqbase-site#59

ChatGPT connections to /mcp/full end after the one-hour access token expires. ChatGPT requests
only the scopes in the WWW-Authenticate challenge (mail:read mail:write mail:send). It never asks
for offline_access, so Better Auth issues no refresh token.

#137 proposes to add offline_access to the MCP challenges. MCP SEP-2207 (Final) says a resource
server SHOULD NOT do that, and that the authorization server decides refresh-token issuance by its
own policy. HQBase is also the authorization server, so this change applies the policy there.
The challenges and the protected-resource metadata do not change.

Changes

• worker/auth/mcp-offline-access.ts (new): before Better Auth handles
  /api/auth/oauth2/authorize (GET or form POST) or /api/auth/device/code (form POST), add
  offline_access to the scope parameter when all of these are true:
  • every resource is /mcp or /mcp/full;
  • the request has a scope without offline_access, and no sig (Better Auth signs
    continuation queries, and a change would break the signature);
  • the client exists, is not disabled, registered the refresh_token grant type, and allows
    offline_access. This follows the SEP-2207 rule to give refresh tokens only to clients that
    say they can store them.
• worker/routes/index.ts: pass /api/auth/* requests through this policy before Better Auth.
• CHANGELOG.md: add a "Fixed" entry.

The consent page already shows offline_access as "Stay connected until you revoke access".
A person who approved the MCP scopes before this change sees the consent page again, with this line.
The Mail API (/api/v1, /api/v2) does not change. Its clients request offline_access themselves.

Tests

test/integration/worker/mcp-offline-access.test.ts (new) runs the real flows through Better Auth:

• For /mcp and /mcp/full: read the challenge, authorize with exactly the challenge scopes and
  PKCE, approve the consent, and exchange the code. The consent query and the token include
  offline_access, a refresh token is issued, tools/list works, and a refresh grant returns an
  access token that works.
• A client without the refresh_token grant keeps its requested scopes and gets no refresh token.
• A Mail API resource (/api/v2) keeps its requested scopes.
• An MCP device authorization request stores offline_access in its scope.

With the policy turned off, the three positive tests fail and the two negative tests pass.
The existing tests that check the unchanged challenges and metadata still pass.

Checks

• pnpm check: pass. 967 unit tests pass and 2 are skipped. 231 Worker integration tests pass.
• pnpm deploy:dry-run: pass.
• Not run: official HQBase staging E2E, and a real ChatGPT connection past token expiry. ChatGPT doesn't request refresh token for MCP connections to hqbase installs #137
  asks for the ChatGPT check before it closes. This PR assumes that ChatGPT registers the
  refresh_token grant type, as ChatGPT doesn't request refresh token for MCP connections to hqbase installs #137 reports.

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• New Features
  • Eligible clients that support refresh tokens can stay connected to MCP services after their access token expires. This applies to MCP connections and requests, without changing Mail API authorization scopes.
  • The consent page describes this as “Stay connected until you revoke access.”

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Walkthrough

The worker adds offline_access to eligible MCP authorization and device-code requests. Integration tests cover refresh-token issuance and use, and verify that ineligible clients and non-MCP resources do not receive the added scope.

Changes

MCP Offline Access

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Request scope handling worker/auth/mcp-offline-access.ts, worker/routes/index.ts	The worker adds offline_access to eligible authorization and device-code requests for MCP resources. The route passes the updated request to Better Auth.
OAuth flow coverage test/integration/worker/mcp-offline-access.test.ts, CHANGELOG.md	Integration tests cover authorization-code and device-code scope handling, refresh-token use, and cases where the scope is unchanged. The changelog records the MCP connection fix and consent wording.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant OAuthClient
  participant WorkerRoute
  participant withMcpOfflineAccess
  participant BetterAuth
  participant MCP
  OAuthClient->>WorkerRoute: Send MCP authorization request
  WorkerRoute->>withMcpOfflineAccess: Check request and client eligibility
  withMcpOfflineAccess->>BetterAuth: Pass request with offline_access when eligible
  BetterAuth-->>OAuthClient: Return authorization code and tokens
  OAuthClient->>BetterAuth: Exchange refresh token
  BetterAuth-->>OAuthClient: Return refreshed access token
  OAuthClient->>MCP: Request tool list with access token

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MCP clients that omit scope may not stay connected after token expiry. Confirm the omitted-scope behavior before relying on this path; the remaining risk is narrow.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding offline access to keep MCP connections active.
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- Line 57: Update the scope handling around the `scopes.length === 0` check to
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