Single sign-on approach aims to fix MCP's consent screen overload

WorkOS proposes using identity providers to eliminate repetitive OAuth consent screens when connecting AI agents to enterprise tools.

Published
Apr 28, 2026

Overview

  • WorkOS engineer Garrett Galow argues that Cross-App Access can replace dozens of per-tool OAuth consent screens with a single SSO login for MCP connections.

  • The approach uses the Identity Assertion Authorization Grant (ID-JAG) spec, where the identity provider issues short-lived JWTs that broker trust between MCP clients and servers.workos

  • Okta currently supports XAA, but Microsoft Entra does not yet, limiting enterprise adoption to one major identity provider for now.

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