MCP Servers' Silent Killer: Token Expiry That Wrecks Production at 2AM
AI folks hyped MCP as the glue for agent tools. Reality? Your production server ghosts out at 2AM from expired tokens, and nobody's watching.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Silent token expiry turns MCP servers into unreliable ghosts—pre-flight checks mandatory.
- Structured errors let orchestrators route around auth fails; generic ones doom workflows.
- Automate rotation via secrets stores, or brace for 2AM outages every provider cycle.
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Originally reported by dev.to
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