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Changelog Entry
Description
Fixes incorrect deletion of MCP OAuth sessions after every chat completion. The SSO OAuth token fallback in get_system_oauth_token() previously picked the most recent OAuth session of the user regardless of provider — including mcp:* sessions — and handed them to the SSO oauth_manager, which doesn't recognise MCP providers and deletes the session after a failed refresh. MCP sessions are now filtered out of this fallback path; their refresh is already handled separately by oauth_client_manager.get_oauth_token() in process_chat_payload.
Added
backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py — lightweight module containing select_sso_session(), the helper that filters MCP sessions out of the SSO fallback path.
Regression test file backend/open_webui/test/utils/test_get_system_oauth_token.py with 6 cases covering the SSO/MCP session-filtering scenarios, exercising the real select_sso_session() function directly.
Changed
Extracted session-selection logic into a new lightweight module backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py (select_sso_session()), keeping it importable without pulling in the full middleware chain.
get_system_oauth_token() in backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py now delegates fallback session selection to select_sso_session(), which filters out mcp:* sessions before passing to the SSO oauth_manager.
Deprecated
None
Removed
None
Fixed
MCP OAuth sessions (e.g. provider='mcp:coda') being deleted from the database after every chat completion when the user is logged in via SSO, causing subsequent MCP tool calls to fail with 401 Unauthorized. (#24618)
Security
None
Breaking Changes
None
Additional Information
The fix follows the approach proposed by the issue reporter (verdier in #24618) and was independently verified against current dev by @Sean-Kenneth-Doherty, who also recommended the regression-test target adopted below. Another affected user (los93sol) confirmed the fix worked in their deployment before this PR was opened.
Design note: the session-selection logic was intentionally extracted into a separate oauth_session_utils.py module rather than kept as a private helper in middleware.py. This keeps the utility importable without pulling in the full middleware import chain, making it straightforward to unit-test and reuse.
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24828
**Author:** [@IVVI0927](https://github.com/IVVI0927)
**Created:** 5/17/2026
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `fix/24618-mcp-oauth-session-wipe`
---
### 📝 Commits (3)
- [`f1ff554`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/f1ff554f273769cb7309073fc2c78baa83bcb679) fix: skip MCP-provider sessions in SSO OAuth fallback (#24618)
- [`e8f9476`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/e8f9476bbd6b6310b00e5ad21277c3283c573f45) test: add regression coverage for MCP session filtering in SSO fallback (#24618)
- [`cfb9c72`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/cfb9c72467b2dee089094f37c7043d3c04c6ef33) refactor: extract select_sso_session to oauth_session_utils; update tests to use real function (#24618)
### 📊 Changes
**5 files changed** (+140 additions, -2 deletions)
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➕ `backend/open_webui/test/__init__.py` (+0 -0)
➕ `backend/open_webui/test/utils/__init__.py` (+0 -0)
➕ `backend/open_webui/test/utils/test_get_system_oauth_token.py` (+117 -0)
📝 `backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py` (+3 -2)
➕ `backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py` (+20 -0)
</details>
### 📄 Description
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# Changelog Entry
### Description
Fixes incorrect deletion of MCP OAuth sessions after every chat completion. The SSO OAuth token fallback in `get_system_oauth_token()` previously picked the most recent OAuth session of the user regardless of provider — including `mcp:*` sessions — and handed them to the SSO `oauth_manager`, which doesn't recognise MCP providers and deletes the session after a failed refresh. MCP sessions are now filtered out of this fallback path; their refresh is already handled separately by `oauth_client_manager.get_oauth_token()` in `process_chat_payload`.
### Added
- `backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py` — lightweight module containing `select_sso_session()`, the helper that filters MCP sessions out of the SSO fallback path.
- Regression test file `backend/open_webui/test/utils/test_get_system_oauth_token.py` with 6 cases covering the SSO/MCP session-filtering scenarios, exercising the real `select_sso_session()` function directly.
### Changed
- Extracted session-selection logic into a new lightweight module `backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py` (`select_sso_session()`), keeping it importable without pulling in the full middleware chain.
- `get_system_oauth_token()` in `backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py` now delegates fallback session selection to `select_sso_session()`, which filters out `mcp:*` sessions before passing to the SSO `oauth_manager`.
### Deprecated
- None
### Removed
- None
### Fixed
- MCP OAuth sessions (e.g. `provider='mcp:coda'`) being deleted from the database after every chat completion when the user is logged in via SSO, causing subsequent MCP tool calls to fail with `401 Unauthorized`. (#24618)
### Security
- None
### Breaking Changes
- None
---
### Additional Information
The fix follows the approach proposed by the issue reporter (verdier in #24618) and was independently verified against current `dev` by @Sean-Kenneth-Doherty, who also recommended the regression-test target adopted below. Another affected user (los93sol) confirmed the fix worked in their deployment before this PR was opened.
**Design note:** the session-selection logic was intentionally extracted into a separate `oauth_session_utils.py` module rather than kept as a private helper in `middleware.py`. This keeps the utility importable without pulling in the full middleware import chain, making it straightforward to unit-test and reuse.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/24828
Author: @IVVI0927
Created: 5/17/2026
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:fix/24618-mcp-oauth-session-wipe📝 Commits (3)
f1ff554fix: skip MCP-provider sessions in SSO OAuth fallback (#24618)e8f9476test: add regression coverage for MCP session filtering in SSO fallback (#24618)cfb9c72refactor: extract select_sso_session to oauth_session_utils; update tests to use real function (#24618)📊 Changes
5 files changed (+140 additions, -2 deletions)
View changed files
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backend/open_webui/test/__init__.py(+0 -0)➕
backend/open_webui/test/utils/__init__.py(+0 -0)➕
backend/open_webui/test/utils/test_get_system_oauth_token.py(+117 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py(+3 -2)➕
backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py(+20 -0)📄 Description
Pull Request Checklist
Note to first-time contributors: Please open a discussion post in Discussions to discuss your idea/fix with the community before creating a pull request, and describe your changes before submitting a pull request.
This is to ensure large feature PRs are discussed with the community first, before starting work on it. If the community does not want this feature or it is not relevant for Open WebUI as a project, it can be identified in the discussion before working on the feature and submitting the PR.
Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:
Closes #___/Relates to #___. If one does not exist, create one first. PRs without a linked issue or discussion may be closed without review.devbranch. PRs targetingmainwill be immediately closed.devto ensure no unrelated commits (e.g. frommain) are included. Push updates to the existing PR branch instead of closing and reopening.Changelog Entry
Description
Fixes incorrect deletion of MCP OAuth sessions after every chat completion. The SSO OAuth token fallback in
get_system_oauth_token()previously picked the most recent OAuth session of the user regardless of provider — includingmcp:*sessions — and handed them to the SSOoauth_manager, which doesn't recognise MCP providers and deletes the session after a failed refresh. MCP sessions are now filtered out of this fallback path; their refresh is already handled separately byoauth_client_manager.get_oauth_token()inprocess_chat_payload.Added
backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py— lightweight module containingselect_sso_session(), the helper that filters MCP sessions out of the SSO fallback path.backend/open_webui/test/utils/test_get_system_oauth_token.pywith 6 cases covering the SSO/MCP session-filtering scenarios, exercising the realselect_sso_session()function directly.Changed
backend/open_webui/utils/oauth_session_utils.py(select_sso_session()), keeping it importable without pulling in the full middleware chain.get_system_oauth_token()inbackend/open_webui/utils/middleware.pynow delegates fallback session selection toselect_sso_session(), which filters outmcp:*sessions before passing to the SSOoauth_manager.Deprecated
Removed
Fixed
provider='mcp:coda') being deleted from the database after every chat completion when the user is logged in via SSO, causing subsequent MCP tool calls to fail with401 Unauthorized. (#24618)Security
Breaking Changes
Additional Information
The fix follows the approach proposed by the issue reporter (verdier in #24618) and was independently verified against current
devby @Sean-Kenneth-Doherty, who also recommended the regression-test target adopted below. Another affected user (los93sol) confirmed the fix worked in their deployment before this PR was opened.Design note: the session-selection logic was intentionally extracted into a separate
oauth_session_utils.pymodule rather than kept as a private helper inmiddleware.py. This keeps the utility importable without pulling in the full middleware import chain, making it straightforward to unit-test and reuse.Screenshots or Videos
Contributor License Agreement
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.