`introspectionMethod` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is fa

Error message

`introspectionMethod` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false

What it means

Error "`introspectionMethod` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false" thrown in googleapis/mcp-toolbox.

Source

Thrown at internal/server/config.go:422

			if actual.Audience != "" {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("`audience` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false")
			}
			if len(actual.ScopesRequired) > 0 {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("`scopesRequired` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false")
			}
		}
		return actual, nil
	case generic.AuthServiceType:
		actual := generic.Config{Name: name}
		if err := dec.DecodeContext(ctx, &actual); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse as %s: %w", name, err)
		}
		if !actual.McpEnabled {
			if actual.IntrospectionEndpoint != "" {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("`introspectionEndpoint` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false")
			}
			if actual.IntrospectionMethod != "" {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("`introspectionMethod` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false")
			}
			if actual.IntrospectionParamName != "" {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("`introspectionParamName` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false")
			}
			if len(actual.ScopesRequired) > 0 {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("`scopesRequired` is not allowed when `mcpEnabled` is false")
			}
		}
		return actual, nil
	default:
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid type of auth service", resourceType)
	}
}

func UnmarshalYAMLEmbeddingModelConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any) (embeddingmodels.EmbeddingModelConfig, error) {
	resourceType, ok := r["type"].(string)
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'type' field or it is not a string")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/server/config.go:422 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of googleapis/mcp-toolbox@8cc6e09de2 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a2735e768baf6395. Report an issue: GitHub.