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## Title

    [MCP C# SDK server] Protected resource metadata endpoint throws 'ResourceMetadata has not been configured...' / 'ResourceMetadata.Resource could not be determined...'

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): The handler needs ProtectedResourceMetadata to serve RFC 9728 metadata; Resource is derived from the request only with the default metadata URI.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Other error fragments:
    - ResourceMetadata.Resource could not be determined. Please set McpAuthenticationOptions.ResourceMetadata.Resource or avoid setting a custom McpAuthenticationOptions.ResourceMetadataUri.
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk/c40ee044fd415c70da5176c749cb5ef02f2b59f6/src/ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore/Authentication/McpAuthenticationHandler.cs (github_source, unknown, documented_behavior): Handler throws these messages when metadata or resource is missing.
    
    Search phrasings: ResourceMetadata has not been configured McpAuthenticationOptions; C# MCP oauth-protected-resource 500; ResourceMetadata.Resource could not be determined
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "Clients (Claude, VS Code, Inspector) fail OAuth discovery; the PRM URL returns a server error.",
      "context": "Product: MCP C# SDK (ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore)\nComponent: McpAuthenticationHandler /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource\nOperation: client OAuth discovery against a C# server\nAffected versions: C# SDK main c40ee04 (VersionPrefix 2.2.0)\nEnvironment: unknown\nHTTP status: 500\nException: System.InvalidOperationException\nPackages: ModelContextProtocol.AspNetCore main (VersionPrefix 2.2.0)\nTrigger: AddMcp authentication scheme registered without ResourceMetadata, or with a custom ResourceMetadataUri so the resource cannot be derived.",
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "ResourceMetadata has not been configured. Please set McpAuthenticationOptions.ResourceMetadata or ensure context.ResourceMetadata is set inside McpAuthenticationOptions.Events.OnResourceMetadataRequest."
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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Set options.ResourceMetadata = new ProtectedResourceMetadata { Resource = new Uri(\"https://host/mcp\"), AuthorizationServers = { ... } } (or set it in OnResourceMetadataRequest).\n\nOption: Configure ResourceMetadata [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: See trigger\nSteps:\n1. .AddMcp(o => o.ResourceMetadata = new() { Resource = new Uri(serverUrl), AuthorizationServers = { new Uri(issuer) } })\nExpected: Error no longer occurs\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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