> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-bedrock-agentcore-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# AddMcpServerTargetOptions

Options for adding an MCP Server target to a gateway.

- Source: [`lib/gateway/gateway.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-bedrock-agentcore-alpha/lib/gateway/gateway.ts#L197)

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import * as bedrock_agentcore_alpha from '@aws-cdk/aws-bedrock-agentcore-alpha';

declare const credentialProviderConfig: bedrock_agentcore_alpha.ICredentialProviderConfig;
const addMcpServerTargetOptions: bedrock_agentcore_alpha.AddMcpServerTargetOptions = {
  credentialProviderConfigurations: [credentialProviderConfig],
  endpoint: 'endpoint',

  // the properties below are optional
  description: 'description',
  gatewayTargetName: 'gatewayTargetName',
};
```

## Properties

- `credentialProviderConfigurations`: [ICredentialProviderConfig](/cdk/api/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-bedrock-agentcore-alpha.ICredentialProviderConfig.html)[] (required) — Credential providers for authentication.

  MCP servers require explicit authentication configuration.
  OAuth2 is strongly recommended over NoAuth.

- `description`: string — Optional description for the gateway target.

  **Default:** No description

- `endpoint`: string (required) — The HTTPS endpoint URL of the MCP server.

  The endpoint must:
  - Use HTTPS protocol
  - Be properly URL-encoded
  - Point to an MCP server that implements tool capabilities

- `gatewayTargetName`: string — The name of the gateway target Valid characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _ (underscore) and - (hyphen).

  **Default:** auto generate