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title: "OAuth authorization server metadata defined | Agent Ready Checklist"
description: "OAuth authorization server metadata: RFC 8414 JSON at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server naming the issuer and endpoints, so a client can start a flow."
canonical: https://agentreadychecklist.com/glossary/oauth-authorization-server-metadata
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last_updated: 2026-11-05
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# OAuth authorization server metadata defined | Agent Ready Checklist

> OAuth authorization server metadata: RFC 8414 JSON at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server naming the issuer and endpoints, so a client can start a flow.

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# OAuth authorization server metadata

RFC 8414 JSON at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server naming the issuer and endpoints, so a client can start a flow without reading docs. Example: curl -s https://example.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | jq .token\_endpoint. Cloudflare checks /.well-known/openid-configuration or /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server for issuer, authorization\_endpoint, token\_endpoint and jwks\_uri. The AgentReady spec cites RFC 8414 as best practice.

## Definition

RFC 8414 JSON at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server naming the issuer and endpoints, so a client can start a flow without reading docs.

## Example

```bash
curl -s https://example.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server | jq .token_endpoint
```

## Nearby terms

-   [.well-known](https://agentreadychecklist.com/glossary/well-known/)URI prefix defined in RFC 8615 for site-wide metadata at fixed paths.

## Sources

-   [rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8414](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8414)read 2026-11-04
-   [isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md](https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)read 2026-11-04
-   [github.com/agentready-org/standard/blob/main/spec/spec.md](https://github.com/agentready-org/standard/blob/main/spec/spec.md)read 2026-11-04

Last reviewed 2026-11-05. AgentReady v2.0, read 2026-11-04.