diff --git a/.context/mcp.json b/.context/mcp.json
index 8da20c9..4b4dd4b 100644
--- a/.context/mcp.json
+++ b/.context/mcp.json
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
     },
     "infra": {
       "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://infra-mcp.d-ma.be/mcp"
+      "url": "https://infra-mcp.d-ma.be/mcp",
+      "headers": {
+        "Authorization": "Bearer ${INFRA_MCP_TOKEN}"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/gitea-mcp/main.go b/cmd/gitea-mcp/main.go
index 5d4032b..e977044 100644
--- a/cmd/gitea-mcp/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gitea-mcp/main.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	chassisauth "gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/mcp-chassis/auth"
 
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/gitea-mcp/internal/allowlist"
 	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/gitea-mcp/internal/auth"
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	jwtValidator, err := auth.NewJWTValidator(ctx, cfg.DexIssuerURL, cfg.MCPAudience)
+	jwtValidator, err := chassisauth.NewJWTValidator(ctx, cfg.DexIssuerURL, cfg.MCPAudience)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("jwt validator init failed; JWT auth disabled", "err", err)
 	}
@@ -78,9 +80,17 @@ func main() {
 		Sessions: mcp.NewSessionStore(),
 	})
 
+	// resourceMetadataURL is only emitted in the WWW-Authenticate challenge
+	// when both MCPResourceURL and a Dex issuer are wired; empty disables
+	// the challenge so static-only clients aren't pushed into OAuth discovery.
+	var resourceMetadataURL string
+	if cfg.MCPResourceURL != "" && cfg.DexIssuerURL != "" {
+		resourceMetadataURL = strings.TrimRight(cfg.MCPResourceURL, "/") + "/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"
+	}
+
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.Handle("/mcp", mcp.OriginAllowlist(cfg.OriginAllowlist)(
-		auth.BearerMiddleware(jwtValidator, cfg.StaticToken,
+		chassisauth.BearerMiddleware(cfg.StaticToken, jwtValidator, "gitea", resourceMetadataURL,
 			auth.CallerMiddleware(mcpSrv),
 		),
 	))
@@ -88,21 +98,10 @@ func main() {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("ok"))
 	})
-	mux.HandleFunc("/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
-			http.Error(w, "method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-			return
-		}
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		payload := map[string]any{
-			"resource":             cfg.MCPResourceURL,
-			"authorization_servers": []string{},
-		}
-		if cfg.DexIssuerURL != "" {
-			payload["authorization_servers"] = []string{cfg.DexIssuerURL}
-		}
-		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(payload)
-	})
+	if cfg.DexIssuerURL != "" {
+		mux.HandleFunc("GET /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource",
+			chassisauth.ProtectedResourceHandler(cfg.MCPResourceURL, cfg.DexIssuerURL))
+	}
 
 	addr := ":" + cfg.Port
 	logger.Info("gitea-mcp starting", "addr", addr, "version", "0.1.0")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a47925..eb7cd6d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/mcp-chassis v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b46ec4d..1b55aba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/mcp-chassis v0.1.0 h1:8RXO34+n7Vu8HnUMagars6fc4oemqRpMu7MVtjaj4qY=
+gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/mcp-chassis v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ajbLlwr2L7FAN3TBU39KucZkKJM02wTbKbDKDEW2YvE=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
diff --git a/internal/auth/bearer.go b/internal/auth/bearer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 55d5901..0000000
--- a/internal/auth/bearer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-package auth
-
-import (
-	"crypto/subtle"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// BearerMiddleware authenticates requests via the Authorization header.
-//
-// A request is allowed when:
-//
-//  1. The Bearer token is a valid JWT issued by the configured Dex OIDC server, or
-//  2. The Bearer token matches staticToken (constant-time compare).
-//
-// Any other case — including missing or empty Authorization header — returns 401.
-//
-// The Gitea service PAT is intentionally NOT used to authenticate the caller:
-// it is only used by the Gitea client for upstream API calls. Decoupling the
-// two prevents the MCP endpoint from being reachable anonymously when a service
-// PAT happens to be configured.
-func BearerMiddleware(jwtValidator *JWTValidator, staticToken string, next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		bearer, hasBearer := strings.CutPrefix(r.Header.Get("Authorization"), "Bearer ")
-		if !hasBearer || bearer == "" {
-			http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-			return
-		}
-
-		if jwtValidator.Validate(r.Context(), bearer) {
-			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			return
-		}
-
-		if staticToken != "" && subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(bearer), []byte(staticToken)) == 1 {
-			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			return
-		}
-
-		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/internal/auth/bearer_test.go b/internal/auth/bearer_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ddc1d92..0000000
--- a/internal/auth/bearer_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-package auth_test
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
-	"testing"
-
-	"gitea.d-ma.be/mathias/gitea-mcp/internal/auth"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func okHandler(called *bool) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
-		if called != nil {
-			*called = true
-		}
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	})
-}
-
-func TestBearerMiddleware_NoAuthHeader(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(auth.BearerMiddleware(nil, "", okHandler(nil)))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	resp, err := http.Post(srv.URL+"/mcp", "application/json", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, resp.StatusCode)
-}
-
-func TestBearerMiddleware_NoAuthHeader_RejectsEvenWhenStaticConfigured(t *testing.T) {
-	// A configured staticToken must not allow unauthenticated callers through.
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(auth.BearerMiddleware(nil, "any-static", okHandler(nil)))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	resp, err := http.Post(srv.URL+"/mcp", "application/json", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, resp.StatusCode)
-}
-
-func TestBearerMiddleware_EmptyBearer(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(auth.BearerMiddleware(nil, "static", okHandler(nil)))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, srv.URL+"/mcp", nil)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer ")
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, resp.StatusCode)
-}
-
-func TestBearerMiddleware_StaticToken_Valid(t *testing.T) {
-	const staticToken = "my-static-token"
-	called := false
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(auth.BearerMiddleware(nil, staticToken, okHandler(&called)))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, srv.URL+"/mcp", nil)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+staticToken)
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
-	assert.True(t, called)
-}
-
-func TestBearerMiddleware_StaticToken_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(auth.BearerMiddleware(nil, "correct-token", okHandler(nil)))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, srv.URL+"/mcp", nil)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer wrong-token")
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, resp.StatusCode)
-}
-
-func TestBearerMiddleware_UnknownBearer_NoStatic_NoJWT(t *testing.T) {
-	srv := httptest.NewServer(auth.BearerMiddleware(nil, "", okHandler(nil)))
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, srv.URL+"/mcp", nil)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer random-unknown-token")
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusUnauthorized, resp.StatusCode)
-}
diff --git a/internal/auth/jwt.go b/internal/auth/jwt.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 94367cc..0000000
--- a/internal/auth/jwt.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package auth
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwk"
-	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwt"
-)
-
-// JWTValidator validates bearer tokens as JWTs issued by a Dex OIDC server.
-// A nil JWTValidator always returns false — JWT validation is disabled.
-type JWTValidator struct {
-	issuer  string
-	aud     string
-	cache   *jwk.Cache
-	jwksURI string
-}
-
-// NewJWTValidator creates a validator by fetching the OIDC discovery document
-// from issuerURL. Returns nil, nil when issuerURL is empty (disabled).
-func NewJWTValidator(ctx context.Context, issuerURL, audience string) (*JWTValidator, error) {
-	if issuerURL == "" {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	resp, err := http.Get(issuerURL + "/.well-known/openid-configuration")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetch oidc discovery: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-
-	var doc struct {
-		JWKSURI string `json:"jwks_uri"`
-	}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&doc); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode oidc discovery: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	cache := jwk.NewCache(ctx)
-	if err := cache.Register(doc.JWKSURI, jwk.WithRefreshInterval(time.Hour)); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("register jwks uri: %w", err)
-	}
-	// warm the cache immediately so first request doesn't block
-	if _, err := cache.Refresh(ctx, doc.JWKSURI); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("warm jwks cache: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return &JWTValidator{
-		issuer:  issuerURL,
-		aud:     audience,
-		cache:   cache,
-		jwksURI: doc.JWKSURI,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// Validate returns true if rawToken is a valid JWT signed by the OIDC server.
-func (v *JWTValidator) Validate(ctx context.Context, rawToken string) bool {
-	if v == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	keySet, err := v.cache.Get(ctx, v.jwksURI)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	opts := []jwt.ParseOption{
-		jwt.WithKeySet(keySet),
-		jwt.WithIssuer(v.issuer),
-		jwt.WithValidate(true),
-	}
-	if v.aud != "" {
-		opts = append(opts, jwt.WithAudience(v.aud))
-	}
-	_, err = jwt.Parse([]byte(rawToken), opts...)
-	return err == nil
-}