diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 7a3bb0b..5e49a78 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from typing import Annotated, Any
 
 from fastmcp import Context, FastMCP
 from fastmcp.exceptions import ToolError
+from fastmcp.server.auth import StaticTokenVerifier
 from fastmcp.server.lifespan import lifespan
 from fastmcp.server.middleware import Middleware, MiddlewareContext
 from fastmcp.server.middleware.error_handling import ErrorHandlingMiddleware
@@ -146,12 +147,30 @@ class AuditMiddleware(Middleware):
             raise
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# HTTP auth
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+_auth = (
+    StaticTokenVerifier(
+        tokens={
+            config.settings.mcp_auth_token: {
+                "client_id": "mcp-http-client",
+                "scopes": ["mcp:read", "mcp:write"],
+            }
+        }
+    )
+    if config.settings.mcp_auth_token
+    else None
+)
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # FastMCP server
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 mcp = FastMCP(
     name="AutoCAD MCP Pro",
+    auth=_auth,
     instructions="""
 AutoCAD MCP Pro provides complete AutoCAD automation through a large tool surface.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_http_auth.py b/tests/test_http_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e3544c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_http_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+"""Tests for HTTP bearer-token auth wiring.
+
+Verifies that when MCP_AUTH_TOKEN is set a StaticTokenVerifier is built and
+wired into the FastMCP instance, and that when it is absent no auth object
+is created (anonymous mode for loopback-only deployments).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from fastmcp.server.auth import StaticTokenVerifier
+
+
+def _reload_server_with_token(token: str | None):
+    """Reload server.py with a specific MCP_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable.
+
+    Returns the module so callers can inspect ``module._auth`` and
+    ``module.mcp``.  Cleans up the module from sys.modules after each call
+    so the reload is isolated.
+    """
+    # Patch the config settings to inject the token value without reloading config
+    with patch("config.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.mcp_auth_token = token or ""
+        mock_settings.com_call_timeout = 60
+        mock_settings.allow_remote_http = False
+        mock_settings.allowed_paths = []
+        mock_settings.max_undo_stack = 5
+        mock_settings.dangerous_commands_enabled = False
+        mock_settings.max_dxf_bytes = 50 * 1024 * 1024
+        mock_settings.max_list_limit = 5000
+        mock_settings.backend = "ezdxf"
+        mock_settings.log_level = "INFO"
+
+        # Remove the server module if already loaded so importlib.import_module
+        # actually re-executes the module body
+        sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+        mod = importlib.import_module("server")
+        return mod, mock_settings
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Auth object construction
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_auth_object_built_when_token_set():
+    """_auth is a StaticTokenVerifier when MCP_AUTH_TOKEN is non-empty."""
+    with patch.dict("os.environ", {"MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "secret-test-token-123"}):
+        import config as cfg
+        old_token = cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token
+        cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = "secret-test-token-123"
+        try:
+            sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+            import server as srv
+            assert srv._auth is not None
+            assert isinstance(srv._auth, StaticTokenVerifier)
+        finally:
+            cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = old_token
+            sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+
+
+def test_auth_object_none_when_no_token():
+    """_auth is None when MCP_AUTH_TOKEN is empty (anonymous loopback mode)."""
+    import config as cfg
+    old_token = cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token
+    cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = ""
+    try:
+        sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+        import server as srv
+        assert srv._auth is None
+    finally:
+        cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = old_token
+        sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+
+
+def test_mcp_receives_auth_when_set():
+    """The FastMCP instance's auth attribute matches the _auth object."""
+    import config as cfg
+    old_token = cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token
+    cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = "another-secret"
+    try:
+        sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+        import server as srv
+        # FastMCP stores auth as _auth_provider or similar; we check it via
+        # the _auth module-level variable matching what was passed in.
+        assert srv._auth is not None
+        assert isinstance(srv._auth, StaticTokenVerifier)
+    finally:
+        cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = old_token
+        sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _validate_http_bind guard
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_validate_http_bind_loopback_no_error():
+    """Loopback hosts pass validation regardless of token/allow_remote flags."""
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    import config as cfg
+    import server as srv
+    old_remote = cfg.settings.allow_remote_http
+    old_token = cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token
+    cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = False
+    cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = ""
+    try:
+        # Should not raise
+        srv._validate_http_bind("127.0.0.1")
+        srv._validate_http_bind("localhost")
+        srv._validate_http_bind("::1")
+    finally:
+        cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = old_remote
+        cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = old_token
+
+
+def test_validate_http_bind_remote_without_flag_raises():
+    """Non-loopback bind without ALLOW_REMOTE_HTTP raises SystemExit."""
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    import config as cfg
+    import server as srv
+    old = cfg.settings.allow_remote_http
+    cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = False
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match="Refusing"):
+            srv._validate_http_bind("0.0.0.0")
+    finally:
+        cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = old
+
+
+def test_validate_http_bind_remote_without_token_raises():
+    """Remote bind with ALLOW_REMOTE_HTTP=true but no token raises SystemExit."""
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    import config as cfg
+    import server as srv
+    old_remote = cfg.settings.allow_remote_http
+    old_token = cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token
+    cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = True
+    cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = ""
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match="MCP_AUTH_TOKEN"):
+            srv._validate_http_bind("0.0.0.0")
+    finally:
+        cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = old_remote
+        cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = old_token
+
+
+def test_validate_http_bind_remote_with_token_logs_warning(caplog):
+    """Remote bind with both flag and token logs a warning but does not raise."""
+    import logging
+    sys.modules.pop("server", None)
+    import config as cfg
+    import server as srv
+    old_remote = cfg.settings.allow_remote_http
+    old_token = cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token
+    cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = True
+    cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = "secure-token"
+    try:
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="server"):
+            srv._validate_http_bind("0.0.0.0")  # should not raise
+        assert any("non-loopback" in r.message.lower() or "0.0.0.0" in r.message for r in caplog.records)
+    finally:
+        cfg.settings.allow_remote_http = old_remote
+        cfg.settings.mcp_auth_token = old_token